Tuesday, February 3, 2015

The Borneo Post: Gunpla: Hobi yang asah minda, jadi kreatif

PENGALAMAN selama 10 tahun dalam membina model kit plastik Gundam atau singkatannya Gunpla, menjadikan Muhamed Sukry Sejli sebagai seorang yang kreatif dalam cara berfikir serta menyelesaikan masalah. Seperti kebanyakan model plastik yang lain, Gunpla datang dalam satu kotak yang mengandungi beberapa bingkai bahagian badan serta satu buku manual pemasangan. Playar pemotong khas untuk memotong model plastik dan pisau diperlukan untuk memotong serta mencantumkan bahagian-bahagian kecil menjadi satu robot dengan berpandukan manual yang diberikan.

“Memang tidak dinafikan bahawa pemasangan ini agak payah serta memakan masa namun setelah model siap dipasang, kita akan berasa sangat puas hati. “Berbanding model keluaran lama dengan model yang baharu, model kit Gunpla telah menunjukkan pelbagai peningkatan dari segi mutu, pemasangan yang singkat serta mudah dan kurangnya proses mengecat pada bahagian tertentu,” jelas Mumamed mengenai hobinya itu.

KOLEKSI: Model-model Gunpla yang dihasilkan oleh Muhamed. Menceritakan pengalamannya berjinak dalam hobi sedemikian, Muhamed berkata ia bermula sejak beliau di bangku sekolah dan hanya mampu membeli model Gundam yang berharga murah. “Disebabkan kekurangan wang serta informasi tentang penggunaan alatan tangan yang betul, saya memotong dan memasang Gunpla dengan hanya menggunakan gunting. “Lama-kelamaan, apabila sudah berkemampuan saya membeli alatan tangan khas untuk memasang Gunpla,” katanya sambil menambah beliau juga telah belajar asas-asas untuk mengecat Gunpla menggunakan cat semburan dalam tin. Selain itu, Muhamed berkata beliau juga mencuba membuat pengubahsuaian pada model Gunpla dari segi warna dan reka bentuk.


Tambahnya, baru-baru ini beliau telah membeli ‘airbrush’ untuk mengecat Gunpla kerana ia memberikan lebih pilihan untuk pewarnaan serta semburannya yang boleh diselaraskan, tidak seperti cat semburan dalam tin. 

“Dengan menggabungkan pengetahuan saya dalam menggunakan komponen serta alatan elektrik dan elektronik, saya memasang lampu LED dan pernah meletakkan ‘webcam’ di dalam Gunpla,” katanya. 

Mengenai penerimaan ibu bapa terhadap hobinya itu, Muhamed memberitahu pada awalnya mereka tidak menyukainya atas faktor bahawa pelajarannya dikhuatiri terjejas kerana terlalu asyik membina dan bermain dengan Gunpla. 

“Namun, saya telah membuktikan kepada mereka bahawa hobi ini tidak menjejaskan akademik saya melalui prestasi cemerlang dalam kelas serta memperoleh keputusan cemerlang dalam peperiksaan sekolah,” katanya.

Pada setiap tahun akan diadakan kejuaraan tahunan Gunpla iaitu Gunpla Builders World Cup (GBWC) di Malaysia dan pemenang pertandingan ini akan menjadi wakil Malaysia untuk menyertai GBWC peringkat dunia.

Pada GBWC 2014 yang baharu sahaja berakhir di Jepun, wakil Malaysia telah dinobatkan sebagai johan peringkat dunia.

Selain itu, untuk yang berada di Sarawak, Sabah dan Brunei, penggemar Gunpla boleh menyertai satu pertandingan yang dinamakan Borneo Plamo Cup iaitu acara tahunan yang dianjurkan sejak 2013.

Akhir-akhir ini, minat golongan muda dan dewasa dalam hobi membina Gunpla di Kuching amnya semakin meningkat disebabkan ciri-ciri Gundam yang boleh ditonton di Internet, kewujudan kedai hobi yang menjual model Gunpla dan alatan tangan yang diperlukan dengan harga berpatutan serta tutorial pemasangan yang mudah diperoleh.

Di samping itu, dua ‘group Facebook’ telah ditubuhkan dengan tujuan menyatukan pemodel Gunpla dari seluruh Kuching dan Sarawak serta menjadi wadah untuk menyebarkan maklumat berkaitan hobi itu iaitu Kuching Gunpla Builders dan Sarawak Gunpla Meister.

Justeru, Muhamed berharap orang ramai tanpa mengira jantina dan usia agar menceburkan diri dalam bidang memasang Gunpla.

“Hobi ini tidak sepatutnya dilihat sebagai hobi kanak-kanak namun ia adalah satu hobi yang mengasah minda serta menjadikan kita sebagai seorang yang kreatif.

“Ini terbukti melalui kajian yang dijalankan oleh profesor Kikunori Shinohara bahawa memasang model kit merangsang fungsi otak, sama seperti permainan ‘puzzle’ dan ini memberi manfaat kepada semua peringkat umur,” katanya.



Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Youkai Watch 01- Jibanyan - May., 2014


Youkai Watch 01- Jibanyan
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product code:YKW89478
Manufacturer:BANDAI
Scale:Non
Release Date:May., 2014
Price:Market Price: MYR 47.90 / Our Price: MYR 30.00
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    Jibonyan from “Youkai Watch” is the ghost of a cat who befriends the main character--and now he’s also a really cute model kit from Bandai! Molded in color and super-easy to put together with snap-fit assembly, he stands about 10cm tall when you’re completed. He comes with three different facial expressions, two interchangeable arms, a display base and a holder to store his spare parts (handy!).  

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Youkai Watch 02- Robonyan


Youkai Watch 02- Robonyan
Product name:Youkai Watch 02- Robonyan
product code:YKW89479
Manufacturer:BANDAI
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Release Date:May., 2014
Price:Market Price: MYR 47.97 / Our Price: MYR 30.00
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Robonyan from “Youkai Watch” is now a really cute model kit from Bandai! Molded in color and super-easy to put together with snap-fit assembly, he stands at around 10cm tall when completed. He comes with the Rocket Punch, a really awesome display base, interchangeable hands, and a holder to store his spare parts (handy!).

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Non Youkai Watch 03 - Bushinyan available for sale now


Youkai Watch 03 - Bushinyan
Product name:Youkai Watch 03 - Bushinyan
product code:YKW90134
Manufacturer:BANDAI
Scale:Non
Release Date:May., 2014
Price:Market Price: MYR 47.90 / Our Price: MYR 30.00
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  • This item is an injection-plastic figure kit.  

    An easy to assemble, snap-fit kit of Bushinyan from `Youkai Watch`! Parts come molded in dark blue, light blue, white and yellow. Includes stickers and a base shaped like Whisper!

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Youkai Watch 04 - Kyubi available for sale now


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Product name:Youkai Watch 04 - Kyubi
product code:YKW90180
Manufacturer:BANDAI
Scale:Non
Release Date:May., 2014
Price:Market Price: MYR 47.90 / Our Price: MYR 30.00
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  • This item is an injection-plastic figure kit.  

    Look out for the heart snatching Youkai, Kyuubi! This is an easy to build snap-fit kit and requires no glue or paint! Included are stickers for Kyuubi`s eyes, face markings, and even the `pretty boy` face he uses to disguise himself as a human! The optional face can be worn like a mask on the side of his head, but Kyuubi looks charming enough in Youkai form, if you ask us! 

    Parts come molded in yellow, purple, off-white, and clear pink. Includes stickers.

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Youkai Watch 05 - Koma-san available for sale now


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Product name:Youkai Watch 05 - Koma-san
product code:YKW90181
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  • This item is an injection-plastic figure kit.  

    An easy to assemble, snap-fit kit of Koma-san from `Youkai Watch`! Parts come molded in color so no paint is required, but can be used if you want to give Koma-san more detail! Includes stickers for face and markings.

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Youkai Watch 06 - Komajiro - May., 2014


Youkai Watch 06 - Komajiro
Product name:Youkai Watch 06 - Komajiro
product code:YKW90182
Manufacturer:BANDAI
Scale:Non
Release Date:May., 2014
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  • This item is an injection-plastic figure kit.  

    An easy to assemble, snap-fit kit of Komajirou from `Youkai Watch`! Parts come molded in color so no paint is required, but can be used if you want to give Komajirou more detail! Includes stickers for face and markings. 

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Friday, January 16, 2015

BF Episode #14 Worthy Rivals

During a Battle Royal among representatives from each school under the Meijin’s supervision, Sekai Kamiki and Wilfrid Kijima have acknowledged each other as rivals, and they promise to fight again at the national tournament. Yuuma Kousaka, meanwhile, declares that he will get revenge on Saga Adou and looks to the tournament with fresh resolve. Elsewhere, the final regional qualifiers are completed, after being delayed by problems with the venue. The winner of the Osaka qualifiers is team Build Busters from Tendaiji Academy, to which Minato Sakai now belongs. With the national tournament 10 days away, the champions from the participating schools steadily make their preparations. Fumina and her comrades, aiming to defeat the Gunpla Academy, set out to power up their own Gunpla and address their shortcomings based on their experiences at the Nielsen Labs. As the start of the tournament draws near, Gyanko and others come to help, and at last the Try Fighters’ new machines are completed.

The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
I guess if battle damage level is set to a certain level, it’ll “show” the damage through the Plavsky Particles with minimal actual damage to the gunpla. I realized this by Sekai’s Build Burning having its arms broken apart and then the Plavsky Particles turned off and the arms were fine. So that’s how Build Burning was never really damaged! Now I know. Minor upkeeps have been easy enough for Yuuma.

But enough of that! Gundam Build Fighters is hardly about poking into what’s wrong about it. It’s too much fun for that.

This episode is about gunpla. For a commercial about gunpla, though, we hardly learn anything about the toys themselves. It’s a lot of montages of them fixing, but not any “tutorials,” so to speak, of them taking from this and that machine to customize their gunpla. I’d like to see this! I’m a gunpla amateur and can barely manage to build my own machines, but I’m always curious to see how other people customize their own machines. I love browsing tumblr for customized machines and I sit in awe of them. I’m only a little disappointed that so little time was spent on the customization aspect.

It’s made up for with the character interactions. This episode reminds us that Gundam Build Fighters is really fun, even without the constant battles. Gundam Build Fighters is about friends doing stuff, and the stuff they happen to be doing is gunpla battles. It’s exciting inside and outside of them. Watching them build is just as fun as watching them fight, just as watching Reiji and Aila argue about food is just as fun as watching them battle gunpla. Seeing Gyanko and Shimon come back to help just confirmed everything; this show turns enemies into friends and rivals into companions. It isn’t about the game, it’s about enjoying it.

In Summary:
I was really temped to just say, “Man, I really love Gundam Build Fighters!!” and call the review a day, but I’m more professional than that (hardly more, but still!). Gundam Build Fighters Try, even in its interim episodes, manages to do something. In the last few training episodes, it got straight at Sekai, Hoshino, and Yuuma’s weaknesses as fighters and as builders. In this episode, it got to why they work so well together despite never really seeming like a team on the battlefield. I can’t wait to see how these new machines work together and, more importantly, how the three builders work together.


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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

[023] Winning Gundam (SDBF) landed


[023] Winning Gundam (SDBF)
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Scale:Non
Release Date:Dec., 2014
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