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--- blog:models:yamato:gss_2 [2025/10/01 15:07] – [Box Contents] john
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   * Scale: 1/1000
   * Series: [[:blog:models:yamato:index|Space Battleship Yamato 2199]]
-  * Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft - //three models included//
+  * Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft - //three models included + one bonus tank kit//
   * In-universe role: Garmillas Empire battleship and cruisers
   * Purchase date: Ordered from Mercari via https://buyee.jp in September 2025 - £42 excluding Buyee fees/shipping
-  * Build date: ????
+  * Build date: Started October 2025
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 === Decals ===
+Japanese names for the display bases, plus a few waterslide decals for the engine scoops. A __small__ number of //very tiny// Garmillas markings for the ships.
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 ==== In Progress Images ====
+The first kit to be built up was the Gaiderol-class battleship. This is a dry build - no sanding or nub-mark cleanup, pegs pushed in loosely and a lot of the final, very delicate parts not yet attached. The engine intakes are left out as I hope to try and paint them off the kit, and refit later. Panel detail is excellent, but the kit is actually pretty simple to build (about 30-40 minutes to get to the state shown below); mainly constructed from large, well-moulded parts and with almost all of the seam/join lines hidden by intentional panel lines.
+The kit builds into a //loooong// model:
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+The two included Kripitera destroyers are identical to the single ship included in the [[:blog:models:yamato:gss_2202|Garmillas Warships 2202]] set, but comes with a unique two-post display base. Again these are quite simple to build - the two of them are probably took less than 25 minutes in total:
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+The battleship is approximately 35cm long - substantially larger than the other ships when placed next to them. Side by side it's a monster:
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+Of course, all of these now need to be taken apart again and cleaned off and sanded properly before primer. As with the other ships I'm going to try and paint the engine intakes //separately//, before they get installed.
+Next up is the Garmillas tank - actually bigger than it appears in manufacturer images, and //much// closer in scale to a 1:72 Panzer IV or something similar.