SBY 2202 Yunagi - modified

[sykotik]

Hi again all

I have decided to add this build to the GB as my second entry. Its the 1/1000 Bandai "Yunagi" from the new SBY series 2202. Essentially, it's the exact same kit as the 2199 "Kirishima" just different colours.
It's a little bland on surface detail, so I have decided to start to add my own.
The whole ship is just over 20cm long and 4 cm wide, so it's certainly not large

I only just started this so it's well within the rules 

Here's where I am up to currently





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well, that's it for now but I'll post some more over the next few days
Thanks for looking
Si

[NARSES2]

  Flipping 'eck, that's tiny. Amazing work

[Old Wombat]

Said similarly elsewhere: Awesome detail work!

[sykotik]

Thanks guys 

Time for an update
Spent a good solid few hours on this last night and accomplished a fair bit for a change. Got most of the surface detail sorted and will now look to get the lighting all sorted and final construction happening. It's a small kit so that are not that many pieces 
I'm going to try out a new method of painting using an extraction fan filter and see if I can't get a more mottled finish with it.
In the mean time, here's what I managed to get done:

















Everything at the moment is just push held - nothing glued. Its one reason I love Bandai kits - half the time you don't even need glue!!

Anyways, will leave it at that, but as always, thanks for looking
Si

[ysi_maniac]

All those details are wonderful.

[strobez]

I know the GBs are not really a competition... but I can't shake the feeling that sykotik is like an NBA basketball player who hangs around the park on weekends and plays ina few pickup games on a lark.

That tiny little thing is already amazing! It wouldn't surprise me if it was wired for sound... 

[zenrat]

Only sound?  I think it'll have anti-grav as well.

[sykotik]

thanks guys - its very kind of you to say. I don't class myself that highly though. I am just a bloke who likes to put plastic kits together with a smidge of OCD thrown in there

Time for an update. The surface detail is all done now and it's ready for painting! I will begin this process later this afternoon or tonight
I've used Maskol for the main windows and exterior SMD's but will remove the window masks and put over a light covering of the base colour once everything else is done so I won't loose too much luminosity (at least - that's the plan)



















The engine nozzle is missing from the pics but it's there. I cut out a disc of frosted clear plastic to help disperse the light for the engine LED. Hope it works!

More pics later
As always, thanks for looking
Si

[jalles]

This is looking great!  I can't wait to see all those little details blended in once it's painted.  I'm sure the LED lighting is going to look amazing!

[NARSES2]

This GB has produced some astounding entries and this is one of them 

[strobez]

This just gave me the inspiration and an idea to up my game... let's see if i can pull it off half as well.

[Old Wombat]

I've mostly posted about this build on BtS but to spread my view around;

This is one of the best examples of well-balanced fine-detail work I've ever seen. It's as close to perfect as I ever expect to see, just enough to "busy" up the surface, not so much as to create clutter.

Brilliant!

[sykotik]

Last update now before the finish. Some paint has gone on and I am pretty happy with how its coming out so far. The details have blended in nicely and don't look too out of scale. I am altering the paint scheme just slightly by having a light grey underneath as opposed to a blue hue as the top will already be blue and I think blue and grey go together nicely. There will also be a bit of pale yellow trim in there too just to add some colour.

The first coupe of shots were taken so I can remember where I stuck the panel tape on later otherwise I'll forget.









That's it for now. The next post will be the final shots I think.I made a start on the much bigger Andromeda the other night, so I'll start a new thread for that later
As always, thanks for looking
Si

[jalles]

The details have blended in nicely and don't look too out of scale.

No doubt!  That looks awesome! 

I can't wait to see the final shots.

[NARSES2]

Yet another fantastic build in what has been a GB of very high standards all around