===== Guipellon Class Astro Carrier Lambea 1/1000 kit =====

<WRAP box half round>
  * Manufacturer: Bandai
  * Part number: BAN985138
  * 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: N/A - //Wanted//
  * Build date: ????
</WRAP>

<imgcaption mfr_box|Manufacturer box art.>{{:blog:models:yamato:lambea:lambea_box.jpeg?500|}}</imgcaption>

One of the four Garmillas space carrier models from the Yamato 2199 series. There are two other similar carriers to this one - the green [[:blog:models:yamato:balgray|"Balgray"]], and the blue [[:blog:models:yamato:schderg|"Schderg"]], 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 carrier, plus to-scale fighters to arrange on the light deck(s) (though at 1/1000 scale they are tiny!). Also included is a larger, non-scale version of one of the fighters to display alongside.

<imgcaption completed_a|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:yamato:lambea:10287699a.jpg?600|}}</imgcaption> 

Close up images of an example completed model:

<imgcaption completed_b|Example of completed carrier and to-scale fighters.>{{:blog:models:yamato:lambea:lambea05.jpeg?500|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_c|Example of completed carrier and to-scale fighters.>{{:blog:models:yamato:lambea:lambea13.jpeg?420|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_d|Example of completed carrier and to-scale fighters.>{{:blog:models:yamato:lambea:lambea08.jpeg?355|}}</imgcaption>

Example of the not-to-scale DMB-87 //Snuka// dive bomber:

<imgcaption completed_e|Example of completed Snuka dive bomber.>{{:blog:models:yamato:lambea:20210420190852e1f.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_f|Example of completed Snuka dive bomber.>{{:blog:models:yamato:lambea:2021042019085332d.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption>
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==== Paints ====

=== Colour Chart ===

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

   * Sourced from: https://www.mech9.com/2024/02/bandai-11000-guipellion-class-lambea.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 Schderg, the main recommended colours is 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 ===

=== Instructions / assembly information ===

=== Parts ===

=== Decals ===

==== In Progress Images ====

==== Finished Images ====

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