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Macross Thuverl-Salan Cruiser 1/20000 Kit
- Manufacturer: Arii
- Part number: Arii Macross series #66
- Year of production: Old…. 1990's at least
- Scale: 1/20000
- Series: Macross
- Kit type: Fixed posed spaceship
- In-universe role: Standard Cruiser
- Build date: Started in March 2025!
Manufacturer Images
Paints Used
- Badger Ultimate Airbrush Primer (dark grey)
- Vallejo Model Air Panzer Dark Grey (pre-shading)
- Vallejo Mecha Colour Dark Green (main green hull section + used unthinned straight from bottle for random panels)
- MIG Dark Compass Ghost Gray + Vallejo Mecha Color Magenta (grey hull section)
- Vallejo Model Air Red RLM23 (red highlights)
- AK Interactive Silver Grey (grey external tanks)
- MIG Medium Gunship Gray (panel highlights)
- Vallejo Game Colour Gory Red (hull red stripes)
- Tamiya Panel Line Accent Black
Thoughts
Bought this as part of a set with several other very old Arii Macross ship kits back in the early 2000's and never got around to building it.
In Progress Images
Box artwork:
Box contents (sorry, had already mostly clipped the main parts out several years ago!):
Instruction sheet:
Waterslide decal sheet:
This kit also came with a figure of Quamzin Kravshera, one of the antagonists of the original Macross TV show:
Assembly
Assembly process:
It's a very simple model but goes together easily. Whilst it is clearly a design from a long time ago, due to the presence of a recess around the seam of the two halves, there isn't really any filling/sanding to do beyond a little bit on the rear engine/thruster section, but it's very minor.
Here it is complete (minus the grey external modules - which will be painted seperately), glued to stand in order to attach the very small antenna/sensor parts. Next up will be priming and pre-shading:
Painting
Primed:
Pre-shaded main panel lines + recess line:
Main green hull colour (and black recess) added:
White external tanks added:
Details added to various panels, almost ready for gloss varnish and then decals and panel lines/weathering:
Decals & Panel Lines
Gloss coat sprayed and then the original waterslide decals applied. I didn't use all of them, as it seemed as though it would be too much:
Panel line ink:
Next will be some weathering effects and then a final layer of matt varnish.
Finished Images
Enamel washes and pastel weathering applied, stand painted. Finished kit:
