Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack. It's about the right size for a 1/72 aircraft kit.

EX Model Super Sylf 雪風 - The nose section. The detail is a step below a proper aircraft kit, but for a mecha kit it's passabl

The nose section.
The detail is a step below a proper aircraft kit, but
for a mecha kit it's passable enough..

You can see the turbine inside the air intake.

Detail of the rear propulsion section.

Nozzle detail. The detail is a bit lacking..

Underside view

Landing gear section.

EX Model Super Sylf 雪風 - The landing gear is removable. Maybe because it's billed as a mecha kit, it's designed to attach and

The landing gear is removable.
Maybe because it's billed as a mecha kit, it's designed to attach and detach without glue.
Most regular aircraft kits tend to be optional-glue types.

The underside with the landing gear stowed.

Missiles mounted on the wings.

Underside detail. There are some panel lines, but they're pretty shallow.

EX Model Super Sylf 雪風 - To open the reconnaissance pod on the underside of the aircraft, you need to attach an additional co

To open the reconnaissance pod on the underside of the aircraft,
you need to attach an additional connector piece in the middle.

The reconnaissance pod deployed.

No stand included.. so this is about the only way to display it..;

It'd look a lot sharper with some wet decals applied, right? ^^;

The EX series brings minor subjects that seem tricky to do in plastic to life with decent detail — and now the Super Sylf Yukikaze from Yukikaze: Fairy War has joined the lineup.

Overall it's a clean aircraft kit that captures the futuristic fighter jet vibe nicely, and Bandai's signature snap-fit system is well applied here. The detail doesn't match a precision aircraft kit in the Hasegawa mold, but the fact that everything — from the landing gear to the missile attachments — can be assembled without glue is a genuine plus. The cockpit detail, which tends to be the benchmark for quality in aircraft kits, isn't anything to get too excited about.. but it's acceptable enough.

The landing gear is removable as standard, and the opening gimmick for the reconnaissance pod is also reproduced, so it's fairly faithful when it comes to basic feature implementation. There are plenty of panel lines, but as you'd expect from an aircraft kit(?), they're on the shallow side — worth keeping in mind.

As a Bandai SF aircraft kit, it delivers reasonably solid buildability and quality. The EX kit's characteristically steep price is a bit of an issue, but the fact that Yukikaze got an injection-molded release is pretty significant in itself. For reference, this is the early version 1.0 — a slightly upgraded version 1.5 was released later. If you're going to build one, the 1.5 version with improved detail is the better pick, even if it costs a little more. ^_^;

EX Model Super Sylf Yukikaze | 2002.8 | ¥2,800 | 1/100

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.