FineScale Modeler unboxes the Gallery Models 1/200 scale Yamato

In the 203rd episode of New Product Rundown, FineScale Modeler unboxes the Gallery Models 1/200 scale Yamato!

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[Sgtklark]

One additional value is that you can use the box as a coffin.

[rambo]

I was stationed in Japan in the the mid 1990's and they had this kit in 1/200 scale

[coleparker]

After the battle of Midway, the actual spent a lot of its short career anchored in the Truk lagoon acting as Yamamoto's floating headquarters. It was called the floating palace by many of the IJN captains in the region, and was especially liked by them as it had air conditioning and freezers full of cold beer.😀

[crazylocha]

Great roundup of the rails and sprues, and more rails😜. It was only missing the box opening shots, how the boxes were laid out IS important to know. For a 200 scale ship, not an outrageous price really, and would still expect to spend another $500 on gun barrels and other aftermarket (maybe not more rails tho). Gonna need a bigger paint booth too while I'm thinking about it 🤔.

[teamski]

That is a big ship! I built a full-hull HMS Hood cardstock model at the same scale years ago and you will need some serious shelf space for this one!

[allandavis]

I am glad I don’t make nautical model kits, especially this kit, just did a quick eBay search and it appears that there are no United Kingdom 🇬🇧 sellers, however, you can purchase it from a United States 🇺🇸 seller, the price tag……………hold onto your hats, just shy of £1000 + shipping for just under £300, that makes it a very very large investment for most people here in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, but thanks for sharing the unboxing, that is a lot of kit, it is no surprise that it is expensive and that it is probably value for money 💴. Thanks again FSM. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸🇺🇦

[Comicsluvr]

Now THIS is the kind of thing to give a model-builder at the start of COVID! "How many parts does it have?" 'Um...all of them I think...'

[gabrieltucker]

I am Currently building This Kit. I purchased it from Ed’s Hobby Shop in Myrtle Beach SC. I just completed a 1:200 scale Nichimo Yamato, this kit is light years ahead of the original kit in detail. I have been working on it and have successfully completed all small Boats, and two aircraft. LOL the small boats contain 7 - 8 different Photoetch parts alone.

[HarborLockRoad]

Awesome, but remember, theres vast differences between the yamato as built originally, and the subsequent refits during its career. I hope for the price, they give you parts for all versions.

[johnathan]

Just wait for aftermarket detail sets to come out then it will really be crazy..

[paulgertsch]

It's definitely a commitment. Time, mony and display space

[francescoschiavo]

As kids, my younger brother and I would ride home on the train after buying model kits. My little brother would practically build the entire model kit on the way home...I would love to see him now travelling home with the Yamato 1:200....🤣🤣

[petkusj]

You say ya-MAH-to and I say ya-mah-TO.

[michaeltruhett]

Even if I had that kind of money to buy that kit, I don’t have that many years left to build it. LOL!

[kalbs]

This kit requires a jug of glue and gallons of paint… ❤ looks nice for a very patient person

[DarksouIjah]

Great video... you can find this kit online for $650-$675 in case anyone was wondering.

[cratecruncher]

Yep, there's a LOT of ship in that box! The price doesn't get me. It's the size of that huge box. I build car models by Model Factory Hiro and their 1/12 kits regularly exceed $800 so when I see this model and think about how much joy some 1/200 ship builder is going to have, it's not unreasonable. I think I'll stick with 1/700 ships (and 1/43 MFH models)!

[tood]

Need to get Plasmo on this one right away!

[PaulRing]

Impressive! This needs to be made as the ship from "Space Battleship Yamato, " aka "Star Blazers."

[mrbeast]

That is a remarkable kit and actually the price is not that unreasonable considering that you have pretty much all you need for a very impressive and quite detailed model right out of the box. In the UK I think it retails at about £100 less than Border's issue of the Wingnut Wings 1/32 Lancaster (another remarkable kit BTW).