Type 99 Cosmo Falcon. RASN FAA detachment. Space Battleship Yamato 2199.

[zenrat]

Type 99 Cosmo Falcon.  RASN FAA detachment.  Space Battleship Yamato 2199.

Cosmo Falcon V1.1 - 4 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Republic of Australia Space Navy Fleet Aerospace Arm detachment on the Space Battleship Yamato operate both the Type 99 Cosmo Falcon and Type 0 Cosmo Zero single seat space fighters.  Pictured here is the Type 99.

Cosmo Falcon V1.1 - 10 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Cosmo Falcon is powered by twin magnetically constricted turbo plasma anti fusion rocket jet engines capable of operating in vacuum or a variety of atmospheres.  It is equipped with both thrusters and fluid-dynamic control surfaces to facilitate manoeuvring in whatever environment it finds itself and  is engineered to pull up to 23 Earth standard Gee depending on its pilot (human, adapted human, cyborg, android, uploaded human consciousness, Mind...).

Cosmo Falcon V1.1 - 13 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Fixed armament consists of a pair of 23mm kinetic railcannon mounted under the cockpit and a pair of 56 petawatt pulse plasma blasters mounted under the nose.  The railcannons are capable of firing a wide range of ammunition types all of have Determined Range Termination Technology (DRaTT!) built in to ensure rounds which miss their target don't just keep on going and going until they eventually hit something.
A variety of munitions can be carried in two ventral internal weapons bays and on underwing hardpoints.

Cosmo Falcon V1.1 - 20 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Cosmo Falcon V1.1 - 21 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Model.

1/72 Bandai Type 99 Space Fighter Attack Craft Cosmo Falcon built OOB and then dropped resulting in the under nose probes being replaced with new guns.
Paint scheme is based on that of RW RAN FAA Skyhawks with the colours flipped.
Home made roundels, all other transfers from the kit.

Cosmo Falcon V1.1 - 25 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

I enjoyed building this.  Once I got my head around Bandai's almost snap together kit design and figured out how to paint and build it in an order which got the result I wanted (experience building Bandai Gundam helped as did wanting a patchy final look as though panels had been weathered differently and or replaced).
I also have a Type Zero Cosmo Zero in my stash plus Star Wars Y and B Wings.  All 1/72 Bandai and all I suspect building up in a similar way.
I'm looking forward to them.

Cosmo Falcon V1.1 - 12 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[Captain Canada]

Very nice. For sure, those Bandai kits are nice. I've got loads of Star Wars kits I was buying when I was working in the US. Couldn't resist hitting Hobby Lobby almost daily with the 50% off coupon !

Cheers

[Old Wombat]

Great finish, Fred! Lovely build!    

[perttime]

I'd never heard of the Cosmo Falcon. Cool subject and hot execution   

[Rick Lowe]

Cool! 

Needs a 'Kiwi Zap' from a stray ground crew member... just saying... 

[Weaver]

That looks good! 

Pretty sure I've got something like that in the back of the stash somewhere. I went on a buying spree of Anime spaceships back in the days when they were cheap on ebay...

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice paint scheme! 

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.

[rickshaw]

Very nice!   

[zenrat]

Thanks Brian.

[NARSES2]

That's come out very well mate 

[zenrat]

Thanks Chris.

[DogfighterZen]

That came out great! Excellent work, Fred!   

[kerick]

Very nice! I like the whole combination.

[Mossie]

Nice. Somehow manages to look modern and retro at the same time.