Rhino
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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!
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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:
![20240502_083845.jpg 20240502_083845.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169258-5eac77ac46016b0e1aa6cd2ead20755e.jpg)
![20240502_090008.jpg 20240502_090008.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169259-519fed12b03f5a65d2ab2910ad065a53.jpg)
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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.
![20240502_091928.jpg 20240502_091928.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169261-334f3043a5f4b298ba30ff27f99e7d29.jpg)
![20240502_091948.jpg 20240502_091948.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169262-b3688f82a126df7be1febc8e90cd7072.jpg)
![20240502_101215.jpg 20240502_101215.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169263-960eab942cbb0af69a444c4e088d83a3.jpg)
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.
![20240429_153504.jpg 20240429_153504.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169257-435cef4c593ce08eb62a275227aa5caa.jpg)
![20240502_101830.jpg 20240502_101830.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169264-af9e4d3cde8cb2130cfd26f9d94388de.jpg)
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:
![20240502_083845.jpg 20240502_083845.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169258-5eac77ac46016b0e1aa6cd2ead20755e.jpg)
![20240502_090008.jpg 20240502_090008.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169259-519fed12b03f5a65d2ab2910ad065a53.jpg)
![20240502_090637.jpg 20240502_090637.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169260-4d6312b71a9eda37b4c54346d69719af.jpg)
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.
![20240502_091928.jpg 20240502_091928.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169261-334f3043a5f4b298ba30ff27f99e7d29.jpg)
![20240502_091948.jpg 20240502_091948.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169262-b3688f82a126df7be1febc8e90cd7072.jpg)
![20240502_101215.jpg 20240502_101215.jpg](https://modelersalliance.org/data/attachments/169/169263-960eab942cbb0af69a444c4e088d83a3.jpg)
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.