| LordNth | 03 Sep 2015 7:00 p.m. PST |
So those smaller fighter ships that come with the models…doing anything with those? I would like some of them but don't want to buy multiple kits just to get them. Leland, do you know what the name of those are so I can search for them? |
BlackWidowPilot  | 03 Sep 2015 10:58 p.m. PST |
LorNth, I am working on some Silent Death crossover rules for the Yamato 2199 universe. I have a pair of the Mecha Colle Cosmo Zeros and am finishing up my first pair of Garmillas DDg-110 interceptors as of this writing. Right now the only Mecha Colle kits of fighters are the Cosmo Zero and the EDF Hayabusa. Alas, the only way to get ahold of the Garmillas fighters is to buy one of the larger ship kits they come with. The good news is that there are two of the Garmillas ship sets that even with shipping aren't too painful in price, and they come with two identical Garmillas fighters so two of those and two of the Hayabusas or Cosmo Zero -which at the current exchange rate are circa $3 USD a pop!- and you're able to at least have a dogfight for two to four players without going to too extreme an expense: link link
I scored two of the Deusura II sets on sale at HobbyLink Japan, so I have four of the DDG-110 interceptors to look forward to, but I am sadly part of a long queue of backordered Garmillas Ship Set #3 sad sacks pining away for our own Garmillas battlecruiser and fighter ace Melda Deitz custom all red wicked-cool space fighter models to call our own… 
I'd say your best bet is to add your voice to the chorus and contact Bandai directly and beg them for a Mecha Colle Garmillas fighter kit. As they appear to be releasing new Mecha Colle kits practically one per month right now and with a second Yamato 2199 movie already out in Japan and another one rumored, there is still some hope for those of us who are just dying to play out some of the swirling fighter dogfights from the Yamato 2199 universe (and all we need is a workhorse Garmillas single seat fighter for 400 yen)… Leland R. Erickson
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TheBeast  | 04 Sep 2015 10:53 a.m. PST |
So, what you're saying is, I should buy #3 for the not-submarine, and sell off the rest at usurious prices? Beyond the dreams of avarice? "I don't know. I can imagine quite a bit." ;->= Doug |
| BlackWidowPilot | 04 Sep 2015 8:17 p.m. PST |
Doug, you're a fiend after my own singularity of a heart….
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| TheBeast | 05 Sep 2015 3:39 a.m. PST |
You know? Between Jon Tuffley calling me a 'Pervert!' years ago, and you calling me 'a fiend', I can think of few more endearing compliments. Really, there may be tears. Doug |
| BlackWidowPilot | 05 Sep 2015 12:26 p.m. PST |
A fiendish pervert or a perverted fiend? Either way, Doug, you have truly risen to the Master Class. I salute you!
Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 06 Sep 2015 7:12 p.m. PST |
G'Day Latest care package arrived in this mornings post. link
Cheers Derek |
| BlackWidowPilot | 06 Sep 2015 8:37 p.m. PST |
Oolong, 'it's a lovely beastie you've got there, Derek. Plus an armed transport and a recce plane IIRC… You're going to have a lot of fun with that brute… Leland R. Erickson
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| TheBeast | 07 Sep 2015 5:56 a.m. PST |
Also notice, he separates DC and Marvel with Dr Who. QUITE proper! I think I'd have Spidey daunted by the Dalek and the adorable Dark Knight the Tardis, but that's a quibble. Doug |
| Thylacine DF | 07 Sep 2015 4:36 p.m. PST |
It's Mr Potato Head 'Iron man' actually ;) Cheers Derek |
| Thylacine DF | 14 Sep 2015 4:23 a.m. PST |
G'Day Another update – link
Cheers Derek |
| BlackWidowPilot | 14 Sep 2015 8:28 p.m. PST |
That dreadnought… it just calls to one, doesn't it?
Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 15 Sep 2015 2:23 a.m. PST |
But those little itty bitty fins, 20 of them. Well only ten to go …… |
| TheBeast | 15 Sep 2015 5:36 a.m. PST |
But those little itty bitty fins… Why most of my original kits are in the garage still in box. Not for the 'ten opposable digits equipped.' Doug Edit: It's Mr Potato Head 'Iron man' actually ;) Damn creepy senior moments; was THINKING Iron Man, originally. *sigh* |
| BlackWidowPilot | 15 Sep 2015 11:49 a.m. PST |
"But those little itty bitty fins, 20 of them. Well only ten to go ……"
I simply left mine off in favor of the K.I.S.S. Principle, so I salute you for your madness, Derek, as I muffed up the six tiny defense laser turrets as it is (but hopefully no one will notice on the wargame table)…. ah, well, just have to concede I'm slowing down a bit in my dotage….
Leland R. Erickson
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| thedrake | 22 Sep 2015 8:58 p.m. PST |
Just bought one of these from Miniature Market: link Also pre-ordered two more Imperial raiders from the Armada line as escorts for the X-wing raider. Could not pass it up as this is a simple yet bad-ass looking ship! |
| Thylacine DF | 28 Sep 2015 7:16 p.m. PST |
G'Day another update – link Cheers Derek |
| BlackWidowPilot | 28 Sep 2015 11:26 p.m. PST |
Zeppelins as space torpedoes? I LIKE IT! Leland R. Erickson
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| tkdguy | 29 Sep 2015 3:28 p.m. PST |
Looks like Eureka MIniatures doesn't sell those Zeppelin miniatures anymore. Pity; I could use some airship miniatures for my VSF games. |
| Thylacine DF | 30 Sep 2015 5:04 a.m. PST |
G'Day I don't know for sure, but I think these are them – link Cheers Derek |
| BlackWidowPilot | 30 Sep 2015 1:31 p.m. PST |
It does rather look like them… I have a tin box filled with assorted plastic and white metal missiles from various sources, and i am seriously thinking of seeing if I can't special order a specific type made by C-in-C for use with my Garmillas dreadnought:
I've been meaning to put together some torpedo swarm markers for Silent Death using various sized missiles mounted on a numbered flight base, and given how many torpedoes the Garmillas dreadnought packs after I worked her out for Silent Death as a 10K ton destroyer, perhaps I better dust off that little project…
Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 15 Oct 2015 8:17 p.m. PST |
G'Day Zoomy space torpedoes getting closer to completion. link link Cheers Derek |
| TheBeast | 16 Oct 2015 5:21 a.m. PST |
Second piccie: 'Wow, six at a salvo, but they sure seem to have difficulty acquiring us as a target…' ;->= Doug |
| Bob Runnicles | 16 Oct 2015 12:15 p.m. PST |
You can actually get some good prices for some of the smaller scale models on Amazon right now… link I also saw the Macross Fortress ships, those look like they would be fun to get on the table too: link |
| BlackWidowPilot | 20 Oct 2015 1:50 p.m. PST |
Best prices to date I've found are on HobbyLink Japan: link Of course shipping costs may affect the final cost depending upon where and when you dwell in the multiverse, but from my neck of the woods in Northern CA with SAL shipping the cost per unit is downright irresistible… Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 06 Nov 2015 10:15 p.m. PST |
G'Day link Finished the space torpedoes, started on those cosmo navy scout planes. Got to start some where. Cheers Derek |
| tkdguy | 07 Nov 2015 10:34 a.m. PST |
They look great! Belated thanks for the zeppelin link. |
| Thylacine DF | 07 Nov 2015 3:11 p.m. PST |
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| BlackWidowPilot | 07 Nov 2015 6:21 p.m. PST |
Very nice. Very anime menacing… motivates me to try and get things moving again with my own Garmillas superdreadnought and custom space torpedo markers… Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 12 Nov 2015 3:52 p.m. PST |
G'Day link Finally, paint on the the models, nothing to fancy, black undercoat and then trying to stay 'within the lines'. Cheers Derek |
| BlackWidowPilot | 12 Nov 2015 5:04 p.m. PST |
The journey of a 1,000 parsecs begins with a single step, so three scouting birds is as good a start as any, Derek. Good on ya, mate! Inspires me to get back on that dreadnought of mine… Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 15 Nov 2015 4:31 p.m. PST |
G'Day I'm surprised that how this project has gained it's own momentum, I'm even making a dent on the half dozen, half finished projects littering my workbench. Cheers Derek |
| BlackWidowPilot | 21 Nov 2015 12:00 a.m. PST |
Derek, finished my Garmillas dreadnought:
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I'll get some better photos shot and posted as soon as I can, as I am rather happy with the way she finally turned out… After that I will have to pick up my Yamato 2199 fighter dogfighting vanity project, and build out my two additional Garmillas DDG-110 interceptors… Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 21 Nov 2015 5:19 a.m. PST |
G'Day Nice! Trying to decide what gets added to the painting queue next, Cosmo navy destroyers or the cruisers? Since I started with the smallest, the scout planes I think l'll go with the destroyers. Cheers Derek |
| BlackWidowPilot | 21 Nov 2015 11:13 p.m. PST |
Derek, systematic is good. Looking forward to your finished DDs, and for those of you too lazy to click on the link, here's a shot of the Garmillas dreadnought after the application of Dullcote:
The shine on the purple stripes is gone as the Dullcote works it's magic…
Leland R. Erickson
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| Andrewdrexler | 11 Jan 2016 10:11 a.m. PST |
Hey guys, just was looking through Hobby Link Japan at Yamato models. If you want any of the old mecha collection models they have them on sale for 180yen. This works out to $1.50 USD each and is an absolute steal if you need to bulk out your fleets. Act fast though, some of the more popular ships are sold out or low stock. |
| TheBeast | 11 Jan 2016 10:13 a.m. PST |
Now you're beginning to sound like Leland. ;->= Not to worry, they bounce in and out of stock; usually out when *I* look, mind you. Doug |
| Thylacine DF | 07 Feb 2016 6:09 p.m. PST |
G'Day Back from the dead? No, not really. But I'm finally through enough of my painting queue to start my destroyers.
link Cheers Derek |
| BlackWidowPilot | 07 Feb 2016 7:29 p.m. PST |
Derek, we're having a run of clear and sunny weather up here in the barbaric wilds of Northern California, and I am going to be setting up my tripod and camera tomorrow… And those Yukikazes do look rather menacing in black… Hmmmmm… nice! Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 07 Feb 2016 8:48 p.m. PST |
Um, that's just the undercoat, that's a work in progress image. Silly me, of course you knew that :) Cheers Derek |
| BlackWidowPilot | 07 Feb 2016 10:11 p.m. PST |
Derek, shockingly enough given my advanced old age and degree of depraved insanity (or is it insane depravity? I can never seem to remember that technical jargon they used at the asylum…) I grokked what you were up to. I just was struck by how a black or dark grey finish really brings out the more sinister lines of the ship less apparent on the jaunty Amazon rain forest parrot schemes of the originals… Now I AM torn as to which way to go with the pesky things when I add a half dozen more to my existing squadrons… Drat it! And it doesn't help me one bit that I am planning to modernize a number of them with longer barreled "shock cannons" and some rapid fire point defense guns while I am at it…
Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 08 Feb 2016 5:51 p.m. PST |
G'Day I don't know if those destroyers need much modernisation. As well as those effective torpedoes there is also supposed to be two 12.7 cm anti ship cannon. We didn't get to see them operate in the show but I imagine that these weapons might be similar to the cannon mounted in the nose of the type zero fighter, which was very effective. anyway the 3 step carrier is ready for varnishing, I know it's not really part of plan but it came in the box. So it gets done :)
link Cheers Derek |
| Thylacine DF | 21 Feb 2016 5:45 p.m. PST |
G'Day
The Cosmo navy destroyers at 99.99999% done. link Cheers Derek |
| andrewgilmartin | 08 Mar 2016 2:54 p.m. PST |
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| BlackWidowPilot | 08 Mar 2016 4:25 p.m. PST |
@andrewgilmartin, nice articles. The former I read a number of years ago, while the later is new to me. I've been kitbashing along since the mid-70s…
…but there's always room for yet another source of inspiration.
@Derek, nice and sharply done! And the White Comet Empire dreadnought is looking good as well. Please tell me you'll do a few group shots once the fleets are done…
Leland R. Erickson
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| Thylacine DF | 10 Mar 2016 7:16 p.m. PST |
G'Day Lot's of cool inspiration in both those links. @Leland: Oh yes. There will be a 'fleet review'. Cheers Derek |
| (Major Disaster) | 23 Jun 2016 1:39 p.m. PST |
It's nearly been a year since I bought or built any Yamato 2199 kits, but I started doing just that in the past few weeks. I usually miss the ones I really want on HLJ, so I've resorted to eBay, and picked up some good deals-
Not only on Yamato 2199 kits, but Battlestar Galactica kits too-
Not to say I haven't gotten anything from HLJ, I did get a few kits-
Plus I've been getting lots of Silent Death starfighters-
I'm slowly building up my fleets for 5150:Fighter Command/Carrier Command
And I've got more kits on the way. |
| thedrake | 24 Jun 2016 6:40 a.m. PST |
New Borg cube with sphere for Star Trek Attack Wing. link |
| MacrossMartin | 25 Jun 2016 1:41 a.m. PST |
Moly Hackrel, Blackstar! More ships than you can wave a wave motion gun at! |
| BlackWidowPilot | 25 Jun 2016 10:21 p.m. PST |
Blackstar has an EDF carrier… we waaaaaaantssss it, Preeeeeeeciousssss!!!!
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