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--- blog:models:yamato:gss_2 [2025/10/03 08:44] – [Garmillas Warship Set #2 1/1000 kits] john
+++ blog:models:yamato:gss_2 [2025/10/07 12:48] (current) – 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: October 2025
+  * Build date: Started October 2025
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-It's approximately 35cm long - substantially larger than the regular [[:blog:models:yamato:gss_2202|Garmillas destroyers and cruisers]] when placed next to them:
+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.
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