Gordon Williamson Posted September 15, 2005 Posted September 15, 2005 I thought I had seen it all with the mammoth 1/12 scale replica of the Yamato in Japan that I posted in another thread. Well, the Japanese have now gone one further, they are building a FULL SIZE replica of the biggest battleship ever. (Of course it does beg the question - WHY!!)Have a look at this. http://album.nikon-image.com/nk/NK_AlbumPa...=589854&un=2258Click the button at top right for the slide show. They are obviously still very proud of this ship. I can imagine the reaction if the Germans built a full scale Bismarck!
David Gregory Posted September 16, 2005 Posted September 16, 2005 Gordon,The images are amazing. Do you know who is funding this project?It looks like a film set or playground for re-enactors.The urge to recreate chunks of history or extracts from comics and dress up in all sorts of historical or other costumes seems to be very popular in Japan.Since re-enactors in Japan seem to pay enormous attention to detail and like to get things right, I wonder if there are any Kamikaze units and how they bring their re-enactments to a successful conclusion.There do seem to be people interested in re-enactment in Germany, but there is so much stigma attached to 20th century German history, and so much mistrust of anyone who shows an interest in representing it, I don't think we'll see any German battleships larger than radio-controlled models here for some time to come.David
Gordon Williamson Posted September 16, 2005 Author Posted September 16, 2005 David,Discovered today it is for a war movie called "Otokotachi no Yamato". Apparently this replica cost 600,000,000 Yen to build and after the movie is completed ( to be released in December this year) it may be turned into a museum.
Firefly Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 Absolutely stunning....i thought it was some kind of wind up at first....Will be very interested in seeing the movie, even if i don't understand a word of it! I love the big capital ships of WWII and have never been much of a Carrier man. I love the Japanese designs, the pagoda superstructures etc, in my opinion the best looking Capital ships ever....although the Italians are a close second....
Bob Hunter Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 That is a spectacular effort. A full size replication would be overwhelming.
Rich Yankowski Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 I always wanted to build a shed for my yard,in the shape of a full sized Jagdtiger,but a full sized battleship would be even better!However,I'd have to get a much bigger yard!
coastie Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 Splendid! We have our Iowa class battleships on display, plus several others, so why not?
Guest Rick Research Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 War Bonds drive 1918/19 New York City[attachmentid=11360]Yeah. Full size WOULD be something to see.
DonC Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 Having built a 1/350 scale model of the Yamato many years ago, I can only guess at the amount of work that went into that set! I note that she is configured for her last "mission", so I assume the movie will cover her final run. I wonder where they will get all the Helldivers and Avengers... Don
Paul C Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Well maybe the American Navy will sink this one as they did the last one!
pikestaff Posted October 10, 2006 Posted October 10, 2006 Well maybe the American Navy will sink this one as they did the last one!
pikestaff Posted October 10, 2006 Posted October 10, 2006 I would love a full size 'Bismark' that poor ship was literaly beaten to death, best looking ship ever.pikestaff
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