Building Bandai's Space Battleship Yamato 2199 宇宙戦艦ヤマト

Bandai's 1/500 scale Space Battleship Yamato build from unboxing to completion.
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As seen from the Japanese anime Space Battleship Yamato 2199, also known as Star Blazers in the US.
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[@knishikawa9958]

As Japanese, I’m happy to see a foreigner enjoying building Japanese kits. Actually I was surprised that there were such a lot of people who loved Yamato. Thanks a lot.

[@sergeilebadev7412]

sorry my englishe is not very great. I think Japan must be very nice country with very nice peoples. I have friend from japan called hiro, we drink beer together in pub every night

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@andybrummel5555]

That was my favorite show as a child growing up in u.s.a. star blazers was amazing. I remember getting the chills every time they fired the Wave motion Gun and The cruelty of the Gamalons.

[@1123lz]

Japanese models are always better I have yf- 25 that I am putting together

[@carsonpower5948]

yamato and legend of the galactic heroes are my 2 favorite shows!

[@michaelweir1003]

Star Blazers was an awesome anime TV show in the 1970s. I used to race home to watch it religiously!

[@christopherbonczewski6458]

That model kit is made to be lit up with a lights kit. That would be an incredible finished product

[@jamescobun7395]

I agree. This is not finished until it has the lighting kit add to it.

[@RandomBradCreator]

I was thinking the same , Icing on the cake with Led's , would look great

[@Tbone0565]

I searched online for a light kit but I can't find it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[@Archer1182]

@@Tbone0565 lighting kit with wave motion gun from mad man lighting

[@rapid13]

Dave There’s an Australian company that makes LEGO led kits and you can order custom lighting setups from them. Can’t recall the name but Google should get you there.

[@alexl.4170]

The weathering makes sense in the lore. Space ships in this universe spend much of their time submerged underwater. As that is where they are stored when being overhauled, decommissioned, or just plain laid up between wars. New ships are also symbolically launched into the sea before immediately being launched into space.

[@pofrof4910]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DevInvest]

I love how you build and just let the model “talk” - the paint noises, very “ASMR” and relaxing without a bunch of nonsense cluttering the art of the build. Bravo

[@modelchili]

Thank you. :) I just try to make the sort of videos I enjoy watching.

[@lordshin73]

Dude, in China they have a word for people like you: Shifu. Truly a masterful build. Thank you. It was a pleasure to watch!

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@modelchili]

Bandai 1/500 Space Battleship Yamato 2199 kit: www.hlj.com/1-500-scale-yamato-2199-ban986230?

[@Mark-OutWest]

Amazon is charging $288 because of price gougers. Go to Hobby Link Japan and get it for $84 instead.

[@JeffreyStrader]

$100 CHEAPER on eBay!

[@Rick_Cleland]

@@Mark-OutWest 😱😱😱

[@MINITMANRADIONETWORK]

She was a beautiful tough ship.I served upon her in 2200 to 2210.She was the pride of the fleet and all the nations of Earth appreciated the ship and the crews that served aboard her.

[@mdit21]

Terrific build! I didn't know this was going to be a snap together kit. The series should have also resurrected Yamato's sister ship and christened it Space Battleship Musashi.

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@ka-bar5060]

Well done! It brings back memories from the animated series that I watched as a youngster.

[@S春香]

海外の方が宇宙戦艦ヤマトのプラモデルを、作ってくださるとは嬉しいです。Beautiful job! Fantastic weathering, too.

[@modelchili]

Thank you! It's an awesome ship.

[@おでこ-b5o]

ハロー

[@charliethenecromancer4422]

This type of spaceship design inspired me to draw up ships of similar design for Space Engineers when I get it. Imagine having different classes such as destroyers and battlecruisers of similar design

[@ijatload9914]

Don't forget to upload in nexus

[@wolfsmith2865]

I grew up watching the show. I was happy to get the 1/350 scale original version which I have yet to build since I haven't built a model in decades. Your final detail build looked really good!

[@modelchili]

Thank you! How long is the 1/350 scale version? Must be huge!

[@wolfsmith2865]

ModelChili Scale Models, it is just shy of 3 feet long!

[@jennyc7543]

I never liked the 1/350 scale

[@jasonstone7565]

Watched your 1/500 Space Battleship Yamato build several times and it inspired me to build my own! I learned a great deal from your techniques and mine turned out great! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@modelchili]

Wow that's great! Thank you. :)

[@modelchili]

I'm pinning this comment because there's a few questions around why there's weathering, especially streaking "down" - well mostly because that's what the box art depicts, and it does spend time in the atmosphere where the rust, dirt and grime would be picked up by rain and gravity. The silver chipping is mostly caused by space debris. Hope that helps!

[@LieshaCichol]

If you have seen the 2199 series that the model is based on (not first TV series), there were few occasions where the ship scraped badly against other ship&rammed into a building head first. On each occasion, you could see scrape mark for at least an episode following the "incidents." My interpretation of streaks on the box art would from those scratches (=the art is drawn in "return trip," not on the way)

[@alexl.4170]

Space ships in this universe also spend much of their time submerged underwater. As that is where they are stored when being overhauled, decommissioned, or just plain laid up between wars. New ships are also symbolically launched into the sea before immediately being launched into space. So the weathering makes a lot of sense. And well space is a very dusty place overall... So spaceships WILL pick up their fair share if dirt and grime.

[@andrewramsay7934]

there,s no weather in space, yes its a spacecraft

[@modelchili]

Yeah there is, space is full of gas, dust, debris, solar wind, radiation...

[@LieshaCichol]

As updated as it is, original series was "Space Opera" NOT SciFi where a disabled "space ship" goes from top of screen to bottom of screen while spewing out smoke. Translation, live with it. :-p

[@curtisthornsberry4236]

Great show to watch with kids. My dad introduced me when I was 7 or 8 years old, he had the entire series on VHS. Love the Yamato and its small craft. Thanks for sharing you project.

[@modelchili]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andrewbolay1517]

Been waiting for this model since 1980s when I watched "Star Blazers" after school . Cool!

[@JustAnotherDayToday]

Outstanding. One my favorite spaceships watching the original series as a kid.

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@maxbrandt6]

I loved watching the original anime way back in the day, it was called Starblazers here in the US and we had to get up hella-early on a Saturday morning to see it; at least in my region. Very nice work on your Yamato!

[@FreddieCuellar-p2l]

Thats a work of art my friend!!! You should build another one with LED lights!!!!!

[@actarusfleed6607]

Kudos to you sir. This is a masterpiece. Job extremely well executed.

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@jamespatterson1701]

I have been. There from when I was 7 years old love this keep going I am 64 years old and still make models of all kinds. Love goose

[@twstf8905]

You don't show the big "Wave motion gun" on the front very much!! I remember that part of the show from my childhood the MOST

[@milesmouse72]

I was introduced to scifi because of this show...I've been designing spaceships for 40 years...great job detailing this up!!

[@modelchili]

Thanks! Wow sounds fun, I hope you get paid for it! :D

[@twstf8905]

If any you complaining about the weathering saw the show, you would know that the ship was converted from the original sunken Yamato in it's resting place at the dried sea bed and was flown out directly to space after breaking loose from the rocks! They didn't pull it out to give it a fresh paintjob before its maiden voyage to Iscandar!!!

[@dalethelander3781]

That was changed in 2199. Now, the old IJN Yamato is camoflage for the construction of the SBY underneath it. The 2199 Yamato is also larger than the old original SBY. The original was 267m in length. The 2199 Yamato is 333m. It was enlarged based on calculations of the size of the first bridge on the original SBY. The producers felt the original ship's first bridge was bigger inside than the outside would indicate. So, they took the apparent measurement of the first bridge and designed the new Yamato around it.

[@BryanPike]

Thank you for this video! I was a bit surprised your enthusiasm for the model with out any knowledge of the popular culture zeitgeist of the Battleship Yamato / Starblazers series. This really makes me think this is something I would like to do. Something I have not done since I was a young lad.

[@modelchili]

Cheers! It's definitely an enjoyable build.

[@ModelsbyWil]

Looks really good!! Had my eye on the Yamato for a while but didn'y know what the quality of this particular kit was. Looking forward to the expansion pack build too.

[@modelchili]

Thanks! Yeah it's right up there with all the modern Bandai kits in terms of quality. Definitely recommended.

[@muhammadikhsanfirdaus9189]

ModelChili Scale Models waw I see you answer all question there :v

[@Tremadog102]

I am astounded that the model is snap-fit without any glue. I'd like to give this a go had I got the space to display it. Very nice build.

[@modelchili]

Yeah their building technology sure has come a long way! There's a 1/1000 scale version of this kit which is half as big, I'll be building it soon for the channel.

[@reito-udon]

最近のバンダイのプラモ作ると、プラモも時代変わったなぁと思うよな。そのかわりより洗練されたのは嬉しい。

[@Saanichian]

In the late 70s, watching Star Blazers (the overdubbed American version) was the best part of having to get up for school. It was odd and silly at times, but to a nine year old boy whose only experience with anime was Speed Racer it was amazing. It's cool how they added depth and context to the Gamilons. Most of the Gamilons in the show are stock characters, but they developed Deslok into a decently fleshed out character. In the end you understand why he did what he did. Obviously I thought the ship was amazing. It was a spaceship that was based on a WW2 battleship, which seemed odd (even with the in-show explanation. Eventually I realized that the Gamilon Empire was an allegory for The US and Earth is Japan. I'd go deeper into all of the symbology (and there's a lot), but that would spoil it if you want to watch the show. Anyway, I can't tell you how many thousands of times I drew that damn ship well into my teens. And I took with me what that show taught me about the Japanese zeitgeist.

[@devensega]

This is bang on mate. I like your weathering, it's hard not to get carried away sometimes and make your model look fit for the scrap yard. Your ships look used but still in fighting trim.

[@modelchili]

Thanks. :) Yeah it's difficult to know when to stop sometimes, thanks for the feedback!

[@stanleystrycharz2572]

Wow! Great model and good job putting it together. Love this old show. You should look into watching it.

[@modelchili]

Cheers!

[@kai_shine]

日本人男性の魂の戦艦をこれほどまでに丁寧に作ってくれてありがとう！

[@modelchili]

My pleasure. :)

[@craigbeuker7636]

Very, VERY nicely done. This is mine and so many others all time favorite fictional space ship. I do hope you have seen the series since doing this video because it is one of the best anime series of all times. Something that not many people realize is that when the series came to America they changed the name of the ship to the Argo because they believed that the historical significance of the name Yamato would upset too many Americans.

[@gregmize01]

Starblazers was my favorite show as a kid!

[@JacquesLapeyre]

When western model ship enthusiasts and naval history nerds see Space battleship Yamato for the first time: "Ridiculous!... but I want one."

[@silverback1017]

HOLY CRAP!!!! I loved this ship. Every Thanksgiving I would build a replica of the Yamato using a plastic Fiddlesticks set. I mean it didn't exactly like it, but in spirit and to a young kid imagination it was perfect!

[@burnitup1622]

this is better than ASMR

[@modelchili]

Thanks 😁

[@fernc3502]

Seen this ship featured on daily cartoon when I was a kid. It sure brings memories seeing it built up here. Very cool! The front hole used to blast a large laser that was used once in a while when a large enemy was encountered. Nice build.

[@modelchili]

Thank you. :)

[@karbengo]

Incredible that this large kit doesn't require glue to assemble.

[@eligebrown8998]

That is just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. As soon as you opened the box I had a nostalgia moment and now have the sniffles. Thanks

[@modelchili]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@freemanedwards5663]

I've seen this vid about 10 times

[@modelchili]

Nice!

[@Zankoran]

A thought. Bandai makes a 1:350 scale space battleship Yamato. Tamiya makes a 1:350 scale IJN Yamato. Combine the two to make a real world space battleship.

[@BakerGlare]

I haven't built a model kit in ages, but all I had in my youth required gluing. So I'm quite surprised to see this all just snaps together. Either way, I love the kit and the work you've put in! I saw one of those in a comic book store in Sydney five years ago. Gorgeous model! I think if I ever build one, there will be LEDs inside. Edit: Immediately after posting, it occurred to me that with a model this size, snap action might offer structural advantages over simple glue joints...

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@n.vonwernitz7664]

STAR BLAZZERS!!! Enough said. Well done on the build.

[@xtbrady01x]

I loved Starblazers when I was a kid. Best cartoon!

[@bonecos_do_maninho1971]

Parabéns pelo vídeo! Belo modelo! Ótima técnica de pintura.

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@Sterlin0]

In my childhood this ship gave me a lot of special emotions. If you never seen the anime serie, let me say that you missed something of very unique and beautiful. But you did a great job with this model. I like it very much.

[@modelchili]

Cheers!

[@martinmontano708]

I like the way you built the kit, it's simple awesome the way you did the weathering and the way you spray on the colors. Thank you for showing that! 😀😁😁😁😁😀😀😀

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@theblackryan]

Great job... I don't have the patience to paint these, and don't want to build my display pieces myself, but I loved this show & was looking for one of the larger versions. Oh well. 😅

[@edvinkarlstrom5672]

Is this a snap-together kit or did you use any glue at all?

[@modelchili]

It is a fit-together kit and designed to not need any glue, but I used some on some of the smaller spikes just to stop them popping off.

[@Simspon96]

Are a lot of the Yamato model kits a "fit-together" type? I bought, one of the Girls Und Panzer tank model kits last year, and that required a lot of glue for it.

[@FIREwithAQ]

All the bandai Yamato 2199 kits are "fit-together" type. The Cosmo zero fighter 1/72 scale didn't require any glue, and I've yet to assemble the 1/1000 scale Yamato but looking at the instructions it doesn't say you need glue. Happy modeling

[@chekl1982]

the lighting you have on your vid was perfect. i wish more KZbin modeler has lighting like your.

[@modelchili]

Thank you! I do like good lighting. :)

[@danielwarren2668]

I Loved the Anime series...!! You did a EXCELLENT JOB with the model..!! Looking forward to getting that kit and adding it to my collection...!!!

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@sergiogamboa612]

Muy buenos tus videos contigo se aprenden tecnicas sin tanto bla bla....

[@modelchili]

Gracias!

[@brotheracastus3400]

En englaise porvavir

[@bettojackson8327]

bla bla bla

[@julioteylor8665]

Muy buen trabajo

[@Fissi0nChips]

Awesome! I used to watch this as a child and saw this model come to a store I buy from recently and thought it was really cool but wanted to see what it looked like first and this video was really helpful.

[@modelchili]

Cheers! Glad it was useful. :)

[@bharris1573]

Did you prime & preshade the red parts , turrets & smaller parts??

[@modelchili]

Yeah I primed the red sections with Tamiya White Primer from a spray can, the grey sections were primed with Tamiya Grey Surface Primer. I only did some black preshading on the grey sections.

[@bharris1573]

ModelChili Scale Models thanks

[@RyanDawe]

Great work as always :) As for your fit issues with the hull, not masking the inner sides before spraying might be the culprit. I know it's a real pain in the butt and adds quite a bit of time to the project but it makes all the difference in the world when it comes to final assembly. Bandai kits fit so well they don't leave much room for any paint or primer on the inner seams.

[@modelchili]

Cheers!

[@peterhiggins3329]

This model so needs illumination. I might have a go myself as it looks a great kit.

[@tls5669]

You make putting the decals on look easy

[@seemslegit6203]

UCHUU SENKAN YAAA MAAA TOOO

[@jerrycarkhuff991]

Very cool. Lots of fun watching your build. Thanks a lot.

[@modelchili]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mateuszmazurek6080]

Uchuusenkan YAMATOOOOOOOOOO

[@mogaman28]

Mateusz Mazurek Sarabaaa chikyuu yooo!

[@harrykoyl3784]

I built this as well, and wondered where the lighting kit was! Kudos on your project! Mine looked like it never left the ground! Yours looks so realistic! Great job!

[@soul-man]

The way you air brush the control tower is quite eye pleasing and claiming for me lol

[@jdkgcp]

As a fan of the most recent movie (never saw the original stuff but here's the trailer for the movie if anyone is interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6fNZppreNd8pqM) I bought this same model along with the Gundam wing yamato expansion set 1. It's been sitting here in the box for almost two years as I realized maybe this wasn't the best choice for my first model build ever...even though I also naively also bought every possible model building tool and paint set there is. I'm not so much concerned with the assembly...more the decal application and painting. So I realized I needed to slow my roll and take a step back. So I bought and will start with the "Pegasus Hobbies Luna Rocketship 1/144th Scale #9111" as it only has like 17 snap together pieces total. On the bright side I have all the tools and paint sitting on standby for whenever I get around to building something. And yes....I realize how silly that was and is.

[@steffenjachnow8176]

It's not the live action movie version. It's from the 2013 remake of the original animated series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIeTqWeOfcmVr8U. I can highly recommend watching this, if you like sci-fi stuff.

[@thefunkyphantom69]

the old stuff still holds up and is worth watching if you get a chance,

[@fanman5257]

i was surprised at how easily you put this together Great job!

[@modelchili]

Thank you. :)

[@toyokawalion2kemai]

((((；゜Д゜)))ええっ!!今のプラモデルって接着剤使わんの!?

[@hika4204]

そんなのも多いけど合わせ目など良くお考えの上、使用した方がいい There are a lot of such things, but it is better to use it on the idea of the match well, etc.

[@パピキチ-b2k]

ありがとう! ARIGATOH ! from Japan.

[@modelchili]

Cheers from NZ!

[@yahyinho]

I really want to buy this model, but does it require to paint it or you have done this from your own?

[@modelchili]

No it doesn't require paint, all parts are molded in the right colours. I just painted mine to add a bit more detail.

[@anthonyalvear6599]

False, the model needs painting

[@winstonniles3843]

I use to have one of these, gonna get another one...if you look on the box the entire hull is shadowed like yer weathering...I did a little darker on the weathering and then did an entire light shadow over the hull and it looked awesome...just an idea for you....you did an awesome job guy....good stuff

[@rickbecker3277]

I remember the cartoon and always wanted a model of that spaceship! Wonderful!! Thank you for showing it!

[@modelchili]

Thanks for watching!

[@細谷能久-i4r]

世界的に宇宙戦艦ヤマトは、どのような評判なんだろ？

[@maikutsukino4743]

a 1/500 scale snap tight Space Battleship Yamato that looks pretty darn good? Nice find! You did a great job bringing out the features. great work!

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@DevInvest]

Oooohh.. Some LED’s bed is those painted clear plastic parts / bow would be 😎 Beautiful build in an ICONIC Galactic vessel!

[@modelchili]

Agreed!

[@jimlawson4687]

In America, mid 1980’s, I was introduced to a Japanese cartoon with English narrations. It was called star blazers and the ship was called the Argo.

[@Deredeo]

awesome build!! i got this kit in Nagoya a few yrs ago, and even asked a friend in Tokyo to order the Japanese market only LED kit to go with it...im going to watch this a few more times to get your techniques down though..i really dont want to botch this kit ;)

[@dereklucero7832]

I loved Starblazers when I was a kid in the 70’s =)

[@keithbrown2458]

Nicely done very good weather in detailing

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Looks damn good. The only model kit that I ever had was a B-36 Peacemaker from the 80s. I as a kid, attempted to build it, but I was way in over my head. And I never got past painting a few parts.

[@aaronhazelwood174]

Yo this is awesome.. I got the Blu-ray dics. And I totally enjoyed this anime. Looking for more episodes.

[@CaptTambo]

I like how you used a sponge and dabs of silver paint to give it the chipped paint effect. Great idea.

[@modelchili]

Thanks :) It's an oldie, but a goodie.

[@aisoutube]

brought me back to my childhood, nice!

[@SuperFriendBFG]

Thanks a bunch for this video. I love seeing your techniques. I found your video pretty informative overall. Some of the edits did feel a bit jarring, but there's honestly nothing anyone could have really missed because of it; so no worries. If you're curious, on Naval ships, the Bridge Towers were called Pagota Towers, in reference to Pagota Masts of older ships.

[@jamesgarrison7397]

I see this Space Battleship as a possible crazily heavily armed Submarine!!!

[@sci-fimodeler1701]

Great job. Nice build, I ordered mine last night. I am late to the party but these ships look really nice.

[@modelchili]

Thank you!

[@rexstryper8031]

one of the best day in my life when I watch this anime I'll never forget those day

[@sci-fimodeler1701]

Yamato and Arcadia are my two favorite Japanese cartoon battleships

[@modelchili]

Neat!

[@jamesjustice4515]

I have that same model of battle ship yomoto. I finished it up 8 months ago and just need to take time to paint it

[@andersdenkend]

That's scale modelling ASMR.

[@brunneng38]

Beautiful job you did there.

[@Ya_Mosura]

Looks fantastic. I've got a 1/1000 version on the way, hopefully I can do an ok job of it. You should watch the show, it's one of those rare occasions where the remake is even better than the original.

[@rubytheater6330]

Amazing🕵yamato design galaxy🐲 champion👍 🌿nice art✨ Thanks MSM

[@anthonysermons7187]

You should probably lube up the bits that go in the sockets, it might help i used to do it when I was still building old models vehicles

[@hakapik683]

Sweet! I watched the show on t.v. when I was 8 years old... put a serious zap on my head. Great vid!

[@modelchili]

Cheers!

[@Tbone0565]

Nice video! I got the kit a year ago and found your video back then. When I get ready to build my kit I will be referring to this a lot! Thanks for the video and nice looking model!

[@modelchili]

Thanks!

[@flashretro1038]

Great job brother! Brings back many fond memories of watching Star Blazers as a kid. Well done and well presented. Thumbs up.

[@modelchili]

Thank you! :)

[@silverback1017]

I'm legit hearing the theme song playing in my head right now!!!

[@juanrios9522]

SNAP ! CRACKLE ! POP ! Very satisfying video ...! Though, I myself wouldnt be able to build this model..I tend to be TOO GENTLE with my plastics, and this one looks more like a SNAP KIT...yet looks big and very nice looking model...cheers!

[@leokrupp4442]

I cringed a little when I heard the noises. I would glue and sand the parts.

[@BioMess]

wow.. I loved this show as a kid. very cool.

[@timvandenbrink4461]

Looks like it’s ready to take on the Comet Empire!