Plastic Models
[Scale] 1/200
[Size] Etching parts: approx. 18 x 10 cm, completed part: approx. 18 cm, display base: approx. 9.5 x 15 cm
The Yamato-class battleship's bridge section comes with an etched part and a wooden deck sticker for the base! No painting required: Each part is colored with the molding color, so you can color-code it to create a realistic image just by assembling it.

No glue required: The parts are designed to fit together for easy assembly
The Yamato-class battleships, which had the world's largest naval guns, were completed in 1941 and 1942, with the first ship, Yamato, and the second ship, Musashi.

It was created as a culmination of the construction techniques available up to that point.

The exterior of the bridge, which distinguished it from previous Japanese battleships, was an extension of the battleship Hiei, which had been remodeled prior to the construction of the ship, and was compact in size relative to its displacement.

The headquarters was surrounded by strong armor, had an elevator inside, and was equipped with a 15-meter rangefinder on top, giving it a well-balanced appearance.

(Structure and specifications) - Made of pre-colored parts, so you can recreate the color you imagine without painting.

- Snap-fit assembly means no adhesive is required for assembly.

(Product Features) - 1/200 scale, a large model measuring approximately 18cm when completed.

The gray, known as the warship color, is a gray color plastic modeled after the Kure Naval Arsenal color.

The product is based on the Yamato-class battleship "First Ship Yamato" in its final form in 1945.
・Equipped with No. 21 and No. 22 radars on the upper part of the bridge
The upper lookout post has been enlarged, and a waiting area for soldiers has been installed at the rear.
- The signal flag deck has been expanded and machine gun firing devices have been added.
・Range finder
・Air defense command post
・The message post, the shape of which was revealed during the Musashi seabed survey, was presumably also equipped on the Yamato at the time, and was installed.
- Skylights on the upper side of the message station and an access hatch on the side are recreated.
- The unique curved exterior shape has been recreated based on the remaining drawings.

The front edge of the air defense command post reproduces the cover that was revealed during the Musashi seabed survey.

Bonus parts that require gluing included
- In the center of the cover, there is a window (recess) that may be a compass, and the cutout to avoid a binocular telescope is also reflected.
- The lens part of the 15-meter rangefinder is reproduced with a white molded part.
- The 2km signal light pillar is accurately recreated as it shifts to starboard.
(The azimuth measurement antenna support is normally raised from the vertical surface of the rangefinder room, but due to mold restrictions it has been omitted and raised from the horizontal surface.) The wall of the tower supporting the rangefinder has been reinforced with more ribs, which were strengthened in light of lessons learned from the loss of the Musashi rangefinder.
The starboard hatch has also been replicated.
- The small binoculars behind the air defense command post are included as a bonus part.

Reproduced in socket type shape - The hatch on the floor behind the air defense command post was accurately expressed with a convex mold based on the remaining drawings.
- First bridge cloth - The first bridge is reproduced with both the exterior and the internal structure that is hidden when assembled.
- The bridge windows are made of transparent parts to recreate the realistic glass texture.
・The interior of the bridge was designed based on research using surviving drawings.
- The height difference caused by the raised floor and exposed steel ceiling are also expressed.
・A compass is installed in the center, and the floor is carved with a creping pattern.
- Both floor-mounted and ceiling-hanging types of binoculars for enemy reconnaissance are represented, and the 18cm binoculars that were likely relocated are installed in the upper lookout post.
・The exterior shape of the first bridge dishcloth has been reproduced as accurately as possible within the limitations of the mold.

The side of the first bridge reproduces the revised upper lookout shape and five side windows, and the inside reproduces a partition door.
・The window shape at the rear of the first bridge has chamfered corners (only the upper part), and the difference in chamfering between the center and the outer parts is expressed.
・The angle of the signal yard was set based on the remaining drawings.

Reproduce the difference in dihedral angle between the two sides and the center
- The 60cm signal lights installed in the signal yards (left and right) have clear lens surfaces.
・Four holes are carved into the floor around the 60cm signal light.・The No. 22 radar is a part of the type installed on both sides of the bridge of the Nagato, with the cover extended on one side.・ First to second bridge wipes
・The structures on both ends of the 1.5m range finder are accurately recreated in three dimensions based on the remaining drawings.

- Bluework with twin 13mm machine guns has had the lip removed to ensure firing range, resulting in a lowered height.

- The portholes facing forward, installed above and behind the 13mm twin machine guns (navigator/chief of staff rest room), are also reproduced.

・The R-surface consisting of the planar combination of the secondary gun command post is expressed as accurately as possible to the drawing.
・On the front of the second bridge, a ladder is sculpted, shifting slightly to the port side away from the center.
・There is a minimum gap of 10cm between the signal station deck and the No. 3/4 searchlight control unit in the real thing, and this gap has been reproduced in the model.

The base on which the No. 1/2 searchlight control unit was replaced with a machine gun firing device has been recreated with the bulge created by adding to the expanded surface area.

- Accurately recreates the shape tapering from the bottom of the second bridge towards the control tower and the R-shaped corners
The rear surface is designed to have a gradual transition between the flat upper surface and the curved lower surface, and is expressed between the operation room (under the first bridge) and slightly above the signal station deck.

・The bluework of the lower lookout post has been designed in the same way as when it was first built, with the lip that was probably installed for wind protection only facing forward.

- The rear stairs and hatch are arranged differently from the Musashi.

・ The conning tower to the base of the bridge

・ The underside of the signal station deck is faithfully reproduced in 3D based on the signal station flat plan that still remains today
- The stairs leading to the newly added signal station deck are accurately reproduced as they are shifted to port.

The Type 2 signal post, which was installed later, has all receivers on the front of the bluework, and the signal post is reproduced with a raised platform.

The control tower's observation window has a stepped cross section due to the thickness of the armor and the need to ensure visibility, and the difference in width at each point is also expressed.

- Periscope hatch parts are included as a bonus adhesive part on the conning tower canopy.

- The secondary gun reserve firing command post has its cover in the open position, and the window is made of transparent parts.

・The convergence point of the difference between the turret front width of 4600mm and rear width of 5000mm is expressed in the estimated shape behind the Type 94 anti-aircraft mount.

- The shape of the windows on the front and top of the Type 94 anti-aircraft gun is reproduced by modifying the opening.

- The base for the Type 94 anti-aircraft system is fitted with an additional structure resembling an air intake that is only found on the Yamato.

Of the two triple-barreled machine guns on each side, the shape of the protrusion at the bottom end of the rear gun mount is based on a photograph.

- The boiler room air intake on the front of the base has a hinged mesh on only one frame, which appears to be for inspection purposes, and reflects this difference in shape.

・ The additional machine gun fire control system.
・ The shape of the support for the machine gun firing system was based on the underwater survey of the Musashi, and the shape of the surrounding area was based on some assumptions.
・During the underwater survey, a plate-like object on the rear of the device was assumed to be an access platform and its shape was determined.

-Reproduces the ladder that was replaced to cover the boiler room air intake, as seen in the record photo
- The traffic flow between them and the passageway next to the waiting room for personnel travelling back and forth are recreated.


The packaging, like the Type 94 46cm gun, has a mechanical feel, designed to resemble the blueprints of naval vessels.

Parts color: Main bridge: Kure Arsenal Gray; Rangefinder and anti-aircraft lens: White; Window glass and searchlight lens: Clear; Grating floor: Beige; Machine gun: Gunmetal
- Included etching parts - Genuine etching parts for upgrades - Includes parts corresponding to the final form in 1945
- The etching parts are a set of two, each large, about 18 x 10 cm, and contain about 185 different parts.

・The plate thickness is 0.15 mm, providing adequate strength and ease of bending.

・The top of the bridge can be replaced with the entire No. 21 radar
- Includes azimuth detection antenna, rangefinder front footing, rear reinforcing girder, rangefinder lens cover (open state), etc.
- Numerous parts are available for the upper bridge, such as yards and rear ladders, which can be added or replaced to enhance precision.

- The reverse search antenna is designed to fold up to recreate a thick shape.

The radiotelephone antenna yard on the back has a light, perforated steel appearance.

- Several parts are provided to add a three-dimensional effect to the wall below the bridge.

- The air intake to the engine section is expressed as a mesh and a lattice structure separately, giving it a very three-dimensional shape.

- Display stand and wooden deck sticker - Display stand included
- Size is approximately 9.5 x 15 cm, molding color is black
- Includes wooden deck stickers sized to fit the display pedestal
- By placing (sticking) it between the display base and the bridge, you can create the atmosphere of a real ship.

[Included Contents] 20 runners, 2 wooden material stickers, 2 etching parts, 4 assembly instructions, 190 parts, finished size: port and starboard width 92mm, front to back length 87mm, height 176mm, 13 adhesive bonus parts
*This product is made in Japan.


*This product is a plastic model kit that requires assembly.


Dimensions: ‎20 x 35 x 7 cm
Model Number: Equipment-2 EX-4