Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Space Battleship Yamato 1/1300 Scale Diecast

From Space 1999 rocket ships (previous post) to another spaceship that I grew up with in the 70s, the Space Battleship Yamato from the anime series of the same name ("Star Blazers" in English). The Space Battleship Yamato was created from the wreck of the World War II battleship Yamato, sunk in the sea near Okinawa and converted into a spacecraft by the Earth Defence Force in the late 22nd century to do battle with the Gamilons, an alien race that had declared war on Earth.

This limited edition 1/1300 scale reproduction is a diecast metal and plastic reproduction. Over 20cm long, it comes with 3 Cosmo Tiger Space Fighters, has an opening bay door for storage of the Fighters and its wings open at the touch of a button.




For a bigger scale and more awesome Space Battleship Yamato which offers a cross-section view of the entire ship, check out my post HERE.
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6 comments:

  1. leonydasJanuary 12, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    Hi my friend, beatiful pictures of a beatiful toy, I used to loved this cartoon when I was a kid. And I think I had this toy when I was kid too, can you tell me, if you know, the year and the maker of this toy, I`m looking for it... thanx.

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  2. alex teoJanuary 12, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    hi Leonidas, it is Nomura 1/1300 Die-cast Yamato (october 1978) found on this link - http://www.starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=206

    thanks for looking :)

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  3. leonydasJanuary 13, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Thank you so much for the info... Excelent blog and excelent colllection, BTW, congrats....

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  4. alex teoJanuary 13, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    You're most welcome Leonidas, and thanks for the compliments. GREAT name BTW ;>

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  5. JankinsJune 12, 2021 at 11:02 AM

    I was in Okinawa when the tv series aired. Was around 9 years old. And had that toy....or at least it looks alot like it. Yamato is awesome. Even a lifetime later.

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  6. alex teoJune 12, 2021 at 11:36 AM

    Thanks for sharing :)

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