Takara 1:700 Scale Cross-Sectional Yamato-Class Battleships
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:18 pm
Ready-made, plastic, full-hull, 1:700 scale warships, Takara's IJN Yamato-Class Battleships can be separated into seven (7) different cross-sections! Additionally, there are cutaway features such as the main gun turret, the superstructure, and the smokestack! While these models are pre-painted and pre-assembled, they aren't finished. Finishing them will require minor assembly of small detail parts that will have to be cut loose from a plastic sprue tree. Also, placards for the display stands and the Rising Sun Flag will need to be cut out of the full-color information/assembly sheets that come with each section box.
The Takara 1:700 Scale Cross-Sectional IJN Yamato-Class Battleships ship in a 7 x 2-matrix display case box. Typically, Japanese Candy Toys are sealed in unit boxes that "blind" the collector as to their contents until they're actually opened. Plus, unit boxes are randomly sorted into the display case box. However, that is not necessarily the case with the cross-sectional Yamatos, as you can be assured of getting the correct sections for a single battleship if you choose all of the boxes either from the front or back row. If you were to randomly choose containers from the front and back rows of a display case box, your ship will likely have mismatched sections.
Therefore, each display case box allows you to assemble two (2) complete ships. Two (2) of the ships are regular releases, the Late Yamato and the Musashi. A rare, limited-edition Early Yamato with lighter-colored deck planking is also available. Finally, there is a very high tech-looking Tour Boat in some of the Section 1 boxes, which is also a rare, limited-edition model. Since Section 1 is usually interchangeable between the Late Yamato and the Musashi, the Tour Boat can go with either ship, but NOT the Early Yamato.
I have the following three (3) models available:
2 x Late Yamato
1 x Musashi
All of the sealed unit boxes have been opened and inspected. They have been resealed with 3M Removable Magic Tape, which has the adhesive used on their Post-it Notes and shouldn't damage the printing on the boxes. Additionally, I've attached gold foil labels to the boxes over their UPC barcodes so that I can easily distinguish the boxes from one another.
I will be charging $34.95 for the Late Yamato or Musashi. I have one (1) Section 1 box with the Tour Boat in it, so if you want this limited-edition item, then the cost of your model will increase to $39.95. I'll be taking PayPal and Money Orders for these transactions and will quote you shipping via USPS and UPS Ground. If you buy at least two (2) ships from me, I'll send them in their original display case packaging for your amusement!
If you are interested in buying one or more of these models, please PM me with the following information:
a) What model(s) do you want? The Late Yamato or Musashi WITHOUT the Tour Boat is $34.95. But, the Late Yamato or Musashi WITH the Tour Boat would be $39.95.
b) How are you planning on paying for your purchase? If it's via PayPal, you or I will need to exchange an e-mail address to send or receive money. If it's by Money Order, I will provide a mailing address where payment can be sent.
c) Where will I be shipping your model? When you provide me with a delivery address, I will quote you for the additional shipping charges through these carriers: USPS and UPS Ground. Since UPS Ground does charge extra for delivery to a residential address, when you give me your delivery address, please indicate whether it is a residence vs. a commercial/business address, so that this particular quote will be as accurate as possible.
Follow this link for more pictures:
http://shrinkingmilitary.com/ism/warshi ... amato.html
Happy Collecting!
