* Purchase date: N/A - Backorder with https://www.hlj.com in March 2024
* Purchase date: N/A - Backorder with https://www.hlj.com in March 2024
* Build date: ????
* Build date: ????
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<imgcaption mfr_box|Manufacturer artwork.>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:galvedes_box.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption complete_a|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:galvedes_complete_a.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption>
<imgcaption mfr_box|Manufacturer artwork.>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:galvedes_box.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption complete_a|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:galvedes_complete_a.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption>
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The carrier also includes the large fighter/bomber as seen in the 2199 episode where it attacks the Yamato with an asteroid drill. The fighter is to-scale, and can be positioned on the flight deck.
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The Galvedes flight deck can be converted between landing strip and deck-guns for battleship mode, as seen in the series. //Unfortunately// the deck guns don't rotate in place; you need to take off the flight deck panel and replace it with the deck gun part instead.
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The carrier also includes the large fighter/bomber as seen in the 2199 episode where it attacks the Yamato with an asteroid drill. The fighter is to-scale, and can be positioned on the flight deck. In addition there is a not-to-scale saucer-section escape vessel from another Gamillas ship; the Domelus III dreadnought:
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<imgcaption bonus|Heavy bomber and Domelus III saucer section.>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:gelvadesmodel15a.jpeg?600|}}</imgcaption>
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* Bomber and saucer section images sourced from: https://ourstarblazers.com/vault/Gelvadesmodel/
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Some further alternative completed model images:
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<imgcaption completed_a|Flight deck and heavy bomber.>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:gelvadesmodel04.jpeg?370|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_b|Upper hull turrets.>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:gelvadesmodel05a.jpeg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_c|Engines and rear guns.>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:gelvadesmodel09.jpeg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_d|Flight deck converted to battleship mode.>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:gelvadesmodel13.jpeg?300|}}</imgcaption>
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* Alternative completed images sourced from: https://ourstarblazers.com/vault/Gelvadesmodel/
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=== Colour Chart ===
=== Colour Chart ===
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<imgcaption chart|Colour chart from ...>{{image1.png?350|}}</imgcaption>
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<imgcaption chart|Galvedes colour chart from mech9.com>{{:blog:models:yamato:galvedes:mech9_galvedes_colour_chart.png?650|}}</imgcaption>
Most of the paint colours recommended for the [[:blog:models:yamato:index|Space Battleship Yamato 2199 / 2202]] series of kits are from Gunze / GSI Creos / Mr Color range, which are hard to source in the UK. In addition, most of the [[blog:models:yamato:index#paint_list|original paint sets]] are bespoke to the line and are out of production: