Re: [OT]Anime Zeppelin

Queen Esmerelda's ship. Not sure of all the shows but I believe she's
from
(originally?) Captain Harlock. Also has her own series. Also appears in
Galaxy Express 999.

http://www.ex.org/3.5/19-anime_emeraldas.html

Chan Faunce
----- Original Message -----
From: "K.H.Ranitzsch" <KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 4:57 AM
Subject: [OT]Anime Zeppelin

> A question to all the Anime fans out there:
>
> At the Rheindahlen Con "Bring and Buy" I picked up a nice Bandai kit
of an
> SF Zeppelin and am curious about the underlying story.
>
> The cover illustration shows it as a sky pirate ship Top in wavy black
and
> blue, underside red, with pirate skulls as markings. The gondola is a
> classic pirate galleon complete with sails.
>
> All the text is in Japanese, except that the title is "Queen
(something)"
> and the letters SSX appear. The queen herself is illustrated: Long red
hair,
> red pirate costume, black cape.
>
> Does it ring any bells ?
>
> The kit looks quite nice (haven't assembled it yet). It is nominally
1/1600
> scale, about 25 cm long. It comes complete with a battery-powered
internal
> lighting system which should look quite spectacular.
>
> The only drawback for gaming is the stand. Instead of the usual stand
under
> the middle of the hull, it is a rather prominent side arm. Nice for
display
> where you see it from one side but not for gaming where it's supposed
to
> look good from any side. Should not be difficult to change.
>
> Bandai Kit number 45596.
>
> Greetings
> Karl Heinz
>