1/72 Yamato - or a steep learning curve!

[herbieham]

Thanks guys for the encouragement.

I think there is a natural tendancy with these things to not really tell too much about the setbacks, or the stuff ups -as this is going to take ages I think when it gets finished and I look back, it will lessen the journey if I dont tell it like it is.

Still cutting out frames when I can (in between work, war gaming, sermon preparation and that other thing called life (and wife and kid))
Already one frame I will have to re do - it seems to have warped a bit over the last week -grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
More photos when I get some more frames cut -probably Sunday arvo

[Dave Wooley]

Thanks guys for the encouragement.

I think there is a natural tendancy with these things to not really tell too much about the setbacks, or the stuff ups -as this is going to take ages I think when it gets finished and I look back, it will lessen the journey if I dont tell it like it is.

Still cutting out frames when I can (in between work, war gaming, sermon preparation and that other thing called life (and wife and kid))
Already one frame I will have to re do - it seems to have warped a bit over the last week -grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
More photos when I get some more frames cut -probably Sunday arvo

This is a mommoth project, there is no rush just take your time , as and when
Dave Wooley

[Kaptain Pontes]

� verdade Z�, tava legal o Yamato, pena que n�o deu dessa vez....
Valeu pello incentivo..

[herbieham]

Weekend work , all the frames are cut out , the hanger/boat deck area confused the hell out of me -and Im terrified that something is wrong that Ill pick up later -but it seems to be going OK

Begin glueing up and squaring the frames over the next week or two .

[herbieham]

[herbieham]

[herbieham]

Also a great big thankyou for all the links -already at least 5 how in the world will I do that type questions solved!!!!!!!!!!!

[herbieham]

first question - as Im new to the forum -what is the forum etiquite on posting the running costs of building this -and on asking for who to go to for bits and pieces?

[Jose Chaica]

Start in here, for example:

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=35189

You�ll find this thread a BIG help, for sure.

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[herbieham]

While we wait for glue to dry

have begun glueing in the frame strengtheners ect, ect.
rough as -but everything still square! (these are the easy, nobody sees em bits)

[herbieham]

Im getting a bit nervous over how big this is!

[herbieham]

My first real problem, the stern overhang wanted to twist a few millimetres as i put the frame longnitudes in -caught that in time though
The secret ,(well not so secret) lets get a fully equiped workshop plan as we go begins -the first of the purchases -some good clamps

[Jose Chaica]

... -the first of the purchases -some good clamps

I have dozens of those, all sizes I can find, all shapes I can get.

.

[Richard OMalley]

Very nice.Good luck.
Richard

[herbieham]

Hull framing complete -photos tomorrow, no lights in my shed yet!
Turned hull over, and proved to myself -that yes -I can get it out of the shed! (just!)

Now to begin the planking of the hull -going to use the 3mm by 12.5 mm balsa strips method -thanks for the way ahead to the iron duke project -what a help.

Will be a 2 week hiatus as I need to spend the budget on this years footy membership first -so progress will slow to a crawl for the next week or so.

Im thinking for propulsion of using windscreen wiper motors -can get them very cheap - any one used the like before?

[boatman]

Hi there been lookin at your thread an just been wondering how big will she be eg. lenght & beam ?
chris the boatman

[herbieham]

Length is 3.65 metres long, beam-about 60cm(from memory)
begin the long process this weekend of planking -a little at a time

[Dave Wooley]

This is a challenging project . Have you given any thoughts as to transporting Yamato when completed. I know perhaps it's a long way down the line but time seems to move more rapidly when your enjoying yourself building the model?
Dave Wooley

[ozpirate]

First of all herbieham Welcome to the group of nuts that build big models. I'm Mick, the nut building the Admiral Kuznetsov at scale 1/72 - 4.2meters long. Same as you this is my first LARGE model and same as you you will find out down the track all the little things that can go right and wrong. I wish you all the luck and plan to watch your build as you go.

Good Luck
Mick

[mitchell300]

Nice project!
It looks awesome already.

Mitch