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   * Scale: 1/1000   * Scale: 1/1000
   * Series: [[:blog:models:yamato:index|Space Battleship Yamato]]   * Series: [[:blog:models:yamato:index|Space Battleship Yamato]]
-  * Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft+  * Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft - //one model included + one bonus fighter//
   * In-universe role: Garmillas Empire space carrier   * In-universe role: Garmillas Empire space carrier
   * Purchase date: September 2025 from https://buyee.jp - £27 + £30 Buyee fees / shipping (ouch!)   * Purchase date: September 2025 from https://buyee.jp - £27 + £30 Buyee fees / shipping (ouch!)
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 The difference between the carriers are: The difference between the carriers are:
  
-   * Balgray - green colour; carries the DWG-109 //Debake// air-to-air fighters+   * Balgray - green colour; carries DWG-109 //Debake// air-to-air fighters __and__ DMB-87 //Snuka// dive bombers
    * Lambea - purple colour; carries the DMB-87 //Snuka// dive bombers    * Lambea - purple colour; carries the DMB-87 //Snuka// dive bombers
    * Schderg - blue colour; carries the FWG-97 //Doshira// torpedo bombers. The 'earliest' design in the series, and without the angled flight deck.    * Schderg - blue colour; carries the FWG-97 //Doshira// torpedo bombers. The 'earliest' design in the series, and without the angled flight deck.
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 This is a __big__ kit when complete - almost //16 inches// long! This is a __big__ kit when complete - almost //16 inches// long!
  
-The kit includes the carrier, plus 20 to-scale fighters to arrange on the light deck(s) (though at 1/1000 scale they are tiny!). Also included is a larger, non-scale version of one of the fighters to display alongside.+The kit includes: 
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 +   * The //Balgray// carrier 
 +   * 21x //Dabake// 1/1000 scale fighters 
 +   * //and// 21x //Snuka// 1/1000 scale dive bombers 
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 +Also included is a larger, non-scale version of one of the //Dabake// fighters to display alongside.
  
 <imgcaption completed_a|Example of completed model set.>{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:71dtm3wfstl._ac_sl1500_.jpg?750|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_b|Example of completed carrier and to-scale fighters.>{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:71oxavg-ljl._ac_sl1284_.jpg?350|}}</imgcaption>  <imgcaption completed_a|Example of completed model set.>{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:71dtm3wfstl._ac_sl1500_.jpg?750|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_b|Example of completed carrier and to-scale fighters.>{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:71oxavg-ljl._ac_sl1284_.jpg?350|}}</imgcaption> 
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 +**[9th October, 2025]**
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 +All major components added - some very small antenna parts left off in case of accidental damage while sanding/priming. This will next have to come back apart and have all the nub marks and other blemishes sanded ready to be primed. Some of the sub-sections I'll leave connected and just mask off, others I'll need to take apart to paint completely (engines / intakes, etc):
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 +{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251009211504.jpg?500|}}
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 +Started on the //Dabake// fighter... it's actually a touch bigger than I expected, around 11-12cm in length. Nicely detailed:
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 +{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251009213429.jpg?500|}}
 ==== Finished Images ==== ==== Finished Images ====
  
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