The battleship Yamato (not to be confused with the Space Cruiser Yamato) was the biggest battleship ever constructed, and some very skilled builders have created an amazing detailed replica in Second Life. Try as I might, I can’t think of anything funny to say about that, but it’s cool nonetheless.
What can I say? It’s big. There are no signs or documentation (and even if they were there, they’d likely be in Japanese) but I have to believe that it’s built to scale. It’s too bad there are limitations on how close linked prims could be. Imagine navigating this across the Second Life seas?
On the ship and the dock there are also a variety of warplanes. I hope they add some informational signs soon…. it would make it a much richer experience. Still, the size and quality of the build make it something you shouldn’t miss.
Buildings nearby and in the adjoining regions are somehow related to the ship, but are of a very futuristic. There are some small (and sometimes hard to find) retail locations in all of this, but most of it is just weirdly impressive.
If you’re wearing your translator, you may understand what these guys say when you pass by… or not. The translations don’t make a lot of sense, either. These little guys are scattered around and seem to be part of a puzzle, but… well, if you can make sense of it, let me know.
Just take some time to poke around the structures. There’s nothing in particular that makes some sense, but there’s some great eye candy for your Flickr pages.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/YAMATO%20of%20Japan/25/227/32
Wow. Looks like a really kick-@$$ location.
I grew-up in Hawaii, so we had a lot of WWII history drummed into as and I definitely know the significance of the Yamato. Thanks for this one. I’ll have to scope it out this weekend.
The wizard creature looks like Orko from He-Man!