The Takasebune is a large cargo river boat, of which there were various types across Japan. The Tonegawa Takasebune were just one of many types of boats that plied the intricate network of the Tone river, but it was among the largest, measuring up to around 27 meters in length and was said to have a carrying capacity of up to 900 bushels of rice, or about 54 tons. My model is a 1/72-scale build of a 60-foot, with a carrying capacity of about 500 bushels of rice, or about 30 tons.
I’ve been interested in these boats for some time, and have been gathering what information I could find about them through web searches and a few books. Finally, I started working on this one. It's a bit on the small side, being only about 10" long overall and 7" tall, but it's scale compatible with my Higaki Kaisen and Kitamaebune models.
After spending a long time making all the cargo, I finally decided it was loaded up enough to call it complete.
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