This Awesome Diorama created by Chris Fodberg of the mighty Yamato, 1:250 Scale. I love the water effects, it really looks like its ploughing through the water. If you look closely you can see the men running around on the deck! Amazing work!
This Awesome Diorama created by Chris Fodberg of the mighty Yamato, 1:250 Scale. I love the water effects, it really looks like its ploughing through the water. If you look closely you can see the men running around on the deck! Amazing work!
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Mind Blowing. Those water effects are crazy.
That’s breath-taking.
Yeah, wow, this is incredible.
What a spectacular model! Just a historical note. This battleship, along with the Musashi (the largest battleships ever built) were involved in the largest naval battle in history, “The Battle of Leyte Gulf”. My grandfather, Richard Shipman, earned the Navy’s Distinguished Flying Cross for his involvement of the battle and photos taken from his dive-bomber attached to the Bombing 18 (then nicknamed “The Sunday Punchers”) launched from the USS Intrepid (now in NY city I think) of the Musashi and the Yamato. I have his medal, and to this day remains one of my most precious possessions. Thank you for sharing this beautiful model of a most glorious ship. – Sincerely Grover Shipman (doktor_g).
Wow, that’s an awesome story!
Dr. Shipman, the US Navy Naval History & Heritage Command posted on their webpage, photos taken by your grandfather during the attack by 8 SB2C of VB-18 on the Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea Oct. 24, 1944.
Your grandfather’s pilot Lt (jg). Robert Clancy was credited with a possible hit on “an enemy battleship” identified from your grandfather’s photographs as the Musashi. US Naval History & Heritage Command photo Accession No. S-475, Catalog No. S-475.9, S-475.11, S-475.13 showing smoke rising from the Musashi and six splashes in the sea – 3 close aboard the portside and 3 further ahead off the starboard bow. Two hits were reported by the Musashi – one putting a engine room out of action from a steam leak.
Would be interested to know if your grandfather left any additional information on this action (personal recollections perhaps).
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/alphabetical—donations0/s/s-475-richard-shipman-photo-collection.html