its a pretty solid kit with the issues i expected from the IBO line - the waist sucks and sticker heavy. The build was fairly simple IMO nothing to crazy besides some of the larger stickers. i was surprised the stickers on the side skirts went on so good, those stickers have a lot of details to add.

Overall build is good, and with a little extra effort out of box this kit will be a glory in your display. I love the angled hands for dual wielding other weapons; very dynamic. Great articulation and mount points for an IBO kit. I used some gunpla paint markers, a bit of panel liner, and a few good sanding sticks. This guy is beautiful.

The model itself id beautiful, absolutely gorgeous, but the inner frame is obnoxiously loose first out of the box. I had to use super glue to tighten up the joints.

A very fun (and affordable) IBO gunpla kit! The build is fun, not terribly overcomplicated, and the end result is a neat kit with some awesome posing capabilities! My lone issue is the waist joint, which is a known thing on IBO kits, but as long as you aren’t too rough with the kit it’ll hold poses just fine. Super glad to finally have the final HG Barbatos of the trio in my collection!

this is in my opinion the best looking form of the barbatos and a joy to build.