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Can't Beat The Fleetby ~Kingoji

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Acryllics and watercolours, from my sketchbook. Pretty old by now.

A tribute to the early 80's Japanese show X-Bomber, known as Star Fleet in the west. It was a puppet show along the lines of Gerry Anderson's work only it was created by Go Nagai (of Devilman fame), so inevitably, by the time the series had finished, only about a quarter of the cast lived.

Brian May loved it, and so should you!
©2007-2013 ~Kingoji
Category: Fan Art / Manga & Anime / Traditional / Movies & TV

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~prince-allion Jun 23, 2012
the Big-dai-x is very marvellous !!!! Bravo !!!
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~Kingoji Jun 23, 2012
Thanks! :D
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~chinofernandez Jun 19, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Great one! I really loved this show when it came out, especially the robot Dai-X!
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~SCDifference Apr 25, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Simply perfect.
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~Kingoji Apr 25, 2011
Thanks!
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~GreatTeacherDiCenso Dec 15, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Just saw the clips of the "movie" version on You Tube. I gotta say, it's actually pretty good! I'm used to Godzilla-level SPFX and the voice dubs are on par with the best anime dubs! The story's basic but smart and fun space opera!
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~Kingoji Dec 16, 2010
Yeah, it's a real unsung gem. :)
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~Bladez636 Sep 8, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I just took a look at the series and being an avid fan of Gerry Anderson's techniques, I loved it! It reminds me of Gerry's "Terrahawks" series, which dosen't surprise me as they were both made in 1983 or around that time....
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~Kingoji Sep 9, 2010
I think that Star Fleet was actually the inspiration for Gerry Anderson to try the rod method of puppetry...
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~Bladez636 Sep 9, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Could've been!
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