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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This build was super fun and when it’s finish it’s even better the only annoying things are the stickers but that’s just me. Don’t let the stickers slow you down and think bad though this build is a high grade and the balance with the build it so good too even with the weapons you don’t need a stand to pose it

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For the price, it's great but the sticker usage could've been traded for the better color separation, I would've been ok with that. The detail is pretty good but not as good as the rex or lupus. All in all, a pretty good kit for a beginner.

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Simple, clean, big weapon cool. Bought at Target so cheap too! Some of the stickers were annoying (i.e. look at feet, I tried 4 times to make them look good but I don't think it's user error this time around)

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