shipgeezer Posted March 22, 2023 Share #1 Posted March 22, 2023 I have started building the Trumpeter Yamato, so if I can, will include some tips and tricks of things I have done in building this kit. I have noticed one glaring error as far as I can tell and wonder if others see the same thing?? The kit instructions include 4 secondary turrets, however, that being said, when I look at the history and the books, there are only 2 secondary turrets. The book lists 4 saying there is one for and one aft and two amidships. Does anyone know where the two amidships are?? Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted March 22, 2023 Share #2 Posted March 22, 2023 You need to move (or restart...) your thread to the following location : https://modelshipworld.com/forum/137-kit-build-logs-for-subjects-built-from-1901-present-day/ Yves Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 22, 2023 Share #3 Posted March 22, 2023 46 minutes ago, yvesvidal said: You need to move (or restart...) your thread Done! Canute, mtaylor and yvesvidal 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted March 22, 2023 Share #4 Posted March 22, 2023 Shipgeezer, you should consider investing into this book: It clearly describes the large modifications that took place between the 1941 version and the 1945 version of the ship. Your question about the number of secondary turrets will be answered. Yves mtaylor, Canute and hof00 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gak1965 Posted March 23, 2023 Share #5 Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Both the Yamato and the Musashi had their secondary armament changed during the war, removing two of the 6 inch turrets to make room for more anti-aircraft batteries. This drawing (from Wikipedia) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato-class_battleship#/media/File%3AMusashi1942.png, license is CC-BY-SA) shows what the Musashi looked like in the early war configuration. Does the Trumpeter kit support both the early and late war variants? Edited March 23, 2023 by gak1965 mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current Builds: Bluejacket USS Kearsarge, RRS Discovery 1:72 scratch Completed Builds: Model Shipways 1:96 Flying Fish | Model Shipways 1:64 US Brig Niagara | Model Shipways 1:64 Pride of Baltimore II (modified) | Midwest Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack | Heller 1:150 Passat | Revell 1:96 USS Constitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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