Now This is Interesting

Tojo72

Member since
March 2003
From: Western North Carolina

Now This is Interesting

Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:29 PM

A 1/72 Yamato turret

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/04/it-is-officially-2nd-of-arpil-takoms.html?m=1#more

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hogfanfs

Member since
May 2013
From: From the Mit, but live in Mason, O high ho

Posted by hogfanfs on Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:12 PM

That would be awesome! I'll be looking for this. And wouldn't be nice to have an Iowa-Class turret to display next to it?

Bruce

On the bench: 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF

1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

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Real G

Member since
May 2011
From: Honolulu, Hawaii

Posted by Real G on Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:34 PM

Ha ha, I guess they wanted to one-up Fujimi, who have issued 1/200 kits ot the turrets, bridge, main AA belt, and the funnel area.

Now when will we see some ambitious fellow scratch a hull section with all the traverse mechanisms, elevators, ammo lockers, etc?

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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ikar01

Member since
October 2004
From: Orlando, Florida

Posted by ikar01 on Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:02 PM

Any idea what that beast is going to cost?

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Rick Sr

Member since
October 2019
From: Cape Cod, Mass

Posted by Rick Sr on Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:25 PM

Does it fire?

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Tojo72

Member since
March 2003
From: Western North Carolina

Posted by Tojo72 on Friday, April 3, 2020 5:31 AM

Rick Sr

Does it fire?

Now that would be REALLY intereseting Devil

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uspsjuan

Member since
August 2004
From: Lamarque,Texas

Posted by uspsjuan on Friday, April 3, 2020 7:31 AM

That's really cool, but I want the whole ship in 1/200. That would go nicely with my Missouri and Yorktown! Maybe Trumpter will grace me with one before I get to old to build anymore. One can only hope...…. And a Ford Class carrier in 1/200.! Happy modeling everyone!

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, April 3, 2020 7:40 AM

uspsjuan
That's really cool, but I want the whole ship in 1/200. That would go nicely with my Missouri and Yorktown! Maybe Trumpter will grace me with one before I get to old to build anymore. One can only hope...…. And a Ford Class carrier in 1/200.! Happy modeling everyone!

There is.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/nichimo-050515-ijn-battleship-yamato--1135985

I can't speak to it's detail or accuracy but there are a ton of AM for it. Like you said though, Trumpy will come out with one soon enough.

Now that turret is COOL!! I want it, I want it now.

Dang 500mm, that's almost 20 inches!!

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.