Hi Jesse. I too missed doing the Blast Bags so am not going to wreck what I have done by doing them. When it came to the Barrels, I cut them off, Drilled Holes for the new Barrels and glued them in. They look much better then the Kit supplied ones. OK I have now finished the Aft Fire Control Area so now onto the next stage.....Cheers mark

After a break she is on the go again. The Hull is now together along with the Degaussing Cable. Also in the view is the fun part of cutting the Deck Mesh Plates out for replacement. More to come soon.....Cheers mark

Looking good Mark,
she's a hefty beast even in 1/350 scale. Beautiful line to her as well.
cheers,
Julian

Thanks for the comments Julien.....Cheers mark

Another cracking build Mark, the etch work is superb.

Si

Thanks for the comments and dropping in Simon.....Cheers mark

I have started building the P/E on the Deck and the Superstructure so will have some more Pics up soon.....Cheers mark

I have now added the P/E Details to the Aircraft Handling Deck. Will have more to come soon.....Cheers mark

coming along nicely Mark!

Certainly is, looking good!
cheers,
Julian

Thanks for the comments Gents. I have done some work on the Rudders and Skegs that are now in position. I have also started doing some of the P/E work around the Stern area so will have some more soon.....Cheers mark

Work has now been done on the Ship's Crane. The first Pic shows the Kit Parts.



Next are the P/E Parts.....





And finally the completed Crane. More Pics to come soon.....Cheers mark

After having my busted Camera fixed, I can now show you some more Pics. The Yamato has now now shaded and weathered with the Wooden Deck now attached. Little bit more to do then she can come together. More to come soon.....Cheers mark

Looking good Mark! The build's coming along nicely.

did you already paint the bottom of the hull with the red yet?

looks good so far with the paint.
I may go with a different approach with painting. I havent quite decided yet. it really depends on what i find works best for this. i am going to use the Tamiya IJN gray for main color, but probably add white to lighten for the next coat on the post shading on the inner panels. Depending on how it turns out, if i find that it needs more shadow on top of my method, i am going to use tamiya clear smoke to add more.

Thanks for the comments gents. The Anti Fouling has been done and protected by Tamiya Tape for the time being.....Cheers mark

Just a small update. The big Girl is now mounted on her Base. More to come soon.....Cheers mark

All major Sub-Assemblies are now done and are onboard. More to come soon.....Cheers mark

Looking great Mark, nice tight work,
cheers,
Julian

Thanks for your comments Julien. The secondary A/A Mounts and their Directors are now onboard. More to come soon......Cheers mark

Uupppsss ... my god that work with these derricks!! Not suitable for cardiac!! Follow forward with this samurai that this remaining very beautiful!!!

Regards Daniel

thanks for the comments Daniel. Much appreciated.....Cheers mark

OK the Big Y has now been fully armed. She is getting there but more work to come.....Cheers Mark

The Yamato looks beautiful Mark,the PE work is magnificent.
Apparently the decks were darkened with a mixture of diesel and soot on her last mission. I hope you are going to give historical accuracy a big middle finger and leave the decks looking the way they do now.

Thanks Julien and I am certainly giving History the Bird. I like the contrast with the Deck Colour to the rest of her.....Cheers mark