Tamiya New Yamato in 350 Scale

Thats a huge B*tch!!!  Wow what a kit - I'll be watching.  I'm sloooooowly building the 1/350 Titanic.

Thanks John. It should be a fun Build.....Cheers mark

Thank you my Friend. I hope I do her justice.....Cheers mark

Before I commence, this is what I will be working with. Looks like fun.....Cheers mark

Ok I don't know why but Tamiya have split the Hull in an unusual way. Some careful puttying and sanding to come.....Cheers mark

Strange, their original Yamato is a one piece hull,whats the point of splitting it,is there an advantage to doing this ?

There's a review by Tracy White on Internet Modeler. He is quite familiar with the engineering of injection molded kits.

His observation is that the hull is so large with so much complex detail, that casting multiple parts was necessary.

It looks as though you've handled the seam perfectly.

Tojo72

Strange, their original Yamato is a one piece hull,whats the point of splitting it,is there an advantage to doing this ?

 

The only thing I can think of is to get as much Detail into this Area of the Hull.....Cheers mark

Jrock83

Do those T4, T6 etc. brackets support the deck once it is placed on the hull?

 

There is a Mid Deck to go into the Hull. This supports the full Gun Turret Details belowdecks.....Cheers mark

GMorrison

There's a review by Tracy White on Internet Modeler. He is quite familiar with the engineering of injection molded kits.

His observation is that the hull is so large with so much complex detail, that casting multiple parts was necessary.

It looks as though you've handled the seam perfectly.

 

Thanks Mate. That is the only thing I can think of for the way they have Moulded the Hull.....Cheers mark

Looking forward to seeing you build this ship. 

T e d

This is a beautiful model.  I  built the original Tamiya 1/350th Yamato without any aftermarket and that ship looks great as is.  This was a home run from Tamiya.

Have fun with this.

Wonder if they slide molded it and had to break it into 2 pieces.

OK her Mid Deck has been added along with the Shegs, Shafts, Rudders and P/E Water Inlet Grates. Work has started on her Main Deck. Will have some more soon.....Cheers mark

Now THAT......is a friggin' kit right there. Progress is lookin' good so far!!

Tojo72

Wow,didnt realize how much of a diffrent animal this is to the original Yamato,its coming along nicely.

 

I did not believe how much each one differs but it is a huge difference and Parts and Standard Detail.....Cheers mark

mustang1989

Now THAT......is a friggin' kit right there. Progress is lookin' good so far!!

 

Thanks my Friend and it is going to be a slog to finish. Probably longer than it took to do the Bismarck.....Cheers mark

OK more work done on the Hull. Feels strange that most of the Work is with Screwing the Parts and not Gluing....More to come soon.....Cheers mark

OK the Hull is now together. I sanded off the Detail on the F/D for the Pontos Part and the fit is perfect. The only draback is all the seams that have to be puttied and sanded if you want her yo be a great Build. Ah well the fun continues.....Cheers mark

Hi;

    Gotta chime in here. First one of these I ever saw was in a hobby shop in Concord, Cal. Although the shop owner assured me it was a regular kit,set up fo the Intended R.C. I almost didn't believe him. No P.E. back then But Migawd whata large model! Almost didn't fit in my Chevette !

This is a great thread. Love the detailed pics and info!

Thanks for the comments Gents much appreciated. Just a small update. The P/E Degaussing Cable has been added along with her P/E Name on the Stern. Mr Surfacer 1000 has been used to replaced lost or damaged Hull Detail. More to come soon.....Cheers mark

After a small Hiatus thanks to work and life she is still alive and growing. Her Hull has been pre-Shaded then Mist coated to allow the underlying Colours to show through. Yamato is now Gloss Coated awaiting some weathering. More to come soon.....Cheers mark

Excellent work. I’m taking notes on how you are painting the hull. It really looks like the weathering will be beautiful.

Hi Mark,

Another fine line of work coming from your bench.  This kit it is quite unique in how its constructed. There sure were a lot of screws in that hull.

TheMongoose

Excellent work. I’m taking notes on how you are painting the hull. It really looks like the weathering will be beautiful.

 

Thanks Mate. Am very happy at how it has turned out.....Cheers mark