I'll agree, vismus. The Space Battleship Yamato series stands out for the ship design (considering that it originated in the mid-70's and that the stuff still holds today). Leiji Motsimoto's concepts are simply wonderful.
I've gotten to the final paint job. I changed the yellow to Krylon's Bright Idea and the flight decks to Krylon's Smoke Grey. After everything was dry, I had to address some surface detail that I opted to fill in. The six doors on the side blisters got damaged on one side and I opted to fill them in on both sides. I wanted to try something different... I made up decals in my trusty Paint program. The corner rectangles had their corners separated so that their placement on a multi-curved would be easier.
I also used nylon washers (painted orange) in the front and rear of the blisters. This added interest and help me get by the pesky issue of my inability to detail hand paint with a brush.