We’d like to thank everyone who entered the 2017 Playing with Plamo modelling competition — we received hundreds of excellent entries this year and really enjoyed seeing so many creative, well-built models! Choosing finalists took some time and effort, but we’re now pleased to announce the winners! Let’s dive right in.
Beginner
For those who may be new to plastic modeling. Some panel-lines, decals, a touch of marker here or there and even hand painting is accepted.
Fourth Place: ak786
1/100 MG Hyaku Shiki 2.0
Fourth Place: IgventYoung
RG 1/144 00 Raiser Celestial Being Mobile Suit GN-0000+GNR-010
Fourth Place: Enshuu
1/144 HG Crossbone Gundam X1
Fourth Place: mrKitMaster
1/144 RG GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam
Third Place: Crowley
RG 1/144 Gundam MK-II Titans
Third Place: Ver.ArquiAngel
1/100 MG Turn A Gundam
Third Place: daemonsblaze
1/100 MG Turn A Gundam
Second Place: dongchen
1/144 HG RX-178 MKII Titans
Second Place: setsunel404
1/100 Full Mechanics Barbatos Lupis Rex
First Place: Zero00Gravity
1/144 HG Guncannon Firepower Test Type
Intermediate
Making the model your own. Give it a whole new paint scheme or a look all its own. Perhaps some parts swapping with other kits.
Fourth Place: gundamghost
1/144 HG Gundam Gusion Rebake
Fourth Place: Jamz671
MG Sniper II
Fourth Place: SheepWoolie
1/72 MBR-04 Mk-VI Destroid Tomahawk
Fourth Place: RaymondMK2
1/72 Reactive Armored VF-0S
Third Place: Emher
1/144 HG Sinanju
Third Place: sergiosolo
1/20 RAPTOR from Maschinen Krieger
Third Place: Saint-ism
RG 1/144 GP01
Second Place: Legacy40k
1/100 Schwalbe Graze
Second Place: RyTk83
Revell 1:12 ’69 Camaro Z28 (Foose Body Edition)
First Place: FordPrefect
M3A3 Bradley with Interior-Set from Meng 1/35
Advanced
The big guns. You know it when you see it. Airbrushed with highlights, a kit completely scratch-built, even a creation all your own that has never been seen before. Show some heavy duty damage or add those little touches that make it lifelike.
Fourth Place: zenkuro
1/72 Space Wolf SW-190 – Hasegawa
Fourth Place: Bugue40
Tamiya 1/35 Somua S35
Fourth Place: Java
Ragondin with troops
Fourth Place: worapol1988
1/72 De Havilland Mosquito Fighter Bomber Mk.VI
Third Place: Prelude_JJ
Kotobukiya Metal Gear Sahelantropus
Third Place: Emperoryangxiao
Aoshima 1/45 Diesel Locomotive DD51 Hokutosei
Third Place: derplord89
1/35 Stug III ausf G & Crew Diorama
Second Place: Beork
1/35 Gampf
Second Place: benny
1/144 gundam origin Guntank
First Place: Crankyboiy
1/60 PG Gundam Unicorn Banshee, 1/72 MPZ-01 Shield Liger, 1/100 MG Ball MS 08th Team Ver
Winners will be contacted in the coming days regarding their prizes — keep an eye on your inbox!
Thank you again for all your hard work, and congratulations!
Ver.Fenrir
Yay my wife won! Congrats to the winners!
Fate the Great
Congrats to all the winners!
Moldrunner
Well, I go empty handed…
Orchidia
Congratulations to the winners, to participants and my friends and big up to my winning friends
\(^_^)/
@zenkuro pépouze :p bravo chéri-chéricoco
@Java
@Sergio solo
Well done !!!!
Et à toi aussi mon petit Rémy! La prochaine fois on fera mieux ?
Java
Thank you very much Orchidia. ?
Sergio Solo
Thank you, Orchidia! It was fun ?
zenkuro
buddy, don’t touch my girl :p
Moldrunner
… when modeller fight over a woman it ends up in a build-off.
Haha, I wonna see this between you guys.
Java
Congrats to the winners,everbody who participated you all built some awesome stuff!!.
BNuts
Congrats to the winners. I’d say I’m disappointed I didn’t place, however I’ve seen the quality of the other entries, and I am wowed. This was a great experience.
For my next custom I still need the HGBC Skull Weapon.
Hubyx
Congrats to the winners!
vgmstudios
You see I never win anything. Not here not in the weekly prizes. Nothing. Total BS.
I guess congrats to the winners. :/
Orchidia
Who like me are very disappointed not to see all their favorite in the rankings? I was very surprised not to see the ones, I was sure they would have a place in the ranking! 7/15 in my forecast have won ^^
Again congratulations to them!
beaverboy
It’s been an awesome experience to participate in such a wonderful contest and a honor for me to be featured among the fine masterpieces here.
Thank you very much HLJ 🙂
Sergio Solo
Woohoo! Third place in the Intermediate category! It’s the first time I win anything in a modeling competition, and I’m really happy!!! I took videos of the entire process, so it’s time to edit them and share the final video on my channel 🙂
Duvaio
Congrats to the winners, it was fun.
Emher
Wow. I am humbled and thankful for my third place! Didn’t expect to win anything, seeing as this is literally my first plamo contest I’ve entered.
A huge thanks and a big congratulations to all my fellow winners. Such great builds all!
mrKitMaster
Hurray and me too!
Congratulate all the winners!!
Hobby link tv thank you very much!!!
have a nice gunpla
Norman
Oh well… I lost… Ok see you next year guys.
zenkuro
Congratulations to everybody, winners and competitors too. Very fun experience. I’m very happy to finish 4th in advanced cat., despite many problems on this kit I rushed in one week. Never give up, chase your dream and you’ll be granted ! Thank you HLJ for the competition ! #pépouze
Moldrunner
Congratulations to the winners and a big sorry to everybody, who deserved better. After looking over the announced winners and comparing, with what I saw during the competition. I have to say… this covers not the best of your entries.
Orchidia
I agree with you !!
DongChen
LOL 2nd Place. Thank you!!
Crowley
Yeah! Third Place – Beginners 🙂 Congrats to all the winners and to everyone who participated. Currently browsing through all the entries in the Intermediate and Advanced category and there were some amazing works there. Thanks on behalf of all beginners for the effort you put on these. As someone who just got started experimenting with hand-painting they are all a great source of inspiration.
Moldrunner
It is a bit too rude, but… yeah it feels not right, and I agree.
Moldrunner
Hrhr .. wait the sizelimit of the pics were not the big issue for me, but I couldn’t cover, all the details in just 8 pics..
ArchFluffy
Congrats to all the winners and thanks to all for making this so much fun!
Neptune
I’m trying to delete my rude comment. It seems like editing comments is not a capability of this website, or am I going crazy?
Oh well I guess my rude comment can’t be erased, and forgotten from my mind…….
Anna
No problem, I’ve just deleted the last comment for you.
Moldrunner
Is there a chance, that you can create a plattform, that shows all the entries? See, I don’t care about winning or not, but I spend far over 100 hours on my build and in the end noone even sees it. That is what drives a modeller.. to build something to be displayed. So people can look at it and say wow… the looks and the reactions of the viewers thats the only reward needed. And then they can judge for their own, who is their favorite.
Sure you can see everything in the groups, but there is a lot of talking and scrolling. Just an overview of the entries. One pic with name that links to the little 8 pic gallery of the entered pictures.
That would be just great.
cyberhero
That’s a great suggestion.. Love to see all the entries… I could be wrong but I thought Ryan mentioned doing that in one of the shows too.
Anna
It’s a good idea and we’ll take it into consideration, but please understand that there were hundreds of entries. I’m not sure if this is feasible or not, but we’ll keep that thought in mind.
Anna
I’m happy to say that we’ll be adding posts that feature all of the qualified entries, after all, but it will take a few days to compile. I’ll be sure to signal boost as much as possible once they’re up so everyone can see them.
Moldrunner
Thank you, that will ease the pain.. 😉
Tjov
Congrats to all winner
Cab
just one car kit on the winners 🙁
Congrat to the winners, thought I had a chance lol
Miyazaki
Hi guys and girls, congrat to all winners, i need more exp. for the next…
Kurotko
Anyone get any email yet regarding the prizes?
cyberhero
no, not yet.. but it said on the page winners will be contacted in the next couple of days through email. I guess they are still swarmed at the moment with the competition.
Kurotko
Okay kul, just thought they could not contact me for some odd reason.
mrKitMaster
Can i publish my wip photos now?
Anna
You sure can 🙂
mrKitMaster
Thank you Anna!