Danguard Ace Sky Arrow

This is a new addtion to my collection, just recently won on eBay.

If memory serves me right, the Sky Arrow is the training/support aircraft used quite extensively (or rather exclusively) during the first part of the Danguard Ace anime. While Danguard Ace remains one of my favorite animes, I remember being very frustrated when watching the show - Why you ask? - That's because in the opening and ending theme, you can clearly see that the show has a really cool robot (Danguard Ace) that can do all kinds of cool things like transforming from this huge aircraft into the giant robot, etc. Yet, for the first 1/4 to 1/3 of the story (easily 15-16 episodes or 4 months), you don't get to see Danguard Ace in action because our hero (forgot his name, but let's call him Redfield) has to train to be a good pilot. And what he trained on was the Sky Arrow.


Apparently this chogokin toy was released back in 80's or 90's in North America and received a rather lukewarm reception. Anyway, this vintage one I got still has a fairly good paint job on the main body. The missiles are missing and the center rear fin is loose, with some yellowing in the plastic - which means it's a prime candidate for a restoration project that I will take on soon.


Just like the Danguard Ace, the aircraft can be separated into two units. Although not pictured, the second cockpit (the red part with the clear windshield) can actually swing forward to where the mini fighter used to be. Also the covers on the wings can flip up to reveal the blades underneath.

All in all, it's a very good toy and I intend to spend some time restoring it and adding some details.

Bandai 1/2200 Argama (Kai) Plastic Model Conversion Update

In the first official post on this blog, I thought I'd update the progress on the Argama Kai project.
Basic layout of the ship is finalized - To minimize the work, I will simply be fabricating an extension to spread the side runways outward, and building the center hanger and both front and rear runways. I planned to use the stablizing panels from the kit to form the new wings...


Using plastic boards, hollow rectangular beams and after market parts to add detail, I built out the two extension pieces that are now attached to the original support for the side runways.


The center runway is made of 2 pieces of 1.5 mm plastic board glued together and filed on the sides to create the angular shape. I also use triangular beams from Tamiya to provide added support for the rear runway as well as detail under the engine.


I scraped the original plan for the wings and fabricated new ones out of, yes, more plastic boards. More aftermarket parts from Kotobukiya and Wave were added to create the vents on the wings and the radar ears on the bridge.

Foreword

I can't believe it's just been over a year since I started my first blog. While Newtype's Revelation has evolved during the past 12 months into a news oriented channel, I felt that my original mission to document my toy collection has not been fully realized. So here it is, Newtype Anime Collector is created to straightly inherit what Newtype's Revelation was set out to do.

Enjoy.