Being a competition that promotes gunpla, i think all entries should be shown somehow and somewhere for the pleasure of all BAKUC north american members and the public. This is the only competition like this that we have here in North America to look forward to and it only happens once a year.
I appreciate--and applaud--your enthusiasm for this contest. It is true that the BAKUC is a unique event in its focus. However, there are
many contests throughout North America for modelers, and I would encourage each and every one of you to look into those
in addition to the BAKUC--and not in lieu of it. Taking part in a real-world model contest will definitely help you improve your skills, and certain enlighten you to the larger world of scale modeling out there.
To have the event behind closed doors denies all members of their pride of model making whether beginner, intermediate, or expert and it takes away from the public experience and public awareness. I mean people enter these not only to win but to feel like they entered into something where they can get just a little recognition for their work good or bad as well as appreciating other contestants works. People should know what they are up against.
Honestly, what purpose would that ultimately serve? Anything in the Gallery from a North American user is fair game. Look for the best models in the Gallery, and assume you're up against those.
Who is to say that the winner will even be a kit that was entered but just a friend of the judges or something.
Nice. Subtle. And, as a representative of the North American BAKUC Semi-Final, I take great offense at that. Well done.
Im not trying to pick a fight or say that that is what is going to happen but its just a little C&C ...so far we dont have knowledge of who entered, we dont have knowledge of what kits are entered, we dont know who is judging, public cant see, contestants cant see ... am i wrong here?
Just to be clear,
anything in the Gallery--from a
North American registrant can be entered. With that in mind, there's a ton of entries in the contest that are from folks in Asia. While I appreciate their contributions to the BAKUC Gallery, they are
not eligible for the North American BAKUC Semi-Final. And, again, assume anything in the Gallery (from North America) is fair game.
With ALL THAT being said, you folks obviously want to see a list of the actual BAKUC entrants. We'll talk it over and see what we can come up with.
