This is my build of the Yakatabune, a Japanese Edo Period pleasure boat. These boats are a significant aspect of Japanese culture as they reflect a period of growing consumerism in pre-modern Japan. With the rise of the merchant class and overall increase in leisure time among commoners, the Yakatabune was a way that people could entertain and spend an evening watching fireworks festivals from the water, etc.
The 1/24-scale kit is produced by Woody Joe of Japan and it features extensive use of laser-cut parts. The wood is Hinoki, Japanese cypress, and always smells nice when cutting or sanding.
I used a mixture of Transtint wood dye to get the darker wood tone and I chose to deviate from the straight kit build by painting the photo-etched copper parts black as well as the hull and deck house trim.
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