Will Vale Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hi all, I finished dusting and photographing my Cosmo Fleet ships, they're still pretty dusty and even after removing some more digitally I think I'm going to have to draw a line under. I also managed to knock off one of the torpedoes from the destroyer and spent a while getting it attached again and fixing the chipped paint. I think I need to clean my office from top to bottom and remove the dust from the environment before doing any more painting! Anyway... These are half of a Bandai 1/1000 scale kit of the UN Cosmo Navy from Space Battleship Yamato. I have another of each to finish building and painting at some point in the future. Fairly easy to build but difficult to build cleanly owing to the dense snap fit construction. I found a new way to do the cutting out in Photoshop (Quick Select tool is awesome!) so they're all on white backgrounds again (click for bigger pictures & more angles) This is what the stands look like - modified kit stands using brass tube for the pin instead of the provided plastic fin: And this is for scale - the little one has 42 parts in a really tiny space: I have a baddie ship in pieces at the moment, I'm hoping to finish the Guntank I'm working on and do some preparation on that before too long. Oh yes, I almost forgot. I did a Photoshopped picture of the two ships in their natural environment: Which I am rather pleased with to be honest. Time consuming but fun, I will try and do more of these when I have spacey things to show. Cheers and thanks for looking, especially to those who helped with suggestions and such on the WIP thread. Will 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 They came out beautifully Will. Looking at how small they are, even at 1/1000, it's no wonder that Gamilla kicked Earths butt! So, what's next? The triple decker? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbondoni Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Wow, that picture with the match really gives an idea of just how small they are. I would have bet anything that they were much bigger! Great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Really nice work Will, they look great, and i still cant get my head around how small they are! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Stunning result Will, especially considering how small they are. Fantastic presentation too Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks for the kind comments, glad you like them. The cruiser isn't quite as teeny, that's about six inches long and generally chunkier than the destroyers. But those are very small! So, what's next? The triple decker? I think that's a bit of a longer-term project, I'm still looking for relatively quick wins this early in the year! But the Core Ship is a good candidate after I get the Guntank weathered and put together. Fantastic presentation too Thanks, I wasn't sure what to do and ended up with these vaguely '70s flash cards. I looked up Ladybird books afterwards, since it felt like they'd been some kind of subconscious influence (primary coloured images, white paper, simple text) but their type was rather curvier. Cheers, Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastvader Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Well, I won't say anymore than I did in the WiP thread but those are bally fantastic mucker. I wasn't certain on the colours at first but they're really growing on me now and the photography is excellent as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 SQUADRON Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 nice job. iv seen these available but never was quite shaw of the size. think i may give them a try now. cheers Will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knikki Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 They look really good Will such detail in such a small scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Thanks all! iv seen these available but never was quite shaw of the size. think i may give them a try now They must have one of the highest box-to-model ratios of anything I've built! I have a couple of Japanese books on the Yamato models now, which suggest a different way to build them. Basically cut off almost all the snap fit/locating hardware and glue the parts to make upper and lower hull halves. Then join these at the waist like a normal model. I think they looked better done that way than mine do, although they didn't fill the strakes which were still a bit clunky. Cheers, Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygunn1972 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 These look great, I cant believe they are that small and you got such a great finish on them, or is that a scratch built match box which is two foot across!! The photography is excellent. Great build you should be well proud of these! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Thanks, I like building small stuff but you do have to be incredibly anal about the finish as all the tiny fluff etc. becomes ginormous. Photographs are courtesy of my Sony 30mm E Mount macro which is an amazing lens for the money. Highly recommended! Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misrule Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Apologies for the bump, but thought this was the place to mention HLJ have this kit on sale for the princely price of £4.95 http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN981340 Good time to build a tiny Navy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 I was just thinking to add that - nice one Misrule They also have (had?) the Core Ship for almost the same price. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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