===== U.N.C.F D-1 Dreadnought 1/1000 kit =====

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  * Manufacturer: Bandai
  * Part number: BANN16388
  * Year of production: 2017
  * Scale: 1/1000
  * Series: [[:blog:models:yamato:index|Space Battleship Yamato]]
  * Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft
  * In-universe role: Space Battleship
  * Purchase date: Bought from https://www.gundammad.co.uk in October 2025 - £51.99 including postage
  * Build date: ????
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<imgcaption mfr_box|Manufacturer box art.>{{:blog:models:yamato:dreadnought:dreadnought_box.jpg?600|}}</imgcaption> 

The Dreadnought kit represents the one of the main Earth battleship classes from the Yamato 2202 series (season 2 of the show). It's supposed to be a mass-produced battleship with similar (and improved) capabilities of the Yamato itself. The first of the class was called the Dreadnought (just like the real-world British ship), with subsequent models all retaining a D-prefixed name; //Devastation//, //Dominion//, //Diamond//, etc.

It builds to around 25cm in length when completed:

<imgcaption completed_a|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:yamato:dreadnought:dreadnought_1.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_b|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:yamato:dreadnought:dreadnought_2.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_c|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:yamato:dreadnought:dreadnought_3.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> 

I originally wanted to find the [[:blog:models:yamato:dreadnought_mars|Dreadnought - Mars Defence Set]], which has two colour-changed variants of the kit, but it was long out of stock everywhere. 

This original kit includes a couple of LED modules to light up various parts of the model, plus a set of tiny fighters to display on the stand.

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==== Paints ====

=== Colour Chart ===

There's no specific Mr.Color paint sets for this kit, but the instructions use Mr.Color/Mr.Hobby paint codes. Again, these are fairly difficult to source in the UK, so I'll be trying to match to alternative Vallejo, AK or MIG colours to make it easier.

<imgcaption chart|Colour chart from mech9.com...>{{:blog:models:yamato:dreadnought:dreanought_colourchart.png?700|}}</imgcaption> 

   * Sourced from: https://www.mech9.com/2024/02/bandai-11000-uncfd-1-dreadnought-color.html

=== Paints Used ===

^ Section               ^ Recommended Colour                                               ^ Selected Colour                                                                                                      ^ Notes                                                                                                   ^
| Main hull             | White (H1) +\\ Blue Gray (H42) +\\ Lime Green (H50); (50:30:20)  | MIG Ammo A.MIG-228 Intermediate Blue\\ or\\ MIG Ammo A.MIG-062 French Blue\\ or\\ Vallejo Model Air 71.113 IDF Blue  | All more 'blue' than the recommended Blue Gray (H42), will need possibly higher ratio of white adding.  |
| Main hull highlights  | White (H1) +\\ IJN Gray (H61) +\\ Wood Brown (H37); (60:40:1)    | Vallejo Model Air 71.119 White Grey\\ or\\ Vallejo Model Air 71.279 Insignia White                                   | Duller white variants.                                                                                  |
| Deck                  | Grey/Nezumi (H22) +\\ Black (H2); (70:30)                        | Undecided                                                                                                            |                                                                                                         |
==== Box Contents ====

=== Box ===

A ghastly 'Star Blazers' sticker over the Japanese name, urgh.

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=== Instructions / assembly information ===

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=== Parts ===


=== Decals ===


==== In Progress Images ====

==== Finished Images ====

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