Attention gunpla modelers as well as all anime/scifi related model builders!

The 8th annual Southern California Gundam Model Competition.

Date:
Saturday November 10, 2018

Time:
9:00AM - 4:30PM

Location:
The Hotel Fullerton | Crest Ballroom
1500 S. Raymond Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92831

Contest Flyer

General Admission: $10.00
- Admission includes 1 raffle ticket and 1 model entry. Additional model entries will be $1.00 for each additional model.

We will follow the same format as last year with the competition registration and set up starting at 9 and running until 11:30. Then follow that with the judging which will be done while the room is open. Please do not bother the judges while they are at work, it will help speed up the judging process. Save your questions for after the awards if you are interested in how your models were critiqued.

Competition Schedule

Model registration times: 9:00AM - 12:00AM.
Judging: 12:00AM - 2:30PM
Awards Presentation: 3:30PM - 4:00PM

Competition Schedule

Model registration times: 9:00AM - 12:00AM.
Judging: 12:00AM - 2:30PM
Awards Presentation: 3:30PM - 4:00PM

Contest Entry Forms

SCGMC Contestant Entry Form (one per entrant)
SCGMC Model Entry Form (one form per model)

Raffle

First Raffle Time: 11:30AM

Second Raffle Time: End of show (4:30 PM)

**Note, you do not need to be present to win the first raffle, the raffle ticket numbers will be posted and you have until the start of the second raffle to claim your prize, otherwise, it will be placed back into the second raffle session.

Vendors

Vendor setup will be from 8:00AM - 9:00AM

Vendor list: Robot4less, Tatsu Hobby, Toy Arena, Hobby Holics, Burbank’s House of Hobbies, SIMP/Side 3, MS Decal, Robo Toy Fest, Mitch’s Backlog Blowout, Secret Weapon Miniatures and Chrome Gear Illustration

Event Schedule

DOORS OPEN 9:00am
Panel: Painting on Paint and Other Paint with Jason Tsai 9:30am - 10:00am
Panel: Airbrush Live Demo with ThoseGundamGuys 10:00am - 10:30am
Panel: Scratch Building with Tim Harkins (Child of Mecha) 10:30am - 11:30am
First Raffle Drawing 11:30am - 12:00pm
Entry Submission Cut Off 12:00pm
Panel: Taking Art 101 for Gunpla with Cory DeYonker 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Panel: Scribing Like a Boss with Josh Gonzales 1:45pm - 2:15pm
Panel: Diorama-rama Tips & Tricks with Emily Whitehouse 2:15pm - 3:15pm
Awards Ceremony 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Second Raffle Drawing 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Categories

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  • Juniors
    Any and all kits built by modelers 12 and under.
  • Beginners
    Any and all kits
  • Intermediate/Advanced
    • Universal Century(CCA, 0079, 0080, 0083, F91, etc.)
      • 1/100 and larger (1/60, 1/48, etc)
      • 1/144 and smaller (1/220, 1/400, etc)
    • Alternate Universe(Seed, 00, Turn A, X, Wing, etc.)
      • 1/100 and larger (1/60, 1/48, etc)
      • 1/144 and smaller (1/220, 1/400, etc)
  • Super Deformed
    Any SD kit from any series, Gundam, Patlabor, FSS, Macross, etc.
  • Star Wars
    Anything kit from the Star Wars Universe.
  • Mecha General
    Macross, Star Trek, Starblazers, FSS, Ma K. Battlestar Galactica, Zoids, etc.
  • Anime & Gaming Figures
    Resin, Vinyl, or styrene anime and gaming figures.
  • Diorama
    Any scale, any anime/Gundam related subject. The entry must tell a story. Entry must have a minimum of 2 kits.
  • Expert
    Any and all kits. Only one entry per person can be submitted to this category and the prize for this category is to be immortalized on the SCGMC Expert's Plaque, and bragging rights for the year until the next SCGMC event.
  • Special awards:
    Below are special awards that applies to all the above categories. The entry form will have boxes for the entrants to check if their kits qualify for the special awards. Additional notes under each category will give more details on qualifications.

    • Theme: "Bear Guys"
    • Best of Show
      The best entry as agreed upon by the judges.

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