Quaralane
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Starting up with a second entry for the SMA Big Spring Contest.
This time, I'm working on the 1/1000 "Space Battleship Yamato" from Bandai.
I'm planning on doing this as a mostly out of the box build with a minimum of painting.
Intending to do detailing and weathering, and possibly some minor battle damage.
Obligatory "unstarted" pic with proof of start date.
The three parts sprues, done in different colors to ease the need to paint.
The kit's base was fairly straightforward. Three pieces, plus metal foil decal to show the ship's name and dimensions.
I like the fact that it's designed to cradle the model without the need for additional pins.
The main gun turrets and lower pod assembly
Main hull assembly finished, but showing a NASTY seam down the middle of her keel.
Primary sanding done on the keel seam, and the main guns are added to the deck.
All of the guns elevate, but only two of the turrets rotate at tthis point.
Deck is in place, as is the main engine thruster.
Youtube link:
Bandai 1-1000 Yamato-SMA-Part One
This time, I'm working on the 1/1000 "Space Battleship Yamato" from Bandai.
I'm planning on doing this as a mostly out of the box build with a minimum of painting.
Intending to do detailing and weathering, and possibly some minor battle damage.
Obligatory "unstarted" pic with proof of start date.
The three parts sprues, done in different colors to ease the need to paint.
The kit's base was fairly straightforward. Three pieces, plus metal foil decal to show the ship's name and dimensions.
I like the fact that it's designed to cradle the model without the need for additional pins.
The main gun turrets and lower pod assembly
Main hull assembly finished, but showing a NASTY seam down the middle of her keel.
Primary sanding done on the keel seam, and the main guns are added to the deck.
All of the guns elevate, but only two of the turrets rotate at tthis point.
Deck is in place, as is the main engine thruster.
Youtube link:
Bandai 1-1000 Yamato-SMA-Part One