U.N.C.F D-1 Dreadnought 1/1000 kit
- Manufacturer: Bandai
- Part number: BANN16388
- Year of production: 2017
- Scale: 1/1000
- Series: 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: ????
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:
Fig. 2: Example of completed model. 
Fig. 3: Example of completed model. 
Fig. 4: Example of completed model.
I originally wanted to find the 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.
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.
Fig. 5: Colour chart from mech9.com...
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.
Instructions / assembly information
