1:200 Nichimo Yamato is in my hands...

[cheapsub]

My still in the box. :(

[a1965l]

I too have started down this path. I purchased a partial Yamato from a seller in Hong Kong on ebay. I also bought the Fujimi superstructure kit, as the existing was damaged. My intention is to build it as Musashi, as launched. To that end I found another set of sprue for the 6" secondary turrets. Also using the Fujimi superstructure I'll only use the center portion. Here's her state as of today, resplendent in her Kure arsenal gray finish. Still much to do...

[Scarecrow7087]

Great and thank you. I will also keep you posted as to when I am at the house. So we can co-ordinate. I have been going to the lake at Fairmont Park in the hope of meeting up with modelers from a local club but, very few of them ever show up.

[trout]

I will keep you in the loop as far as when we run.....It is every other month and not set in stone on what day. It will be great to meet up and get you connected to some amazing people.
Peace,
Tom

[Scarecrow7087]

I built this ship in 1978 or 1979 . You did a much better job than I on detailing her out. I wish I knew where the photos were of it, but I ran it in a small pond in Roanoke, VA. On the day I brought my camera, there was a breeze and I thought for sure it would be rough sailing with all that choppy water. The Yamato just seemed to slice through it. In fact, looked more realistic!
come to Yorba Linda Park (Anaheim) this Saturday (1/13/18) several guys are getting together to run some subs and there are always several surface runners. It would be great to meet you and to see your Yamato up close!

The photos were taken on the lake at Fairmont Park in Riverside. So meeting up in Anaheim (or most any place in the L.A. area could very easily happen. I will post when I will be home in the future. The wife and I drive truck from Cali to Boston and back each week. We do four round trips then take a whole week off. So I am normally home every fifth week. Unfortunately my next time off is not scheduled for another two weeks.
My current project is the HMS Hood in 1/200. Which is weird. I seem to be modeling ships whose ultimate demise was a catastrophic explosion!

[trout]

I built this ship in 1978 or 1979 . You did a much better job than I on detailing her out. I wish I knew where the photos were of it, but I ran it in a small pond in Roanoke, VA. On the day I brought my camera, there was a breeze and I thought for sure it would be rough sailing with all that choppy water. The Yamato just seemed to slice through it. In fact, looked more realistic!
come to Yorba Linda Park (Anaheim) this Saturday (1/13/18) several guys are getting together to run some subs and there are always several surface runners. It would be great to meet you and to see your Yamato up close!

[Scarecrow7087]

Try as I might I cannot get my video to upload. So I took a few stills from the maiden voyage. I have to admit that smoker works a little too well?

[trout]

No worries, family first!

[Scarecrow7087]

If you are in Vegas and you have a little time to waste, call me - 702-354-9260

Will see how things go. Supposed to be meeting our daughter and granddaughters. Im not that far from Vegas we live about 60 miles east of L.A.

[Tugfan]

Dave, can you check your PM's.

[trout]

If you are in Vegas and you have a little time to waste, call me - 702-354-9260

[Scarecrow7087]

Not yet. Maybe this weekend when I get back from Vegas

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Nice!
Any video?

[Scarecrow7087]

You asked for it lad. The ship is also fitted with a smoke generator for realistic smoke from the stack. The RC is a 7ch Nautical Commander. Four motors with two on each left and right throttle controls. It takes both 12v (smoke generator) and 6v (RC) batteries.the main deck is held on by 1/4in earth magnets and, can be removed for access to the running gear etc. Though i built it so that battery charging, re-filling the smoke generator and, power switches can be accessed without removal of any decking. The charging sockets are located at both the left and right boat decks. Which are on the outside of the hull just below and foreward of the AC catapults.the power switches are located underneath the aft drill platform just to the rear of the aft main gun turret. Re-filling the smoke generator is achieved by lifting the forward secondary turret where a pour tube is located. I also added as much detailing as possible to include all of the "Gold Medal" brass etch kits plus metal main armament and secondary barrels, numerous white metal parts including all the binoculars on the bridge. I suppose it could be said that I (pardon the pun) went a bit overboard on this model. The AC that came with the kit have solid platic canopys. I was not satisfied with that soooooo. I cut off the canopy, molded another canpy from some scrap clear plastic sheet and, actually built a cockpit inside the plane. If you look closely at the photo you can see both pilot and rear gunner seats, radio, rear gunners machine gun and, pilots joystick. Yes i know nobody will see it when on the water but, I just had to do it. Altogether the build took me 18 months start to finish. Hope you like it?
Now for my next project. I have just splashed out for the Trumpeter HMS Hood. Which promises to be even more detailed. I am giving myself 2 - 2.5 years for this one

[Kazzer]

Scarecrow7087 Please post all your pics! It looks fantastic!