Bandai 1/1000 Yamato for SMA contest

[Quaralane]

Thanks, guys.
I'm actually looking forward to weathering her up now. She looks a little "toy-like" for me right now.

And Ken, I loved it too.

 

[`Boots`]

Crickey Q..................i blinked and there it was built , nice job with those itsey bitsey guns fella!!! ;D

`Boots`

 

[Quaralane]

Thanks.
And I feel about the same, Boots. Figured it might take a couple of weeks, but I was dead wrong.

 

[Haggistom]

That is some painful looking detail in those guns. I hope you are going to drill out the barrels

Nice update.

 

[Quaralane]

@Hagggiston,
I thought about drilling out the larger barrels, but I may just mark them out in sharpie instead.
Those smaller barrels would basically need to be replaced in order to make them hollow.
I mean, they're .5mm and smaller.

 

[punkpigpen]

did any of you ever see the 1/350 scale RC yamato kit? i thik it was produced 5 yearsago. it has a remote that controls LEDs and sounds...i really want one but last i saw an unbuilt one on ebay it was $700

 

[Quaralane]

No painting was done other than to the Wave Motion Cannon. Any other coloring is either from inks, washes, or drybrushing.

The entire upper deck was given a black wash, followed by drybrushing in silver and a light blue metallic.
The windows throughout the ship were painted in with light blue metallic and the barrels of the larger turrets were piced out with a fine tipped Sharpie..
The main hull panels were drybrushed in black, using a post-it note mask
The inside of the main engine was colored with a red ink.
The Wave Motion Cannon was painted in with a yellow, and then colored with red ink.
Kit base was left stock.

Final pics:
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Models/Bandai%201-1000%20Yamato-SMA/bandai-1000-yamato-17.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Models/Bandai%201-1000%20Yamato-SMA/bandai-1000-yamato-18.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Models/Bandai%201-1000%20Yamato-SMA/bandai-1000-yamato-19.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Models/Bandai%201-1000%20Yamato-SMA/bandai-1000-yamato-20.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Models/Bandai%201-1000%20Yamato-SMA/bandai-1000-yamato-21.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Models/Bandai%201-1000%20Yamato-SMA/bandai-1000-yamato-22.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Models/Bandai%201-1000%20Yamato-SMA/bandai-1000-yamato-23.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq45/quaralane/Models/Bandai%201-1000%20Yamato-SMA/bandai-1000-yamato-24.jpg

Youtube link:
Bandai 1-1000 Yamato-SMA-Part 04-Finale

 

[Grendels]

Nice, I love how the panel lines turned out!

 

[punkpigpen]

Great job for such a small scale! i found these tutorial videos on a 1/500 build. its in japanese BUT watching the detail he puts into the canons even the tiny ones and added railings. he's good. i think its in 6 parts.
go see! Bandai Space Cruiser Yamato Tutorial 1/6 S2 ep12

 

[java]

Where did this pop up from sweet work and i agree the panel line effect looks great.

 

[Solander]

Nice work, Q! And, again, You fascinate me with Your speed - I think I didn't have time enought even to blink an eye when this ship has been ready to leave the dock
And agree with java - the effect You used on the panels looks excellent!

 

[`Boots`]

Excellent work Q, she really has turned out terrific....................gotta agree on those panel lines as well dude..................nailed it!!! ;D

`Boots`

 

[Quaralane]

Thanks muchly, guys.

I've used that panel technique before, thought it was definitely the way to go on Yamato.

@Solander,
My speed just comes mostly from trying not to let the build sit for a few days between steps.
That, and the Testor's liquid cement works a LOT faster than it's tubed counterpart.

 

[ScaleModelMadman]

Wow, very sharp. The weathering rocks, especially when you consider the scale.

Excellent. 8)

 

[panzerace007]

Great Job on th weathering ! Those Inks Rock !!! Very Cool !!! CHEERS !!

 

[Biskup]

It's so small. But I really like it .
Cheers
Lukasz

 

[schweinhund227]

Since you bring the TUBE Glue into the picture....

TUBE GLUE is only good to make Icicles in a Winter Diorama !!!

Now that we have Liquid Polystyrene glues... like Tamiya or thin Tamiya or others like Testor "liquid" cement !

That RED Testor "Glue" TUBE is good for the Bin 13 !!!

I would really like Testor to remove that from the market ! truthfully !

Nothing against your build !!! the ship looks nice !!! at first I thought it was the BIG one !!! but you selected the small scale... which is fine... takes less shelf space !

To tell you the whole truth !!! I actually Gave my Bottle of Tamiya Liquid cement to a dude that showed up at my CLUB with a RED TUBE of Testor cement !!! and toss his in the garbage for him !

I told him ! Welcome to the 21 century ! He never looked back !!! and even thanked me for doing him a favour !

 

[punkpigpen]

They still make the Testors red tube? I remember using that as a kid making star wars and Galactica kits . if i'd glob too much it would start melting parts!!!! and it also turned yellow with age AND it didn't adhere well!!!! ARRRGH!

 

[Quaralane]

I only use the tube stuff for big areas, or for battle damage. Mostly for battle damage.

And Norm, if she looks like a bigger kit, then I thank you. Means at least part of the illusion worked