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  • Manufacturer: Bandai
  • Part number: ????
  • Year of production: ????
  • Scale: 1/1000
  • Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft - three models included
  • In-universe role: Garmillas Empire Destroyers / Cruisers
  • Purchase date: N/A - Backordered from https://www.hlj.com in March 2025
  • Build date: ????

Fig. 1: Manufacturer box art.

The Great Garmillas Astro Fleet 2202 Warship set contains three models:

Fig. 2: Kripitera-class destroyer; also included in Garmillas Set #2. Fig. 3: Kelkapia-class high speed cruiser. Fig. 4: Destria-class heavy cruiser.

Here's another image of the Destria and Kelkapia, from a Bandai display at a hobby show, indicating the lighter colour options:

Fig. 5: Kelkapia (foreground) and Destria (rear) designs in lighter colours.

Above image sourced from: https://ourstarblazers.com/vault/831/


Colour Chart

Fig. 6: Garmillas 2202 warship colour chart from mech9.com

Paints Used

Most of the paint colours reccomended 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. 7: OEM paint set Fig. ##: OEM colours Fig. 9: OEM colours - alternate image

Section Recommended Colour Selected Colour Notes
Main hull green YC07
or
YC08
or
IJA Green H60 +
Interior Green H58 +
Bright Green H26 +
White H1 (40:30:20:10)
Mig AMMO Acrylic Color IJN Mitsubishi Green (A.MIG-0265) +
Mig AMMO Acrylic Color Mitsubishi Interior Green (A.MIG-0270)
or
Mig AMMO Acrylic Color Pale Green (A.MIG-0060) +
Mig AMMO Acrylic Color Mitsubishi Interior Green (A.MIG-0270)
IJN/Mitsubish Green A.MIG-0060 is a lighter green (more yellow?) than Pale Green A.MIG-0265. This broadly corresponds to YC07 and YC08 options. My preference is towards the lighter option.
Main hull dark green YC09 or
Dark Green H36
Mig AMMO Acrylic Color RLM70 Schwartzgrun (A.MIG-0232) or
Mig AMMO Acrylic Color RLM80 Olivegrun (A.MIG-0248)
Mainly used for the leading edge 'crest' on the front of the Garmillas ships.
Main hull orange Orange Yellow H24 +
Wood Brown H37 (70:30)
This is for the scoop/eye/ramjet intakes and need to be feathered from yellow to deep orange/red.
Engine nozzle Steel H18 AK Extreme Metal Gunmetal Already in collection - very nice metallic colour.
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