recently I saw many post their pirated gundam from popular ads site on Malaysia and wanted to warn the gunpla fans of it, and found suprisingly this issue was raised earlier on by ex-gunpla fan Ngee Kiong on April 25, 2010, and thus would like to share with you guys the development of pirated case gundam on China, which I believe part of China's source as well at Malaysia, afew credit can be given to them is:
1. price are cheap.
2. attractive boxart.
cons are:
1. copyright infringement from the originator of gundam.
2. some part of the plastic might not fit well and some of them are loose.
3. part not found on gundam modelling kits.
So to have an awareness for those gundam fans on our community, I let Ngee Kiong's blogs do the rest:
Finally, Bandai deploys the most direct attack on pirated Gunpla brands: legal action against them.
From a report (in Chinese) by China Legal Publicity on April 23rd, a case was bought before Beijing First Intermediate People's Court on April 21st, where the plaintiff, Bandai (through its representatives) is suing two Chinese companies over their conducts of illegally manufacturing and selling products copyrighted by Bandai, and the products as mentioned specifically referred to Gunpla kits.
It's also mentioned in the report that before the court opened, the plaintiff, with the help from the court's clerks, displayed a cartful of original and pirated models kits for the judges' examination.
Bandai registered Gundam, its product series, packaging and manual printing in the Chinese government's copyright office on May 6th and October 27th back in 2008.
The first defendant is an electronic toy manufacturer based in Shantou City, Guangdong Province, which produced pirated Gunplas under its "TT" brand. The second defendant is a toy distributor based in Beijing named Huang, which sold the pirated products made by the first defendant in large volume. If convicted, both companies must admit, offer public apology, stop the copyright breach, clear its influence and compensate Bandai over their illegal act, which has caused the company huge monetary loss.
The first defendant argued that it *does not* know that the Gundam models are copyrighted by Bandai, and the manufacturing work was actually being contracted to another company, thus denying the accuse of breaching the copyright act. The second defendant, Huang argued that he does not know that the products are copyrighted by Bandai as well. Also, as a mere seller, he denied the responsibility of the copyright breach.
From the 41 items shown before the court, the first defendant *admit* that some of them were being illegally produced by them, but denied the rest (may be produced by other companies).
The court went on for more than 2 hours, and as the arguments became more complicated, the presiding judge rested the court without any conviction, pending it till another undisclosed date.
And so, the war begun. ^^; From the case, it seems that there's no room to escape for the two defendants. The argument of not knowing that the products were copyrighted is worse than a lie told by a 3-year-old. It's almost like they are arguing that they don't know who Bandai is, and being in the same industry (toy and hobby), that's extremely laughable.
The manufacturer of the TT brand has admitted to the production of some of them, but denying the others shown before the court, so if the case goes on, the other pirated brands are going to be investigated as well. The result from this case is going to affect many other companies involved in producing and selling pirated Gunplas, that's for sure.
Information is from China Legal Publicity. Also reported on Xhood Dotnet, China 114 Toy Web, Toys 365. All in Chinese.
Source: http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com
Bandai Gundam model kits hobby shop @ Malaysia online. Our online shop offers wide range of gundam model kits for those gunpla fans, kindly visit our website http://www.gundam.my for more information. If you have any nice pictures, u may email picture(s) to johnny@gundam.my to upload on behalf of u for sharing.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
One piece figureart November end 2010
One piece monkey D Luffy "モンキー・D・ルフィ"- Package look,Approximately 130mm with Stand
Good looking with his arm folded, however no moving pose, included side face look with great smiles.
'Red hair' shanks "赤髪の「シャンクス」", with three scratches on his face, with a sword holding on his arm, simulating character in the anime. Approximately 160mm with Stand.
Innocent look?
ZERO Figuarts Marshall D · Teach, approximately 160mm with stands
Bad looking Marshall D "黒ひげこと「マーシャル・D・ティーチ」", with removeable coat, detailed coloring on finger ring, pistol,.. is his stand's diameter bigger, since he's bigger XD ?
realistic looking ~~
Friday, November 26, 2010
1/144 Brave Standard Test Type - Nov., 2010
| Product name: | Brave Standard Test Type |
| product code: | HG65508 |
| Manufacturer: | BANDAI |
| Scale: | 1/144 |
| Release Date: | Nov., 2010 |
| Price: | |
| URL: | http://www.gundam.my/p857 |
| Description: - Accessories: beam rifle, beam saber (ON), pedestal | |
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1/144 Brave Commander Test Type - Nov., 2010
| Product name: | Brave Commander Test Type |
| product code: | HG65507 |
| Manufacturer: | BANDAI |
| Scale: | 1/144 |
| Release Date: | Nov., 2010 |
| Price: | |
| URL: | http://www.gundam.my/p858 |
| Description: - Accessories: beam rifle, beam saber (ON), pedestal | |
Friday, November 19, 2010
1/8 Monkey D. Luffy - Nov., 2010
| Product name: | Monkey D. Luffy |
| product code: | OP65306 |
| Manufacturer: | BANDAI |
| Scale: | 1/8 |
| Release Date: | Nov., 2010 |
| Price: | |
| URL: | http://www.gundam.my/p855 |
| Description: - Facial expressions can be replaced in match play. - Can wear a hat. - Appeared in a number of optional parts in the play. Can take off your clothes. - Includes long arms extended. - The ass is moving, destroy the form of a person. - The toes are moving, excellent stability of the rubber material. - The movable parts, can pose vibrantly. - Built-in mechanism that extends the uplifting stage. [Then, if a little longer! ] Secret trick to achieve. | |
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your very own mini giant gundam
If you’re lucky enough to live in Japan, you’ve had plenty of opportunity to check out the giant Gundam statue that’s been around for the last year or so. But for those of us here in the States and other places around the world, we’ve got no giant Gundam love. Well, thanks to the guys at Bandai, you can buy your very own oversize Gundam for your living room.
Sure, this model is only a 1/12th size replica, but that still means that it stands almost 5 feet (1.5m) tall and weighs 77 pounds (35kg) when assembled . The HY2M Hyper Hybrid Model mech was produced for the 30th anniversary of the franchise, and offers fully poseable arms, legs, head and even its fingers are jointed. It also comes with multiple guns and a lightsaber blade you can put in his hand to really intimidate your guests.
Sure, this model is only a 1/12th size replica, but that still means that it stands almost 5 feet (1.5m) tall and weighs 77 pounds (35kg) when assembled . The HY2M Hyper Hybrid Model mech was produced for the 30th anniversary of the franchise, and offers fully poseable arms, legs, head and even its fingers are jointed. It also comes with multiple guns and a lightsaber blade you can put in his hand to really intimidate your guests.
1/100 GN-007 Arios Gundam Designers Color Ver. - Sep., 2009
| Product name: | GN-007 Arios Gundam Designers Color Ver. |
| product code: | MG58750 |
| Manufacturer: | BANDAI |
| Scale: | 1/100 |
| Release Date: | Sep., 2009 |
| Price: | |
| URL: | http://www.gundam.my/p849 |
| Description: - Machine designer Takayuki Yanase`s illustration image has been reproduced with marking sticker and color mold. - Lights up with a pre-constructed light unit included. - Coin battery CR1120 (sold separately) required. | |
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1/100 MSN-04 Sazabi (with Clear Part) - Mar., 2010
| Product name: | MSN-04 Sazabi (with Clear Part) |
| product code: | MG62028 |
| Manufacturer: | BANDAI |
| Scale: | 1/100 |
| Release Date: | Mar., 2010 |
| Price: | |
| URL: | http://www.gundam.my/p852 |
| Description: Wikiepedia: Following the establishment of the second Neo Zeon movement, Char Aznable commissioned Anaheim Electronics to produce a custom-designed mobile suit specifically for his personal use. Painted in his trademark red color scheme and insignia, Char utilized the Sazabi as a front-line combat unit to personally lead Neo Zeon mobile suit forces against the Earth Federation Space Force and its Londo Bell subsidiary. Despite its large size by mobile suit standards, the Sazabi maintains a high level of maneuverability due to a proportionally-high number of maneuvering verniers and lightweight armor materials. It is also heavily armed, including a powerful mega particle cannon in its torso, a variable-output beam shot rifle (a pump-action activates a shotgun-like burst, otherwise functions as a normal beam rifle with semiautomatic fire), and a battery of melee weapons. Its large shield includes space to store a beam tomahawk, as well as three missiles. It is also armed with half a dozen of the same funnel remote weapons as the Jagd Doga.[6] However, the Sazabi`s most notable tool is its Psychoframe, a device created by the Neo Zeon movement to both amplify and better harness a Newtype pilot`s combat capability. In addition to functioning as a standard psycommu system for control of the funnels, it also boosts a Newtype pilot`s ability to control the mobile suit it is mounted in: this translates to a greatly improved reaction time in combat situations, cutting down or eliminating entirely the delay associated with manual controls. Furthermore, the Psychoframe is also capable of more `unforeseen capabilities` that even its pilots do not fully comprehend.[7] Gundam Unicorn confirms that Sazabi`s psychoframe contains Char`s memories, allowing Neo Zeon to use the data and implant Char`s memories into Full Frontal`s mind. Unusually enough for a mobile suit, the cockpit is located inside the head of the unit as opposed to within the torso. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/ | |
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Gundam event in Shizuoka surpasses 1 million visitors
The Shizuoka Hobby Fair, with a display of an 18-meter-tall ‘‘life-size’’ statue of the Gundam robot from the popular animation series, surpassed one million visitors on Saturday. The tally exceeded the expectations of the organizer, the Shizuoka city government, who thought 900,000 people would visit the event during its eight-month period through next March.
Shizuoka Mayor Zenkichi Kojima welcomed a family of four from Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, who set the number over the one million mark at around 1:30 p.m. and gave them Gundam plastic models as commemorative gifts.
Shizuoka Mayor Zenkichi Kojima welcomed a family of four from Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, who set the number over the one million mark at around 1:30 p.m. and gave them Gundam plastic models as commemorative gifts.
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