1/72 I-400 Can anyone confirm or deny?

As the sub was 122 metres long that would make the kit 1.69 metres (just short of 67 inches) long. Can you imagine the carriage charges on the kit's box?

I believe it is LINDBERG Models that is going to manufacture a large 1/72 Japanese sub, in two versions. One version is equipped with 2 man subs and the other sub equipped with suicide torpedoes Kaitin(sp?). I've viewed photos of these sample models that appeared recently at a toy show, so I'm guessing it will come to pass. As far as the giant I-400 boats I haven't read anything about that particular sub being produced. It would be an interesting subject.

Regards

Mike M

Thanks guys,

 Davros,I imagine the carriage charges would at the very least,be staggering!

 But think of what a show stopping,jaw dropper a 1/72 I-400 would be.

 

Thunder Jet,the last time I checked, LINDBERG was releasing two types of 1/72

Japanese subs.A C-1 Type carrying a "midget" sub on its after-deck,and a C-3

Type carrying several Kaiten (Heaven Shaker) manned torpedoes.

 

I would imagine there will be a multitude of after-market detail sets and conversions

that will be made available some time after their release (whenever that may be).

 

Once again,thanks for the info!

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=759588

 

J.T 

Haven't heard of an I-400 in 1/72 scale (which would be simply HUGE!), but Tamiya came out with one in 1/350.  I'm glad Lindberg (who'd a thunk it?) is coming out with some big Japanese subs, and I wish someone would crank out a few different types in 1/144!  The Japanese really had a wide variety of submarines, and it would be interesting to see a few more of these....

I'd rather see a 1/72 Type IX U-boat made. I was surprised to see a 1/72 Type IIa on the cover of my recently delivered Sqadron catalog. While a type IXs were more numerous, a type II would be a lot cheaper to produce -and ship.

Here's a link to the Squadron listing of the U-Boat Type IIa in 1/72nd scale.

Here's a thread describing the vastly huge I-400 kit-to-be. (It's the April 2008 "news models" link, not any of the others.)

Still haven't seen anything on the 1/72 I-400, but it will be a monster indeed!  I seem to recall a company back in the late '80's that were making big RC subs that could shoot torpedoes, I think the company's name was '32nd Parallel'... In any case, they had a Type VIIC U-boat that was about seven feet long that you could buy, along with a Type XXIII and a Gato... I think they were 1/32 scale, but I may be wrong... Still I think a 1/72 I-400 would pretty much fill a living room.....

searat12 wrote:

Still haven't seen anything on the 1/72 I-400, but it will be a monster indeed!  I seem to recall a company back in the late '80's that were making big RC subs that could shoot torpedoes, I think the company's name was '32nd Parallel'... In any case, they had a Type VIIC U-boat that was about seven feet long that you could buy, along with a Type XXIII and a Gato... I think they were 1/32 scale, but I may be wrong... Still I think a 1/72 I-400 would pretty much fill a living room.....

 

Yeah...Isn't it cool?

Imagine seeing the "Godzilla" of WWII subs mounted on a wall,or on a table

at a modelling event!

If (or when) it's released,it's just one of those kits I'll have to splurge on!

Well, I'm not really into gigantism for its own sake, though apparently this is very much a Japanese affliction (submarines, battleships, models and movie monsters too).  1/350 is big enough for me (maybe even too big at that!).  I think one of the reasons I like to build models is that it gives me a very tactile sense of what the original designers were trying to accomplish, which is not entirely possible simply by examining construction drawings, no matter how well detailed.  Having a model I can pick up, view from every angle, feel the hull-lines, etc, is the best way for me to get to the 'heart' of any ship, and aircraft too for that matter!  But if the model is too large for convenience, I kind of lose sight of the purpose of the thing, and in that case it is better off in a museum display somewhere...... But then again, different boats for different folks!

You've got a valid point Searat!

I don't know...Maybe I got carried away with the sheer mass of it.

Perhaps it was the thought of all the super detailing potential.

But,you're right.Thinking twice on the matter,it would be huge beyond

practical display in a home.