Japanese Yamato Battleship Boat

THIS WAS A VERY NICE KIT HIGHLY DETAILED WITH VERY GOOD INSTRUCTIONS ON ASSEMBLY AND PAINTING , I OPTED TO PUT BRASS BARRELS AND RAILING ON IT ALONG WITH A WOODEN DECK, THE KIT ONLY TOOK ME ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO COMPLETE I HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO WORK ON IT, HOBBYLINC GOT THIS KIT TO ME FAIRLY FAST AND A VERY GOOD PRICE

About 20 years ago, I bought this kit as a present to myself after graduating from nursing school. I had been away from modelling for a couple of years & wanted to get back into it. I chose this 1 because I had wanted to build a 1/350 for some time. The detailing is minute, right down to the 20mm antiaircraft guns mounted on the deck. It was time-consuming, but this is to be expected given the amount of detail on it. Like most Tamiya models the parts detached from the molds fairly easily. An extensive amount of paint & glue will be necessary! 20 years after it was finished I still have it, and it is still in good condition. It has a compartment in the hull for an RC motor should you decide to go that route. I briefly considered it but when I discovered how much a motor & controller cost I decided against it. This is highly recommended.

This kit was very well detailed and instructions were very easy to follow. There were a lot of very small fragile pieces that proved a little challenging to get into the right place. Overall this kit is high quality and I would definitely recommend it to any ship modelers or those getting into it.