Yamato 1/1000

Hyuga

Kit Review

Straight build

1/1000 Hyuga - Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

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Various angles

1/1000 Hyuga - Underside

Underside

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Detail shots

1/1000 Hyuga - Gun barrel articulation (1/2) 1/1000 Hyuga - Gun barrel articulation (2/2)

Gun barrel articulation

1/1000 Hyuga - You'll need to remove the bottom cover to place it on the stand.

You'll need to remove the bottom cover to place it on the stand.

1/1000 Hyuga - Lit up using two separately sold LEDs (1/4) 1/1000 Hyuga - Lit up using two separately sold LEDs (2/4) 1/1000 Hyuga - Lit up using two separately sold LEDs (3/4) 1/1000 Hyuga - Lit up using two separately sold LEDs (4/4)

Lit up using two separately sold LEDs

1/1000 Hyuga - 6 Cosmo Bisons, 4 Cosmo Tiger IIs, and 2 Cosmo Seagulls are included as carrier-based aircraft.

6 Cosmo Bisons, 4 Cosmo Tiger IIs, and 2 Cosmo Seagulls are included as carrier-based aircraft.

1/1000 Hyuga - You can place the carrier aircraft in the hangar hidden inside the deck. (1/2) 1/1000 Hyuga - You can place the carrier aircraft in the hangar hidden inside the deck. (2/2)

You can place the carrier aircraft in the hangar hidden inside the deck.

1/1000 Hyuga - Carrier aircraft deployed on the deck (1/2) 1/1000 Hyuga - Carrier aircraft deployed on the deck (2/2)

Carrier aircraft deployed on the deck

1/1000 Hyuga - Carrier aircraft deployed with gun barrels in action (1/4) 1/1000 Hyuga - Carrier aircraft deployed with gun barrels in action (2/4) 1/1000 Hyuga - Carrier aircraft deployed with gun barrels in action (3/4) 1/1000 Hyuga - Carrier aircraft deployed with gun barrels in action (4/4)

Carrier aircraft deployed with gun barrels in action

1/1000 Hyuga - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

1/1000 Hyuga - 1/1000 Dreadnought, alongside Asuka. (1/2) 1/1000 Hyuga - 1/1000 Dreadnought, alongside Asuka. (2/2)

1/1000 Dreadnought, alongside Asuka.

1/1000 Hyuga - Comparison with the similarly shaped 1/1000 Asuka. The wider deck increases the overall hull volume, and the p 1/1000 Hyuga - Comparison with the similarly shaped 1/1000 Asuka. The wider deck increases the overall hull volume, and the p

Comparison with the similarly shaped 1/1000 Asuka.
The wider deck increases the overall hull volume, and the parts layout has changed quite a bit too.

This kit is the 1/1000 Hyuga released as part of the Yamato series. It's the battleship from Yamato 3199, and shares a lot of parts with its predecessors, Dreadnought/Asuka— though more than half the parts are newly tooled.

The hull itself follows the same format as Asuka — the front section is shared with the Dreadnought, but the rear has an added flight deck. Compared to Asuka, the deck is wider, which adds significant volume to the rear section and brings in a good amount of new tooling. The LED gimmick works the same as before, borrowing two LED units for illumination. You get 6 Cosmo Bisons, 4 Cosmo Tiger IIs, and 2 Cosmo Seagulls as carrier aircraft, which can be freely arranged in the internal hangar or on the deck.

Other than the gun barrels, there are no moving parts — same as the previous kits. But it's a fantastic space battleship model kit that's just fun to build and display. Either way, if you're a Yamato fan or just into building space battleships, this one's definitely worth checking out. :-)

1/1000 Hyuga | 2024. 9 | ¥5,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.