29 December 2008

Gundam Expo Hong Kong 2008

Photobucket
At last, I've managed to visit this year's Gundam Expo Hong Kong. It is being held in Metropolis Mall in Hung Hom (紅磡) from 18th December to 4th January. No admission fee is there to enter as it is in the lobby of the mall, and one can buy limited gunpla there too!

Bloggers Ngee Khiong and 暗黑熱血 has posted about the event too. Be sure to check them out!

PhotobucketPhotobucket
As soon as you enter, you will be greeted by the large 00 Gundam and Exia statues~

Photobucket
Kids competing to build the 1/144 NG Blitz Gundam in shortest time

Photobucket
Timeline showing all the animated Gundam series aired since 1979.

Photobucket
SD Sangoku Gundam

Photobucket
PhotobucketPhotobucket

Photobucket
This side of the display shows different models from Japanese modelers

Photobucket
And this side has models from Hong Kong. Some participated in the recent Dengeki Tournament featured in ACGHK 2008.

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket
Photobucket
Lu Bu Tallgeese with motorbike??

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket
Kids trying out the new Gundam Musou 2 on XBOX 360 on stage

Photobucket
Gundam Expo shop that is just near the exhibition

Photobucket
The limited MG G-3 originally exclusive to Chara Hobby 2008. Ngee Khiong must be dying for it now ^^

Photobucket
MG Sianju for 615HKD @_@

Photobucket
Other hard-to-get limited gunpla available as well, including 1/60 clear colour Exia Trans-Am mode, 1/144 HG clear colour Exia, 1/60 PG Zaku II with weapons

Photobucket
Various action figures brands from Robot Damashii to MSiA


Photobucket
The limited gattling gun for MG Unicorn! ADDED: Only for display though -_-

Photobucket
Various gunpla for Gundam 00

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket
Photobucket
Various trading figures for Gundam 00

PhotobucketPhotobucket
1/100 00 Raiser on display

Photobucket
A hasty macro shot I've managed to get before the crowd overtakes me. Turns out to be ok~

Photobucket
O Raiser. Dunno why they've painted the 'cockpit' area (sensor unit apparently) though.

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket
GN Arms Type-E and Type-D

Photobucket
Limited 1/60 PG Zaku II with weapons

Photobucket
Playing Gundam War card games on the floor above

Photobucket

Photobucket
3 XBOX 360 consoles with Gundam Musou 2 for people to try out

Photobucket
The Expo shop from above. That's got enough gunpla for us to build for a lifetime ^^;

Photobucket
The exhibition from above. Notice the big "G" there~

Photobucket
Photobucket
The convention centre is under attack!

Photobucket
Well of course they are taking the pic for the Gundam girl rather than the 1/60 Exia clear colour Trans-Am mode ^^;;

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket


17 comments:

  1. Thanks for the great pictures Q, its like I was there!

    I would love to get to one of these, but it would be an expensive trip from the states.

    How cool does that Musha Z Gundam look?

    ReplyDelete
  2. nice coverage. any cool giveaway posters like last year?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Great coverage. Love the Lu Bu Tallgeese on motorbike ^^

    ReplyDelete
  4. I see some really nice gundam there.

    ReplyDelete
  5. @ Apt-1B:
    Glad that you like it~ Gundam Expo Hong Kong is held annually, so there's always a next time for you. Might as well get tons of gunpla if you do come over!

    @ gordon:
    There's a Sianju poster and gold coin as a gift when you buy a MG Sianju there, but it costs 615HKD while it costs less than 500HKD in other shops -_-

    @ gndynames:
    The Lu Bu Tallgeese is awesome indeed~ It's like those Sangoku Gundams series mixed with the big mechs together!

    @ valho:
    It's not very big, but they've covered quite a lot of stuff; more than I've expected. Hope you like the coverage.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Even though I'm not a Gundam fan, I would have gone there just to experience in the world of Gundams. ^^
    Neat coverage. ^^d
    U left empty handed? I wouldn't be able to do that at any expo. lol

    ReplyDelete
  7. Very nice photos. ^^ Thanks for the coverage.

    I have been dying for that MG G-3 for quite some time already, save by you XD

    ReplyDelete
  8. Nice photos form HK event, man love the gundam display over there especially when you still can grab the limited Gatling gun from the Unicorn novel.

    ReplyDelete
  9. @ Optic:
    I kinda left empty handed, with a miniture gunpla runner that I got from answering a quiz right, and a MG G-3 for Ngee Khiong. Though buying one of those tempts me to buy one more for myself right now >_<

    @ Ngee Khiong:
    No problem. Glad you like the photos. I got your email just now. Will send it in a day or two~

    @ Starboykb:
    Too bad the gatling gun is just for display; I haven't seen it being sold on the stalls. However it's still interesting to see it with my own eyes as they are pretty hard to get.

    ReplyDelete
  10. ^^b I think you need to use flickr for the pictures as all of your pics say photobucket

    ReplyDelete
  11. @ ajgamer:
    The bandwidth got exceeded on New Year's Eve, as I have mentioned on the next post, but I will move the coverage pics to another host when I have time. :o

    ReplyDelete
  12. Great coverage, Q ^^. It must've felt like heaven to be surrounded by so much Gundam... and real Gundam girls :D.

    ReplyDelete
  13. @ Z:
    Haha yea it's a nice little haven for gunotas, yet at the same time a place to introduce Gundam to the public (public area, free entrance).

    The other haven would definitely be the display of entry models for Hong Kong Dengeki Tournament featured in the big fair in August. A lot of creative entries there, but no real Gundam girls unfortunately ^^;;

    ReplyDelete
  14. When all these Gundams are gathered in one place, they look very impressive! They're incredibly detailed.

    It's nice how they had a variety. Video games, trading figures, etc.

    ReplyDelete
  15. @ M12_Vinja:
    The variety there is nice indeed, as if they're giving an "All-About-Gundam" exhibition. Afterall it's aimed at the gunotas as well as the public :o

    ReplyDelete
  16. Sorry, weird question, but would you happen to know, remember how much a PG Zeta was during this event?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. PG Zeta was not an event exclusive item, unless you mean the PG Zaku II + Weapons (Animation Color Version). I can't remember the price, but I reckon it's about 1400 HKD (assuming 100 Yen = 10 HKD conversion rate, which is common for official event items sold in Hong Kong).

      Delete

Be sure to copy long comments to clipboard in case of Internet or server problems