Cowboy Bebop Swordfish II 1/48 Scale Model Will Return

Good Smile Company has revealed that it will bring back its 1/48 scale model of the Swordfish II from Cowboy Bebop in 2025. The company has opened global pre-orders for the model on its North American and Japanese international web stores at ¥39,600 / $263.99.

The company originally released the scale model in December 2019. The model comes mostly pre-built so the buyer would not have to assemble most of the parts like plastic model kits. This model, however, will still have some articulated and removable parts. The owner will be able to fold the wings and lower the landing gear to depict the craft’s parked state. They can also remove the cockpit, which hosts a miniature figure of Spike Spiegel.

The model also has ship lights and an engine thruster that can light up by installing LR44 batteries. Good Smile Company will exclusively provide batteries for domestic orders inside Japan.

The Swordfish II scale model is not the only Cowboy Bebop product Good Smile Company is producing. The company revealed prototypes of Spike Spiegel and Faye Valentine’s Nendoroids at last October’s WonFes 2024 Shanghai. However, it has still yet to confirm the release window for both chibi figures.

Good Smile Company will close the pre-order window for the re-release of the 1/48 scale model of the Swordfish II from Cowboy Bebop on January 8, 2025. The company will ship the finished products from Japan in July 2025 and North America in Q4 2025.