Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

of the IJN's YAMATO. Have no idea who built her, but certainly 1 of the finest and LARGEST models in the world, at Kure. Model shows her in 1945 configuration, loaded with triple 25mm AA. The stern view gives a good idea of her enclosed boat hangers; that protected all her boats from the stupendous blast of her 18.1" main battery. Her planes were lowered by elevator into a below deck hanger to save them from the blast. DFO

That is some model and someones dedicated task in life , credit to all concerned and I hope is appreciated by the viewers who pass by .........better than I could achieve , but unselfish in my admiration of it

I’m told the 'Polystyrene Cement' was delivered in Road Tankers. The spare 'Sprue' was used to build a super tanker.
Jim

Well at least the size would suit me unlike the ones you build Dennis , but would love to see her close up .
I saw a copy of her in Warwick and that seemed to go on for ever but cant remember exact scale but may have been Either 1/96 or 1/75 but she seemed to fill the space , think it was by the Model Warships Society but wouldn't swear to it , but did post a photo of it on the old site

Definitely far more detailed than my little (1:1536) YAMATO!! DFO

From the museum's specs, the model is 1/10 scale, which would make it about 86 and a tad feet long.

Ohhh easy to move to the water 's edge then