Between The New Voyage and Be Forever Yamato, a large range of mecha was designed and animated for the Dark Nebula Empire, but Bandai made a grand total of three model kits. In subsequent decades, fans addressed this deficit with a very respectable lineup of garage kits. All known Dark Nebula models are presented here.
Explore the whole world of Yamato garage kits here
Autoplanet Goruba
Garage kit, Ndopara Shop
1/2400 Garage kit, Okayama Modelers
Garage kit, Bloodsucker
Battleship Pleiades
Model kit, Bandai Mecha Collection
Garage kit, Flat Factory
Garage kit, Ndopara Shop
Garage kit, MRD
1/2400 Garage kit, Okayama Modelers
Heavy Battleship Grodez
Garage kit, Ndopara Shop
Garage kit, Okayama Modelers
Carrier
Garage kit, Ndopara Shop
1/2400 Garage kit, Okayama Modelers
Cruiser
Garage kit, Ndopara Shop
Destroyer/Escort Ship
Garage kit, Ndopara Shop
Heavy Transport Ship
Garage kit, Ndopara Shop
Fighters
Space fighter Mark I and Atmospheric fighter Mark I garage kits, Ndopara Shop
Atmospheric fighter Mark I
Space fighter Mark I
Fighter Bomber
Garage kit, Ndopara
3-Legged Tank
Model kit, Bandai
Garage kit, Ndopara Shop
Patrol Tank
Model kit, Bandai
Garage kit, Ndopara Shop
Hobby show displays, Ndopara Shop
Mecha not made as models
Helicopter-type fighter, Atmospheric fighter Mark II, Space fighter Mark II
Mining ship, Hyperon Bomb, Supply Base
Bonus
From the Be Forever Yamato Roman Album (1981): Bandai’s prototypes for several model kits from the film. Only those boxed in red actually went into production.
Text near the bottom reads, “These models are wooden prototypes made by Bandai to make plamo.”
24th of november 2021
My deep thanks for this wonderfull website, with many nice pics.
Many of those models are not edited anymore (of course, after some decades…).
I hope the 3D printing can do something about it, and even allow a “rebirth”. I don’t find many Star Blazer ships, except the argo, as 3D printed model. Well I need this search going on…
Thank ou for your work, and see you again
Marc