Great review! Got this kit in august as a birthday present from my wife, and I'm happy to have bought exactly the same extra stuff you demonstrated here. Looking forward to start the build when my current project is finished. Thanks for a very informative episode! /Mats
Excellent in depth review! Much appreciated Jason!! 👌 What I like about these older Tamiya ship kits is they don't have a massive parts count. Even with some aftermarket PE details and railings, it's a manageable project I am able to get through without losing the "mojo". Again, wonderful review! Thanks!🍻
Holy crap! That was the most amazing review. It makes me want to go looking for a cheap version to build up with accessories. In this scale you could simulate the hull plates with masking and painting and shading. I love those Hasegawa and Tamiya gun and boat accessory kits. Flat etched metal can only do so much. Brilliant!
just bought the 2013 version for 80 euro instead of the 300 euro premium edition. No stressing and fiddling with tons of photo etched parts. Just wanna build and have a nice ship afterwards
Beautiful model. I was surprised that it does not include motorization. I bought this Tamiya model in 1989, and it included an electric motor, a gearbox to distribute the movement to the four propellers, and metal axles. The same illustration on the box and the same assembly book, with the same pictures :)
Hi Jason, Wow, this is quite a First Impression. I took a look at Scalemates, it looks like Tamiya has released a version of the 1/350 Yamato 9 times. As far as I am concerned that new tool kit is way overpriced. If someone wants to build the Yamato without breaking the bank, this sounds like the way to go. You would just have to be careful as to which version you were buying and get the accessories accordingly. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Jeff
In fact Jason is dealing with a Tamiya vintage moulded YAMATO ..is as far more cheap than the NEW TOOL Yamato in 1/350, few pieces, one piece hull, three main deck pieces, less detailed,
I see it's missing the 25 mm AA director that's on their 1/700 1998 Water Line kit, that's mounted between two of the 12.7 cm armored AA's port and starboard.
Its all about choice to me that looks a good project to combine scratch building and after market keeping costs down as much as possible . Regards Gav.
It seems the same old seventie's mold you are dealing with, 'cause the Tamiya IJN Yamato NEW TOOL has another box art on it, it is as far more expensive, more detailed and full of photoetching parts to get a museum quality model in 1/350 scale. In fact I heard that Tamiya has not longer produce that kit so is difficult to find it in a hobby shop unless you visit E-bay for re-sellers only....I found one old Tamiya YAMATO by the web in a hobby shop of Argentina at very cheap price, however I didn't have money or credit card to do so.
At the time I purchased this, last year, it was still a live kit from tamiya I am not aware they have retired it. most of what you are saying is covered off in the video, did you watch it?
any Tamiya kit is relativly easy but the older ones more so. steer clear of the Tamiya Bismarck its not very accurate, but King Georg V, Prince of Wales, are both excellent starter kits, no photo etch
@@ModelkitStuff i appreciate the time you took for the review and all, but it took so long that i was wondering when you would turn over the box and it was suspenseful, for a model review that is a little strange in my opinion. Again though, it was a good review all in all.
she would've been tidy too because the crew were always painting and cleaning her.......... nothing else to do all day, yes it's better than the new tool version because the hull and deck isn't in one piece, making it awkward.
i tried to make the new tool version but ended up giving up, it's a nightmare, so unless you're very good with PE and really patient, avoid it........... the new tool tamiya is complicated without needing to be, it looks like they've made it complicated on purpose, it has way too many tiny parts that could've been already moulded in for you.......... the deck isn't one piece, it has hideous gaps in the wooden planking at the joints, the hull is the same.... it really is a nightmare.......... try the hasegawa 1/450 it's excellent, with minor PE only, because you want the basic deck railings
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Great review!
Got this kit in august as a birthday present from my wife, and I'm happy to have bought exactly the same extra stuff you demonstrated here. Looking forward to start the build when my current project is finished. Thanks for a very informative episode!
/Mats
Excellent in depth review! Much appreciated Jason!! 👌 What I like about these older Tamiya ship kits is they don't have a massive parts count. Even with some aftermarket PE details and railings, it's a manageable project I am able to get through without losing the "mojo".
Again, wonderful review! Thanks!🍻
Totally agree
Very thorough review Jason! I almost pulled the trigger on that one. Looks like it needs a lot of work and extras. Keep up the good work!
But does it? Is it really that much work to clip and toss the Tamiya blobs and replace them with the accurate pieces? This never was a weekend kit.
I agree you can make it an easy prcess depending on you spend
Holy crap! That was the most amazing review. It makes me want to go looking for a cheap version to build up with accessories.
In this scale you could simulate the hull plates with masking and painting and shading.
I love those Hasegawa and Tamiya gun and boat accessory kits. Flat etched metal can only do so much.
Brilliant!
just bought the 2013 version for 80 euro instead of the 300 euro premium edition. No stressing and fiddling with tons of photo etched parts. Just wanna build and have a nice ship afterwards
Beautiful model. I was surprised that it does not include motorization. I bought this Tamiya model in 1989, and it included an electric motor, a gearbox to distribute the movement to the four propellers, and metal axles.
The same illustration on the box and the same assembly book, with the same pictures :)
Looks like a great kit Jason!
Hi Jason, Wow, this is quite a First Impression. I took a look at Scalemates, it looks like Tamiya has released a version of the 1/350 Yamato 9 times. As far as I am concerned that new tool kit is way overpriced. If someone wants to build the Yamato without breaking the bank, this sounds like the way to go. You would just have to be careful as to which version you were buying and get the accessories accordingly. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Jeff
In fact Jason is dealing with a Tamiya vintage moulded YAMATO ..is as far more cheap than the NEW TOOL Yamato in 1/350, few pieces, one piece hull, three main deck pieces, less detailed,
I see it's missing the 25 mm AA director that's on their 1/700 1998 Water Line kit, that's mounted between two of the 12.7 cm armored AA's port and starboard.
Its all about choice to me that looks a good project to combine scratch building and after market keeping costs down as much as possible . Regards Gav.
Hi, thank you for such a wonderful review. Please could you tell me the make of the wood decking shown in the video is?
Thanks for the kind words. good decks are Hunter to shipyard
Thank you so much for your reply 😊
👍👍👍
It seems the same old seventie's mold you are dealing with, 'cause the Tamiya IJN Yamato NEW TOOL has another box art on it, it is as far more expensive, more detailed and full of photoetching parts to get a museum quality model in 1/350 scale. In fact I heard that Tamiya has not longer produce that kit so is difficult to find it in a hobby shop unless you visit E-bay for re-sellers only....I found one old Tamiya YAMATO by the web in a hobby shop of Argentina at very cheap price, however I didn't have money or credit card to do so.
At the time I purchased this, last year, it was still a live kit from tamiya I am not aware they have retired it. most of what you are saying is covered off in the video, did you watch it?
Yikes, that Yamato is old, could be a good kit bash base for Shinano..
I've got the trumpeter one the 1:200 scale and it ruddy huge all 53 inches of it and 2,800 parts
Yep I have that too I did a video on the corrections needed
I was doing the PE on the kit and I seen the the doors are upside down on the gun deck at each end
Hello, I was wondering how long it took you to build this kit?
I have not built it yet
If you did some every evening and nothing else I would estimate 6-9 months depending on your ability
Then what is the best beginner ship kit, preferably the bigger ones
any Tamiya kit is relativly easy but the older ones more so. steer clear of the Tamiya Bismarck its not very accurate, but King Georg V, Prince of Wales, are both excellent starter kits, no photo etch
It took over ten minutes, to flip the box
so?
@@ModelkitStuff i appreciate the time you took for the review and all, but it took so long that i was wondering when you would turn over the box and it was suspenseful, for a model review that is a little strange in my opinion. Again though, it was a good review all in all.
@@tophatpenguin9039 I try and be comprehensive. I work on the basis that people can always use the fast forward button. thanks for the kind words
she would've been tidy too because the crew were always painting and cleaning her.......... nothing else to do all day, yes it's better than the new tool version because the hull and deck isn't in one piece, making it awkward.
i tried to make the new tool version but ended up giving up, it's a nightmare, so unless you're very good with PE and really patient, avoid it........... the new tool tamiya is complicated without needing to be, it looks like they've made it complicated on purpose, it has way too many tiny parts that could've been already moulded in for you.......... the deck isn't one piece, it has hideous gaps in the wooden planking at the joints, the hull is the same.... it really is a nightmare.......... try the hasegawa 1/450 it's excellent, with minor PE only, because you want the basic deck railings
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