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

[chuck]

Actually, really new paint jobs on IJN warships were quite glossy, including the black top of the funnels. You see a number of photos of newly painted ships with the sun reflecting brightly off parts of the ship. The problem is glossy hobby paint does not do a good job mimicking the effect of reflective paint on large objects.

[GarethChai]

A couple of questions regarding the Musashi.

1. I am trying to make a 1/700 Musashi which accurately depicts its time at Singapore before Leyte (I am a Singaporean btw). I heard it was painted with captured Royal Navy colours. Which colour is the most accurate? Tamiya colours preferred.

2. I am looking for the pit road 1944 conversion for the Musashi. I thought I had one last night but apparently some guy made a last minute bid and won it during my sleep! Are there any stores which still sell this conversin kit? If anyone can help me acquire one, it will be greatly appreciated.

[redkomet]

Hi all

One year ago I purchased the Tamiya 1/350 Yamato kit (old kit ), soon I started to collect documentation, so I also bougt Super illustration volume and the modelart with pics of 1/10 scale model at kure museum.

After that I bought the Lior Roar set, pontos wood deck and many 25 mm barrels from Master model PL.

Now I ordered the Ishida set to add details on Forecastle, rear Deck, ventilators ecc ecc.

I followed many discussions on color of the main deck...

My question is...

I must paint the ship before applyng wood deck?

then paint small details and add them?

is there a correct build sequence?

This is my first ship wit wood deck.

(sorry for my bad english)

Thank you in advance

cheers

[Christoph Mentzel]

Hello GarethChai;

.....2. I am looking for the pit road 1944 conversion for the Musashi. I thought I had one last night but apparently some guy made a last minute bid and won it during my sleep! Are there any stores which still sell this conversin kit? If anyone can help me acquire one, it will be greatly appreciated.

I know that the german online store NNT have them in stock. I have seen the set last weekend there.

http://www.nntmodell.com/menu/menu-frame.php?language=d

http://www.nntmodell.com/

Best regards
Chris

[GarethChai]

Hi Chris,

Thank you for the information. I cannot understand German. Does the site have an email address?

[Christoph Mentzel]

Hello Gareth


yes these are the contact adress / mail :

NNTModell@t-online.de or

contact@nntmodell.com

They speak english and you have the opportunity to select on the mainpage the language of the website in english.

http://www.nntmodell.com/menu/menu-frame.php?language=e.

If you have any problems let me know and perhaps i can help you.

Best regards

Chris

[misza102]

You must first PAIN EVERYTHING, then wooden deck, them put small things.

[redkomet]

You must first PAIN EVERYTHING, then wooden deck, them put small things.

Thank you

[Guest]

Greeting people,

I am a new user coming from Hong Kong. Its nice to have become a member of this forum where i can meet many of you ships lovers!. I have been building 1/700 water line series for some years. So i have brought with me my favorite 1/700 battleship to share with you guys. It is Yamato during the 1944 Leyte Gulf Battle. Cheers and enjoy~

[Dan K]

Welcome, & beautiful! May I suggest sending in several photos for posting in our galleries?

[imlaam]

Welcome, & beautiful! May I suggest sending in several photos for posting in our galleries?

For sure my friend. Please let me know where to post to cheers.

[imlaam]

Some more for you all



Leyte Gulf battle was the first time Yamato committed in an open fire battle. Hopefully i am right haha. Thats why i built this Yamato.

[Dan K]

If you go to the main or home page, and click on the Contact info link, it will instruct you on how to send photos into the gallery.

[PetrolGator]

I just picked up a Fujimi 1942 Musashi from a hobby store going out of business. The tooling looks a little older but the kit seems like a good start. Currently, I'm trying to locate a good PE set for the kit.

Is the GMM set still good for the older fit of this ship? The superstructure layout is quite a bit different without the big secondary guns. How's the Tom's?

[imlaam]

I just picked up a Fujimi 1942 Musashi from a hobby store going out of business. The tooling looks a little older but the kit seems like a good start. Currently, I'm trying to locate a good PE set for the kit.

Is the GMM set still good for the older fit of this ship? The superstructure layout is quite a bit different without the big secondary guns. How's the Tom's?

I haven't used Tom's. I suggest Lionroar PE which i used on this ship. But there are only 2 sets of secondary guns PE coz it was made for Yamato of 1945. But the quantity is good. If u have difficulties in finding this just let me know i will see wht i can do.

[Senkan]

Here's a set going cheap on ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-700-Lion-Roar ... 1c2c637185

Also if anyone is looking to get the big Lionroar set that goes with the old tool 1/350 Yamato it is on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/LION-ROAR-1-350 ... 2a24c886d8

[PetrolGator]

Here's a set going cheap on ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-700-Lion-Roar ... 1c2c637185

Also if anyone is looking to get the big Lionroar set that goes with the old tool 1/350 Yamato it is on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/LION-ROAR-1-350 ... 2a24c886d8

Thanks man. Bidding.

imlaam: How much PE does one of the secondaries take? Perhaps I can find some resin replacements that'll look halfway decent?

[imlaam]

But i am afraid there is no resin for the secondary guns....i used to buy 2 sets of lionroar PE so i could have extra parts for the secondary guns

[PetrolGator]

I won the auction.... Got the set for 27 dollars. I'll see what I can do about the turrets.

[MrMidnight78]

Hi guys.

I have read Herbieham's build log and after finally moving into a property with a 20ft x 10ft shed at the end of the garden you can guess I have commandeered that! Well long story short I have made my mind up to do a 1941 Yamato. As I'm slowly reading through the 80 pages here so far I was wondering where can I get some decent put not stupidly expensive hull line plans? As $1650 US from Loyal hanna dockyard seems a bit steep? Unless they have the decimal point in the wrong place? I did find one for about �50 When i first started looking when I joined but wonderful technology Al-La laptop H.D.D. crashed and lost everything including my bookmarked pages. I have half sorted most ideas in my head how I'm going to achieve it as I plan on controlling it out on the water.

Any and all help greatly appreciated.