Kotobukiya Ace Combat

ADF-01

Kit Review

Straight build

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Various angles (1/4) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Various angles (2/4) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Various angles (3/4) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Various angles (4/4)

Various angles

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Bottom view. When not using the stand, plug in the cover to fill the stand hole.

Underside.
When not using the stand, plug in the cover to fill the stand hole.

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Landing gear attached via swappable parts (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Landing gear attached via swappable parts (2/2)

Landing gear attached via swappable parts

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Landed pose with landing gear attached (1/3) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Landed pose with landing gear attached (2/3) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Landed pose with landing gear attached (3/3)

Landed pose with landing gear attached

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Various articulation gimmicks (1/3) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Various articulation gimmicks (2/3) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Various articulation gimmicks (3/3)

Various articulation gimmicks

Ace Combat ADF-01 - The lower hatch can be swapped out for an open missile bay configuration. (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-01 - The lower hatch can be swapped out for an open missile bay configuration. (2/2)

The lower hatch can be swapped out for an open missile bay configuration.

Ace Combat ADF-01 - You can optionally add 4 x 4AAM missiles and 2 x FAEB missiles under the wings. (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-01 - You can optionally add 4 x 4AAM missiles and 2 x FAEB missiles under the wings. (2/2)

You can optionally add 4 x 4AAM missiles and 2 x FAEB missiles under the wings.

Ace Combat ADF-01 - TLS firing configuration recreated by swapping out the lower nose section (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-01 - TLS firing configuration recreated by swapping out the lower nose section (2/2)

TLS firing configuration recreated by swapping out the lower nose section

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Included stand.

Included stand.

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Flight pose with all weapons equipped (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Flight pose with all weapons equipped (2/2)

Flight pose with all weapons equipped

Ace Combat ADF-01 - TLS firing pose (1/3) Ace Combat ADF-01 - TLS firing pose (2/3) Ace Combat ADF-01 - TLS firing pose (3/3)

TLS firing pose

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Alongside the previously released 1/144 ADFX-01.

Alongside the previously released 1/144 ADFX-01.

Ace Combat ADF-01 - Alongside the 1/100 ADF-01 Falken released as a Bandai EX Model in 2006. (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-01 - Alongside the 1/100 ADF-01 Falken released as a Bandai EX Model in 2006. (2/2)

Alongside the 1/100 ADF-01 Falken released as a Bandai EX Model in 2006.

The ADF-01 from the Ace Combat video game series has been released as a 1/144 scale Kotobukiya plastic model kit. As the first fictional fighter jet in the Ace Combat series, it's also known as the "Falken." Back in 2006, Bandai released it as an EX Model 1/100 Falken,and now Kotobukiya has given it the 1/144 treatment.

The overall package follows the same formula as the previous Ace Combat kits from this line — great color separation and a straightforward build. You can attach the landing gear via swappable parts, and optionally mount 2 internal-style missiles and 6 external missiles on the underside. On top of that, the rear thrusters, center air brake, and lower vertical stabilizers are all poseable. The signature TLS emitter is recreated by swapping out the lower nose section.

So all in all, it's a solid kit with gimmicks that stay faithful to the source material. If you're a fan of the Ace Combat series, this one's definitely going to put a smile on your face. :-)

Ace Combat ADF-01 | 2023.8 | ¥5,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.