IJN Yamato 1/200 scale maiden voyage

Maiden voyage of my Nichimo 1/200 IJN Yamato kit.

It was nice of the Red Arrows to pay a visit :)

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• Battleship
• Nichimo
• Yamato
• IJN
• 1/200
• scale

[LeGiiTuhMate]

How long did it take to build? I would roughly say 5 years?

[spikemahoon]

@LeGiiTuhMate :) Not quite, though it felt like it at times. Actual built time was approx 5 months but I was able to spend more time than normal as I was 'between jobs' at the time :)

[TheShipyardModeler]

What colors did you use for the deck? I'm working on a 1:400 musashi (motorized but the kit's old and the decks are 1/4" wider than the hull so they have to be wedged into place, making a removable [POP goes the superstructure about five feet in the air] deck unfeasible) and I used almond for the deck (really nice) but I'm interested in weathering it a little so I'm curious as to which collors you used!

Beautiful build and thanks for uploading!

[spikemahoon]

@TheShipyardModeler The decks were sprayed in Tamiya grey (forget the actual shade number) and then planked with strips of real wood - very thin (maple I think) veneer that I had left over from a wooden model of the Endeavour I made. I think you can pick the strips up fairly easily from any well-stocked model shop. The planks were simply stuck to the deck with PVA glue and trimmed and shaped and given a light brushing over with some fine black pastel dust to highlight the joins.

[xVoltage21]

i am now working on the revell bismarck but how did you painted the waterline on the back of the ship? i use airbrush and tape the parts of but it is hard at the back...

[spikemahoon]

@xVoltage21 Much the same way you're trying - masking tape and (in my case a can of aerosol spray paint). Getting the waterline right around the model took more than one attempt, but not much more scientific than 'that looks about right'.

[metalrod23]

Suddenly, a model of Godzilla rises from the water.

[admiraldma]

No mate, a scale model refers to its dimensions NOT its weight!! Yamato was made of metal and had all equipment (engines, boilers, armament, ammunition), but the model is made of plastic!

Common sense really!

I have loads of 1/72 scale aircraft. A B17 weighs around 15422 kg, but that does NOT mean that a model of it will weigh 15422kg divided by 72, i.e. 214kg!! Thats one heavy model aircraft!!

[freakymantueffel]

@GeneralNutcase  Hahahaahahahaha!!

[aiwa7771]

戦艦大和

[weetnietgeen]

now, wouldnt it be a shame if a careless duck kamikaze-flew into your yamato battleship??

[GeneralNutcase]

All you need is 389+ WW2 era US dive bombers and torpedo planes and alot of friends

[LeGiiTuhMate]

@spikemahoon Wo! Impressive, Most people always take their time and do it, But you my friend, are a true work of art :D