One Thousand!

Almost One Year.  One Thousand Members. And 30 Thousand Posts.  With support from popular people of the Gunpla Community, like Gundam Guy, Gunjap, The Toymaker, Julius Lim, to name a few and fellow MAC brothers, MAC Forums grew from relatively fast.  We didn't really plan to be an International Gunpla Community, but, it seemed a good idea at the time that was actually the BEST idea ever, especially since we've linked with ZeroG (which was my first Gundam Forum) and GAF.  We've reached a thousand members way ahead my predicted date, and we're even become more active than when we first began with a skeleton membership.

We must be doing something good.

MAC Forums Events

In line with MAC Forums' upcoming Anniversary, we've got a few things brewing down the evil genius' lab:

The MAC Forums BearGGuy Group Build -  A joint group build effort between GAF and MAC, featuring various interpretations of the HG BearGGuy from the Beginning Gundam Series.

The MAC Forums Mecha Concept Group Build - a project inspired by Rzero1 when he posted funky-looking but nonetheless great Junk Bots mechas all made with household items that most people would consider throwing in the trash, and the spearheaded by Kriz.  The GB prompted no less than 30 active WIPS in the Forums. 

MAC Forums Wallpaper Design Contest - A simple Photoshop/design skill competition to celebrate the Anniversary and is open to everyone in the MAC Community.  The prize is a kewl RG Strike, provided for by Gundam Guy/GG Infinite.

EU Gunpla Competition - With three categories; Straightbuild Painted, Custom/Modified, and Diorama.  This will be spearhead by none other than the Handpainting Assassin, Kamm.

And of course, the Anniversary itself.  Stay tuned!

 

The MAC Forums Website

Since I've been a bit busy with real-life projects as well as covering for my co-instructor this weekend, I haven't been able to work fully on the Turn X.  But, we've recently set up The MAC Forums website in preparation for MAC's first Anniversary this coming July.  This will serve as MAC Forum's Portal and front page wherein we feature the latest and greatest works of MAC modelers.  The website is in blog format, powered by Wordpress.

As usual, Don's taking care of most of the content, with Kisapmata working on the website engine.  The website was done to expand MAC Forums' online visibility, giving access to non-forumers and browsers alike in a user-friendly format.  It's still under heavy construction, but has enough content and is already navigable and will give non-bloggers much needed exposure.

We'll be adding more feature to the webpage as we approach the big event.  Stay Tuned!

MAC Anniversary Wallpaper Design Contest

It's almost a year now, and time indeed flies fast when you're having fun.  Don and I were already talking about this forum in about roughly the same time last year, whether to push through with it or not, whether to defend our honor from the assault of the F5 bandits, or whether to simply let them freaks self-destruct. 

As history went, its only a few months more and MAC Forums will turn 1.  Last night we decided that instead of having a full-blown mechaWIPcreation competition, we'll keep it simple and just have a relaxing MAC Wallpaper and Banner Design contest that will run until June.

We know most are either busy with work, school group build and BMKWC (why the heck did they make it so darn complicated when BAKUC was so much easier to type and pronounce?) entries and whatever it is people do with their free time.  Gundam Guy was gracious enough to supply a very nice RG Aile Strike Gundam as a prize.

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So, what are you waiting for?  Head on now to MAC Forums, register if you haven't yet, and post your stuff.  Show us what you can do and get a chance to win!