Bandai , Mecha Collection #15

[urumomo]

The black and white palette of the Giraffe is getting me down , Man .

I want to play with some happier colors during dry times with the Giraffe moving into filters and weathering ... with a break from scratching ;D


These Bandai kits are exactly $2.60 each at the current exchange rate ;D



Tree saving instructions ..



I really like the shape and color scheme on this one :



Let's see what happens ..

I'm not 2199 Starblazers literate ,, so don't expect canon


Happy Happy Thanksgiving ! ;D ;D
Uru

 

[Quaralane]

They can definitely be fun. I built the Yamato from those sets a good while back

 

[urumomo]

Did you post pics of the Yamato ?

Uru

 

[Quaralane]

They're not posted here anymore, but the pics are still over on my Photobucket
http://s432.photobucket.com/user/quaralane/library/Models/Bandai-Mini-Yamato?sort=9&page=1

 

[urumomo]

Cool .

I haven't started it yet .. . your pics make me want to do the Yamato first ;D

Ciao

 

[stevethefish]

The Murasame is an excellent choice. Unless I'm mistaken, this ship design is unique to the 2199 and not the original Yamato show. It's design doesn't necessarily scream "THIS IS A SHIP FROM YAMATO!", thus making it very accessible to modelers who aren't really into the series.

 

[urumomo]

Well , now I know it's name ;D

The packaging is 100% Japanese excepting "Bandai" and "Mecha Collection"

Thanks ,
Uru

 

[urumomo]

OOOOOOO

I like this ship doubly-more now that I see all of it !
Very cool layout ............. might need to build it at 1/200 scale ....
: : better find out how big it is @ 1:1


Some pics so far of the Murasame build :




Those parts have no issues but there was mondo flash/misalignment on part #20





Complimentary templates !! Bonus ! ;D




I hear about people saving all their sprues . For what I have no Idea . :-\
I only save aberrant sprue ;D

Like above . Runners that have nice bends or transitions that can be used in scratch building or really heavy runners , etc --
So actually very little .


More pics with primer next .

Uru

 

[urumomo]

.
Not fantastic .

The rattle-can gave me a lovely texture .
Fortunately this primer is easy to sand but I'll need to give it a day .
easy to fix but an unnecessary step


I really like the heavy 'panel-lines ' .




That most upper superstructure is going to require some work to make it pretty

Ciao

 

[urumomo]

The Murasame in 1937

 

[urumomo]

I just love her silhouette ;D ;D



that rising bow .. ooo -la -la

 

[Hagoth]

These look like a fun set of builds. I like the WWII history pic thrown in there.

 

[urumomo]

Yeah , Definitely worth $2.60 ;D

The Murasame certainly has changed a bit since her WW2 incarnation

Here she is in contemporary form :

I'm definitely not using the kit's base .
I'm toying with ideas ..



With the quarter set into a slightly larger hardwood round -- probably blood-wood to tie to the red on the hull.

Maybe .
The quarter only makes sense as a scale --- - Suggestions welcome .

I definitely want it sitting much higher than the kit's base provides .



Gonna sand out the primer tomorrow . What a pain

Happy Happy ;D

Cheers !
Uru

 

[stevethefish]

Yeah, names like Yamato, Yukikaze, and Murasame were names of actual Japanese battleships during WWII. FWIW, Murasame is pronounced moo-rah-sah-meh with no intonations (in case anyone's curious).

 

[urumomo]

You mean IJN warships ..
The Yamato is the only battleship there . The other two being destroyers


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDXAcuootS0[/youtube]

 

[stevethefish]

You are correct, Urumomo. I meant "battleship" in a generic sense of "big boats with guns 'n stuff on them to make other boats blow up 'n stuff."

 

[urumomo]

;D ;D
I can like that definition



Just sat down to finally sand the primer problem away on the Murasame .... post some pics later tonight .

Cheers !

 

[urumomo]

Getting back to where it needs to be ...



I just noticed that crater on the port side , just below the mast . ??? ???
What Tha ?!
I went back to the photos and it's not there in the beginning and exists in the primed pics ...


I vaguely remember it hitting the floor once -- but the thing's so light and the plastic is FAR from soft ? and it would need to hit the point or corner of something ... Whaaa ? Very odd . :


Oh well . Putty .


I also removed a fair amount of material from the mast . Back closer to the box art .
It might need a little more :



.......... I'm thinking of using a different color scheme ....

Nite

 

[urumomo]

Round 3 - point - sumthin :

Looking at the box-art I realized that the mast needed way more material removed .

I got a little aggressive with the blade and broke off the port side .
Fixed it of course ,, this is really good styrene ;D . dense . easy to machine and glues well .
Thanks , Bandai

So , the dent in the side is fixed - I need to replace the original, rectangular 'window'? detail that the putty obliterated .



The mast is probably as lithe as it will get .. . maybe a bit more file work :-\ :



I'm doing the same colors but toning down the red . Less orange-y

Cheers ,
Uru

 

[urumomo]

Anyone know what color(s) the aft end of Her be ?

.. Can't see in the illustration ..
time to Google ;D