Navis Neptun 1/1250 1201 IJN Yamato in her final configuration, 1945

A 1/1250 scale metal model of Yamato by Neptun 1201. This is a fully finished and painted model. see photograph.

With only enough fuel for a one way trip, the fleet flagship was sent to Okinawa to lend her massive firepower to the defenders. En route, she became the final proof that battleships could be eliminated by aircraft alone.