Yamato Models By Bandai (Part VI)

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Part 6: Into Eternity

When Be Forever Yamato premiered in Japanese movie theatres August 1980, it had been almost six years since the debut of the saga; enough time for a second generation of fans to join the fold. Bandai welcomed them in with another chance to buy many of the high-profile kits they might have missed the first time around and added some brand new entries to keep veterans happy.

1/360 Kodai's Patrol Ship (Aug. 1980)

1/220 EDF Automated Battleship (Aug. 1980)

Space Battleship Yamato (Aug. 1980)

A reissue of the "gold version" Yamato with new box art, decals, and a stand.

1/700 Space Battleship Yamato (Aug. 1980)

A reissue of the Yamato "Mechanic Model" (the outer shell only), with new box art to tie in with Be Forever Yamato.

Space Battleship Yamato "New Image Model" (Aug. 1980)

A second reissue of the 1977 "Deform Display Model" with new decals in new packaging.

1/500 Space Battleship Yamato "New Cosmic Model" (Aug. 1980)

A reissue of the 1978 "Cosmic Model" with new decals in new packaging.

Dark Nebula Empire Tripod Tank (Oct. 1980)

Dark Nebula Empire Patrol Tank (Nov. 1980)

1/700 Space Battleship Yamato "New Mechanic Model" (Nov. 1980)

A reissue of the 1978 "Mechanic Model" with new decals in new packaging and slightly modified internal parts to tie in with Be Forever Yamato.

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Note: these products are shown for archival purposes only, and are not available from Voyager Entertainment. Some of the photos were originally uploaded to Yahoo.jp by private collectors. We thank them for their generosity!