Plastic Models
[Scale] 1/700
Product Introduction The Battleship Yamato, a symbol of the Combined Fleet, is back with additional armament and equipment parts and specification changes! The product is an unpainted kit that requires assembly and painting.

The scale is 1/700, and the offshore model does not include the bottom of the ship.

This product is made up of a conventional (special series) mold and newly designed additional parts.

The battleship Yamato was the first of the Yamato-class, the last type of battleship designed and constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was completed in December 1941 at the Kure Naval Arsenal, shortly after the outbreak of war.

The ship was equipped with nine 46-cm guns, the largest in the world, and had a displacement of 64,000 tons, making it an unprecedented warship.

After completion, it was immediately incorporated into the Combined Fleet. In an era when aircraft were becoming the main force, Yamato was refitted to strengthen its anti-aircraft armament, and two secondary guns (six guns) were removed and six anti-aircraft guns (twelve guns) were added. It was deployed in the Battle of the Mariana Islands and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

In April 1945, the US military landed on Okinawa, and Yamato, along with escorting light cruisers and destroyers, was sent out as a surface special attack force, but was blocked by US air forces and sank off the coast of Kyushu.

The product is based on the appearance of the Yamato-class battleship, the first of its kind, during Operation Sho-Ichigo (the Battle of Leyte Gulf) in October 1944.

・The secondary guns on both sides were removed and replaced with twin 12.7 cm anti-aircraft guns, and the ship was fitted with a radar after the refit.

Newly designed parts are available to standardize the differences in the reproduction of equipment, etc. depending on the product release date, and some parts are divided to take painting into consideration. The 12.7 cm twin anti-aircraft gun A1 Kai 3 is divided into a total of 4 parts, and the modeling resolution is improved from the existing 2 parts.

・The 12.7cm twin anti-aircraft gun A-type is divided into 4 parts, with improved modeling resolution compared to the existing 2 parts.

- The No. 13 radar is a new part with a truss structure and aerial shape.

・The No. 22 radar can be made into an open part by using a slide mold, and it can also be made into an extended trumpet shape.

-New chrysanthemum crest on the bow

- Newly prepared port lights, for additional expression in areas that were previously omitted

- Lifebuoys have been newly prepared, and are now used to add expression to previously omitted parts.

- Added decals for the ship name on the stern (painted in battleship colors) and the white lines on the mast

- Separate binocular telescope parts are included on the bridge and air defense command post to enhance the sense of precision.

- Two aircraft types are included: the A6M Zero Float Reconnaissance Plane and the A6M Zero Float Observation Plane (different mold parts from the conventional included parts) - The triple machine gun (without shield) is a precise two-piece design that is easy to paint

- Includes 26 single machine guns, which were omitted in existing products

The hull is a one-piece molded part with the starboard and starboard sides and wooden deck in one piece.

- The portholes, a feature of the late war period, are depicted blocked off with convex moldings.

- Bow section and aircraft operation deck are provided as separate parts

・The bridge and chimney are of a jointed design

・The ladder on the back of the bridge is reproduced with a special part, with a different shape from that of the second ship, "Musashi."

・The 15-meter range finder at the top of the bridge is designed to be able to rotate all around even after completion

・The 46cm main gun turret is designed to be able to rotate even after completion

- The main gun barrel and canvas are integrated, and the elevation and depression angles are fixed at the locked position.

- The main gun barrel and canvas are integrated, and the elevation angle is fixed.

- The anchor chain deck and stern deck feature delicate split patterns (anti-slip patterns) carved into them.

- There are two types of floatplanes: the Zero-type observation plane and the Zero-type (three-seater) floatplane. The propellers and floats are separate parts for precision specifications. - The molding color of the main parts, the ship's bottom plate, the aircraft, etc. are gray.

- Three types of decals are included - One Yamato-class decal is included, depicting the walkway on the flight deck

-One decal sheet is included, featuring the naval ensign and the Japanese flag markings.

・Military flags are available in three sizes

Includes 1/700 scale versions of the actual 10 width, 6 width, and 3 width sizes.

- One decal sheet is included, showing the ship's draft, the chrysanthemum crest on the bow, and the ship's name on the stern (in two colors: gold and solid in warship colors).

[Included Contents] ・Runners x 26 ・Assembly instructions x 1 ・Decals x 3 *This product is made in Japan.

*This product is a plastic model kit that requires assembly.

Safety Warning: None
Dimensions: ‎41 x 15 x 6 cm

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