BAKUC 2009 and ASTRAY CONTEST WINNERS!!!

[FichtenFoo]

Hi Everyone! Here's the list of winners for the 2009 BAKUC North American Semi-Finals and the prizes they should be receiving. Thanks for entering and congrats to all!

Unfortunately our grand prize winner cannot go to HK for the finals due to other commitments. Because of that, the sponsor and Bandai have decided to not send a winner from NA this year. The GP winners entry pics will be displayed at the Finals however.

So without further adieu congrats to Beertax for his winning entry and to all who entered!

Grand Prize
Prize: PG O-Raiser
http://www.bakuc.com/modeler/beertax/5566

2nd Place
Prize: MG Victory + Decal Set
http://www.bakuc.com/modeler/mtomczek/48

3rd Place
Prize: 1/100 Avalanche Exia
http://www.bakuc.com/modeler/onecoldnight/3569

Junior Winner
Prize: MG Exia
http://www.bakuc.com/modeler/Dementard/5889

Astray Winner
Prize: MG Astray Blue Frame
http://www.bakuc.com/modeler/Lono/5523

[beertax]

I'm very humbled and honored to recieve the Grand Prize.  I just checked the other winners and their works are at least as good as mine.  I think I must have won by a coin toss or something.   In all honesty not in my wildest dreams did I expect to win the grand prize, and a PG 0 Raiser at that!  The last prize I won was for the monoeye contest held more than a year ago, and for that I won like a $10 gift certificate to hobbywave, which was great but wow... this time a 0 Raiser! (and ppl who read my posts over at hobbyfanatics know my opinion of 0 gundam in general)

Btw I apologize again for not being able to goto HK to represent BAKUC NA.  Real life commitments restrict my traveling for the foreseeable future.  But other than that I am super glad and again thank you BAKUC!

[Captain Obvious]

Congrats Beertax!  There was some really good competition, and really awesome pieces from all the runner-ups.  I don't envy the judges for having to choose between them.

And thanks so much to the judges for choosing my entry for the Astray contest!  I'm super stoked and honored. 

I hope other people post their entries so we can see what the field looked like.

[Matt]

Congrats Beertax! Your entry would have done well in Hong Kong!

Great job everyone else who won as well.

[John31388]

Congrats to all the winners all the kits look great, there is no winner for the beginner class?

[Dementard]

Congrats you guys, that's awfully darned that you couldn't make it to HK Beertax, but that's alright, just keep churning out those beautiful models of yours.

[FichtenFoo]

I just received the last of the addresses from the winners for the prizes and emailed the list to the sponsor. They should be shipping before 2009 is over so keep an eye out! Congrats and enjoy!

[ucangler]

Beertax,Deku, and everyone else who won congrats! I am very happy to see you win 1st place brother Beertax. I agree it would have done very well in HK. Cheers to all who entered!

[Calvin Lee]

was there no expert junior winners this year?

P.S.
To all the mods on bakuc, I still have not recieved a prize from last years bakuc 08.
wtf..........

[bayunto_samba]

Congrats on all the winners, the entries truly deserved the acknowledgment. So, when is the Grand Championship in HK?

[FichtenFoo]

We let the sponsor know about last years prizes. Sorry to hear that.

I think the championship was within the past 2-3 days. Too sick to recall right now.

[Calvin Lee]

well you still haven't answered my question though:
were there not any expert juniors this year?

P.S.
is there any way I could still get my prize from last year?

[FichtenFoo]

Chill dude. No expert Juniors AFAIK.

And I answered the second question. That's all I have the power to do.

[Calvin Lee]

That's [inappropriate language] man the 2 years i choose to enter and all this [inappropriate language] happens: No Prize for winning and now not even the category i entered in was included in the fucking contest.

[Chris Kuwajima]

Hey, calm down. Remember that this site and contests are held by a sponsor, and if they decided to eliminate a category then that their choice.  I am just glad that we have a chance to send someone from North America  to the finals.  As far as your prize from last year, let Foo talk to them and find out what happened.