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                        Step right up, get your $8,000 Yamato right here, folks!! (Fujimi 1/144 finished model)

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Step right up, get your $8,000 Yamato right here, folks!! (Fujimi 1/144 finished model)
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, May 20, 2005 1:54 PM
                        Yup, that's right:
                        Fujimi showcased their new pre-built, pre-painted (and very well, I might add) 1/144 Yamato at the Shizuoka Hobby Show last weekend.
                        Very nice, very big (around 6 feet or so), and VERY expensive.
                        At today's exhange rate of 107 yen to the US Dollar, it's right around $8,030 USD.
                        Start saving those pennies, folks!

                        Here are a coupla pix just to add some incentive:



                        You can see that this kid at the bow is wracking his brain trying to figure out how he's gonna pay for it!




                        I'll put that right next to my $10,000 1/48 B-36 from Wing Club! (As if...)
                        ~Brian
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                        jinithith2
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus
                        Posted by jinithith2 on Friday, May 20, 2005 2:00 PM
                        i'll pass for a used carBig Smile [:D]
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, May 20, 2005 2:08 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by jinithith2

                        i'll pass for a used carBig Smile [:D]


                        Heck, in south Georgia where I grew up, you could get 10-16 good used cars for that much!
                        My first car was a $400 1971 Torino. Ran great and looked great, except for the one red door. The rest of the car was yellow! It was beautiful from one side, though.
                        Ah, the memories...Big Smile [:D]
                        ~Brian
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                        scottrc
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
                        Posted by scottrc on Friday, May 20, 2005 2:15 PM
                        A 79 Datsun and $7685 worth of unbuilt models and supplies would suit me just duckyBig Smile [:D]

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 2:26 PM
                        Boy! A pond, some firecrackers and 8 grand equals fun!

                        Dan
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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Friday, May 20, 2005 3:33 PM
                        Get a BB gun and make it last ... LOL! Or a squadron of RC Helldivers .....
                        Life is tough. Then you die.
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                        Chuck Fan
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        Posted by Chuck Fan on Sunday, May 22, 2005 2:58 AM
                        The solid plastic aircraft catapault and crane would have been ultra-lame on a $200 model. They want $8000 for this one????
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 22, 2005 3:20 AM
                        $8000 eh? So whats the kit prise or is this just a one off for the show?
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                        traveller
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Towradgi, near the beach!
                        Posted by traveller on Sunday, May 22, 2005 6:04 AM
                        Originally posted by trowlfazz

                        Boy! A pond, some firecrackers and 8 grand equals fun!

                        Dan
                        I am right behind you!!!!!! Lets do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Evil [}:)]Evil [}:)]Evil [}:)]
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:06 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Chuck Fan

                        The solid plastic aircraft catapault and crane would have been ultra-lame on a $200 model. They want $8000 for this one????


                        The aircraft catapults and crane on this model are not solid plastic, but are made of latticework frames just like those on the real ship.
                        Please take a closer look, Chuck!

                        EDIT: I took a closer look myself, and the upper surface of the horizontal section of the crane does indeed seem to be solid; that is, it's not an open latticework. The rest of the horizontal section and the vertical section of the crane as well as the aircraft catapults, however, are definitely open, and not solid. Sorry, Chuck!Blush [:I]
                        So that does it...I'm definitely NOT getting it now!! Wink [;)]

                        Evidently this will only be offered as a finished model, and will not be offered as a kit.
                        As far as I know! Wink [;)]
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:35 AM
                        Brian-despite my earlier joke-I think it's a beautiful model. I'm surprised at the number of aircraft it carried.

                        Dan
                        PS-I'm gonna need more firecrackers!
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:21 AM
                        UPDATE:
                        This model is actually a product of a company called SOARART, INC., and the price has risen to almost $9,000 USD (903,000 yen). On sale from July, for you rich Yamato fans!
                        ~Brian
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