New Tool Tamiya Yamato - Availability

I have yet to see any photos of this kit.  But, I wonder whether any improvements are enough to justify the huge leap in cost, especially considering the wonderful job Firedeck did with his earlier model.  I have the older kit, as well as several Musashi kits; the cost of the Lionroar detail set is much less than getting the new model.  Is the new model worth it?

Bill

Agreed..... earlier this year I paid a bitover $70 at a LHS for the original kit. Even if I was to go all out on PE, Brass barrels, etc., I dont think it would cost half as much as the MSRP on the new kit.

That's a personal call.  If you must have the new kid on the block then go for it. 

I went with the older kit $50.00 with the Lion Roar PE set $120.00.  Total spent on ebay was $170.00 with shipping.  Add the AOS book at $35.00, paint , glue and some extra plastic for some scratch work and I came up with about $250.00 total.  But IJN ships are not my favorite so this and Nagato will be the only two I have any interest in anyway.

Like I said your call.

Agreed.  It is a judgement call.

I do like many IJN ships, particularly the BB's, CA's, and DD's.  But, by shopping around, you could build an outstanding Yamato for much less!  For example, I spent about $50.00 on the older kit many years ago, the (almost) equally good Eduard set sells for around $35.00, a wooden deck can be bought for $35.00, and a set of brass gun barrels for $30.00, for a total of $150.00.  All references came from the internet.  Add paints, cements, and spare plastic for another $20.00.

Oh, well. Perhaps the retooled kit will be so outstanding that I can't resist.  Who knows?

Bill