blog:models:yamato:sby_2202

  • Manufacturer: Bandai
  • Part number: 0219552
  • Year of production: 2017
  • Scale: 1/1000
  • Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft
  • In-universe role: Space battleship
  • Purchase date: Was backordered with https://www.hlj.com in March 2025 but cancelled in October 2025 as no further stock was being made available.
  • Build date: ????

Fig. 1: Manufacturer box art. Fig. 2: Completed model showing the included extra ship and fighters.

Also included in the set is a non-scale-matching UN fleet Yuunagi, and four in-scale Cosmo Tiger II fighters for display next to the Yamato.

Backorder cancelled. I purchased the Yamato 3199 set instead, which was a more recent model from the third season of the rebooted TV series.


Colour Chart

Fig. 3: Yamato 2202 colour chart from mech9.com

Paints Used

Most of the paint colours reccomended for the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 / 2202 series of kits are from Gunze / GSI Creos / Mr Color range, which are hard to source in the UK. In addition, most of the original paint sets are bespoke to the line and are out of production:

Fig. 4: OEM paint set Fig. 5: OEM colours

Section Recommended Colour Selected Colour Notes
Lower hull YC02 or the below mix:
Red H3 +
Russet H33 (60:40)
AK 3rd Gen Acrylics Carmine Red (AK11091) Almost a perfect match by itself - a red with brown tones.
Upper hull YC01 or the below mix:
Blue Gray H42 +
Lime Green H50 (90:10)
Vallejo Model Air Ocean Gray (71.273) Dark blue/grey.
Deck Gray H22 +
Cocoa Brown H17 +
Black H2 +
Green H6 (50:30:10:10)
Vallejo Model Air Brown Grey (71.248) Dark grey with brown tones for the deck colour.

I've not included the colours of the Cosmo Fighter figures, as they are so small.


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