Product Description

- Etching parts for the bridge of the Yamato-class battleship and a wooden deck sticker for the pedestal are included!

[Structure and specifications]
- It is made up of pre-colored parts, so you can recreate the coloring you imagine without having to paint it.
- Snap-fit assembly means no adhesive is required for assembly.

[Product Features]
- This is a 1/200 scale large model, measuring approximately 18cm when completed.
- The gray, known as the warship color, is a gray color plastic modeled after the Kure Naval Arsenal color.

- The product is based on the Yamato-class battleship [first ship Yamato] in its final form produced in 1945.
- The upper part of the bridge is equipped with No. 21 and No. 22 radars.
- The upper lookout post has been enlarged, and a waiting area for soldiers has been installed at the rear. - The signal flag deck has been expanded, and machine gun firing equipment has been added.

[Range finder/air defense command post cloth]
- A message post, the shape of which was revealed during the Musashi seabed exploration, was installed as it is assumed that the Yamato at that time was also equipped with a similar post.
- The skylight located slightly above the message station and the access hatch on the side are reproduced.
- The unique curved exterior shape has been recreated from the remaining drawings.
- The front edge of the air defense command post reproduces the cover that was revealed during the Musashi seabed survey. It is included as a bonus part that requires gluing.
- A window (recess) that would have been a compass is depicted in the center of the cover, and the cut-out to avoid a binocular telescope is also reflected.
- The lens part of the 15-meter rangefinder is reproduced using a white molded part.
- The 2km signal light's support pillar is accurately recreated as it shifts to the starboard side. (The azimuth measurement antenna support pillar is originally raised from the vertical surface of the range finder room, but due to mold restrictions it is omitted from the horizontal surface.)
- The tower wall supporting the rangefinder is reinforced with more ribs, which were developed in response to lessons learned from the fall of the Musashi rangefinder, and the starboard hatch is also recreated.
- The hatch on the floor behind the air defense command post has been accurately recreated using a convex mold based on the remaining drawings.

[First Bridge Dishcloth]
- The first bridge is recreated with both its exterior and the internal structure that is hidden when assembled.
- The bridge windows use transparent parts to realistically reproduce the glass properties.
- The interior of the bridge was designed based on research using surviving drawings.
- The height difference caused by the raised floor and the exposed steel ceiling are also expressed.
- There is a compass in the center, and a creping pattern is carved into the floor.
- Both floor-mounted and ceiling-hanging types of binoculars for reconnaissance are represented, and the 18cm binoculars that have likely been relocated are installed in the upper lookout post.
- The external shape of the first bridge dishcloth has been reproduced as accurately as possible within the constraints of the mold.
- The side of the first bridge reproduces the revised upper lookout shape and five side windows, and the partition door on the inside.
- The shape of the window at the rear of the first bridge has chamfered corners (only the upper part), expressing the difference in the degree of chamfering between the very center and the outer parts.
- The angle of the signal yard is set based on the remaining drawings. The difference in dihedral angle between the two sides and the center is reproduced.
- The 60cm signal lights installed in the signal yards (left and right) have clear lens surfaces.
- Four holes have been carved into the floor surrounding the 60cm signal light.
- The No. 22 radar is a part based on the type installed on both sides of the Nagato's bridge, with an extended cover on one side.

[First to second bridge dishcloths]
- The structures on either end of the 1.5-meter rangefinder have been accurately recreated in three dimensions based on the surviving drawings.
- The Bluework equipped with twin 13mm machine guns has had the lip removed to ensure a clear firing range, resulting in a lowered height.
- The forward-facing porthole (the Chief of Staff's rest room) located above and behind the 13mm twin machine guns is also reproduced.
- The R-surface, which is composed of the planar connections of the secondary gun command post, is represented as accurately as possible from the drawing.
- On the front of the second bridge, a ladder is sculpted, avoiding the center and shifting slightly to port.
- In the real thing, there is a gap of at least 10 centimeters between the signal station deck and the No. 3/4 searchlight control unit, and this gap has been reproduced in the model.
- The base on which the No. 1/2 searchlight control unit was replaced with a machine gun firing device has been recreated with the bulge caused by the expanded surface area being added.
- The shape tapering from the bottom of the second bridge towards the command tower and the rounded corners are accurately recreated in three dimensions.
- The rear surface has been designed to have a gradual transition between the upper flat surface and the lower curved surface, expressed between the operations room (under the first bridge) and slightly above the signal station deck.
- The bluework of the lower lookout post has been restored to its original shape from the time of construction, with a lip only facing forward, likely installed for wind protection purposes.

[Control tower to bridge base cloth]
- The underside of the signal station deck is faithfully recreated in three dimensions based on the signal station flat plan that still remains to this day.
- The stairs leading to the newly added signal station deck are accurately recreated as they appear shifted to port.

- The Type 2 signal post, which was installed later, is reproduced with all receivers mounted on the front of the bluework and the signal post on a raised platform.
- Due to the thickness of the armor and the need to ensure visibility, the cross section of the control tower's observation window is stepped, and the differences in width at each point are also expressed.
- Periscope hatch parts are included as a bonus adhesive part on the conning tower canopy.
- The secondary gun reserve firing command post has its cover in the open position and the window is made of transparent parts.
- The area where the difference in width between the front and rear of the turret (4,600 mm and 5,000 mm) comes together is depicted in its estimated shape behind the Type 94 anti-aircraft mount.
- The shape of the windows on the front and top of the Type 94 anti-aircraft gun is reproduced by modifying the opening.
- The base for the Type 94 anti-aircraft system has been recreated with an air intake-like structure that is only seen on the Yamato.
- Of the two triple-barreled machine guns on each side, the shape of the protrusion at the bottom end of the gun turret near the rear is based on an archival photograph.
- The boiler room air intake on the front of the base has a hinged mesh on only one frame, which appears to be for inspection purposes, reflecting the difference in shape.

[Additional machine gun fire control system]
- The support shape of the machine gun firing device was based on the results of an underwater survey of the Musashi, and the shape of its surroundings was based on some estimates.
- During the underwater survey, a plate-like object on the rear of the device was presumed to be an access platform and its shape was determined.
- A replica of the ladder that was replaced to cover the boiler room air intake, as seen in the record photos.
- The traffic flow connecting them and the passageway next to the waiting area for personnel moving back and forth are recreated.
- The packaging, like the Type 94 46cm gun, has a mechanical feel, finished in the style of a naval vessel's blueprints.

[Parts color]
- Main bridge: Kure Arsenal Gray
- Rangefinder and anti-aircraft lens: White
- Window glass and searchlight lens: Clear
- Grating floor: Beige
- Machine gun: Gunmetal

[Included etching parts]
- Genuine photo-etched parts for upgrades
- Includes parts that correspond to the final form in 1945.
- The etching parts are a set of two, each large, 18 x 10 cm, and contain approximately 185 different parts.
- The plate thickness is 0.15 mm, providing moderate strength and ease of bending.

- The top of the bridge can now be replaced with the entire No. 21 radar set.
- Includes the azimuth finder antenna, the rangefinder front foothold, the rear reinforcement girder, the rangefinder lens cover (open state), etc.
- The upper part of the bridge is equipped with many parts that can be added or replaced to enhance precision, such as the yards and rear ladder.
- The reverse search antenna is foldable to recreate its thick shape.
- The radiotelephone antenna yard on the rear has a lightly perforated steel appearance.
- Several parts are provided to add three-dimensional color to the wall below the bridge.
- The air intake to the engine section is expressed as a mesh and a lattice structure separately, giving it a very three-dimensional shape.

[Display stand and wooden deck sticker]
- Display stand included.
- The size is approximately 9.5 x 15 cm and the molding color is black.
- Includes a wooden deck sticker sized to fit the display stand.
- By placing (sticking) it between the display base and the bridge, you can create the atmosphere of a real ship.

[Included Contents]
- 20 runners, 2 wood material stickers, 2 etching parts, 4 assembly instructions
- 190 parts
- Finished size: port and starboard width 92mm, front to back length 87mm, height 176mm
- 13 bonus adhesive parts



Item Size/Weight : 35.6 x 21.8 x 9.6 cm / 448g

Product Specifications

Country

Japan

Item code

020495

JAN code

4968728020495

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