{"id":31591,"date":"2022-01-22T13:04:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T21:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=31591"},"modified":"2023-05-01T07:30:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T14:30:18","slug":"628a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/628a\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Hachette Yamato<\/em>, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At last, time to get down to business and actually build this beast. And what a build it is! I photographed the entire process volume by volume in such a way that you could see what it was like, alternating between smooth seas and bumpy roads.<\/span><\/p>\n

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by Tim Eldred<\/em><\/p>\n

Back in Part 1<\/a>, I showed you how this massive beast was packaged up and sent off into the world, one volume at a time, over a couple of years. Since then, we’ve gotten an interview with a representative from Hachette who talked about the design work that went into it. (Read that here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Now it’s time to get down to business and actually build the thing. And what a build it is! I photographed the entire process volume by volume in such a way that you could see what it was like without getting bogged down in a lot of minute detail. (There are already Japanese blogs for that.) By waiting until I had all 110 volumes in hand, I could research those blogs and identify problem areas to watch out for.<\/p>\n

As big and impressive as it is, it isn’t perfect. I can’t imagine the brainpower and coordination it took to plan something this elaborate and deliver it to the public. There were bound to be some cracks in the armor. Other builders found them and allowed me to avoid a few headaches, which made it far more enjoyable. That said, prior to opening up Volume 1, I hadn’t done any serious model-building in a good ten years. So it was like diving into the deep end of the pool for my first scuba lesson. Some things were great, others not so much.<\/p>\n

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This customized metal “spec plate” was one of a handful of extras offered to subscribers in Japan. (Or, in my case, subscribers in America with a Japanese agent to collect and ship them.) Here are some additional specs not included on the plate:<\/p>\n

\nBuilding period:<\/em> 18 days<\/p>\n

Total length of model:<\/em> 37.25″ (3 ft, 1.25″)<\/p>\n

Finished weight:<\/em> 12lbs (approximate)<\/p>\n

Exterior parts:<\/em> 450<\/p>\n

Interior parts:<\/em> 458<\/p>\n

Motors:<\/em> 14<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nElectronic hubs:<\/em> 9<\/p>\n

Screws:<\/em> 614<\/p>\n

Lights:<\/em> 109<\/p>\n

Total wiring:<\/em> 995.75″ \/ 83 ft (model), 137″ \/ 11.5 ft (stand)<\/p>\n

Total fiber optics (before trims):<\/em> 637.75″ (over 53 feet)<\/p>\n

Number of screws lost in the guts, never recovered:<\/em> 3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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