Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Cosmo Reverse Ver. [WIP - Guns and Catapults: Basecoats & Panel Lines]

 Continuing with the progress for my 1/1000 scale Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Cosmo Reverse Version) project, this post takes a quick look at the ship's main guns and secondary armament as well as its catapults aka fighter launchers. Even at this scale, the ship's deck guns still manage to look mightily impressive. While the secondary armament and catapults can be considered finished, the same cannot be said for the main deck guns. The latter still requires application of water decals.

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Cosmo Reverse Ver.) work-in-progress: Base-coating and Panel-lining of the Main/Secondary Deck Guns and Catapults

 Position of the main guns, secondary armament, and catapults in relation to the greater whole (i.e. the space battleship itself) is shown in the diagram below. Originally in Japanese, the words in the diagram has been translated using the Google Translate app for Apple iOS. Also below are photos of the parts after assembly but prior to being sprayed with a primer coat.

Diagrammatic representation of the parts worked on in this session

Main deck guns of the Space Battleship Yamato assembled and prepped for priming

Secondary deck guns of the Space Battleship Yamato assembled and prepped for priming

Catapults (aka fighter launchers) of the Space Battleship Yamato assembled and prepped for priming

 Priming of the parts were carried out using the Tamiya Fine Surface Primer (Light Gray) spray can. This is my go-to primer of choice in most situations. I'll only countenance the use of alternate primer products either when I don't have any at hand or if I need a black primer color. To my knowledge, black is a hue that Tamiya doesn't have in its line of primer products.

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Cosmo Reverse Ver.): Priming the Main/Secondary Deck Guns, and Catapults with the Tamiya Fine Surface Primer (Light Gray)

 Main deck guns were base-coated with a custom grey mix using Mr.Color lacquer paints, then panel-lined using Mr.Weathering Color Multi Black (see below). However, the main guns aren't actually finished yet. They still require some water decals to be applied on the rear section. This I will do just prior to attaching/assembling them on to the ship's upper hull later.

Main Deck Guns of the Space Battleship Yamato: Base-coat and panel-lines completed

Main Deck Gun base-coated and panel-lined (isometric closeup view, front)

Main Deck Gun base-coated and panel-lined (isometric closeup view, back)

 Secondary armament were similarly base-coated and panel-lined using the same products as with the main guns. Below are closeup photos of the secondary deck guns as well as a photo displaying their size comparison versus the main deck guns.

Secondary Deck Guns base-coated and panel-lined (isometric closeup view, front)

Secondary Deck Guns base-coated and panel-lined (isometric closeup view, back)

Size comparison between the secondary (left) and main (right) deck guns

 Meanwhile the catapults (aka fighter launchers i.e. the contraptions that launch the ship's fighters quickly from its hangar) were also painted the custom grey and given a black wash instead of panel-line. The catapult pieces are relatively small, and are able to pivot around the base it's attached to. 

Catapults aka fighter launchers base-coated and panel-lined (isometric closeup view)

 Even with the completion of the guns and catapults, much more remains to be painted. There are the pair of main stabilization wings; the host anti-aircraft guns; and a myriad of tiny space fighters. Of the trio, I will definitely paint the first two, while I'm not to keen to work on the small fighters. For the latter I can perhaps work on them on and off amidst other projects until I completed the whole set. But up next is not the painting of said parts. Instead it'll be the application of water decals onto the ship's hull, missile launcher, and main deck guns. Once that is done I can then undertake a major assembly process before reverting back to the painting process. Phew, a lot of work lies ahead. That's for later. For now, dear readers, please stay safe and be well.