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UPDATE: SOLD...Finally Finished!! Star Blazers 1/500 YAMATO....

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UPDATE: SOLD...Finally Finished!! Star Blazers 1/500 YAMATO....
Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Monday, July 17, 2006 2:46 AM
Well after a solid work out, I have finished my latest build.. For those of you that dont know, check here at the build up of this kit.. It's the Star Blazers 1/500 Space Cruiser YAMATO from the anime series here in Japan..
http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/646665/ShowPost.aspx

I did the final touches to it this afternoon, and am happy with the result.. I am by no means an expert of Star Blazer's, so if the ship has mistakes, then by all means let me know.. Otherwise, all I can say, is that it was probably the most enjoyable build I have had in a long time.. Alot of fun!..

So here are the pics, please enjoy!











Chris


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Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Monday, July 17, 2006 3:03 AM

jeez chris, that is looking too good! can you pm me? i will reply with my address so you can ship it right to my display stand here? lol hehehe jk.

this is seriously a GREAT build up dude!! having followed the forum, i know you had a blast putting this kit together! which makes it even better eh?

and now? back to the store with wife and daughter and see what jumps into your arms this time? (please dont finish the f15... ;-P or even better, actually DO pick it up, would like to see mine in the same paint scheme.. maybe we can create a worldwide squadron with custom decals? something like the FSM tactical fighter squadron? let me know what ya think..)

do you ever show your models to your students? recon they would love them! and oh yeah! you never mentioned you were the one who had yoda in his class.. you could have done a better job there chris! i can still hear him say:

failed again i have eh? understand i do not.. studied hard i have! ;-P

again, the model is an eye-catcher, i allready looked at the pics for hours. whish i could see it with my own eyes!

nice1 !!

gr. s.

 

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Monday, July 17, 2006 3:44 AM
Thanks Capt.. This one is going to get a clear case for it to go in!..

Chris

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Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Monday, July 17, 2006 8:25 AM
well, it deserves nothing less! got plans for new project? when are you going to finish your refit?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 17, 2006 7:44 PM
Very nicely done Chris!  I like it alot.
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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 2:17 AM
Thanks fokker, appreciate it!

Capt: My next build will be either my 1/60 Zeta Gundam, or I will start on my AMT USS Reliant?  I am just having a rest from this bad boy for the momment..

I have also just bought a new airbrush, so I will be looking forward to playing with it on the next build, what ever it is...

Chris

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Posted by sb36 on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 12:25 PM

Great Job! Is that the Bandai model? I remember building one back in the late 80's from bandai, sure brings back memories. Great show aswell.Big Smile [:D] Keep up the good work Chris, It motivates me to get back to the old workbench.Sleepy [|)]

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:14 AM
Thanks, I am glad that I have given you a bit of motivation.. Yes, this is the Bandai model.. Love to see some of your work when you get back into it.. Always interested in what everyone is doing!

Chris

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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 1:21 AM
Great job. I remember the series very well. Looks like it is ready to fire its wave motion gun.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 1:46 AM

Wow,that looks great!I can't believe you finished builiding it already.Mine's been sitting in the closet for over 5 years.If I could build half as fast as you can I might be able to put clothes in the closet LOL!

I also checked out the Starfighter you built and that looks really cool too with the custom pilot in there.If I could figure out how to post a pic here,I'll post a pic of my Phoenix model(unbuilt in the box).

Jerry L.

 

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:29 AM
Thanks Dwight Ta-ala... Thanks for checking it out!..

Hey Jerry, I know the feeling.. I have a room with unbuilt model's just waiting for me to get started, but I always seem to buy something new.. Can't help myself..

The Yamato has found a home until I get its clear case..



Chris

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Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 3:38 AM
its too bad the planes in the pic arent in the same scale as the yamato.. besides looking really good themselves, they really compliment the ship!
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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:01 AM
Well I like to model every subject, and have done so over the years.. I especially love Japanese war history, and with a Japanese father in-law that loves the subject also, I have an endless supply of history and information.. He is like a little kid when I build something new.. And with the research I do for some of my builds, he just loves to join in himself...I plan on taking some decent pics of those aircraft, as when I built them last year, I didnt have my new camera..

Chris

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Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Thursday, July 20, 2006 3:14 AM

he just loves to join in himself...
that is on the research i presume? or is he a builder as well? would be nice, then you could do theme builds together! :)

and yup yup yup please take nice pics of the planes! would love to see them up close! :)

i plan on starting priming/painting my F15 main body tonight.. allthough i might wait a few days, since it's exceptionally hot here.. (not funny anymore, take 2 steps, and your ready for a shower again..pfff..)

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, July 20, 2006 7:05 AM
Capt.. Did you say your in the Netherland's?..

Talking to an Australian boy here.. And I must say, you dont know what hot is!Big Smile [:D]

Cheers...Chris

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Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:28 AM

lol yah i know.. normally we have rain rain rain..

but its hot here now, while none of dutch are used to it... today it's 30 degrees, which is very hot for nl indeed..they told on the radio today, we are in our second heatwave today, and that didn't happen since 1947!..(and in an interview of people who saw both heathwaves, they claimed this one is the worst...)

tried some moddeling today, quickly stopped... not funny anymore, too hot for me...

did manage to glue the extra wingtanks on my f15.. what a poor fit! had to glue it in 2 stages, and will putty / sand it when the temp. drops..

sweat along now... ;-P

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Posted by Dubau on Thursday, July 20, 2006 11:24 AM

OMG OMG OMG. You did a SWEEEEEEEEEEEET  Job !  So if you mail it to me today how soon will it get here LOL

I realy like how you did the weathing

Can't wait to see you next build

Bud

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Posted by m60a3 on Thursday, July 20, 2006 7:34 PM
 I remember watching the TV show when I was in elementary school. Me and my two best friends were in to the whole WWII pacific naval battles thing, building every warship model we could get and then they came out with that cartoon!! It was perfect!
 Good build. Thanks for shooting me down memory lane.

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Posted by Buddho on Thursday, July 20, 2006 7:43 PM
Excellent work on the Yamato, Chris!

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, July 20, 2006 11:01 PM
Bud, Im sorry, but you cant have it!.. he he he..

But I have been made an offer for it from a guy here.. But I dont know if I want to give it up?..

m60a3.. Happy to take you down memory lane.. But in all honesty, for me, I can only really remember bits and pieces..

Buddho, appreciate the comments..

Cheers, Chris

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Posted by archangel571 on Friday, July 21, 2006 12:31 AM
That 4th picture was totally the money shot!  get the depth of field out a lil more then crop it out to put in some space-ish background, it'd look awesome.
-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks
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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, July 21, 2006 4:09 AM
Ryan thanks... Thats the exact same thing when I was looking at it on the computer after I took it!... When you see anything with Star Blazers, you always see the big nose of the Yamato pointing at you!

Chris

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Posted by Mikeym_us on Saturday, July 22, 2006 10:03 PM
well if your going to do the reliant are you going to fix the inaccuracies in the hull because I have the Reliant and want to do minor work on it like Thermal forming new phaser blisters for the upper and lower saucer area then sand smooth the phaser arrays and rescribe those same arrays flush with the deck as well as a few other panels.

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, August 4, 2006 9:43 AM
Update: The 1/500 Yamato has just been sold to a Japanese collector for US$250..

Chris

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Posted by Dubau on Friday, August 4, 2006 9:54 AM

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET !!!  WTG

Bud

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Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Monday, August 7, 2006 2:33 AM

 Chris_in_Japan wrote:
Update: The 1/500 Yamato has just been sold to a Japanese collector for US$250..

Chris

i thought you were going to put this in your own glass cabinet chris? I hope you wont regret selling it..

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Monday, August 7, 2006 4:59 AM
Nope, no regrets mate. And here is why!

My wife got me the real Yamato battleship in 1/250 scale yesterday as a gift..

Its over 1m or 3-1/3rd feet long!





Chris

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Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Monday, August 7, 2006 6:04 AM

pffff. i wish i had a wife like that!

indeed, with this box on the todo list, ship out that "old" yamato!

and what a scale! nice and big! now, with your new AB in mind, are you planning on doing something special with the paint? cause it's a bigger model, maybe you can do a somewhat more detailed paint scheme?

[offtopic]

btw chris, in the other thread i saw a pic of your daughter, whut a sweety! how old is she?

[/offtopic]

[update]

quick update on my F15 model: i glued in the forward fuselage, and gave the model another coat of paint.

however, the result was a very ugly orange skin finish, so i sanded down the model again, to remove the orange feel of it.

I will try to find the reason why this happend (first guess: AB not clean enough..) and will keep you up to date on how to solve/prevent it, i would very much apreciate it, if you could share youre AB findings as well, since we both just started out using AB's, why not learn from each other eh?

tonight i will give it another try, if ok, i can start pre-shading the thing and then we're off to the next stage!

[/update]

 

gr. s.

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Monday, August 7, 2006 6:28 AM
Well, my wife is like most wives.. But at times she can surprise me!.. I did well marrying this one... As for my daughter she is 4.. Cute, but a challenge...

The airbrush will indeed be used on the Yamato, but to what degree I dont know..  I find that after some practice. I am better at doing smaller detailed stuff.. But when I want to do a big surface, I find it a little bit of a challenge... So may stick to the cans for the major colour painting...

Chris

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                          1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Posted by Cpt.Sponder on Monday, August 7, 2006 6:39 AM

 Chris_in_Japan wrote:
Well, my wife is like most wives.. But at times she can surprise me!.. I did well marrying this one... As for my daughter she is 4.. Cute, but a challenge...

is she allready in the stage where she questions everything? the famous "why?" period?



The airbrush will indeed be used on the Yamato, but to what degree I dont know..  I find that after some practice. I am better at doing smaller detailed stuff.. But when I want to do a big surface, I find it a little bit of a challenge... So may stick to the cans for the major colour painting...

Chris

yup, i practiced large area's as well, hard to keep a nice even surfuce of paint eh?

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