Thom216 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Continuing with non-canon Space Battleship Yamato builds are four ships from the Iscandar Protectorate Fleet. Again, this is non-canon. The idea is, that after the Earth/Garmillas War, the new Garmillas leaders decided that Iscandar had been too vulnerable to the duplicitous actions of Supreme Leader Desler. And after nearly losing Garmillas itself, a bit of fanatical fervor overtook some of the military leaders and their subordinates in regards to Iscandar and Queen Starsha, with whom there is a such a wealth of respect and awe that is almost godly. Add to that, the threat of the Gatlantis Empire, and measures were taken to ensure that Iscandar would be protected from any threat - including any from Garmillas itself. To that end, a fleet of ships were detached from the greater Garmillas forces and were set in orbit of Iscandar, and volunteers were asked to crew them. It would turn out, that they did not have enough ships for all the men and women who volunteered for the honored duty... As to the ships, I didn't take too many pictures, as they are all pretty much straight from the box. The first is the flagship, the Aeber'carin, a Haizelard class dreadnought. The second is the Galla'heiren, a Meltoria class heavy criuser, followed up by two Kripitera class destroyers. First primer coat added to the parts. I'm keeping them all in sub assemblies, to make it easier for the 'eye' inserts and to help get into the nooks and crannies. The panel lines really hide the seems. Here is the super structure of the Aeber'carin next to the Haruna's, which is in another build thread. The Aeber'carin up top and the Haruna at the bottom. In the box are the two Kripitera class destroyers. Ships that size I don't think have any names. Just numbers. A forest of turrets... Still more to paint of those... And the little destroyers before paint. As for paint, I wanted something that would be more suitable for Iscandar, and so there will be no dark greens or blues, or camo patterns. Instead, I'm going for colors similar to Starsha's dresses. All the ships will have Duck Egg Blue 4748 over Flat white 4769. Inlets and bow fins will be aluminum, and the flagship, Aeber'carin with have a gold band going vertically amidships. I wanted something flashier and fitting with the deep reverence the Garmillas hold for the Iscandarians. We'll see how it turns out... Edited April 4, 2017 by Thom216 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 yay! More SBY goodness My Zero arrived yesterday and I've been thinking of alternative schemes for it all day long. I love it when something is not 'canon' and I really like the sounds of your colours. My EDF Kirishima's going to be blue up top, dark grey underneath and metallic trim Looking forward to more of this Thom! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Don't know how it happened, but suddenly I'm working on five ships at once! Can't wait to see your Kirishima! Sure to be a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 So, started preshading. I stayed with a light gray seeing how the top color is going to be so light. Or at least I tired too... I was preshading the upper hull of the Haruna, which is going to be red, and then went right to the Aeber'carin, which is going to be white, without thinking. Doh! No prob though. After preshading all five ships, I decided to do the Haruna first, since she is the only red being laid down, but I barely started on the stern with a big SPLAT of water came out of the airbrush! All done for today! I'll do more in the morning, after the air traps and hose have all dried. Til then, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Thats a big bite of modelling you've sunk your teeth into! Will follow this one also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 On 26/03/2017 at 16:23, Thom216 said: Don't know how it happened, but suddenly I'm working on five ships at once! Can't wait to see your Kirishima! Sure to be a treat. Hello Thom; Did'nt even know that such a kit was existing, seem fun ! you can choose the colors or is this coming from mangas or so ?, Sorry for such a stupid question, but I know about Nothing in this field of kits. Nice job whatever, glad to follow you on this one. Sincerely. Corsaircorp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 4 hours ago, corsaircorp said: Hello Thom; Did'nt even know that such a kit was existing, seem fun ! you can choose the colors or is this coming from mangas or so ?, Sorry for such a stupid question, but I know about Nothing in this field of kits. Nice job whatever, glad to follow you on this one. Sincerely. Corsaircorp Bandai has some great kits out for the Space Battleship Yamato series. Many of them just fall together! As to the colors, I'm making those up. I wanted something different than the standard green or blue. Thanks for watching! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) Got a lot of the painting done. I need to retouch some with white, and of course all those panel lines are now nearly completely covered up... What happens when I have trouble spraying white...But they still look good, and at this scale I think you're less likely to see shades anyway on panel lines. A little touch up needed here and there, then I can start on the stripe and the other colors. Unfortunately, the flash is washing out some of the top color. I'll have to take some better pics. And Haruna at the top of the pick needs another coat of red. The color contrast can be seen better here, Edited March 29, 2017 by Thom216 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 The white is good and should look great with some washes in the panel lines, but that red is gorgeous! So rich. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Will Vale said: The white is good and should look great with some washes in the panel lines, but that red is gorgeous! So rich. Will Straight Tamiya X-7. Only added thinner. Edited March 30, 2017 by Thom216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I think the pre-shade must add to the effect. Did it go on over white primer or grey? Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 3 hours ago, Will Vale said: I think the pre-shade must add to the effect. Did it go on over white primer or grey? Will Mostly gray, then white when I ran out of that. I started with Model Master White for the bottoms of the IPF ships, but had too much trouble with it drying and clogging the airbrush. I did have better luck with Tamiya White last time when I did the Kirishima, so I switched to that. Then I added thinner, and it went even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 That's a hell of a fleet you're getting there! Like the "different" paint schemes, can't wait to see them finished. Now, where did I put that DVD?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) I didn't like the sound of a light colored Garmillas fleet when you first posted, but it looks really good put together. The white looks so much better then the regular green. And the gray provides some much needed depth. You gonna leave the yellow parts gray? Edited March 31, 2017 by Thud4444 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) I wasn't too sure about the colors either until they started to go down, but I'm liking them! With main paint pretty much done, I think it gives them a more 'regal' look. All I need to do now is give them a clear and do some detail painting and then gentle weathering. I think I can finally starting putting them together permanently. Edited March 31, 2017 by Thom216 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 Final assembly happened today. First was coloring the intakes. I was going to use decals as a quick and easy way, but the first one went to pot just as quickly as it was put on. I'll chalk it up to operator error. So I decided to paint them instead. I coated the backs in white to give a solid look to the yellow kit parts, then masked and laid down some Model Master International Orange acrylic. Then started finally putting them together. + I used the kit bases, but changed out the stands for metal rod. And in formation with Haruna. A little more work to do, such as a clear coat and panel lines, but these are almost done! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 I like the yellow, way more effective than the decals. I also like the gold stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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