Autle Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Hi Everyone I’ve always wanted a 1/200 scale Yamato to motorise believing that the 1/350 is a little too small for our choppy local duck pond. Imagine my surprise when the Glow2B model was released a few weeks ago, well I just had to get one. There are a few websites and videos showing the contents of the box but I wanted to show visitors to this site what the two scales look like next to each other. The aircraft is a 1/48 p-38F for comparison. I’ve also photographed the excellent newer Tamiya 1/350 version next to the massive 1/200 Glow2B version to show the size comparison, please note the Tamiya version looks a little odd because I’ve just used the lower half of the hull (below the waterline part). If you are a Yamato nut like me you will find all my photo’s of the 1/10 scale Yamato at the museum in Kure Japan, just open the links to these photo’s in a separate window and it should take you to my Flickr pages. I’ve done the right thing and given my Dad the Tamiya kit and I’m going to tackle the Glow2B version, it’s going to be a slow build due to the 2800 parts but I’ll attempt to show it’s progress as often as I can. Both kits look incredible in the box and I’ve dry fitted a few parts on the 1/200 version and haven’t encountered any fit issues so far which is doubly amazing given the size of some of the deck sections. This photo shows a 1/35 scale Tiger tank turret next to a Yamato turret. Hopefully these pictures may help those still deciding if the 1/200 version is just too big to hide from the missus. Anyway, that’s all for now. Regards Trace 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Looking forward to seeing how you get on, I am seriously tempted by this kit... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Gidday Trace, this'll keep you going for a couple of week-ends at least. 🙂 She was certainly an impressive ship. I'd like one myself, but in 1/600 scale. I don't like my chances. Oh well, I'll just have to follow yours. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Gidday again, further to my post above, if you had three of those tank turrets it would make an interesting whiff. 🤪 50cm guns. She could probably handle two guns per turret if you could get and fit them. Regards again, Jeff. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Is the duck pond actually a lake? Or are you referring to the body of water between UK-US? Either way I think she'd make it, she's none too small... David 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 I'm not a ship builder but that beautiful boxart makes this really tempting. I'll sure be following your progress on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Mr chair is pulled up to follow along, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpfiend Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Very interesting, I am really interested in seeing this come together. Can I ask you where you bought the kit from? I'm struggling to find a seller in the UK that has them in stock. Best Regards Keith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 2:53 PM, Mpfiend said: Very interesting, I am really interested in seeing this come together. Can I ask you where you bought the kit from? I'm struggling to find a seller in the UK that has them in stock. Best Regards Keith. If I may jump in here - as of this morning, Amazon UK has it in stock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I know Facebook is not everybody's favourite place but there is specilized group for this kit over there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/698412331462044/?notif_id=1658491350537754¬if_t=group_r2j_approved&ref=notif There is a guy from Pontos regularly posting updates on an upcoming upgrade set and another chap that posted an almost 100 page document listing innacuracies. Hope this helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I've just applied to join the group so looking forward to see what the 100 pages of errors are especially on a ship for which so much original documentation doesn't exist anymore... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 Hi Everyone First of all many thanks for the comments so far. I've noticed on a few reviews that the reviewers think the decking is continuous but my decking shows that the Glow2B Yamato is planked. It is really difficult to see so I can understand why they think this is the case. Hope this helps in any decision making, Regards Trace 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 When you see the size of this kit at just under £400 you wonder how Tamiya get the price of their new one to over £200 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 20/07/2022 at 14:53, Mpfiend said: Very interesting, I am really interested in seeing this come together. Can I ask you where you bought the kit from? I'm struggling to find a seller in the UK that has them in stock. Best Regards Keith. I got mine from Dave Coley Emporium and I was really impressed with the price and service also unlike Amazon it came in the outer protective cardboard box 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 22 hours ago, colin said: When you see the size of this kit at just under £400 you wonder how Tamiya get the price of their new one to over £200 I have to agree to some extent given the size differences the Tamiya kit is a gem though and if your stuck for space it's still the best option by a long way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 22/07/2022 at 13:51, armored76 said: I know Facebook is not everybody's favourite place but there is specilized group for this kit over there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/698412331462044/?notif_id=1658491350537754¬if_t=group_r2j_approved&ref=notif There is a guy from Pontos regularly posting updates on an upcoming upgrade set and another chap that posted an almost 100 page document listing innacuracies. Hope this helps! Thanks for this I'll no doubt check it out. Wìth 2800 parts this build will most likely be an out of the box experience with a few minor tweeks, it looks good enough compared to what was available in 1/200 and I'm happy with what the team at Trumpeter have come up with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 I can totally understand not wanting to mix and steer too much on a build of this size and extent But I can still not stop thinking about the work this guy put in documenting all those details... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpfiend Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 15 hours ago, Autle said: I got mine from Dave Coley Emporium and I was really impressed with the price and service also unlike Amazon it came in the outer protective cardboard box Thanks very much. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpfiend Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Any progress on this one? Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 7/22/2022 at 6:21 PM, Autle said: Hi Everyone First of all many thanks for the comments so far. I've noticed on a few reviews that the reviewers think the decking is continuous but my decking shows that the Glow2B Yamato is planked. It is really difficult to see so I can understand why they think this is the case. Hope this helps in any decision making, Regards Trace That would look really good if you base coated the lot and then brushed thinned acrylic ink in ochres, umbers and siennas on individual planks. Just enough to modify the hue slightly. Might take a while though. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micha_Pol Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Very impressive indeed. Not a fan of post- WWI ships visually, but I have no doubt this will be an inspiring build. Also, the box cover illustration on this is incredible, such a beautiful painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 On 7/22/2022 at 1:51 PM, armored76 said: I know Facebook is not everybody's favourite place but there is specilized group for this kit over there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/698412331462044/?notif_id=1658491350537754¬if_t=group_r2j_approved&ref=notif There is a guy from Pontos regularly posting updates on an upcoming upgrade set and another chap that posted an almost 100 page document listing innacuracies. Hope this helps! Well, it's now three weeks since I applied to join the group and, unfortunately, I've heard nothing back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 26 minutes ago, johndon said: Well, it's now three weeks since I applied to join the group and, unfortunately, I've heard nothing back... That's disappointing, can you contact then at all? If not is there a special interest group on ipms that might be an alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, S-boat 55 said: That's disappointing, can you contact then at all? If not is there a special interest group on ipms that might be an alternative? Oddly I’ve just this second had a message from Facebook accepting my request so I’m now a member. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 The 97 page document of issues with the kit from the FB group is a very interesting read even if you plan on building the kit out of the box. Comparisons are made to photos of the Yamato and to previously published drawings and to the 1/10 model of the ship in Kure. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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