Mecha Collection Macross Delta

Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann]

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] Box
Release 2016.12
Price ¥500
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Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann]

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Runners

Runners

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Parts diagram

Parts diagram

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Manual

Manual

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Looking closely at the seals, you can choose between two options — on

Looking closely at the seals, you can choose between two options — one for Kassim's unit and one for Hermann's unit. (This review was done with the orange Kassim unit seals applied.)

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Views from various angles. (1/5) Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Views from various angles. (2/5) Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Views from various angles. (3/5) Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Views from various angles. (4/5) Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Views from various angles. (5/5)

Various angles.

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Underside

Underside

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - The ball-joint stand tilted slightly. (1/2) Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - The ball-joint stand tilted slightly. (2/2)

The ball-joint stand tilted slightly.

Mecha Collection Sv-262Ba Draken III [Kassim/Hermann] - Sv-262Ba Draken III — alongside the Bogue unit. They're identical kit

Sv-262Ba Draken III — alongside the Bogue unit. They're identical kits with just slightly different seals.

Following the Macross Delta Sv-262Ba Draken III Bogue unit, the Kassim/Hermann unit has also been released as a Mecha Collection kit. The kit contents and even the molded colors are completely identical to the Bogue unit — the only change is that the seals now let you build either the Kassim or Hermann version. It's a straightforward cash-in release, plain and simple.

The seals are the only real differentiator here, and both the orange Kassim unit and purple Hermann unit seals are included so you can pick whichever you prefer. The previous Bogue unit had laughably bad seal adhesion — just embarrassingly poor — but thankfully this kit comes with seal adhesion that's back to normal kit standards. Whether Bandai recognized there was a problem with the Bogue unit's seals and fixed it, or whether the Bogue unit was just a freak manufacturing error that resulted in seals with adhesion approaching zero, I honestly can't say..

Anyway, it's a simple variation with nothing changed but the seals, but the fact that seal quality is back to where it should be does make it worthwhile. If you're looking to build the Sv-262Ba Draken III, I'd recommend going with the Kassim/Hermann unit over the Bogue unit. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.