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Post by MegaPrime316 on Mar 4, 2014 14:44:03 GMT -5
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Mar 4, 2014 14:53:00 GMT -5
Very nice build. I'm pretty surprised that the gold trim actually came with decals as you mention. I think you did the right thing by painting them.
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Post by magengar on Mar 4, 2014 15:44:02 GMT -5
Great idea painting the gold trim. I've never been a fan of stickers
on model kits unless I seal the stickers with acrylic.
Your model kit Arcadia rocks! Which model kit line did it
come from, Bandai?
I see them kits (and the Yamatos, too) all over eBay and
I hesitate to pick one up.
I'm not sure which Arcadia version is that ship, but it is the ship
featured in the 2013 CG animated movie.
I like the blue streamlined Arcadia from the TV anime.
There were a few Arcadias, depending on their anime source in that timeline.
But I like the blue Arcadia and this one.
Great job!
zozo-mag
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Post by MegaPrime316 on Mar 4, 2014 19:56:53 GMT -5
Thanks guys!
The kit is produced by Hasegawa. 1:1500 and is the 3rd ship variant attack enhanced type(that is what it says on the assembly instructions).
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Post by gravewolf on Mar 4, 2014 23:47:17 GMT -5
I've been wanting to get that kit but it's all out of stock here. Yep paint is a lot better than stickers but I suck at painting. Looking at those pics makes me want this ship even more but the scale is off with my 1/500 Yamato and I wanted both of them displayed together in scale. This is my favorite version of Harlock's ship and I find this design much more attractive than the Yamato.
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Post by magengar on Mar 5, 2014 1:53:55 GMT -5
I like both ships (the Yamato, and the Arcadias).
Now I wanna browse eBay and find some of the old Bandai ship kits
and put them on my watch list. lol
zozo-mag
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Post by MegaPrime316 on Mar 5, 2014 18:06:56 GMT -5
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Post by gravewolf on Mar 5, 2014 23:56:02 GMT -5
Nice to see them both side by side but the Arcadia is a bigger ship than the Yamato. I've decided to buy a glass case for my Yamato, my brother had one made for his Generations Metroplex for $25.
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Post by magengar on Mar 6, 2014 1:20:04 GMT -5
As I expected, the Arcadia being bigger than the Yamato.
If I had model kits of those two ships I wouldn't mind if
both models were about the same size dimensions, as a compliment
to one another.
I wouldn't waste any time painting them either, I'd like to spend
all day putting the parts together and painting them as best as
I can for the pleasure of building good looking realistic model
renditions of those ships.
That way I can exercise my eyes (Attention to Detail),
hands (Relaxed crafting), and mind (Visualization).
The Celts were always drawing Celtic circles and ribbons, as a
form of mental and visual therapy.
I like to apply that principle when I build/paint model kits.
zozo-mag
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