Kit Review

Straight build

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Size comparison with a c

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Various angles (1/6)

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Various angles (2/6)

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Various angles (3/6)

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Detail shots (1/8)

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Detail shots (2/8)

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Detail shots (3/8)

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Detail shots (4/8)

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Detail shots (5/8)

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Detail shots (6/8)

Detail shots

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - The biggest change is th

The biggest change is that the upper deck has been changed to a wood color.
The front/rear parts have been reshaped with new molded colors, but the central area around the bridge is handled with stickers.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - The accessory lineup is

The accessory lineup is similar to the previous version.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - You can selectively appl

You can selectively apply either the 2205 version (left) or the 3199 version (right) bow parts.
The 3199 version has an anchor mark sculpted in raised relief on the front.

Leftover parts

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - The main gun sculpts hav

The main gun sculpts have been changed, but the rotation and barrel articulation gimmicks remain the same as before.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Scene recreation using t

Scene recreation using the gun barrels.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - A look at the model with

A look at the model with the wings attached.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - A flight pose on an acti

A flight pose on an action base with the wings attached.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - A look with the separate

A look with the separately sold LED unit applied.
The effect is the same as before.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Together with the base k

Together with the base kit, the 1/1000 Yamato 2202.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Along with the change in

Along with the change in molded colors, the most noticeable difference is the upper deck being changed to a wood color.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - A raised emblem has been

A raised emblem has been added to the bow, and the wave motion gun muzzle shape has also been changed to a rounder form.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - The stern nozzles have b

The stern nozzles have been changed to a narrower shape at the tips, and the wings and details have been slightly revised as well.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - New sculpting has also b

New sculpting has also been applied to the upper side panels of the bow and the lower stern armor,
and if you look closely, the molds have been subtly changed.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - The details on both the

The details on both the large and small gun turrets have been subtly revised as well.

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) - Together with the 1/1000

Together with the 1/1000 Yamato 2199, 2202, and 2202 Final Battle version.
The molded color has a similar feel to the 2202 Final Battle version.

This kit is the 1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) from the Yamato series. It's the ship that appears in the 2024 remake "Yamato Forever REBEL 3199," 1/1000 Yamato 2202and is based on that kit with a number of new sculpted parts added. The changes are as follows:

   - Overall molded colors are darker (similar to the Yamato 2202 Final Battle version)
   - Upper deck changed to a wood color
- An anchor mark has been added to the bow parts, and the details have been revised
   - Details on the upper side panels of the bow and the lower stern armor have been revised
   - The design of the stern nozzles and wings has been changed
   - Details on all gun turrets have been revised

As you can see, quite a few new sculpted parts have been applied — more than I expected — and the overall details and colors have changed accordingly. The most visually striking difference is that the upper deck has become a wood color. That said, while the front and rear deck sections use newly sculpted parts in the wood-colored molded color, the deck area around the bridge is handled with stickers. If they were going to do color separation, they might as well have included the area around the bridge too — it's a bit of a shame that just that section was left to stickers. Fortunately, the difference between the wood-colored molded parts and the stickers isn't too jarring, but it's still a little awkward. Also worth noting: these stickers need to be applied before assembly, so if you accidentally assemble it first and then try to put them on, you'll have to take the whole thing apart again — so watch out for that.

Aside from these detail changes, the kit is largely identical to the Yamato 2202 in terms of features and included accessories. One option that is provided is the ability to choose between the 2205 version and the 3199 version bow parts — though since this is a 3199 version kit, I'm not sure how many people would actually want to build it with the 2205 bow. The separately sold LED unit for lighting effects is also supported, just like before.

So this turned out to be a variation kit with more new sculpted parts than expected, though visually it doesn't look drastically different from the 2202 version beyond the deck color change. Rather than the visual changes themselves, what really stands out is the care and attention to detail that went into faithfully producing even this 3199 version. Either way, if you're a Yamato fan, this feels like a pretty special version of the 1/1000 Yamato kit that's well worth building. :-)

1/1000 Yamato 3199 (3rd Refurbished Version: Commemorative Paint for Participation Medal Ceremony) | 2024. 11 | ¥5,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.