Macross HG

VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use]

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

1. Battroid mode

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Various angles (1/6) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Various angles (2/6) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Various angles (3/6) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Various angles (4/6) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Various angles (5/6) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Various angles (6/6)

Various angles

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Detail shots (1/4) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Detail shots (2/4) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Detail shots (3/4) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - The accessories and transformation-specific parts are identical to those i

The accessories and transformation-specific parts are identical to those included with the original YF-21.
However, the gun pods have been reduced from 2 to 1, and the punch effect parts have been treated as leftover parts.

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - The jet effect parts previously used for Figure-rise Standard have been re

The jet effect parts previously used for Figure-rise Standard have been reused
in a polarized yellow-green color.
(They share the same sculpt as the effect parts included in the RG Zeong Effect Set.)

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - The clear stand added to this kit

The clear stand added to this kit

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Same articulation as before

Same articulation as before

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Battroid mode action poses with jet effect parts (1/5) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Battroid mode action poses with jet effect parts (2/5) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Battroid mode action poses with jet effect parts (3/5) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Battroid mode action poses with jet effect parts (4/5) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Battroid mode action poses with jet effect parts (5/5)

Battroid mode action poses with jet effect parts

2. Gerwalk mode

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - GERWALK mode (1/4) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - GERWALK mode (2/4) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - GERWALK mode (3/4) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - GERWALK mode (4/4)

GERWALK mode

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - GERWALK mode action poses with jet effect parts (1/3) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - GERWALK mode action poses with jet effect parts (2/3) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - GERWALK mode action poses with jet effect parts (3/3)

GERWALK mode action poses with jet effect parts

3. Fighter mode

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Fighter mode (1/2) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Fighter mode (2/2)

Fighter mode

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Underside

Underside

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Flight scene using jet effect parts (1/4) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Flight scene using jet effect parts (2/4) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Flight scene using jet effect parts (3/4) HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Flight scene using jet effect parts (4/4)

Flight scene using jet effect parts

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Alongside the HG YF-21 Battroid mode released as the standard version. The HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Alongside the HG YF-21 Battroid mode released as the standard version. The

Alongside the HG YF-21 Battroid mode released as the standard version.
The face sculpt, canopy cover, and side skirt sculpts have been changed.

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Alongside the HG YF-21 Fighter mode. The canopy hatch and interior pilot s HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] - Alongside the HG YF-21 Fighter mode. The canopy hatch and interior pilot s

Alongside the HG YF-21 Fighter mode.
The canopy hatch and interior pilot sculpt have also been newly revised.

The VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] from "Macross Dynamite 7" has been released as an HG kit. It's a Premium Bandai online exclusive rather than a standard release, and is essentially a color variant of the previously released standard HG YF-21 , though some new sculpts and accessories have been added.

First off, the body's molded color has been changed to a darker blue compared to the HG YF-21. New sculpts have been applied to the face, canopy hatch and cover, side skirts, and pilot figure. Everything else aside from these new design elements is completely identical to the YF-21, so all the structural characteristics carry over as well — you get solid articulation, good joint strength, and a clean swap-out transformation system. That said, one of the gun pods and the punch effect parts that were included with the HG YF-21 have been dropped as leftover parts. In their place, Figure-rise Standard jet effect parts and a clear Action Base 7 have been added.

So for this review, it should be enough to just take a close look at the changed molded colors, the new sculpt parts, and the added accessories. True to its bold transformation style — where the entire lower half swaps out wholesale — the proportions and stability after transformation are still excellent.

All in all, this is an exemplary HG Macross kit that delivers outstanding quality. There may not be many new points to speak of, but the fact that so many variations like this are getting released is meaningful in its own right. Either way, if you're a Macross 7 fan, this seems like a great item that'll take you on a solid trip down memory lane. :-)

HG VF-22S Sturmvogel II [Gamlin Kizaki Use] | 2024.9 | ¥5,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.