Kure Yamato museum visit

[Major Walter Schmidt]

I am currently on vacation and will go to the Yamato museum in Kure.
this is the list of weapons that Iwill be there and if anyone wants a photo of a particular part of the weapon they will be welcome.:mrgreen:
1/10 scale model of the Yamato
Helmets, gas masks (JPN)
type93/type94 torpedos
"Kaiten" suicide torpedo type 10 (prototype)
Zero 64 type
Kairyu midget sub (later production)
Ammo for battleships
Screw and canon from the battleship "mutsu"

I will also go to ground zero in hiroshima. I will get some pics there as well.

P.S. if this is more for the photo section, please feel　ｆree to move this.

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Im back! will be uploading fotos soon.

[tankgeezer]

I am all eyes!! cant wait.

[genkideskan]

Ok - we are ready - let the wire glow :-):mrgreen:

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Im still on vacation so might have to wait a bit though...

[genkideskan]

grnf :mrgreen:

[Major Walter Schmidt]

grnf :mrgreen:

What does thst stand for?

[Major Walter Schmidt]

I guess this should be moved to "pictures" section.

[Major Walter Schmidt]

IJN Yamato

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Kairyu Special Submarine
If anyone would like another view, Ill get it if ive got it.
Note the 2 holes (the larger one was caused by an attack by an US destroyer (I think)).

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Kaiten Typ. 10 (prototype)
note the small size-must have been hell in there not to mention the fact that you were facing certian death.....
the latter 2 fotos show the periscope of the kaiten and what it looks like to look inside.

[Major Walter Schmidt]

canon and screw of the Battleship "mutsu"
nozzle for the rocket plane "Shuusui" (based on the german Me163B Komet)
Assorted ammo for battleships

[Major Walter Schmidt]

IJN Cannon&MG

[Major Walter Schmidt]

Oh, and by the way, the one with the ammo is the type 3 13mm and the other is the type 99 20mm

[Major Walter Schmidt]

A6M8 Type 0 Model 64
(零式艦上戦闘機６４）
And I think the enigne is a Mitsubishi Kinsei 62

[Major Walter Schmidt]

crap... Cant upload...

[Major Walter Schmidt]

I guess PDF or Nick can move this to pictures..

[namvet]

IJN Yamato

wow !!! that's BIG model....................

[Major Walter Schmidt]

They actualy got a shipbuilding company to build it.

[namvet]

IJN Yamato could you tell what kind of material that's made of?????

[Major Walter Schmidt]

I saw a sign that said the bulkhead is made of wood and the deck is made of real wood. I guess the rest is mde of metal, resin, plastic and urathane. saw a foto during the "construction" some worker inside the model....