Mecha Collection Yamato 2205 Balmes

Release 2021.11

Price ¥700

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Mecha Collection Balmes - Various angles (1/5)

Mecha Collection Balmes - Various angles (2/5)

Mecha Collection Balmes - Various angles (3/5)

Various angles

Underside

Mecha Collection Balmes - Detail shots (1/6)

Mecha Collection Balmes - Detail shots (2/6)

Mecha Collection Balmes - Detail shots (3/6)

Mecha Collection Balmes - Detail shots (4/6)

Detail shots

The barrel rotates.

The stand has been changed, and the old stand is left over as a leftover part.

Waterslide decals

Mecha Collection Balmes - Shown here alongside the Shudelg released in the Mecha Collection Yamato 2199 series. The sculpt is

Shown here alongside the Shudelg released in the Mecha Collection Yamato 2199 series.
The sculpt is identical — only the molded color has changed.

Shown here alongside the Dessler III released in the Mecha Collection Yamato 2205 series.

This kit is Balmes, released as No. 2 in the Mecha Collection Yamato 2205 series(Gatlantis Mobile Fleet specification). Basically, it shares the same sculpt as the Mecha Collection Shudelgreleased in the Yamato 2199 series — it's simply a color variant with the molded color changed to a deep green.

So all the characteristics are the same as before — it's still a small kit with plenty of detail. It's a battleship kit that nicely captures the multi-layered deck structure, so for this review you really just need to take a good look at the updated molded color. One difference worth noting: the original stand has been swapped out for a generic black stand.

It's a straightforward color variant, but there's real value in seeing multiple versions get released in the Mecha Collection lineup. It's a warship with a distinctive enough design to be charming on its own merits, so if the look appeals to you, this seems like a fun little miniature kit to pick up and enjoy. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.