Kotobukiya Ace Combat

ADF-11F

Kit Review

Straight build

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Size comparison with a cigarette pack. It's the same size as the ADFX-10F.

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
It's the same size as the ADFX-10F.

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Various angles (1/4) Ace Combat ADF-11F - Various angles (2/4) Ace Combat ADF-11F - Various angles (3/4) Ace Combat ADF-11F - Various angles (4/4)

Various angles

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Underside

Underside

Ace Combat ADF-11F - The upper and lower air brakes on the rear engine nozzle are movable.

The upper and lower air brakes on the rear engine nozzle are movable.

Ace Combat ADF-11F - The bottom missiles can be swapped out to show them open or closed. (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-11F - The bottom missiles can be swapped out to show them open or closed. (2/2)

The bottom missiles can be swapped out to show them open or closed.

Ace Combat ADF-11F - With the landing gear attached

With the landing gear attached

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Landing configuration (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-11F - Landing configuration (2/2)

Landing configuration

Ace Combat ADF-11F - You can detach the nose unit from the front and spread the wings open.

You can detach the nose unit from the front and spread the wings open.

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Nose unit (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-11F - Nose unit (2/2)

Nose unit

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Wing unit

Wing unit

Ace Combat ADF-11F - You can also swap out the UAV heavy armament for the smaller missiles from the original kit.

You can also swap out the UAV heavy armament for the smaller missiles from the original kit.

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Two stand sizes are included, and just like the ADFX-10F, you end up with 2 leftover parts. (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-11F - Two stand sizes are included, and just like the ADFX-10F, you end up with 2 leftover parts. (2/2)

Two stand sizes are included, and just like the ADFX-10F, you end up with 2 leftover parts.

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Flight pose using the stand (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-11F - Flight pose using the stand (2/2)

Flight pose using the stand

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Nose unit separation scene using two stands (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-11F - Nose unit separation scene using two stands (2/2)

Nose unit separation scene using two stands

Ace Combat ADF-11F - You can also display the UAV together on the smaller stand.

You can also display the UAV together on the smaller stand.

Ace Combat ADF-11F - Together with the ADFX-10F released at the same time.

Together with the ADFX-10F released at the same time.

Ace Combat ADF-11F - The differences are the cockpit cover and the presence or absence of the UAV armament. (1/2) Ace Combat ADF-11F - The differences are the cockpit cover and the presence or absence of the UAV armament. (2/2)

The differences are the cockpit cover and the presence or absence of the UAV armament.

The ADF-11F from the game Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has been released as a Kotobukiya plastic model kit. The overall composition is nearly identical to the ADFX-10F released alongside it — the main change is that the molded color has been darkened. Compared to the pale, washed-out look of the ADFX-10F, the molds and details are definitely much easier to see.

As for additions and changes, UAV heavy armament has been added to both wings, and unlike the ADFX-10F which came with two canopy cover options, this kit only includes one — the version with the hole. You can also now place the UAV on the included small stand. Everything else — the landing gear, the missile cover swap gimmick, and the separation of the nose unit and wing unit — is the same as the ADFX-10F.

Anyway, the straight build does look noticeably better than the pale ADFX-10F, but for a ¥6,000 kit the color scheme is just too monotone — so this one's probably best recommended for Ace Combat fans who enjoy painting their kits. :-)

Ace Combat ADF-11F | 2020.3 | ¥6,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.