TAMIYA78030 1/350 Japanese Battleship Yamato Plastic Model Boat Kit

Amazing came out perfect, all parts, no breaks and strong material.

Overall great packaging, challenging model, includes helpful instructions to augment the manual.

Great kit with lots of detail. Really enjoyed building it

Difficult to find/read directions in English, but doable. This will be an awesome display piece atop a bookshelf in my office!

Very high quality, with MANY parts, some of which are quite small and fragile. Sometimes removing the smaller pieces from the parts frames was very difficult without damaging them. I really appreciate some of the little tricks the kit uses to make sure the parts get aligned properly, without being visible once assembled. Keep in mind, however, that this is a challenging kit, not for anyone under I think about 14, and older than that if modeling is not a big hobby already for them. I used considerable caution and patience to make sure everything was just right, and it took me about 25 hours, not counting paint drying time. It also requires a drill, which I had not really expected (plenty of parts came with holes right out of the box, so why didn't they drill the other holes as well?).The manual is clearly translated directly from Japanese, but is still easy to understand. My one big gripe is that they assume you have Tamiya brand paints (I have Testors). This means it's often unclear what exact shade they're talking about. My big example is no fewer than 4 shades of gray (German gray, Imperial Japanese Navy gray, Japanese Navy gray [yes, those are apparently different], and gun metal gray, not even counting whatever gray the parts originally come in). This is the only real reason I didn't give the model 5 stars.Bottom line, though, this looks great when finished, and Tamiya's attention to detail means they even account for different configurations depending on whether you wish to depict Yamato's final voyage (which I did) or prior to that but after her anti-aircraft upgrade. It does not account for any time prior to the AA upgrade.

There's a wonderful amount of detail in this ship model. Cleanly molded. Instructions are clear. plenty of room inside and 3rd party kits are available for RC conversion.

great model

Wonderful product. Arrived quickly. Purchasing experience was outstanding. A fine addition to my battleship collection.I completed assembly, including some painting, in 10 hours spread over four days. The kit contains ample parts so if something breaks a replacement is on hand. Be patient: many of the parts are small, especially the anti-aircraft guns. It took special care to install them. All parts have good fit. This was one of the best models that I have built for its accurate fit. It's well worth the money....