Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ===== Guipellon Class Astro Carrier Balgray 1/1000 kit ===== <WRAP box half round> * Manufacturer: Bandai * Part number: BAN985137 * Year of production: 2014 * Scale: 1/1000 * Series: [[:blog:models:yamato:index|Space Battleship Yamato]] * Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft - //one model included + one bonus fighter// * In-universe role: Garmillas Empire space carrier * Purchase date: September 2025 from https://buyee.jp - £27 + £30 Buyee fees / shipping (ouch!) * Build date: Started October 2025 </WRAP> <imgcaption mfr_box|Manufacturer box art.>{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:balgray_box.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption> One four Garmillas space carrier models from the Yamato 2199 series. There are two other similar carriers; the blue [[:blog:models:yamato:schderg|"Schderg"]], and the purple [[:blog:models:yamato:lambea|"Lambea"]], both of which are more or less identical - other than the fighters they carry. There's also the combination [[:blog:models:yamato:gelvades|battleship/carrier "Darold"]]. The difference between the carriers are: * 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 * Schderg - blue colour; carries the FWG-97 //Doshira// torpedo bombers. The 'earliest' design in the series, and without the angled flight deck. This is a __big__ kit when complete - almost //16 inches// long! The kit includes: * The //Balgray// carrier * 21x //Dabake// 1/1000 scale fighters * //and// 21x //Snuka// 1/1000 scale dive bombers 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> Close up images of the completed not-to-scale //Debake// fighter models: <imgcaption completed_c|Example of completed non-scale fighter.>{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:81cyo76mjql._ac_sl1500_.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_d|Example of completed non-scale fighter.>{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:20210420190855321.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_e|Example of completed non-scale fighter.>{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:202104201908573f0.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption> ---- ==== Paints ==== === Colour Chart === <imgcaption chart|Colour chart from mech9.com>{{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:balgray_colour_codes.png?750|}}</imgcaption> * Sourced from: https://www.mech9.com/2024/02/bandai-11000-guipellon-class-balgray.html === Paints Used === The suggested paints 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. For the Balgray, the main recommended paints are YC23 and YC24 from set CS888: <imgcaption oem_parts1|OEM paint set CS888>{{:blog:models:yamato:cs888_box.jpg?350|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption oem_parts2|OEM colours>{{:blog:models:yamato:cs888.jpg?250|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption oem_parts3|OEM colours>{{:blog:models:yamato:cs888_sample.jpg?350|}}</imgcaption> ^ Section ^ Recommended Colour ^ Selected Colour ^ Notes ^ ==== Box Contents ==== === Box === {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150252.jpg?500|}} === Instructions / assembly information === {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150313.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150323.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150328.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150336.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150342.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150349.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150354.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150402.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150407.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150413.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150418.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150424.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150428.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150436.jpg?200|}} === Parts === It should be obvious by the sheer //size// of some of the individual parts that this builds to a rather large model! {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150901.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150918.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150934.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001150950.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001151009.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001151021.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001151036.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001151050.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001151102.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001151125.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001151153.jpg?200|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251001151209.jpg?200|}} === Decals === ==== In Progress Images ==== **[5th October, 2025]** Like most of the other Yamato kits, I'm building these without the majority of the fine parts attached and quickly put together to get an idea for how I will paint the model. When I've assembled it I'll then take it apart and prime + paint in sub-assemblies. Here's the lower deck and hull built, and stand attached: {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251005121131.jpg?500|}} Middle deck built: {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251005121147.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251005121155.jpg?500|}} It's an //enormous// kit - easily 40cm bow to stern. Some ingenuity will be needed to fit it in the display cabinet when finished! Upper deck partially complete: {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251005140028.jpg?500|}} **[9th October, 2025]** 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): {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251009211504.jpg?500|}} Started on the //Dabake// fighter... it's actually a touch bigger than I expected, around 11-12cm in length. Nicely detailed: {{:blog:models:yamato:balgray:img20251009213429.jpg?500|}} ==== Finished Images ==== ---- [[:blog:models:yamato:index|Back to Space Battleship Yamato series index]] blog/models/yamato/balgray.txt Last modified: 2025/10/10 18:42by john