X-wing part ID help

[Boba Flint]

Was it ever discovered what these parts on the R2 strip are?

 

[BrundelFly]

Yes.

They are from a very large scale YAMOTO. Battle ship.

LONG Out of production, and very expensive.

They are under the anti aircraft guns.

Why?
need some?

 

[star-art]

Well, there are three of these kits that I know about. The 1/200 Nichimo Yamato is the biggest and most expensive of the three. Then there are two 1/250 kits, one by ARII and the other by Doyusha. (The latter is used on Galactica projects.) They are more affordable and still readily available.

 

[DeanB]

This clue got me thinking. If it's the like piece from my Tamiya 1/700 scale kit, then calculating from references I've made means its from a 1/500 kit. I found a likely candidate and just ordered it. I guess I'll find out when it arrives!

 

[BrundelFly]

Its not the Tamiya.

Its the NICHIMO.

 

[Boba Flint]

Yes I could use some.

 

[DeanB]

Its not the Tamiya.

Its the NICHIMO.

Then I found the correct kit...! Thanks for the clue.

 

[star-art]

Nichimo also made a kit in the 1/500 range? That's interesting. IIRC, Fujimi also made a mid-size kit and I think it might have been 1/450. That one is pretty rare, but Hasegawa made a 1/450 that is common. These two companies seem to have shared molds for their 1/700 waterline series, so I wonder if they did the same for the larger kits.

I think I have more Yamatos in various scales than any other subject. Ah, the joys of studio-scale modeling. . . LOL :lol

 

[BrundelFly]

1/450 sounds familiar.

Might have the Name wrong. I dont remember.

Its the REALLY BIG KIT. Probably the biggest one ever available.

 

[star-art]

That's the 1/200 for sure. I have one in storage and it's a real monster-size kit.

 

[DARKSIDE72]

The correct kit is the 1/500.

Parts on the way bro.



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