Yamato 2199

[taksraven]

Question, dealing with Comet Empire from the orginal 2nd season of SBS Yamato: Why does the Comet Empire/Gatlantian Dreadnaught have main guns simular to the Terrans Wet Navy ships instead of the common rotary turrets seem on almost all of the Gatlantian ships?

Simplest and most likely reason. Because they look badass compared to the other guns. Can't really see and in-show reason why the guns were built this way compared to what their fleets were equpped with.

Don't forget that the Gamilons had different ships equipped with different types of guns as well.....

[westfall]

Never really thought about that! XDDD A possible reason... Since that thing is basically buried inside the city, it's probably been down there for some time. Though their weapons design changed with time, it would be too much trouble to remove whatever is on top of it to replace the gun turrets... XD

[Kyp Durron]

My order shipped from AmiAmi yesterday, I got two of them, and with the points I've earned, it came out to a little over $13 total including EMS shipping for two of them, can't beat that!

Edited April 27, 2014 by Kyp Durron

[Dangard Ace]

Starblazers.com put up a 2199 mecha page. http://starblazers.com/mecha/

[electric indigo]

An impressive build of the Darold carrier was posted by Fernando over at Hobbyfanatics:

http://www.hobbyfanatics.com/index.php?/topic/41822-gamilon-carrier-darold/

[Kyp Durron]

Just got the mecha collection 01 Yamato 2199 in today and put it together. I can't recommend it highly enough. The hull panel lining detail is only second to the new 1/500 model and not by much! I'm not kidding...

[Kyp Durron]

These pics are better than any I could take, they really show the insane panel line detail this tiny model has : http://www.gunjap.net/site/?p=168279

[wm cheng]

Now if they could do it on that tiny model... why couldn't they include these details on the GX-64?

[Kyp Durron]

Probably because they figured that we don't generally see all those panel lines in the anime, which we don't. This is all we see for about 90% of the anime :

[wm cheng]

Anyone confirmed a english dubbed track on the Funiamtion Live Action Yamato bluray release?

[westfall]

Yes, it has an english dub. A few pronunciation issues aside, it's reported to be "not the best but not that bad".

[Keith]

Anyone confirmed a english dubbed track on the Funiamtion Live Action Yamato bluray release?

Not sure why yu'd think I was lying about that...

[Dynaman]

Just finished watching it and I confirm that it "is not the best but not that bad". Most of the voices are a decent match with the exception of Okita - the actor did a decent job but the voice just didn't match up.

Funny thing - the over acting does not seem so noticable with the English dub...

Finally - the Blue Ray picture quality is spectacular.

[Major Focker]

These pics are better than any I could take, they really show the insane panel line detail this tiny model has : http://www.gunjap.net/site/?p=168279

i'm probably alone in this, but i think it would've looked better with less panel lines, particularly some of the minor vertical ones.

it would've been fine if the grooves were narrower, but that's probably tough at this scale.

this shot:

made me think of donuts

[CrazyDude]

I love my Mecha College Yamato, waiting for the Yukikaze to arrive and the announced kits.

Dunkin Donuts get some ones at Hara Donuts.

[electric indigo]

Next Mecha Collection kit:

[Major Focker]

any info on size and approximate scale?

[Kyp Durron]

I'm really debating panel lining this with my gundam marker, the panel lines are so sharp and detailed in person as is, that I don't think marking them in with either a panel line wash or a gundam marker is going to translate well at that scale.

I think I'm just going to paint the windows and other minor details and leave it at that.

[peter]

i'm probably alone in this, but i think it would've looked better with less panel lines, particularly some of the minor vertical ones.

it would've been fine if the grooves were narrower, but that's probably tough at this scale.

this shot:

made me think of donuts

I was going to say Pon de Ring from Mr Donut

[Dobber]

The 1/1000 Domelus III is up for pre-order!

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10274577

http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN991395/Sci

Chris

[Major Focker]

ordered.

strange that this seems to have gone unnoticed.

i thought people would be all over this.

[Dobber]

ordered.

strange that this seems to have gone unnoticed.

i thought people would be all over this.

Yeah me too.

Chris

[Dangard Ace]

Anyone confirmed a english dubbed track on the Funiamtion Live Action Yamato bluray release?

Confirming. Just got it at work and playing the DVD there's an ENG track. BD will have to wait until I get home.

[electric indigo]

The 1/1000 Domelus III is up for pre-order!

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10274577

http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN991395/Sci

Chris

73 cm! If I understand the product description at Hobbysearch right, you can disassemble the completed model into sections for storage.

[electric indigo]

More Domelus for you

[Tochiro]

The name of the main enemy from the 2nd movie has been revealed....Gatlantis. ;-)

[myk]

Who's that?

[Dynaman]

In case you are joking Gatlantis is the Japanese name for the Comet Empire.

[myk]

Wasn't joking; I was born a Star Blazers kid, as opposed to being a Space Cruiser Yamato kid. So is this a confirmation of a 2nd series?

[Tochiro]

No, it is not confirmation of a second series, just what the 2nd movie will be about (the first being a compilation flick).

Now, the audience was asked to keep the following quiet, so let's keep the following to the MW boards until theres an official press release ^^;

Movie 1:

-Will be approx. 2 hours

-have currently gotten it down to 3 hours so theres still some work to go.

-staff commented that it wont be as disjointed as the original Yamato compilation movie.

-It will be a more '2199-ish' compilation movie (whatever that means ^^; )

Movie 2

-Key visual image (as of yet unreleased) showed the Yamato from behind in a sea of clouds with a white planetoid-looking object in the distance that was bathed in an ominous light.

-The enemy is Gatlantis, although only the word Gatlantis was said. The term White Comet Empire was not actually used (yet).

-Staff were quick to point out that this was not going to be the same as Arrivederci (again, its going to be more '2199-ish')

-No actual animation has apparently been completed yet.

-Releases on Dec. 6.

Edited May 14, 2014 by Tochiro

[Keith]

Giddy as all f¥ck, BRING ON THE ANDROMEDA!

Edited May 14, 2014 by Keith

[UN Spacy]

That's great news.

I hope it'll lead in to a Gatlantis/Comet Empire season two.

[mechaninac]

I'll add my hopes that the second movie does lead to a 2199 season 2 (wouldn't that be 2201 or something?) Comet Empire arc; best season of the original Uchuu Senkan Yamato/Starblazers and guaranteed to be EPIC in its reimagined form. Also, I've written this before, but it bears repeating: redesigned/reimagined EDF ships from escorts and patrol cruisers all the way to the mighty Andromeda would be a feast for the eyes... and just imagining a whole fleet of newly engineered Bandai 1/1000 kits of the entire Earth fleet, and Gatlantis armada, makes me giddy... and my wallet whimper.

[antibiotictab]

The latest trailer.

[Kyp Durron]

I'll add my hopes that the second movie does lead to a 2199 season 2 (wouldn't that be 2201 or something?) Comet Empire arc; best season of the original Uchuu Senkan Yamato/Starblazers and guaranteed to be EPIC in its reimagined form. Also, I've written this before, but it bears repeating: redesigned/reimagined EDF ships from escorts and patrol cruisers all the way to the mighty Andromeda would be a feast for the eyes... and just imagining a whole fleet of newly engineered Bandai 1/1000 kits of the entire Earth fleet, and Gatlantis armada, makes me giddy... and my wallet whimper.

Don't forget about the inevitable Bandai GX-## SoC Andromeda that will surely get made, that's what I'm going to be waiting for.