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Space Battleship Yamato 2202 1/1000 kit
- Manufacturer: Bandai
- Part number: 0219552
- Year of production: 2017
- Scale: 1/1000
- Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft
- In-universe role: Space battleship
- Purchase date: N/A - Backordered with https://www.hlj.com in March 2025.
- 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.
Paints Used
Colour Chart
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 colours are bespoke to the line and are hard to find:
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.