Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - Various angles (1/5)

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - Various angles (2/5)

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - Various angles (3/5)

Various angles

Detail shots

Underside detail shots

Separate wings can be attached to the sides.

With wings attached

Four Cosmo Tiger IIs are included.

The weapon bay under the rear gun barrel can be assembled in either deployed or stowed position.

Action Base 2 joint parts are also included.

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - The feature where rotating the main gun automatically moves the three gun elevation angles works the sam

The feature where rotating the main gun automatically moves the three gun elevation angles works the same as on the Yamato 2199.

A good number of parts from the Yamato 2199 end up as leftover parts.

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - The two included LED units can be inserted for the wave motion gun and the bridge, but since there's no

The two included LED units can be inserted for the wave motion gun and the bridge,
but since there's no external switch, you have to disassemble it, turn it ON, and then reassemble.

Clear parts are used to channel the LED light all the way to the wave motion gun section.

You can also use the separately sold large LED unit.

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - This LED unit is used to light up the rear engine section, and you can flip the switch On/Off by removin

This LED unit is used to light up the rear engine section,
and you can flip the switch On/Off by removing the bottom cover.

All three LEDs lit up at once

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - Close-up shots of the LED lighting effects on the wave motion gun, bridge, and engine section. (1/4)

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - Close-up shots of the LED lighting effects on the wave motion gun, bridge, and engine section. (2/4)

Close-up shots of the LED lighting effects on the wave motion gun, bridge, and engine section.

As a bonus, a Mecha Collection Yuunagi is included.

Size comparison of the Mecha Collection Yuunagi next to a cigarette pack

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - Various angles (1/3)

Various angles

Comparison with the separately sold 1/1000 Yuunagi fleet

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - Together with the 1/1000 Yamato 2199 (left). At first glance it looks almost identical, just with deeper

Together with the 1/1000 Yamato 2199 (left).
At first glance it looks almost identical, just with deeper molded colors.

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - But if you compare them section by section up close, the molding detail has gotten noticeably finer. (1/

But if you compare them section by section up close, the molding detail has gotten noticeably finer.

The bridge shares the same design, but the shape has been tweaked here and there.

The rear nozzles are clearly larger and more refined.

1/1000 Yamato 2202 - The most obvious design change is that the single gun turret on the rear bridge has been replaced with t

The most obvious design change is that the single gun turret on the rear bridge has been replaced with three smaller turrets.

The 2202 version of the Yamato from "Space Battleship Yamato 2202" — the sequel to "Space Battleship Yamato 2199," itself a remake of the original — has been released in 1/1000 scale.

It's billed as a new release, but at first glance it looks almost identical to the existing Yamato 2199, just with slightly deeper molded colors. Some runners from the Yamato 2199 are reused — specifically the main gun, a few gun barrels, and the stand — but the main body is a completely remodeled kit. The catch is that it's hard to tell what's actually changed just by looking at it ;;

For starters, while the overall design is the same, some areas have subtly shifted in size or position, and if you look closely, there's a lot more panel lines throughout. Even just looking at the bridge — the design is identical, but things like the window size and radar size are slightly different. The most structurally significant changes are the larger and more refined rear nozzles, and the single rear bridge turret being replaced by three smaller ones.

Feature-wise, it carries over the wing detach function and the four included Cosmo Tiger IIs from the Yamato 2199, and the reused main gun still has the same auto-elevation feature when rotated. The biggest difference in the 2202 version is LED lighting support — two small LED units for the wave motion gun and bridge are included in the box, but the large LED unit for the rear engine nozzles is sold separately. (Batteries are of course sold separately too.)

The LED lighting effect is decent enough, but the value for money still feels a bit lacking. Whether it's worth shelling out separately for the large LED unit at ¥2000 will depend on how big a fan you are. For what it's worth, that large LED unit is also compatible with the 1/72 Star Wars Millennium Falcon and the 1/2 BB-8.

As a bonus, a Mecha Collection Yuunagi is included, and you can cut out the printed section on the bottom of the box to make a Mecha Collection-style box for it. The quality of the Yuunagi is on par with a typical Mecha Collection release — pretty solid for its size.

Anyway, it's a kit that's been renewed by over 90% but doesn't really show it, which is a bit of a shame. It's worth recommending to die-hard Yamato fans or anyone who wants a 1/1000 Yamato with LED lighting. Personally though, I can't help feeling it could've been about ¥1500 cheaper without the LED unit and the Mecha Collection Yuunagi — that's a minor gripe of mine. :-)

1/1000 Yamato 2202 | 2017. 10 | ¥5,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.