1/1100 Scale Battleship Yamato, Imperial Japanese Navy Length: 9.25", Width: 1.5" These models come already assembled and painted out of the box. There is nothing to do or needed other than take them out of the packaging and display them. The model comes in a display case. The base measures 10.25 inches long and 4 inches wide. The display case measures 4.5 inches high. This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and up. Yamato (named after the ancient Yamato Province) was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing nearly 72,000 tonnes (71,000 long tons) at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 in) Type 94 main guns, which were the largest guns ever mounted on a warship.