Calling all Yamato (大和) and Musashi (武蔵) fans

[Atma]

What you mean match Lionroars IJN Yamato 6in secondary guns ? To replace the Lionroars offer or Lionroars PE set does not have barrels for the secondary guns.

[Charlestonguy]

The LR set for the older Yamato kit LR350003 has been discontinued. How much trouble would it be to adapt the newer LR35011 version to older kit?
Thanks

[redoctober27]

How hard will it be to take the 1/700 tamyia yamato kit and turn it into and acurate IJN Musashi?

[Atma]

No hard at all. Just dont add the unshielded 12,7 cm Heavy AA guns and instead add triple 25 mm AA guns for a 1944 version.
The IJN Yamato from Tamiya is actually a 1944 version instead of a 1945, or better suited for a 1944 version anyway. In 1945 IJN Yamato had some difference from a 1944, mostly arround the funnel. Few extra AA directors and a pair of searchlights were removed.

[redoctober27]

Thank you Atma my good Sir!

[redoctober27]

Atma which seach lights were removed in 1945?

[Atma]

There was a new AA director in 1945. Take a look at the pictures of the new tooled 1/500 IJN Yamato by Fujimi, the orange arrow. Tamiya's old 1945 1/700 version of IJN Yamato dosnt have that, only the new tool 1/350 vresion of IJN Yamatoby Tamiya, 1/700 Fujimi's version and the new tooled 1/500 by Fujimi, apparently this was discovered in mid 2000's and only new models released after 2005 have that modification:

[navydavesof]

For those of you who have build a Yamato with PE, how long did it take from beginning to end? I saw one Yamato in the gallery that was quoted as having taken 2 months.

Has anyone built or bought one of the new-tool Yamatos yet?

Thanks, guys!

[Senkan]

I haven't seen a new tool Yamato build in the gallery. Now regarding time frame Ive been working on my 1/200 Yamato for 2 years. Im afraid to even start the PE work. It took me a month to put on the hull plates and the rivets on the hull. And that was about about 100 hours of work. I also put a planked deck on her that took months.

So build time depends on modifications and amount of detail. You could probably put the model together and spray paint it in a couple weeks. And then give it to your son/nephew/grandson to take down to the local pond to sink.

[navydavesof]

interesting! After I have CGN-42 in the bag I am considering building an IJN Yamato and a JMSDF Kongo side by side for my Japanese coworkers. Even though the Kongo is not the most advanced of the class I was thinking about using the Kongo because she is the lead in the class.

Do you think the most advanced of the class, DDG-177 JMSDF Atago should be used instead or should I use the first in the class? What is your opinion?

[Bill Liebold]

David,

It's up to you. The Yamato will be a hit. The Kongo is a first of class as is the Atago. The Japanese did not make the Atago a follow on to the Kongos the way we did with the Burke Flt Is And Flt IIs and the Flt IIas. It was a completely new program and a new class. Even the Aegis program was new and we had to bid on it. Your call.

Bill

[navydavesof]

David,

It's up to you. The Yamato will be a hit. The Kongo is a first of class as is the Atago. The Japanese did not make the Atago a follow on to the Kongos the way we did with the Burke Flt Is And Flt IIs and the Flt IIas. It was a completely new program and a new class. Even the Aegis program was new and we had to bid on it. Your call.

Wow! It's neat that they are actually different programs. I don't know much about the ships, but I can tell they have design differences, primarily being a swap of the missile systems, a different gun, a helo hanger, and a square bar mast instead of a lattice mast.

Thank you very much for letting me know that the Atago is indeed the newer of the ships. That will be taken into account.

[Bent Wing]

I recently purchased the ArtWox IJN Yamato Wood Deck and notice it was cut for model number "780014". The Yamato model I have was purchased over 10 years ago but it has the model number 780002.

Would anybody know if 014 and 002 are based on the same (old) tooling?

Thanks
Ray

[Timmy C]

Yes, those two should be the same kit. The only new 350 Yamato is kit 78025.

[mermaid]

Nice collage:

[Atma]

Anyway, Fujimi is releasing a limited IJN Yamato with the IJN Akagi in the same box in 1/700, this release is of limited run.

[bucketfoot-al]

Just created this puppy. Feel free to use as you deem fit. The video is from a DVD on the Battle on Leyte Gulf which is uploaded to my Youtube account.

http://gifninja.com/animatedgifs/37848/yamato-3.gif

[redoctober27]

Hey guys my Yamato is in her final week or so.. Two quick questions.. .first I used Mig wash to give a litte weathering but.. Is say to remove excess wash use Mig thinner and wipe away ..I should have read that last line as I do not have Mig thinner.. Is there anything I could use in its place to remove the excess Mig wash? Second before I post pics. , the ship look to the eye dark gery ( I painted her in tamyia Kure grey) but when I take pictures of her in the pictures she looks blue!! Any way to over come this strange problem? Thanks

[Atma]

Thanks bucketfoot-al, good job

[bucketfoot-al]

You're welcome, Atma - but I created a bunch more after I figured out how to extend them up to 20 sec in length; Try these on for size:

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