The finals of the 13th Gunpla Builders World Cup (GBWC, Gunpla World Cup), a contest to determine the world's best Gunpla builder from the Gundam anime series, were held on February 7th at Gundam Base Tokyo (Koto-ku, Tokyo), and "Another V" (MENG YU), representing mainland China, was crowned the world champion in the OVER-21 course for those 21 years of age and older. The impressive masterpiece features GQuuuuuuX from Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, a giant tank measuring approximately 50cm in length and complete with a hangar.
The giant tank is a combination of various Gunpla models, including the "UCHARD GRAPH 1/35 Earth Federation Forces Type 61 Tank Model 5 Semovente Unit," "MG 1/100 RX-75 Guntank," "MG 1/100 PLAN303E Deep Striker," and "RG 1/144 Zeong." Drawings were drawn and the design was verified over the course of about a month. Meng Yu said, "It's fun to create something that doesn't exist yet, or something completely new."
In the OVER-21 course, Japan's "Creation" (by Jin) came in second place, and Thailand's "RAMMASURA Myth of Thunder" (by Kittipong Pakdee) came in third place.
GBWC is an international competition that began in 2011, where participants compete in Gunpla construction, painting techniques, and ideas. The 13th GBWC was held in 16 countries and regions, including Japan, Australia, Canada, Europe & the Middle East, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, mainland China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK, the US, and Vietnam. There are three courses: the OVER-21 course for those 21 years of age and older, the U-20 course for those 15-20 years old, and the U-14 course for those 6-14 years old.
