Macross Queadol-Magdomilla Command Battleship 1/20000 kit
- Manufacturer: Arii
- Part number: Arii Macross Series #62
- Year of production: Old…
- Scale: 1/20000
- Series: Macross
- Kit type: Fixed posed spaceship
- In-universe role: Command & Control / Multi Purpose Battleship
- Build date: N/A
Manufacturer Images
Tools Used
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Thoughts
I actually have a pair of these kits, bought as part of 5x Zentraedi enemy spaceships in the early 2000's. They have sat unbuilt in my collection for almost 20 years.
This is a two-part ship; the front section detaches and the TV show has it as the main attacking section. The rear mostly stays in orbit. The kit is also two part, but pretty basic, in line with its age.
In Progress Images
Instruction sheet:
Two parts sprues:
Waterslide decal sheet:
One kit contained a character figure of Hikaru Ichijyo, the other contained another Lynn Minmay variant - this time in a dress:
Assembly
Although these are old kits, most of the others that I've built have gone together quite easily - yes some seams that need filling, but nothing major. This, on the other hand, really reminded me of how far we have come in terms of scale model design. The smaller sub-ship (the front part of the model) is around 6 parts and presented a bit of a challenge to line everything up to glue… it isn't quite the correct shape.
Fortunately the bits that look the worst are actually going to be 'hidden' inside the rear of the ship, as I don't intend to display these kits seperated very often.
Rear / main ship section:
Front and rear ships connected. It's okay, I guess, but the technology of the time just doesn't lend itself to a nicely fitting, slick design. It definitely would have worked better as a single piece without the docking gimmick:
A few more images of how the kit looks fully assembled:
Model primed:
Panel lines pre-shaded:
Main hull in green:
Both ship sections painted, including grey lower hull:
Yellow pods added:
White external tanks added:
Panel lines:
Waterslide decals applied to both sections:
That's 1 of 2 nearly complete - next up weathering and then a flat matt coat.
