【ACE COMBAT 8】Newly appearing from the latest game releasing in October 2026! From ACE COMBAT 8, Su-33 Flanker D Shadows newly appears!

If you like fighter aircraft, an item that spontaneously steals your eyes has appeared! What is introduced this time is a model reproducing Su-33 Flanker D “Shadows” appearing in “ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE”. Speaking of the Ace Combat series, intense aerial combat and unique aircraft are charms, but being able to enjoy that worldview at hand is pleasing, isn't it? Moreover, the protagonist this time is Su-33 known for unique silhouettes. By settings of special units named “Shadows” adding there, you can savor atmospheres different from mere fighter aircraft models. Not to mention fans of games, even for people collecting military models, isn't it an existence concerning?

The attention point of this product is above all aircraft part colors adopting dark gray. Not producing gorgeousness with bright colors, but expressing fighter aircraft-like strength with calm color tones is attractive. Imagining Su-33 unique main wings spreading largely, and canard wings provided near nose parts, good compatibility with this coloring can be imagined, can't it? Furthermore, because display stands are attached, after completion displaying imagining in-flight seems likely to be enjoyed as well. Displaying on desks or collection cases, wouldn't you savor feelings as if only there became a single scene of Ace Combat's sky? Packages using CG images are also attention as elements letting you feel work atmospheres.

When choosing fighter aircraft models, isn't marking as concerning as aircraft themselves? In this product, decals of Sotoa Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing, 11th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 44th Platoon “Lux Lunae”, commonly known as “Shadows”, are prepared. When affiliations are set this finely, you come to want to imagine up to stories in the background of aircraft, don't you? Especially in the designation “Shadows”, there is a somewhere mysterious ring, feeling tension typical of units engaged in special operations. By applying markings, the point finished not as mere Su-33, but as aircraft of specific units existing in the world of Ace Combat would be an irresistible charm for fans.

Here, let's touch upon Su-33 which became the model as well. Su-33 is a 4th-generation carrier-based fighter aircraft developed by Russia's Sukhoi based on Su-27, and NATO code name is “Flanker D”. Initially developed as Su-27K for the Soviet Navy, but on that way met historical turning points where the Soviet Union collapsed. After that, the Russian Navy taking over operations faced financial difficulties, and aircraft carriers possessed became situations of a single ship “Admiral Kuznetsov” as well. Initially mass production of at least 72 aircraft was assumed, but actual total production numbers stopped at 48 aircraft including prototype aircraft. Knowing such backgrounds, you can see that Su-33 is not merely cool fighter aircraft, but aircraft tossed by changes of eras.

What is personally attracted to in this model is places where histories of existing fighter aircraft and worldviews possessed by fictional aviation units can be enjoyed at the same time. Gazing after knowing development backgrounds of Su-33 is interesting, and picturing game aerial combats as aircraft of Shadows seems fun as well, doesn't it? Combining dedicated markings on calm dark gray aircraft, exhibiting with attached stands. Just imagining such completed figures heightens expectations toward model making. Not relying on flashy productions, attracting with aircraft presence and unit settings is the characteristic of this product. For people who want to feel the world of Ace Combat closely, or people who want to add unique carrier-based fighter aircraft to collections, how about checking out by all means?