The Ship Model Forum

I would like to share with you

The youtube channel SEN NAVY MODEL FACTORY is doing a comparison:

Unpacking video for 1/350 BORDER YAMATO and VERY FIRE YAMATO
Here is the link :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_3CAPMy8L4s&t=3006s

1/350 TAMIYA &Very Fire &Border YAMATO stage 1 Hull build
Here is the link address:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb13XGgx59E&t=129s&pp=ygUQdmVyeSBmaXJlIHlhbWF0bw%3D%3D


1/350 TAMIYA &BORDER &VERY FIRE YAMATO Stern structure comparison
Here is the link address:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sBrf1qdol9A&t=447s

First in the states.........

https://spruebrothers.com/bdmbs004-1-350-border-model-ijn-yamato-1945/

Now's you chance to own the first wave of Border Model Yamato kits.

A must for your collection!

Jim

For those interested in the Border Model 1:350 Yamato, it's now available through eBay sites. Prices vary around $230 USD plus shipping. I happened to get lucky and found one for $205 and free FedEx International Priority from Korea. Received this today after only 2 day wait. Kit is packed nicely with bubble wrap sheets protecting entire hull and sprue bags. 3D parts are packed in 3 plastic boxes. A must for any Yamato builder.

[quote="Dan K"]IIRC, the greens differ based on factory, Mitsubishi (XF-11) vs Nakajima (XF-70).

The FM-1 Petes were built only by Mitsubishi.[/quote]

Thanks Dan for your quick reply (as always)! I was planning to use only Petes so XF-11 it is.

IIRC, the greens differ based on factory, Mitsubishi (XF-11) vs Nakajima (XF-70).

The FM-1 Petes were built only by Mitsubishi.

Hi all,

I am currently building IJN "Musashi" from the old Tamiya kit (will report it later on). While painting the planes I met a strange problem: the "correct" Dark Green colour. Which is the "correct " Tamiya dark green colour for the planes? IJN Tone instructions say XF-70 Dark Green 2 while instructions for IJN Musashi say XF-11 J.N.Green? No biggie, but it would be nice to make it right.

Thanks!

[quote="baseballbrat"]Is this a good price Guys?

https://squadron.com/1-350-border-model-ijn-yamato-battleship-preorder/?utm_source=instocknotify&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=instocknotify[/quote]

Hi,

I would like to share with you the review of Very Fire 1/350 IJN Yamato kit . Within 3 month ,there are 32K views, and 14K likes :smallsmile: .

Here is the link :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6najPvGLY

[quote="Veryfire Model"]Ultimate Detail Model Kit, Very Fire 1/350 Yamato Deluxe Edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6najPvGLY[/quote]

Ultimate Detail Model Kit, Very Fire 1/350 Yamato Deluxe Edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6najPvGLY

New Very Fire 1/350 IJN Musashi Kit

Looks like air shipping from Hong Kong would be around $100, so the $150 store price I posted for the Border Yamato on the previous page would be more than what you'd pay Squadron at the higher store price but with free shipping to the lower 48 states.

Is this a good price Guys?

https://squadron.com/1-350-border-model-ijn-yamato-battleship-preorder/?utm_source=instocknotify&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=instocknotify

[quote="Timmy C"][quote="baseballbrat"]Timmy,

Your price is for the standard Very Fire Musashi kit.
[/quote]
No, mine was for the Border kit, which was what Bob the Stug was referring to - it's different from the Very Fire! See previous posts for discussion on the philosophy behind it (fewer PE and plastic parts, more reliance on 3D printing).[/quote]

Oops! Sorry! My bad!

So excited to see so many new kits, I'm in a tail spin.

I just got conformation that my Musashi kit has been shipped. Waiting for tracking to start. I'm hoping to be one of the first to get this kit. Bought directly from the Very Fire Factory store.

I do also plan to get the Border Yamato for my collection. Like always their kits are on a slow roll out as usual.

[quote="baseballbrat"]Timmy,

Your price is for the standard Very Fire Musashi kit.
[/quote]
No, mine was for the Border kit, which was what Bob the Stug was referring to - it's different from the Very Fire! See previous posts for discussion on the philosophy behind it (fewer PE and plastic parts, more reliance on 3D printing).

Timmy,

Your price is for the standard Very Fire Musashi kit.

My $350 price was the DX version.

I purchased mine directly from Very Fire factory store. I should be getting mine this week. My price was $219 for the DX Kit and $69 for priority shipping plus tax. Still a very good price.

[quote="cplchanb"][quote="bucketfoot-al"]Are there any waterline display models of Yamato in 1/350 or larger? I seem to recall Tamiya may have that option, but do any of these newer models like Veryfire? (I really, REALLY don't like the full hull models because no one would ever see the ship that way - unless it was in dry dock)

Thanks - I figured it would be easier to ask than spend time trying to figure it out ... :big_grin:[/quote]

AFAIK the latest Tamiya Yam is the only one.[/quote]

That's what I thought. Thanks! :thumbs_up_1:

[quote="bucketfoot-al"]Are there any waterline display models of Yamato in 1/350 or larger? I seem to recall Tamiya may have that option, but do any of these newer models like Veryfire? (I really, REALLY don't like the full hull models because no one would ever see the ship that way - unless it was in dry dock)

Thanks - I figured it would be easier to ask than spend time trying to figure it out ... :big_grin:[/quote]

AFAIK the latest Tamiya Yam is the only one.

Are there any waterline display models of Yamato in 1/350 or larger? I seem to recall Tamiya may have that option, but do any of these newer models like Veryfire? (I really, REALLY don't like the full hull models because no one would ever see the ship that way - unless it was in dry dock)

Thanks - I figured it would be easier to ask than spend time trying to figure it out ... :big_grin:

https://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/j9l4dgmmidpuek3twucf.html

Veryfire is releasing the Musashi!!!

[quote="Timmy C"]An inbox review of the Very Fire 1/350 Yamato has been posted by KFS Miniatures: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-350-yamato-deluxe-version-very-fire/

Interested to hear any comments comparing it to the Tamiya new-tool. One oddity of detail I observe is the magazine for the single 25mm guns (last image: https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/storage/IMG_9616-1.jpg): what should be two holes are depicted here as two raised bumps, which is disappointing.[/quote]
At the recent IPMS/USA National convention (July 2024) in Madison WI, Dan Kaplan and I opened this kit in the Squadron booth and took a look at it. The moldings, engineering and the details all look terrific. It looks like the did what Pontos did with their 700th scale kit, and recessed the deck, so the wooden deck would fit flush. Can't speak to the accuracy, but was otherwise favorably impressed.