1/200 Gallery Models IJN Yamato Battleship Plastic Model Kit
Among the features and options in this kit:
A wide variety of boats and launches included w/photo-etch details Two E13A1 seaplanes included Two F1M2 seaplanes included Seaplane tracks provided as photo-etch on the lower rear decks Seaplane tracks provided as photo-etch on the main deck Loads of small details and assemblies for the main deck and sides of the hull Loads of small details and gun pits for the exterior of the superstructure Loads of small details and ladders for each of the three main gun turrets
The instruction book spans 92 pages and only four pages show the layouts of each of the parts trees. There are a few potential challenges in there including a radar mast that might have looked good in colour, but in black and white, it loses some fidelity. Each of the construction steps is broken down logically and while you get into laying out photo-etch from the beginning, you should have the experience of working with photo-etch before even opening this kit box. By the time you're finished with this project, you'll not only have excellent photo-etch skills, you'll also be able to touch-up different colour areas as the building progresses.
52 INCH HULL 4.3 FOOT LONG
Kit contains over 2,800 parts Finely rendered deck pattern Includes:
3-46cm gun turrets 2-15.5cm gun turrets 6-Type 89 12.7cm AA guns with shield 6-Type 89 12.7cm AA guns 24-Type 96 triple 25mm AA guns with shield 28-Type 96 triple 25mm AA guns 6-Single Type 96 25mm machines guns 2-Type 93 twin 13mm machine guns Range finder, Searchlight, Signal Lamp, Crane, Catapult & more 15-photo etched sheets for handrails, ladder and radar parts 2-Mitsubishi F1M2 2-Aichi E14A1 seaplanes 7-types of boats including. 2-17m motor pinnace 1-15m motor boat 1-11m motor boat 6-12m motor launch 1-8m motor launch 4-9m cutter 1-6m dinghy
History
Yamato was a Japanese battleship laid under the keel in 1937, launched in August 1940, and commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy in December 1941. The total length of the ship was 263 meters, width 38.9 meters, and a full displacement of 65,000 tons. The maximum speed of battleship Yamato was around 27-28 knots. The main armament at the time of the launch was 9 460 mm guns in three turrets of three guns each, and the secondary armament was mainly 12 152 mm guns.
Yamato was the first battleship of the type with the same name - ie Yamato. The genesis of this type of battleships dates back to the early 1930s, when the command of the Japanese Navy, hoping for the Washington Treaty to expire soon (from 1922) and preparing for the war in the Pacific, decided to create the most powerful and best battleship in history, which would outclass their counterparts in the US Navy or Royal Navy, and keep its construction completely secret. As a result, when it entered service in 1941, Yamato was the most powerful battleship (the 460 mm cannon had a shot range of 42,000 meters!) And was the best armored ship of this type in the world! So the assumptions of the Imperial Navy were fully realized! Yamato became the flagship of the entire Japanese Navy in 1942. It was from his deck that Isoroku Yamamoto commanded the defeat for Japan at the Battle of Midway (June 1942). Yamato spent the years 1943-1944 in the Japanese mother waters, taking a limited part in the fighting in the Pacific. In June 1944 he took part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, but his role in it was marginal. He also fought in the Battle of Leyte in October 1944. Yamato's last combat mission was his suicide voyage against the American forces landing in Okinawa (Operation Ten-Go) - after being hit with at least 11 torpedoes and 8 bombs, this largest battleship in history sank on April 7, 1945.
Additional items are required to complete kit as illustrated.
