Kit Review

Straight build

This kit includes a total of 3 ships.

1/1000 Yamato 2199 Battleship Carrier Darold - Size comparison of the Darold, a big space battle carrier, with a cigarette pa

Size comparison of the Darold, a big space battle carrier, with a cigarette pack

Its in-universe length is 390m, so the kit itself is a large 39cm long.

1/1000 Yamato 2199 Battleship Carrier Darold - Detail shots of each section. The level of detail is on par with previous rele

Detail shots of each section.
The level of detail is on par with previous releases.

1/1000 Yamato 2199 Battleship Carrier Darold - Underside detail (1/3)

Underside detail

The only moving parts are the gun barrels.. ^^;

The gun deck can be swapped out for a flat flight deck.

1/1000 Yamato 2199 Battleship Carrier Darold - Alongside the previous Gaidorol-class space battleship. They both look pretty

Alongside the previous Gaidorol-class space battleship.
They both look pretty sharp.

1/1000 Yamato 2199 Battleship Carrier Darold - Next to the Allied Forces' Kirishima. Since you're comparing a 200m ship with

Next to the Allied Forces' Kirishima.
Since you're comparing a 200m ship with a 390m one, the difference in volume is quite significant.

Second up, the compact Gamilas Imperial Forces Independent Battle Command Ship.

1/1000 Yamato 2199 Battleship Carrier Darold - Since the molded color is pure white throughout, the straight build looks a bi

Since the molded color is pure white throughout, the straight build looks a bit plain..

Look closely at the detail though, and it's actually pretty decent.

You can also swap it to display with the arms on top deployed.

Arms in deployed position

Third, the small-sized bomber DBG88 Garunt.

It's got a pretty unique design, doesn't it.

1/1000 Yamato 2199 Battleship Carrier Darold - The detail is nice, but.. being a single-color molding, the surface detail is

The detail is nice, but.. being a single-color molding, the surface detail is hard to make out.

Underside view with the large missiles removed

There are also cute little landing gear included as removable parts.

1/1000 Yamato 2199 Battleship Carrier Darold - Sitting on the ground using the landing gear (1/3)

Sitting on the ground using the landing gear

The Yamato 2199 lineup now gets the space battle carrier Darold — one of the larger warships — released in 1/1000 scale. Just like the previous releases, there are some bonus ships included, and this kit comes with a pure white disc-shaped Independent Battle Command Ship and the bomber Garunt thrown in as extras.

The basic kit construction and features are the same as previous releases — straightforward assembly with some larger parts, along with a few smaller pieces that need to be glued. The overall detail, surface molding, and sense of depth are all solid, but.. the ships included in this kit happen to be made up entirely of single-color moldings, so the straight build ends up feeling noticeably plain.

As for the various gimmicks, the Darold features rotating gun barrels and the ability to swap the gun deck out for a flat flight deck. The Independent Battle Command Ship can be displayed with its top arms deployed, and the Garunt comes with cute little removable landing gear.

There's not a whole lot of standout features to talk about with this kit, so just flipping through the photos to get a feel for the ships should be enough.. That said, as you can see, the styling and quality both look great, but it's a shame that all that nice detail gets lost in a straight build. T_T This is really a special kit for die-hard Yamato fans — one that's best recommended for those who are planning to paint it. :-)

1/1000 Yamato 2199 Battleship Carrier Darold | 2013. 8 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.