Sorry it has bin so long but had a lot of things to do but an starting to get in to building again hear are sun pick’s of issues 11& 12. Got voated best boat for this year by club members for my Bismarck chufet to bists A bit out off focuses but had to use my phone

Thanks budgie hope you can still get parts direct from Hachette as need a few bits to do Bismarck’s sister.

will be derivative of Hachette Bismarck got 2 second still in a box as yet but all their just need more guns and stuff like that Did not intend to get 2 but had mishap with sum of the mag’s grand sun spilt coffee on around 60 issues and did not tell me then a offer on EBay for 65 mag’s got them,then what the hell over half way their ordered rest from paper shop.

Hi gentle builders of the Yamato more pick’s of my build .covered the barrels so get on to pick’s of the rest of the guns so far they are stuck on to painting board with dubbel sided sticky backed plastic Have started to put the rails on to the flight deck for this I got sum straighter rod model shop for better fit. I t was then treated with Car’s metal conditioner and Carr’s metal black cut to length and glued in with cryo All so dune the underside of flight deck not to specks as it has to be removable but wanted to give sum definition and a hint of the rails and brackets

Got all the rails and turn tables on the flight deck and the ladders and platforms on the bridge tower £%$&**just cut my thumb blood all over the place ho well first time on the Yamato glad got deck sealed all so got the stack put together Stack and guns not fixed yet

Hi budgie get most of with 400 wet and dry then finish of with the finest you can get used wet it is messy but gives a grate finish

Thanks jinks8, your efforts look great too

Yes all is going well and coming together nicely, the number of guns makes you realise just how powerful the Yamato was, it should turn out an impressive model even in its standard form.

Jinks, if you look at photos of the reals ship, what they call load line cables are actually housed into a rectangular box section which runs around the ship, other than at tight corners where the cable is visible such as at the stern.
So it might be an idea to ditch the wire and use plasticard strips, and form mounting straps over the section, have a lok at the photos below which are of the 1/10 Kure museum Yamato.

Looks good, I was toying with the idea of brass wire staples to resemble the securing brackets for the section which would be a labour of love

Hi Jinx saw ure pics thought u used lenths of square brass plated rods
read on that u used round wire which u made square
well done am green with envy on your patience & skills
"hats off to u sir"

i might (will)cheat when i eventually get to that stage as noticed on visits to modelling shops that u can purchase cube (square) strips of styrene
thanks for putting up pics appreciated