Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
Being 1/144 scale, it's not as big as you might expect.

Underside

You can choose two out of three pilot options — two human-type figures and one AI — to place inside.

A small clear stand is included.

Stand with adjusted angle

The arc light and missiles on the underside can be removed and covered with a panel.

Two engine nozzle options are available: standard type and supersonic flight type (right).

Ace Combat X-02S - Two wing options are included — high-speed flight configuration (left) and close-combat configuration (rig

Two wing options are included — high-speed flight configuration (left) and close-combat configuration (right) — and can be swapped as preferred.

Landing gear is implemented as a swappable part.

Underside view in landed configuration

With supersonic flight wings attached, in landed configuration

Together with the XFA-27 from Ace Combat Infinity, released a year ago.

The X-02S from the game Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has been made into a 1/144 scale plastic model. The XFA-27 from Ace Combat Infinity came out about a year ago, and this is essentially the same concept with a new design.

First off, it's a compact and tidy little kit as you'd expect from 1/144 scale, but the main sections of the body and wings come pre-painted, so you can get a pretty impressive result with just a straight build. As for accessories, the underside landing gear, missiles, and arc light are all reproduced as swappable parts, and you get a choice between standard and supersonic flight engine nozzles. The six wings also come in two swappable configurations — high-speed flight and close-combat. On top of that, the same small clear stand from the previous kit is included, letting you display it at a variety of angles.

Anyway, the detail is great for its size, snap-fit assembly is nice and easy, and the options are solid — but the ¥4,800 price tag might feel a bit steep for what you get. That said, if you think of it as a kit made for Ace Combat fans, there are probably plenty of people who are just happy it exists at all. :-)

Ace Combat X-02S | 2019.11 | ¥4,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.