Yamato 1/72

Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto]

Kit Review

Straight build

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - On the stand (1/7) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - On the stand (2/7) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - On the stand (3/7) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - On the stand (4/7) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - On the stand (5/7) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - On the stand (6/7) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - On the stand (7/7)

On the stand

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Landing configuration (1/2) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Landing configuration (2/2)

Landing configuration

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Underside in landing configuration

Underside in landing configuration

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Detail shots (1/5) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Detail shots (2/5) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Detail shots (3/5) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Detail shots (4/5) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Detail shots (5/5)

Detail shots

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - With air-to-ship/air-to-air missiles equipped (1/2) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - With air-to-ship/air-to-air missiles equipped (2/2)

With air-to-ship/air-to-air missiles equipped

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - With air-to-ground missiles equipped (1/3) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - With air-to-ground missiles equipped (2/3) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - With air-to-ground missiles equipped (3/3)

With air-to-ground missiles equipped

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Yamamoto figure. The lines came out nicely.. (^^;)

Yamamoto figure.
The lines came out nicely.. (^^;)

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode (1/4) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode (2/4) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode (3/4) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode (4/4)

Storage mode

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode detail shots (1/4) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode detail shots (2/4) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode detail shots (3/4) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode detail shots (4/4)

Storage mode detail shots

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode unarmed/armed configuration shots (1/4) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode unarmed/armed configuration shots (2/4) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode unarmed/armed configuration shots (3/4) 1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Storage mode unarmed/armed configuration shots (4/4)

Storage mode unarmed/armed configuration shots

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] - Together with the Cosmo Zero [Kodai]. Only the molded colors differ — the structur

Together with the Cosmo Zero [Kodai].
Only the molded colors differ — the structure is 100% identical.

Following the 1/72 Cosmo Zero [Kodai], the Yamamoto color variant has now been released. As you can see, aside from the red parts being changed to orange and the yellow parts to white, the kit is structurally 100% identical, so there isn't a whole lot of new ground to cover here. For a detailed look, please refer to the 1/72 Cosmo Zero [Kodai] reviewand just take note of the changed molded colors.

One other difference is that since the pilot has changed, the pilot figure has been swapped out for the Yamamoto figure, who has a rather nice figure (..). At its core this is a kit that combines the precision of Aoshima's snap-fit style with Bandai's gunpla-style construction, and it seems like a kit you can have plenty of fun with just doing a straight build and some panel lining. ^^

Ultimately, this kind of kit will probably appeal mainly to old-school fans with strong memories of Yamato — and since it's a color variant without any major changes, unless you have a particular interest in the female pilot's aircraft, you'd probably want to go with the main character Kodai's kit first. Of course, if you're a die-hard fan, you'll want to build all the color versions anyway :-)

1/72 Yamato 2199 Cosmo Zero [Yamamoto] | 2013. 3 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.