Anime & Mecha 1:60 Schaft Enterprises Type-R13EX ‘Phantom’ (Bandai Kit)

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Erste Mood-Bilder vom gerade fertiggestellten 1:60 Schaft Enterprises Type-R13EX ‘Phantom’ Labor von Bandai - Experimente mit K.I.-unterstützter Bildbearbeitung und Filtern.










Mehr Impressionen und Infos zum Bau folgen (bald), ist zumindest der Plan.

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Sooo, Foto-Shooting und -Editing beendet - hier das Ganze in natura:




Some background:
The Type-R13EX Phantom was an experimental unmanned labor developed by Schaft Enterprises’ Planning Section 7. The exact purpose of the labor remains unclear, it might only have been a singular prototype for innovative weapon and A.I. technology, so that it is most possible that the type or its systems were primarily intended for military service, even though the Type-R13EX as such was not adopted for serial production. Its silhouette is reminiscent of the military Brocken labor, which could mean that the Phantom's body was based on the Type 7B/2B. However, the difference lies in mobility, since the Phantom was slower due to having thick armor and carrying on his torso the complex mechanism necessary to carry out his attacks.

The R13EX Phantom measured 8.6 meters in height and was 4.7 meters wide, with a minimum turning radius of 6.2 meters. It weighed 9.5 tons without equipment and 9.85 fully equipped and had an impressive lift capacity of around 4.0 tons. It was revolutionary for being the first labor to be equipped with laser weaponry, against which at the time of its fielding no countermeasure was available for. However, the laser cannons mounted in the Phantom's head were its only active ranged weapons, and they required time to warm up before each shot. While charging up a shot, the Phantom's cooling vents would be exposed to attack, and damage to them would cause the labor to become unable to fire. On his back he carries the necessary instruments to charge the energy of the laser cannons. Before firing, 3 segments of the back armor unfolded, revealing what appeared to be a heat sink. When the laser fired, an intense shock of heat was released backwards from this installation. This major drawback was offset by the sheer power of the lasers, which were capable of easily piercing an AV-98 Ingram's armor; because they fired a sustained beam, the lasers could be used to cut off entire limbs from opposing labors or pierce heavy vehicle armor.








The mechanical systems of the Phantom were state-of-the-art and surpassed those of the mass-produced police and military labors of the time. Its immense strength and dexterity allowed the type to excel at hand-to-hand combat, so while its other offensive systems were offline, the Phantom would remain combat-capable. Aiding its combat effectiveness was the Phantom's thick armor plating made from reinforced carbon fiber. Even the armor covering the machine's forearms was capable of shrugging off a close-range shot from an Ingram's 37mm revolver cannon or deflect rounds from JGSDF Helldivers’ machine guns. The Phantom was even capable of limited underwater operation and could fire its main weapons even while submerged. The full extent of its marine capabilities is unknown, though. It can be assumed that the mechanical systems of the Phantom were carried over to the Type J-9 Griffon, on account of the visual similarities of some armor components and the type's immense strength. While the unmanned Phantom was apparently designed to test advanced weapons systems, the Griffon was instead created to rely solely on its strength and dexterity, making it an unparalleled hand-to-hand combat machine.

Despite the advanced weapons and mechanical systems, the most striking advancements brought about by the Phantom were its control and electronics systems. The labor was unmanned (and did not feature a pilot cabin) and remotely controlled, but it was also fully capable of autonomous combat against even skilled labor pilots. The advanced autopilot and its artificial intelligence were even capable of threat-assessment, tactical real-time analysis and could make strategic decisions in battle. Where a traditional labor would house a cockpit, the Phantom contained a powerful electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generator, which was capable of completely shutting down a police labor at close range. Like the laser cannons, the EMP generator required significant time to charge before it could be utilized. Additionally, the EMP system not only required the use of the vulnerable cooling vents used by the lasers, but also required armor panels around it be removed/opened so that they would not interfere with its directed pulse radiation. This meant that the EMP generator was exposed during all stages of its operation, and while the charging process could be halted at any time, it was this vulnerability that ultimately led to the defeat of the Phantom in combat. However, as a “last line” defensive measure for the exposed EMP generator the opening was protected with four small extendible rotating blades/wire cutters.








The Type-R13EX Phantom was first deployed in December 1998, on a cold Christmas night, when it attacked Tokyo Teleport, a terrestrial communications station for the retransmission of different television, voice and data services via satellite. It faced off with Patlabors of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Vehicles Unit, Division 1 and Division 2. The Phantom was able to quickly defeat the outdated MPL-97S Python labors initially fielded by Division 1, allowing Schaft operatives to capture their pilots and support crew.
When Division 2 arrived at the scene, they quickly deployed their more advanced AV-98 Ingrams to engage the Phantom. Isao Ohta was the first to engage it, sustaining heavy damage to his labor and failing to cause any real damage to the R13EX. Noa Izumi was the second Division 2 pilot to engage the Phantom, and was able to hold her own until the Phantom caught her and prepared to fire its laser cannons directly into her cockpit. Noa was only saved when Kanuka Clancy, piloting Ohta's severely damaged labor, intervened in the fight. The Phantom was thrown into the bay, presumed destroyed.

However, just a few months later, the Phantom appeared once more at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) training ground at Oshima, where it engaged a number of light military labors in combat. The JGSDF labors were unable to repel the Phantom, and Patlabor units that arrived on scene shortly after were barely able to fend it off. This was the final appearance and known deployment of the Phantom before the debut of the Griffon.







Infos zu Bau und Bemalung hier: https://www.sfmforum.de/index.php/topic,43296.0.html

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Super umgesetzt

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Vielen Dank! Habe versucht den Phantom zusammen mit einem Ingram in Szene zu setzen - hat m.E. teilweise ganz gut geklappt.