MSW crew-mate Kym Knight (Rab) continues to dazzle us with his top quality builds, this time, it's Yamato in 1/350 scale, in this "On Display" feature!

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Thanks!
~Gunny

Let me see if I can get my comment to make sense. It is one thing to build ships fast, but another to do such a great job on them. I wish I had a 1/10th of the production you have Kym.

Thank you for sharing your recent builds with us, I am looking forward to seeing more.

Just fantastic! Great setup, build, composition.... even the background fits in perfectly.
cheers

HI Kym
Fantastic stuff mate.....a really nice build...I wish I could fly over down under and spend a week in your Models room.....awesome my friend
I am presently doing the Yamato in 1/350 scale as well...needs a bit more work...hopefully it will be finished in two months time approx...in time for our expo...
again brilliant stuff Kym
Take care and best regards
Louis

Kym, that anchorage of yours sure gets a lot of action!

--Karl

Great job as usual. Love the wooden deck. I've done 2 Yamatos so far. One in final configuration about 22 years ago and a couple of years back i did her up in inital config.

Thought she looked a wee bit too rusted for the flagship, but then when i read she was in prep to go on the final mission it made sense.

Wonderful job Kym.

Your not kidding Karl and until I purchase another back board to extend the skyline, that position for photography is about the only place where complete scenery fits in the picture. There is a major extension happening due to the constant new releases being put out on the market to tempt me.
I think there is another 3 or 4 IJN ships to be added to this site soon and your sure going to get sick of the background view.
BTW, here's a couple of photo's of the overall construction so-far and as you can see, quite a way to go.

Steve, My initial idea was to convey a visual mood for the viewer of the IJN's desperation towards the end of the war. Ships in need of major overhauls, but couldn't, men in need of rest, but couldn't. Basically, that used and abused look that comes from the knowledge of certain defeat.
Deep, hey!!!!!

Love the extended version of the scene

Great job and spot on with the "mood" portrayed.

And I am personally very jealous at all that space you have!

Thanks for sharing this great work, cheers

Very impressive! I love the whole layout, all the ships, the island... everything! That's awesome that you have so much space to spread things out like that.

I've onlky seen one diorama that big. A dozen guys got together to portray a German truck column going through Holland in the early part of the war. There must have been close to 150 figures and 50 vehichles. It won at the Nationals that year. They fixed folding legs under it so It could be transported. Problem was after the show everyone wanted their trucks and things back. I sure was glad to have known the guys and been able to take tons of photo's

I plan to take a trip to Austrailia some time. I definitely expect a tour. Heard Aussie women love us. I'm southern so don't call me a yank