Massive Space Battleship Yamato Model Build!

Meet Warren Swanson, builder of this massive 1/144 scale Space Battleship Yamato model! We chat with Warren about his journey designing and 3D printing this epic ship over the span of months on a single 3D printer, and why Space Battleship Yamato means so much to him.
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[@Martini_Mcfly]

That's insane! Space Battleship Yamato 2199 was such a worthy reboot for fans of the original who haven't seen it. This is simply amazing.

[@Ithekro]

Yamato 2199 (or Star Blazer 2199 if you watch the English dub) truly is an excellent series. I point to Yamato 2199 as the example to follow if one wants to do a remake of anything. Keep the spirit of the original intact, keep the general look, while improving based on time past and cultural change. Not change for change sake but educated change. What didn't work in the original? What was silly even then? Yamato 2199 fixed all that and more.

[@OneofInfinity.]

@@Ithekro Loved the original and Cap Harlock growing up, the later version is a worthy "re-make".

[@HesmiyuMC]

There also a sequel coming too.

[@scottlyttle5586]

@@Martini_Mcfly agreed. 2199 is really good!

[@Ithekro]

Starts in about two weeks (July 19th), in theaters in Japan. Will watch as soon as possible.

[@scottlyttle5586]

Warren was fun to watch at WonderFest. Unfortunately, his model was too long to qualify for as a contest entry, but Warren didn't really seem to care. Warren wrote a post about how incredible and impressive it was seeing others work, and then having those same people compliment him on his work. No doubt that the spirit of WonderFest definitely got a hold of Warren. It was a great weekend of mutual geek outs over each other's work.. Just a really great time with modelers having fun and hanging out with each other.

[@LVLAsianiWin]

This poor guy got denied being entered in the main room and contest because his model was too big at the Con. Why it's in the hallway and not anywhere else

[@No1ANTAGON1ST]

It was so big, they stuck in a smaller place haha

[@More_Row]

That’s messed up.

[@Cythil]

Well... At least he got featured here. Which he well deserves. Just love the model.

[@Saladais]

Well, it appears to me that he is guaranteed to be viewed by everyone because everyone has to walk by his creation on their way to the main room.

[@royalswan007]

The judges said next year they will make an exception for him so he can have it in the contest.

[@SpiceRunnersLounge]

His ship was amazing, I stared at it a lot on that Saturday.

[@clubtepes2046]

Got to meet Warren and see his Yamato. Absolutely loved it. And if you are not familiar with Space Battleship Yamato, I highly recommend it. Originally released in Japan in 1974, it has long been suspected to be one of the conceptual sources for George Lucas's Star Wars and the remake/reboot Yamato 2199 released in 2012 is a masterpiece.

[@grup3d]

I've seen this guy so many times lol. Parked his ship right outside my hotel room at a Con once. Amazing work!

[@threxBox]

My favorite show growing up, what a sick build

[@capylego]

He and my brother are working on a show right now yt on the channel Typhon production. Only the first episode is out right now

[@threxBox]

@@capylego interesting, looks cool, subbed

[@destronia123]

Albator: Le Corsaire de l'Espace.

[@blainetrain2299]

The OLD cartoon Star Blazers had this ship and was my absolute favorite cartoon ever.

[@matthew3136]

English dubbed. Such a great show.

[@gordwu9182]

The world is filled with so many talented people!

[@PaintpalSue]

Can’t thank you enough, Norm, for this whole series. I’m so amazed and inspired by these incredible models and their makers…hope you had as good a time being there as we did watching them!

[@camtappenden5415]

Let’s go Warren! Amazing to see you recognized for all the work you’ve put into this. Let’s cruise soon!

[@Rescel1]

Space ship Yamato is hella underrated Anime. I usually don’t watch other genre then romance but Yamamoto kicked ass

[@simplysteve68]

Lol it's "Yamato", named and based on the Japanese flagship of WWII, not 'Yamamoto'. 👍

[@Rescel1]

@@simplysteve68 confused names there xD

[@jackseney571]

The cosplay of Derek Wildstar of the STAR BLAZERS version was spot on as well!

[@michaelminch5490]

I'm kinda disappointed that Norman didn't talk about the uniform. From what I've seen, most model presenters just show up in regular street clothes, usually geeky/nerdy t-shirts & jeans.

[@jackseney571]

@@michaelminch5490 I don't believe he or the cameraman knew much about the show. Otherwise how could they resist the sweeping pan of the camera from the bow up to the bridge?

[@bumblbesss]

Love the Ship, But I'm amazed he has a 91 Toyota Celica.

[@pawpawstew]

I had an '81 Celica and it was a great car. Loved that thing. The' 91 was awesome in its own right. If you took car of those things, 300K was very doable.

[@r3dkaneda]

I would so love to have this anchored in my diorama station/colony that I built. I grew up with Battleship Yamato/Star Blazer and seeing this in an insane scale just blew my mind. Kudos to the creator and Tested for the well deserved feature.

[@AFNacapella]

can you invite Warren to meet Adam (plus Adam-approved makers) for a model show and tell, and version 2 brainstorming session? I expect this to bounce between "wow! I love how you solved this!" and "I know an easy fix for this...gimme-a-...", and be worth all (y)our time

[@rmwright70]

This is SO excellent for a V1.0 I so want to see what he comes up with for V2.0 and please... Design what you think would be a UPGRADE of the whole ship. Again, great job and keep going.

[@Alex-wi1mx]

"lifetime of making" might be a good name for the bundle, like you said, these failures are intrinsic to the process of making and we've all done them once or thrice

[@chrismayer8990]

Space Battleship Yamato ❤

[@paulvamos7319]

😂 My favorite cartoon as a kid! Too bad it was only on for one or two seasons in 79 & 80!

[@MeleeTiger]

The intro song for the original series goes so hard, awesome to see someone bring love to one of the greats.

[@andrewlee6152]

I spent 18 years, working as an MoD contractor and Battleship Grey, was not Grey at all, it was in fact a pale blue... but that's the British for you... We used so much of it, I remember several of the Engineers and even my late father, spraying their cars, bikes, bicycles using extra supplies 😉.. I even painted my room with it... We ordered it in huge drums for the larger spray shop and in standard rattle cans for smaller jobs... we also had special pens for touchup, when working on site, especially when in confined spaces on board submarines. Excellent model by the way.

[@waynesbutler7834]

What a great time to be alive , 3D printing has opened up a world of modelling what ever your mind can conceive , unachievable just a decade ago . Provides a new definition to kitbashing , old model kits although still used today , is less important if you want to print the universal greebly . And we are only at the tip of the iceberg with progress being made it seems daily .

[@Tachikoma-sj6kz]

a fitting tribute to the the series and your own skills - superb work warren

[@yourpalpalpatine5970]

Had the pleasure to meet Warren and the Space Battleship Yamato model at C2E2 earlier this year. Thank you Warren for bringing back such wonderful childhood memories of watching Star Blazers (as it was called)!!!

[@boltonky]

Warren has already won in my books the spaceship Yamato and a 91 Celica (one of those few cars i regret selling) - the fact its available online for a small cost to print that is super cool

[@ericfairchild5431]

Wow! Watched it everyday after school when I was a kid, when cable came to town!

[@markbarnes3025]

Somebody hire this guy, this is amazing what a great job !!!

[@BylarantGuy]

John Yamato continues to win

[@mono_mystery]

truly a John Yamato moment

[@GhalidiusTrident]

I can't believe the john yamato is real

[@Cerran032]

Stardusters unite

[@PandaPlays001]

This is a John Yamato moment of all time

[@destortedreaper4278]

John Yamato strikes again

[@marvinhall9462]

Just an amazing model, I love the space cruiser Yamato series, they are just awesome

[@SteveMichaels]

OMGOSH ! Such a beautiful ship ... Well Done ! Just lov Star Blazers Ship models ! Ty for sharing

[@jonlava173]

It belongs in a museum! -Indy Jones

[@Finite-Tuning]

This is very cool, I knew the ship the moment I saw the video thumbnail. I also grew up watching this cartoon.... A motorized version would be the cats nuts! Cheers 🍻

[@jamestiberiuskirk5994]

That model is awesome!!!

[@charlotteblackman429]

My FAV space battleship! ❤️

[@skelegao1219]

What an awesome build. Crazy to think to it was all done on one printer. Kudos to him for the long term vision and hard work

[@johnpanttila]

Self-taught 3D Modeling.....You are an amazing craftsman!!!

[@Shooter_FPV]

I built a 1/32 Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper from Alain Rivard, his quality is excellent! Glad Warren used Alain's model as a base.

[@randomations11]

What an amazing tribute to something he feels passion for. 10/10

[@MidnightDubstep]

THATS MY FRIEND CheeF he is awesome

[@HabitualButtonPusher]

That is the coolest thing I’ve seen n the internet today. Huge props for making that beautiful battleship. Hope we get the hanger bay and some Black Tigers in 2.0!

[@MrAcuta73]

The fit/finish and detail is...ok. But damn, the SCALE is amazing!! 2.0 I bet it waaaay better! As an American, I had Star Blazers growing up. Training wheels for Space Battleship Yamato. I love it.

[@zmarko]

Wow, what a model! Spectacular work. It's simply gorgeous.

[@DevinJHiggins]

Duderonomy!! I discovered Yamato as a wee kid in the early 80s before Star Trek and even Star Wars! I'd love to have a model of this size, though god knows where I'd put it, lol! Awesome work Warren!

[@FeralRabbit]

Nice guy and very tolerant of the many of us wanting pictures of his awesome project.

[@Cerran032]

THATS MY BOY CHEEF! LESSGOOOO

[@colonelk3870]

Great work on building the Yamato from Star Blazer's. It was my favorite cartoon when I was growing up and to this day it's still my favorite. Super.

[@joshuaperrin3910]

I met this dude back in February!

[@paulvamos7319]

I'd call the Demerit Badge bundle just Bugs in the Works! Or The Demerit Badge Bundle of a Lifetime! 😂 I love that model and the cartoon it's from called, "Our StarBlazers"! My favorite show in 79!

[@adlerarmory8382]

Warren, that Yamato is beautiful. Should have at least got in top 5.

[@WelcomeToMarkintosh]

Norm, I love this series-thank you!

[@DankasorusRex]

The world’s largest artificial coral reef is also based on the Yamato!

[@Based_Lord_Humongous]

I thought that was the Oriskany?

[@DankasorusRex]

@@Based_Lord_Humongous the Yamato was the largest WW2 battleship in the Japanese side. It didn’t do so well and now is a 900 foot long coral reef.

[@philipmoyer8770]

I’ve seen him and this at conventions on the east coast and Anime Central! 😊

[@davidvennel720]

My first Anime ever. 1976 in Southern California, played by that nice guy who showed films and had a reel to reel on his show, Tom Hatten was his name, he would draw cartoons from kids who sent him "squiggles", and show them on his show. Anyway, back then it was called Space Cruiser Yamato. I loved it!

[@2000jago]

I was more impressed with his outfit than the actual model.

[@I-0-0-I]

WonderFest has been a golden goose for this channel, at least from the pov of stuff that has blown my mind.. I have loved every video to come out of it. Norm is killing it here.

[@moosepocalypse6500]

I grew up with similar experience of Robotech. Never seen Space Battleship Yamato, but I should check it out. Beautiful model ❤️

[@sundragon7703]

It's soooo cool. That model should go on the anime convention tour. Warren Swanson would qualify for "pro" level status; consequently, at least the convention membership would be free.

[@Killer_Kotomibro]

Matsumoto would be proud

[@Giantrockstar]

Great Stuff, Warren!

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Beautiful job ❤

[@98Zai]

I'm not familiar with the anime, but I can certainly appreciate the creativity and dedication to create something like this. You can tell there is a lot of potential here!

[@thethreepotatoes7269]

JOHN YAMATO HIMSELF!

[@GunDog3x5]

We love John Yamato.

[@F22ERaptor]

Amazing talent! 1/144 scale is pretty useful to compare with 1/144 scale Aircraft so we can get an impression of how massive the ship really is.

[@Scruffi]

Absolutely magnificent. Yamato! HASSHIN! o7

[@Ratdaddy2023]

Simply wonderful piece of work!!! Such a talented young man!

[@revmaynard814]

It was a pleasure seeing it there!

[@Games_and_Music]

That's pretty cool, i watched the movies only some years ago, but i wish i knew of it when i was a kid. It makes me think of the first Star Trek movie where i felt that the navy theme was more prevalent, and R-Type, one of my favorite game franchises. Hope to see a giant Dobkeratops one day. Either way, great model!

[@Theprotomodeler]

Whooooaahhhhh! I have got to download these files and do this build. This is an awesome build Warren! Great job!

[@krisi90]

JOHN YAMATO KEEPS WINNING 💪💪💪

[@ironwolfstudios2857]

Amazing... I love this model.

[@JesseCohen]

Incredible build! Never got around to watching the series. Gonna have to change that now, just for context. Seems fair. Nicely done, thanks for sharing.👍🏻

[@richv1893]

The ship looks fantastic.

[@shanebep3135]

Beautiful work 🤎We also fly in the Yamato I will never forget her 🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍

[@FriendlyNPC]

BOAT GUY HIMSELF!!!!!!!

[@willmorgan5692]

I grew up watching this series now I've seen the entire multi series in original Japanese, your model is impressive and beautiful sorry you were done dirty not being able to enter this amazing ship of our dreams in their little con

[@nickiebanchou]

amazing scales, and comments are very nice and forgiving but the unsanded, unfilled 3D printing layer lines are my pet peeve looking forward to next version !

[@mbmurphy777]

Love that show!!!

[@bigsarge2085]

That's cool!

[@lyleabrahams]

Amazing... love the engine and the way it looks lit up.

[@eXtremeFX2010]

I want a 3D Printer SO BAD!

[@arnoldmayii3563]

Awesome and amazing!!

[@simplysteve68]

Just imagine what Prince Zordar's Dreadnaught, the Comet Empire mothership and other Space Battleship Yamato/Starblazers ships (Gamilon & Bolar), would look like at that scale of 1:144!!

[@Neal_YouTube]

Freaking awesome!!!

[@DaxHamel]

Just awesome!

[@Petequinn741]

Amazing

[@iangreenhoe6611]

Love the ship. Re: Demerit badges: the full set should be the “Fully Experienced Maker” set

[@isfj1009]

Crazy cool!!!!!

[@starsiegeplayer]

1/44 scale 😮 amazing

[@nathkrupa3463]

Great video norm sir 😊❤

[@BlueDually4x4]

Its one of those things that even if you are not familiar with it, you have seen it or sort of know about it. It is an impressive model.

[@Wheeler251]

Always fantastic to see Norm by fare the best Tested host

[@Vickyvee97]

Impressive!

[@edsgarage9966]

My friend, Deric Wakefield, would have given his full support for this project. Well done.

[@Chobittsu]

Oh damn, it's Cheef! I can't wait to tell my buddy Cheef about this 😊

[@andrewursitti2131]

Super cool!

[@GregGallardo]

That's very cool

[@Transformyourmind1]

Soooo cool

[@olo398]

very cool!

[@gesyo8223]

わぁ、ヤマトだ。 素晴らしい！実物をこの目で見てみたいなぁ。