hi there, i would like to ask some questions regarding the Gundam Mid-Year Challenge 2013 Malaysia.

On the proof of purchase: Must be purchased from Litt Tak shop or any other model shop will do as well? And I have purchased some models from Litt Tak sales recently and I hope to use it in the competition but the receipt seems not that official(just with the price on it), do they accept that receipt? as proof of purchase?

Does it has any period to be followed (like the purchase must be done within Feb and May)?

On the category: 1 entry will only take part in 1 category? For example I am going to submit a AGE model to take part, so I am only into 'AGE category' only? Or can i take part in both the 'New Challenger' and 'AGE' with the same model?

This will be my first time into this. So Im hoping to get some answers here.. Thanks:)

I m looking for rg zeta 3, dose anyone know where can I get it?

not telling off you or what, but just curious, why didn't you just post this in the other gunpla thread instead 

not blaming you, just that 3rd party non-Bandai gunplas are discussed there, you are welcomed to join there if you wish, but not forcing you if you are not comfortable 

as for the grappling hook, it's another Bandai's promotion photo mistakes, as we were discussing

Spamming team athrun zala to kick off my hobbies in gunplaying

A large MG 1/100 new product to be presented at the Hobby Show!
Anyone want to take a guess?  It is possible that we might be see the MG 1/100 Sazabi Ver.ka...perhaps?
Whats your prediction for this new MG gunpla kit?

i've said it b4 and i'll say it again, pre build innerframe is not an advancement..... its a regression.

such a tech is not new, its been done b4 on ver 1.5 why on earth will u wan it in a new kit? The only reason RG is using it is bcuz tey hav no choice, if tey can make functional proper innerframe that hav to be manually build in that scale i bet u tey will dump that pre build innerframe without a moment of hesitation.

Which goes back to my point no3. In the end of the day, what does such a frame offer that warrant it to replace the current frame? Is it more flexible in term of customization possibilities? No. Is it more sturdy? No. Is it less fragile? No. Is it more complex to build? No. Is it more detailed? No. If it offers non of the above then why would Bandai spend money and time developing something that add no real value to its product?

Not to mention the new ps frame is paint friendly and its being heavily marketed as such. Using single pre build frame is the opposite of paint friendly. Why would Bandai develop ps frame, use it for 5 months and then run contrary to what it heavily hyped?

Are u saying to have an inner inner frame (aka skeleton) follow by regular inner frame (lets called it muscle for comparison) followed by outer armor?    That will be interesting, however u still have a fundamental problem when it comes to painting.

Whenever u paint a movable object u should disassemble it and paint it parts by parts so that u don miss a spot. No matter what the system u r trying, the bottom line is if its moving and u cant take it apart, when u paint u will never cover the whole thing perfectly. When u bend it around u'll expose the unpainted layer. If u go and paint that, it'll be uneven. If u leave that alone it'll stick out like a sore thumb. If u bend it 1st b4 painting it then the other side will be unpainted and goes back to problem no1. Defeating the purpose of painting in the 1st place hence paint unfriendly.

u paint the expose part, when u move it around the unpainted unexpose portion will now be expose...... U dun seem to understand this, let me illustrate it for u:


Also since when we r not suppose to paint the inner frame? If u hav a SF with puke gold do u to just suck it up and live with it or do u improve it? This whole "don't think bandai really wants us to paint the whole inner frame" argument is not valid ever since tey release ps frame that r meant to be paint friendly. U think Bandai will dump this in just 5 month on the shelf?

Since when spending time on a kit hindered any of us from buying more? If thats the case the backlogs wouldn't hav existed in the 1st place now would tey if every1 buys only after they completed their kit.

1. then why bother developing single frame if u meant for it to be disassemble? Bandai not gonna waste money on this when existing 1 already fulfill this role.

2. panting whole panting partially is not the point, the very fact that if u cant disassemble it and cant paint it separately leads to the circle part. If u make it disassemble able then goes back to point no1. Also u buying SF or not is not an issue, im talking in general.

3. whats there to boost when the market dun really care about completion time? Finish or not ppl will still buy things that tey like. Finish or not ppl will not buy things that tey dun like. Where does time come in this equation?

yes true, small MG exist that r along the line of HG size and tey hav separate innerframe but is it any good? Victory is notorious for being flimsy, to the point where Bandai decided to put V2 on hold. Surely u don want a flimsy RG? i kno i dun. Crossbone same issue.

yes if a person dun like it he will mod it this statement is true but what im saying is single frame system hindered it somewhat. When u r proposing for an advancement u will ofcuz state ur case on how much more improve it is over the previous 1 am i right? Improvement over 1 area while hindering another is not really an improvement at all. Its just give an take, so what improvement does single frame gives that made it superior over separate self build frame? If u hav a car that is fast and reliable, u hav a new method to make a car even faster yet it became unreliable is this an improvement in general?

yes Bandai is expending their cust base, tey always were. However there already exist stuff that caters to such cust. U wan simplicity ok we hav HG. U wan small size and yet retain complexity we hav RG, u wan complexity and detailness regardless of size u hav PG, u wan in between u hav MG. Altering a line to suite customer is basically shooting ownself in the foot, and tey already does to a certain extend with regards to MG and PG, tey r so similar that in some model the MG is superior to the PG. We do not wan this to happen with regards to RG and MG, both line hav its own value, both line has its own customer base. Making 1 so similar to another just further dilute 1 line in favor of other.