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1/700 Main Gun Barrels - IJN 46cm/45 Type 94 For the Yamato, Musashi

Stock Number: SM-700-005

Reviewed By  Michael Scott, IPMS# 43177

MSRP: ~$10.00 Website: www.master-model.pl Having an in-progress kit of Tamiya's 1/700 Yamato I was gratified to receive these detail parts for review. Thanks to Master Model and IPMS. The set is composed of nine brass barrels to replace the kit parts. Each is nicely done and drilled out to represent the bore. The instructions for installation are simple and precise. One cuts the kit plastic barrel just in front of the cast on blast bag, drills the appropriate sized hole and inserts the peg-end of the brass barrel into it and secure it with CA. Neat. No fuss, no muss.

I used a JLC saw to get a very fine cut which made the job much easier. You can see that my installation is almost up to par with the official job. Once painted and installed into the turrets, these will make a worth while improvement over the standard kit parts, and with the main battery being an important part of these battleships, that is certainly a good thing. Among other sources, they are available from White Ensign Models for £5.05 (Reference #SM-700-005)