Bandai Sand Land Anime' Royal Army Tank

[Rhino]

I speak enough Japanese language to be polite to people in their home country. I am truly not a big fan of Amine', which has been called "Japanese cartoon porn" in some circles. I do enjoy a model kit that is an oddity. A subject that is less commonplace. I ordered this from Hobbylink Japan, paid the BIG bucks for shipping and opened the box. There are a lot of plastic parts in there!

Armored combat begins around 8:40. Toriyama's final production before his death. Like a love-letter to anime' fans! There isn't any nudity.

Sand Land puts me in mind of War of the Worlds, Star Wars, and Dune. The evil corpulent King hoarding water for himself. The "resistance" and the quest for freedom. allies and energy. The "hardware" is pretty cool! Here's how the kit begins:


Complete 75mm gun Sherman and 17-pound Firefly Vc (?!) Turrets are included in the kit. The instructions are detailed and concise. The plastic sands and glues well without being too slimy. Bandai didn't do us and favors by putting a sprue gate right on the 17-pound muzzle brake. I used my glass files (Thanks Mark Karolus!) to fill/sand/shape the gun barrels. The Sherman-like features stop at the turrets.

Construction goes quickly and the fit, so far, is up to modern Bandai standards. No interior is included. 1 figure is included. Beelzebub, the purple/pink fiend.
This is a lot of fun to build!
The one Japanese phrase I learned is "Sando-Lando". It should be pronounced as Toshiro Mifune' might have.

 

[moon puppy]

Well then

 

[Rhino]

I did assembly while the Tamiya flat white was curing on the Big Cutter. The fit is amazing. Many of the seams and joints are covered by the assembled parts.

Easy tracks! Not many armor modelers will admire this part of the build.

I chose desert pink shooting up, and sand yellow shooting from above. a dusting of well, dust, will be applied from overhead. I cain't think much rust would occur in a desert setting. Chipping of the finish, perhaps.

 

[Brokeneagle]

Weird but cool

 

[Rhino]

I got the scale Fiend figure pretty close. I sprayed Model Master sandgelb after work, but it was a little too tacky to take to tonight's club meeting.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Kind of looks like a diving bell with tracks.

 

[sharkman]

That looks like a sweet little kit!

 

[Rhino]

That looks like a sweet little kit!

Thanks Warren!
The fit is astounding! The model is engineered in such away that most of the seams are covered by the build. That, and I enjoy the "Off-the-beaten-path" model kit. This is certainly a little-known subject in the English speaking world. I ordered a 1/35 scale version with interior and figures just because this subject is great fun to build!

 

[sharkman]

Thanks Warren!
The fit is astounding! The model is engineered in such away that most of the seams are covered by the build. That, and I enjoy the "Off-the-beaten-path" model kit. This is certainly a little-known subject in the English speaking world. I ordered a 1/35 scale version with interior and figures just because this subject is great fun to build!

Love it when a kit manufacturer thinks of things like that!
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A 1/35 scale version will be awesome!

 

[Rhino]

Assembled 17-pound and 75mm cannon turrets. I used the white wavy under-paint on the 17-pound barrel, like the Royal Army did on their Sherman Vc Fireflies.

I put the tracks on the lower hull too! Decals, then the dullcote, coming up! The cartoon doesn't show any stowage or machine gun on the turret.
There wouldn't be much rust on a Sand Land Royal Army chogokin tank. They would be dusty, but I'm not big on weathering and I don't build much Armor, so I'm not sure how to do it.
Dump 1/2 a bag of flour over it, pour 1/2 a gallon of water, give it a shake, then sprinkle another cup of flour?
Any tips, Tank Guys?

 

[moon puppy]

Panel wash is my first go to...

 

[Greg Kimsey]

Get your oil paints out. Black, raw umber, & white. (Or burnt umber, raw sienna, burnt sienna, or any “earth” colors you like) Have mineral spirits at the ready in two cups; one for thinning that stays clean and one for cleaning the brush. Put a coat of clean spirits on a small area and let it almost dry. Dot some oil colors randomly then with clean spirits move it around til you get the look. Don’t like it?; wipe and do again. Need more?; add more. Rinse and repeat.

 

[Greg Kimsey]

If you don’t have oil paints, first of all, shame on you LOL. Most art supply stores carry a super cheap set of Reeves or similar brand. Ten colors for ten bucks kind of thing. No need to use expensive Williamsburg paints on a model.

 

[errains]

Looking good There Big R!!
Yep already stated giving it a pin wash will add a ton of interest. Also a pass or two with some good old fashion dry-brushing will pull out the highlites. I personally don't see a need to add mud and such since its a rather unusual subject.
Looking forward to seeing how you do.

 

[Rhino]

PIN wash. Hmm.
OK.

 

[Rhino]

Going easy on the oil pin wash. The finish is enamel, so I don't want to rush it.
It turns out "Pin wash" has nothing to do with pins at all.

 

[Rhino]

Not rushing the chemicals.

 

[moon puppy]

Making it pop now!

 

[Rhino]

Just about done with washes and dry-brushing. The Sand Land Royal Army tank is finally assembled! It fit like a dream!
Thanks again for looking in!

 

[sharkman]

I had forgotten about this cool little tank