Yamato- Most massive model ship in the World

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Admiring Tom's submarine models, led to me idly checking model boats and ships out on the net. Then I chanced upon this widescreen wonder: a 1/10 scale (?) model of the Yamato I wonder how many Li-Pos, and what sort of ESC you'd need to get this beast underway!! :

Imagine this in your man-cave!

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Having wondered how Jeman would get his 19 stone bruiser- the Mark 1 Crusader (1/16 scale) into his car..or living room.. how would he, or anyone, cope with this!? :

You could cruise the Norfolk Broads in this..

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The link for the Kure Museum is:
http://survincity.com/2012/10/yamato-mu ... of-a-ship/
Meantime, I also found a really useful account of model electronics for beginners (and above) in the Model Boat magazine. The article is called "But, I don't understand electronics!". It covers, ESCs, motors (pros and cons of available types..); batteries; switches; lights; smokers..and much more.. it even covers the turret; albeit the warship version. The article also has lots of approachable diagrams (for the not so 'technical' ), and neat illustrations. Much of this should be of interest for people new to model tanking too...er, or could be..
http://www.modelboats.co.uk/news/articl ... nics/18054

Starter pack for the electronically challenged!

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We were on a Japan tour last year, and I got to sneak away from the crowd to go to Kure to see the museum. Along with this 1/10 model, there were several smaller models of the Yamato in glass cases around the museum, and a large room full of displays of artifacts from the ship, as well as historical displays of the ship and crew. The museum was about a 5-minute walk on an elevated walkway from the train station, (with lots of signs & banners to guide you there), and admission price was very reasonable. Kure is only a half-hour train ride from Hiroshima, which is a popular destination on tours.

On thing I never expected to see was an actual submarine across the street at the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Museum. It was completely out of the water and supported on stands - like some giant 1-to-1 scale model! Very impressive, and although I really wanted to go into that museum as well; I didn't have enough time. Link to the museum (with a picture of the sub) is here: https://www.jmsdf-kure-museum.go.jp/en/

If you ever go to Japan, try to get to Kure - for people who deal with a lot of scale details on our tanks; the efforts that went into building this model are just a joy to behold! WELL worth a visit. -Mike