*Schedules are subject to change without notice.
*Duration of the tournament varies by area/region.

16 areas/regions worldwide　(*Alphabetical order)
Australia, Canada, Europe & Middle East, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Inland China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Vietnam

1. 1.U-14 Course: 6 to 14 years old (Born on or after January 1, 2010 ~ Born before December 31, 2018)
2. 2.U-20 Course: 15 to 20 years old (Born on or after January 1, 2004 ~ Born before December 31, 2009)
3. 3.OVER-21 course: 21 years old and older (Born on or before December 31, 2003)

*Minors must have the consent of a parent or guardian to enter.

Participants in this tournament must comply with all of the following requirements upon entry.

1. 1.You must agree with all of the GUNPLA BUILDERS WORLD CUP 12th TOURNAMENT Entry Rules that are posted on the GUNPLA BUILDERS WORLD CUP 12th TOURNAMENT website (including the GUNPLA BUILDERS WORLD CUP 12th TOURNAMENT Application Regulation).
2. 2.They must be an individual who lives in the area/region for which they’re applying. (The prize will only be shipped to the area/region they applied for.)
3. 3.They must be able to participate in both the Area/Region Final and the World Final held on February 22, 2025. In general, the entrant will be required to go in person (Event locations are still pending).
4. 4.If the entrant is a minor, they must receive permission from their guardian (legal representative) to enter.
   *If you cannot exhibit your work in Final, you will not be included in the judging as a rule.

Entry works (including surrounding materials and dioramas) must meet all of the following requirements.
If your entry does not meet the following requirements,it may be disqualified or excluded from the judging process.

1. 1.Entry works must be created by the applicant yourself.
2. 2.All materials used in the submitted work must meet the following <Acceptable> criteria.
3. 3.All materials used in the submitted work must not fall under any of the following <Prohibited> criteria.
4. 4.Entry works must fit within the dimensions of 50 cm (length) x 50 cm (width) x 50 cm (height).

< Acceptable >

(1)The following products from BANDAI SPIRITS plastic model kits and related items.

• ・Items from the GUNPLA series (including decals, option parts, and effects)
• ・Figure-rise series products featuring characters that appear in the Gundam series (Figure-rise products of characters that do not appear in the Gundam series are not acceptable)
• ・Action Base series (character designs and components that are not from the Gundam series are not acceptable)
• ・CUSTOMIZE SCENE BASE/EFFECT/MATERIAL series, Figure-rise Effect series
• ・OPTION PARTS SET series (character designs and components that are not from the Gundam series are not acceptable)

(2)Craft materials that do not contain any materials related to a specific character and/or series in the design such as color, pattern, and shape (Some materials are included in the following list, but it is not exhaustive. These will be referred to as “general crafting materials” hereafter.) (*1)
Example: Stickers, masking tape, fabric, paint, plastic plates, putty, glue, wood, clay, magnets, resin, decorative lights, and other products used as regular craft materials for molding and dioramas as long as they have nothing to do with specific characters and/or series.

(*1) If our company determines that general crafting materials that infringe on copyrights, trademark rights, likeness usage rights, honor rights, the right to privacy, are defamatory, or otherwise infringe or may infringe on the rights of a third party have been used in a work, that entry may be ineligible for judging (including the disposition of excluding the general crafting materials portion from the judging) or may be disqualified even if it has passed to later stages. Examples of such materials include characters outside of the Gundam series and materials using company logos or marks.However, if it is decided that the materials have been altered enough from their original state and do not infringe on a third party’s rights, they will be considered acceptable.

< Prohibited >

• ・BANDAI SPIRITS plastic model kit items or related products that are not related to GUNPLA (BANDAI SPIRITS original character plastic model kits and related decals such as those from the 30 MINUTES series are also unacceptable)
• ・BANDAI and BANDAI SPIRITS products that are not related to plastic model kits or related items (*They are all unacceptable whether they’re related to the Gundam series or not)
  Example: Products such as but not limited to figures, Shokugan toys, plush toys
• ・Model kits and modeling-related products made by companies other than BANDAI SPIRITS (this includes all varieties of modeling related products, not just those made of plastic. However, general crafting materials do not fall in this category.)
  Some examples include but are not limited to plastic model products, parts, and decals made for and by other companies.
• ・Anything that isn’t guaranteed to be safe when used with a GUNPLA
• ・Anything created with a 3D printer

Judging will be conducted by scoring each application in three categories: Craft, Painting, and Idea.

Akihiko Yasunaga (GBWC Executive Committee Chairman)
BANDAI SPIRITS Hobby Division judges
Model mazagazine editing team judges
and more.

Prizes will be the same for each course.

• 1st place: Gold trophy and MEGA SIZE MODEL 1/48 RX-78-2 GUNDAM [GOLD Ver.]
• 2nd place: Silver trophy and MEGA SIZE MODEL 1/48 RX-78-2 GUNDAM [SILVER Ver.]
• 3rd place: Bronze trophy and MEGA SIZE MODEL 1/48 RX-78-2 GUNDAM [BRONZE Ver.]

BANDAI SPIRITS Hobby Products Division