IJN Yamato Big Gun style

Bob Pottle · Aug 27, 2018

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Hello everyone this is my build of the Yamato. I bought the hull from Battlers Conection and what a beuty she was or so I thought. Started laying out the systems pumps batterys guns etc. and noticed a rather large crown in the bottom. So I started to level out the bottom 3/4" of fiberglass layers later and the outside bottom of the hull was flat. Moving on to the inside of the hull I found that the 3/4" deduction was a lot. so if you buy this hull be prepared to do fiberglass work. skip my first step and cut the bottom out. Then replace it with 3/16" about 5 layors of fiberglass. I used a jig saw to cut it out leaving 1" all the way around the bottom. l then taped wax-paper to the outside bottom of the hull. Take your time on this step smooth is the key here. Then I clamped the hull right side up to a flat surface and started laying in the layors of fiberglass. The finished product is great and it only took one afternoon to complete.
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Ralph Coles Yamato hulls have flat bottoms.

CURT · Oct 3, 2018

How small is the nozzle on your printer ?

Selley · Nov 25, 2019

sink she will not, but win she will

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IJN Yamato Big Gun style

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