For Gunji Otaku: Building a Warship

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Wed 2008/08/20 18:22
For all Gunji Otaku who enjoy military stuff:

I thought you would enjoy this. I will be working on her again in a week once I get back to College- I'm not just building a model of the USS Enterprise- she will run and she will work. To boot, I am mixing Apple's Ipod technology with Audacity to make a wicked sound package. When I found that I could have a continuous play (20mins+) of ship movement sounds, aircraft in the background and PA system calls, I drooled. Link is to the 1/350 Tamiya IJN Yamato I finished that is operational.

(The photo I uploaded is reference material- I can't make something that good but I'm sure gonna try!)

#y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiZLwLTO5es&feature=PlayList&p=FE88077A7E0D25C6&index=0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiZLwLTO5es&feature=PlayList&p=FE88077A7E0D25C6&index=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="325">
Posted on Wed 2008/08/20 18:22 by
-XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States (Registered on Mon 2007/01/01 15:00)
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Dejoker in Hawaii (Registered on 2008/06/14 18:32)
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Wow that's a pretty big undertaking but sounds really cool. Hope it turns out well.  頑張って!
(ID #271385) Posted on 2008/08/20 18:29
suki in Cape Town, South Africa (Registered on 2007/08/22 22:51)
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Kudos to you for undertaking such a project. I wish you well with it! 
(ID #271565) Posted on 2008/08/20 22:27
Sabekuji Kaneda in Parañaque, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/21 21:26)
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Good luck with that! We gunji otaku salute you XD
(ID #271578) Posted on 2008/08/20 22:42
blahblahfish in Vancouver, Canada (Registered on 2008/08/15 14:56)
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brave soul 
navy ships *shutter* 

adding photo-etch hand rails to the yamato ???
all 800yards of it times both sides ?  
(ID #271887) Posted on 2008/08/21 03:41
-XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States (Registered on 2007/01/01 15:00)
Student Engineer
thanks for the comments! It is a large undertaking and I will be finished in at least a few months. The ship, when complete will not only be a model- it will be a functional vehicle. The carrier will be worth approximatly $1200 USD when finished- that will buy you 20 figures.
(ID #273117) Posted on 2008/08/21 21:49
-XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States (Registered on 2007/01/01 15:00)
Student Engineer
The other part of this project I like- the kit is Japanese, and the total components put into the ship are 51% Japanese, 27% American and 22% Chinese. I went out of my way to get some american components.
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