• Manufacturer: Bandai
• Part number: ????
• Year of production: ????
• Scale: 1/1000
• Series: Space Battleship Yamato
• Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft
• In-universe role: Garmillas Empire battleship / strike carrier
• Purchase date: N/A - Backorder with https://www.hlj.com in March 2024
• Build date: ????

Fig. 1: Manufacturer artwork. Fig. 2: Example of completed model.

The Galvedes flight deck can be converted between landing strip and deck-guns for battleship mode, as seen in the series. Unfortunately the deck guns don't rotate in place; you need to take off the flight deck panel and replace it with the deck gun part instead.

The carrier also includes the large fighter/bomber as seen in the 2199 episode where it attacks the Yamato with an asteroid drill. The fighter is to-scale, and can be positioned on the flight deck. In addition there is a not-to-scale saucer-section escape vessel from another Gamillas ship; the Domelus III dreadnought:

Fig. 3: Heavy bomber and Domelus III saucer section.

• Bomber and saucer section images sourced from: https://ourstarblazers.com/vault/Gelvadesmodel/

Some further alternative completed model images:

Fig. 4: Flight deck and heavy bomber. Fig. 5: Upper hull turrets. Fig. 6: Engines and rear guns. Fig. 7: Flight deck converted to battleship mode.

• Alternative completed images sourced from: https://ourstarblazers.com/vault/Gelvadesmodel/

Fig. 8: Galvedes colour chart from mech9.com

• Sourced from: https://www.mech9.com/2024/02/bandai-11000-gelvades-class-astro.html

Most of the paint colours recommended for the 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 original paint sets are bespoke to the line and are out of production:

Fig. 9: OEM paint set CS886 Fig. 10: OEM colours. Fig. 10: OEM colours.

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