yamato 1/350 78025

Wow, this should be an interesting build.  I'm in.

cheers mate , think i'm going to need some help on this ,

Ohhh great! I've looked at this one a number of times but never pulled the trigger. Your build could be my downfall. Looking forwato what you do with this big boy...well from my perspective anyway, probably a toy for you 1/200 guys haha

no way mongoose , a toy it definately is not , everything is just so small , the instruction book is 66 pages long , and I just found out , my LHS , is totally out of tamiya paints and I can't get to brisbane till the weekend . so I wont be able to post pic's till next week some time .

got a bit done , even though us modelers know these bits of PE , wont be seen , we still put them on .

forgot to show the beautiful nameplate that comes with the kit.

the fit of this kit is great so far , typical tamiya . the bow section is just sitting there .

test fitting the false deck

glued some bits and pieces under the maon deck . off to brisbane tomorrow for some supplies .

Isa! Gonna be Watchin Ya!

At one of our contests here in Orlando, we had a few company reps showing off the complated kit and had some for sale.  Unfortunately at that time I wasn't making enough money to get one.  I did try to have them lowere the price a little but that didn't work out. I may have to check on what they are going for now.

You could always do a diorama on what she looked like when they had intende to raise her, repair her and put her on display.  The Japanese have always had a facination with this ship, much like we have with our battleships.

That must have been before pics were taken of the site.  IIRC you can just vacuum up most of Yamoto.

finally got down to brisbane , only to find out there is hardly any  tamiya paints , in the whole of queensland . was told 2 , 40 foot containers have arrived , so next time .

got some mr hobby no33 russet , doesn't look too bad . at least I was able to start it .

also got it mounted on a work board , which bill show me how to do .

the false deck is screwed down

started the aft area , rubbed a bit of uschi rubbing powder on the rails , to give them a bit of llife .

Oh My;

 She is a "big un" Ain't she?

she sure is TB , would have loved to have seen her in real life .

on another point , a bloke on anther forum , has pointed out that the stern of the yamato model is all wrong . it should be a flat triangle shape , to allow for something called a hein matt , for the retrieval of the sea planes , also the deck hung out over the stern . is this worth the effort and possible stuff up , guy's .

steve5

a bloke on anther forum , has pointed out that the stern of the yamato model is all wrong 

I'm in the middle of building her myself and I decided to let it be, not brave enough to tackle such an operation myself.  The model at Kure does represent the 'triangle' shape you are speaking of (instead, as you mentioned, the kit demonstrating the typical rounded boattail)

thanks silly me , don't think i'm brave enough either , 

just got this on utube , this guy is unbelievable . 1/700 yamato PE .

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXJGbDPWD8k

I wouldn't change anything,

    Remember the ship did go through some changes before the time she was sunk. Maybe the model reflects ( Your's that is) the last stern she had. My old Nichimo model had the stern like on the photo. I have seen it in model form in 1/700 both ways.

cheers TB

got to work on the sides of the hull and the deck's .

I suppose you would call this the flight deck , I've added the PE , not use to this type , very hard to cut off of the sprue .

painted with a bit of weathering , those brown things are not decals , they are stickers , I am not a fan of them . you only get 1 go at putting them on , with decals you can slide them around a bit . you have to cut really close to the edge , which can be dangerous .

Hi;

      My old Nichi had decal,s surprisingly enough. But unlike yours, it was a bear to assemble. No Screws! I do have to say,You are getting to the point where you will get Mesmerized by her shape forward. Especially the curve to the deck.

I must say TB , this kit goes together beautifully , the fit is just superb .

I had a wooden deck for the ship , it was just rubbish , very thick and wrinkly . so I just painted it instead , First a layer of MM light tan , then a layer of gloss .

then a layer of burnt umber oil wash .

then wipe off with clean tissue's .

I'm not sure how to weather it , does anyone have any suggestions , please .

steve5

this guy is unbelievable . 1/700 yamato PE . //www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXJGbDPWD8k

That's some attention to detail at masterclass level, to be sure.

The weathering of the superstructure is a bit over-done, though.  Yamato had 2700 crew who spent a lot of time in port and with the pride of serving on a Fleet Flagship.

Everything within arm's reach would have een clean painted or polished to within an inch of its life.

Plenty of debate on whether Yamato's wood deck was painted for war service or not.  Or if it was more of an oiled Teak color rather than Japanese cedar--that's modeler's pick, really.

Watching one's references for where russet linoleum was put down.

very true capt. , but that is the way he is with all his models . I do intend to weather the ship , not as bold as him though . 

I have also just remembered TB's tutorial to me on dot filter's , some mother's do have em . so i am going to give the deck a coat of gloss , and work some dot filter oil's into the deck .

some beforeand after photos

and with the deck dried out .

cheers tojo72 , sorry I haven't posted pictures in a while , but this took a bit of doing . over 150 pieces , 6 pages of instructions for a bit just over 3 inches high , my nerves got a bit frayed .

Very impressive mate!, that structure has a lot of detail and will you be painting it?.

Michael D

Don't know how I missed this mate, you know me and Japanese ships and planes.

Yeah I watched that link when it came out. Plasmo is a fantastic modler but I think this is his second 700 scale ship (at least on YouTube) and he tends to over weather his ships.

Nice start on her. The Japanese are very enamored of her, more than her more powerful sis Musashi. The name Yamato is the ancient word for "Japan" so I've read, so maybe that has something to do with it. I would LOVE to see that model in Kure. It's on my bucket list, that and the Victory 

Nice job so far mate! Keep working on her. The deck is looking fine. I have a friend here that does and outstanding job on his plastic decks and makes them look better than the wood ones. I still can't make mine look like his so I go with the wood.

1500 pieces you say  I may just have to look into that one. I think I want the Fuso first though...after the Kaga or Hiryu that is, or maybe before.

I'll be watching Steve. 

TheMongoose

.now that you're done

LoL now he has to paint it

Most of those deck surfaces will have a russet linoleum covering   But the rest will be in IJN superstructure gray, making that a bit easier.

(The radars and the like can be hit with either tints or shades of that IJN color to "pop" them out, if a modelre cares to.)

I do intend to weather it  , in darker and lighter shades , at this moment , I've thought it best to add the railings now . the rest of the build is a lot of mini builds and they will get in the road of putting them on at a later stage , this should be a real fun process . groan 

got a few to put on too .