This was a pretty fun build. The Barbatos itself was smaller than I expected, but fine nonetheless. The only real issue that I have is that is the stickers themselves. There is a decent amount of stickers you will need to apply. Doesn't help that most of them are small and pretty annoying at times.

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This is a smaller IBO kit. An easy build that is very satisfying and even more menacing when completed. I have 2 more in my back log just for whenever I feel the need.

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Awesome pose ability, great weapons, and excellent for panel lining! It gets a “bit” loose over time, but you can slap it onto an action base (not literally) and it’ll be fine. It has a lot of stickers, so it would be good to paint this kit. Overall, it’s awesome, but with some minor difficulties.

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This kit was my fifth GUNPLA kit ever, and it is the most disappointing so far. This kit could've been color accurate in several places with molded parts instead of stickers, yet Bandai of course chose the cheaper option of spamming stickers on this thing. The blue is also not as vibrant as I would've expected. It doesn't catch the light well. Beware the pinkish-red symbols on the legs and shoulders. These are by far the worst stickers of all. They accomplish the look but are very thin, long, and flimsy. Application is harder than I'd expect from a HG. If I wanted this much difficulty, I'd have bought the MG or Full Mechanics kit. And even with all these stickers, it is STILL color inaccurate on the left-arm shield and the shoulder armor vents (should be yellow), as well as other small parts. Forget the stickers, just paint it. Additionally, the big gun comes in HGIBO parts set 1, which is a disappointment. I knew this before buying, but still, come on Bandai. For weapons this kit only comes with the mace and katana. This kit gets an extra star for impressive articulation, including TOE BEND. THAT was unexpected, and is the only thing carrying this kit to a 3-star rating. I would've given it a 2-star otherwise. I'm only keeping this kit because I want to improve it. TL;DR: Buy the MG and paint it. Skip this kit.

Gundam Barbados is one of my favorite gundam of all fun kit

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