discussion Yamato number two turret 1/72

[David Lovell]

themodelingnews.com has a nice build review of Takoms 1/72 Yamato number two turret if someone fancied it but wanted to know what was in the box ,or if you see whats in the box it might be off the cuff enough to put it on the wanted list. Its big so none of that I dont know how you work in that scale needed as a off puter. Dave.

 

[BattleshipBob]

They also do a Bismarck one as well!

 

[boatman]

WELL can you guys put a link to them so i an see myself ?
chris

 

[Guest]

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/07/previewtakoms-72nd-scale-battleship.html

Note that there’s a typo in David’s post, where he spelled “modelling” with one L, and if you go to that URL you end up at a seemingly empty page that does a bunch of Javascript of unknown purpose.

 

[boatman]

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/07/previewtakoms-72nd-scale-battleship.html

Note that there’s a typo in David’s post, where he spelled “modelling” with one L, and if you go to that URL you end up at a seemingly empty page that does a bunch of Javascript of unknown purpose.

THANK YOU Jakko for puttin on the link i looked an read it right through an enjoyed it about the guns but i know the japanse cheated on the gun size an they were in fact 18 inch guns but in the read up the chap kept sayin 15inch guns why i dont know but most enjoyable an it makes you think how big a model the whole ship would be in like my tiger in 1/72 scale
as i have yesterday just done a whole ship togeather photo shoot of my tiger an its a whopper an she is only a light crusier
chris

 

[Guest]

I want someone to scratchbuild the rest of the ship to go underneath the turret

Although, of course, what’s the point if this exists already?

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[Tim Marlow]

Don’t think I’ve heard that the Japanese cheated on the gun size Chris? They were not the First Nation to use 18” guns. The British 18” guns fitted to HMS Furious during the First World War were very slightly smaller in bore, but fired heavier shells.

 

[BattleshipBob]

I think they just kept them a secret, did see a programme visting the test area

 

[boatman]

I want someone to scratchbuild the rest of the ship to go underneath the turret

Although, of course, what’s the point if this exists already?

WOW Jakko fanstastic an i thought it was just a 1/350th model till the ole penny dropped an i realised they are real people standing there what scale is this an is it the big model in japan as i heard they have one an cheers for putting this pic on
chris

 

[boatman]

Don’t think I’ve heard that the Japanese cheated on the gun size Chris? They were not the First Nation to use 18” guns. The British 18” guns fitted to HMS Furious during the First World War were very slightly smaller in bore, but fired heavier shells.

thanks for that Tim looks like we cheated then lol
chris

 

[boatman]

I think they just kept them a secret, did see a programme visting the test area

AN HI Bob m8 what programme was that ?
chris

 

[BattleshipBob]

AN HI Bob m8 what programme was that ?
chris

Will have to think, it might have been nazi megastructures?? I know its the japanese!

 

[BattleshipBob]

Series 3, episode 5 on jap super battleships

On discovery me thinks

 

[boatman]

Series 3, episode 5 on jap super battleships

On discovery me thinks

CHEERS Bob m8 i think i kept that on my humax recorder will have to watch it
chris

 

[Guest]

fanstastic an i thought it was just a 1/350th model till the ole penny dropped an i realised they are real people standing there what scale is this an is it the big model in japan as i heard they have one

It is the one in the Yamato Museum in Kure, Japan. The model is 1:10 scale, 26.3 metres long …

 

[BattleshipBob]

The Bruno turret from Bismarck looks good as well, tempting lol