Takara 1:700 Cross Sectional Yamato Review

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Takara 1:700 Cross Sectional Yamato Review

Post by Teamski » Sat Oct 15, 2005 3:29 pm

Hey guys,

I just got my Yamato from Gavman, and WOW! What a ship! Check out photos of it here:

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The model came in it's 7 components, each box had a picture on it corresponding to the section. I don't know if they are originally randomized in the different boxes, but mine all matched. In each box, you had the plastic tray inserts with a full colored foldout and some other paperwork. Unfortunately, the whole thing is in Japanese, of course, and I missed out on a lot of really good info on the ship's compartments. Oh well.

What hit me as I opened the boxes was just how well detailed the model is. The plastic castings are incredibly detailed and the paint job was top notch. As I pulled out each turret, I was amazed at how good looking the internal details were.

You can see in the pictures how tiny a lot of the parts were!!! Thank god the quality of the model was excellent, or there would of been no way to add the miniscule parts to it. I was on the floor on at LEAST 6 occasions looking for AA guns that popped off the spar. I am so thankful that I found them all. Whew!!!

It took me a solid 2 hours to build up all of the sections. Of course, no glue is needed, but you better have a razor blade! Included are rubber "connectors" that can hold the ship together, but I opted to to keep them off since I am displaying the ship opened up.

I am really impressed with this model. You can take off different sections of the superstructure to see inside, but it takes a lot of time (for this lazy boy) to take of stuff to get to them. For $35, I consider it a steal. So, for you ship fans out there, this is definately worth the price of admission!

-Ski
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Post by aferguson » Sat Oct 15, 2005 3:45 pm

that's way cool..

Someone on the 1/18 board was talking about making 1/18 scale ships and selling them in sections. I scoffed at the idea but after seeing that, it would be truly astonishing.

It will never happen of course, but it's fun to dream. Maybe in heaven...

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Post by hworth18 » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:07 pm

I'd LOVE to have one, But it would have to be the Space Cruiser Yamato, off Starblazers... :wink:
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Post by Sgt. Fury » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:30 pm

Thanks Ski. Just what I wanted to hear. Now, to work out some deal with gavman on the Starblazer Yamato.

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Post by Teamski » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:37 pm

Thanks...... I added a couple photos of the cross sections themselves. Note the tiny sailor silouettes in the casting. Nice touch!

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Post by paulwong » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:25 pm

The model indeed detailed and nicely painted. I had all the 3 different ship - Early Yamato, Late Yamato and the sister ship Musashi. They were packed in a box of 2 models and complete with all the 7 sections not random. You will get 1 Yamato (either early or late) and 1 Musashi if you buy a box of 14pcs. The pictures our friend posted was the late Yamato.

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