Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Various angles (1/6)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Various angles (2/6)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Various angles (3/6)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Detail shots (1/4)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Outer armor removed

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Inner frame (1/2)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Inner frame (2/2)

Internal Frame.

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Frame detail shots. Very similar to Gundam Barbatos, though the head, forearms, knees, feet, and a

Frame detail shots.
Very similar to Gundam Barbatos, though the head, forearms, knees, feet, and a few other areas are slightly different.

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Cockpit hatch open. Unlike Barbatos, where the entire center of the torso opened up wide, Barbatos

Cockpit hatch open.
Unlike Barbatos, where the entire center of the torso opened up wide,
Barbatos Lupus only has the top cover opening slightly — looks like it'd be a tight squeeze getting in and out.

Backpack deployment and articulation

Updated weapon loadout

Long Sword Mace

Twin Mace

200mm Arm Gun

The Arm Gun can slide and rotate.

Finger replacement configuration

The grip between the weapon hands and the handles is solid, so no worries about losing your grip.

Weapon storage parts and stand joint parts

The 1/100 Orga figure's pose has been slightly changed too.

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Overall the parts hold together well, but the red part in the middle of the toes tends to pop off

Overall the parts hold together well, but the red part in the middle of the toes tends to pop off easily.
In my case I just glued it down.

Leftover parts

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - The articulation structure is the same as the MG Gundam Barbatos, which shares the same frame, but

The articulation structure is the same as the MG Gundam Barbatos, which shares the same frame,
but the thicker armor does bring the leg articulation down a notch.

Foot armor articulation

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Kneeling Twin Mace pose (1/4)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Kneeling Twin Mace pose (2/4)

Kneeling Twin Mace pose

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - 200mm Arm Gun firing pose (1/4)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - 200mm Arm Gun firing pose (2/4)

200mm Arm Gun firing pose

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Sword Mace poses (1/6)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Sword Mace poses (2/6)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Sword Mace poses (3/6)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Sword Mace poses (4/6)

Sword Mace poses

Together with the MG Gundam Barbatos base body.

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus - Together with the Full Mechanics Gundam Barbatos Lupus released in 2016. In terms of volume and ap

Together with the Full Mechanics Gundam Barbatos Lupus released in 2016.
In terms of volume and appearance, the Full Mechanics holds its own just fine.
The biggest difference seems to be durability — the MG's joint strength is in a completely different league.

Straight build

Gundam Barbatos Lupus from Iron-Blooded Orphans has been released as an MG. MG Gundam Barbatosserves as the base, with over half the parts featuring new tooling. Some frame parts are MG Gundam Vidarreused from there as well.

Essentially it's the Barbatos frame with upgraded armor and weapons, so the frame design looks pretty much the same at a glance — but look closely and you'll notice the head, parts of the torso, forearms, knees, and feet are all different. That said, since the frame structure is shared, the overall articulation characteristics are identical. The Lupus does have thicker leg armor though, so leg articulation takes a slight hit.

Still, the rock-solid joint strength that made MG Gundam Barbatos so great is all still there, and despite the considerably beefier armor, the durability remains impressive. It holds its poses perfectly whether standing straight or in any dynamic position. Weapons include the Sword Mace, Twin Mace, and 200mm Arm Gun. The large maces connect to the hands really well, so you won't be stressing over grip issues while posing.

That said, since the overall volume is bigger than Gundam Barbatos, all the moving parts and added weight do make it a bit trickier to handle. Fortunately the parts fit is solid, so parts rarely pop off during posing. The one exception is that red part in the middle of the foot, which oddly tends to fall off — though just gluing it down takes care of that.

All in all, this kit does a great job of carrying over the sturdy frame structure while maintaining solid durability despite the larger bulk — a well-executed variation. And even though the frame style is the same, the external design is completely different, so even if you've already built the MG Gundam Barbatos, this is a kit worth picking up without getting bored. :-)

MG ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos Lupus
Category	Rating	Analysis
Seam Lines	★★★★★	Near-perfect parts breakdown
Molding Color / Color Separation	★★★★★	Both the design colors and color separation are spot-on
Proportions	★★★★★	A more imposing yet stable silhouette
Articulation	★★★★★★	Same high-quality articulation as the MG Barbatos
Joint Strength	★★★★★★	Joints that are smooth yet hold tight
Internal Frame	★★★★★★★	The frame on this series is just the best.
Detail	★★★★★	Detail and molding worthy of the MG grade
Weapons / Accessories	★★★★★★	Even more elaborate detail than the original Barbatos
Parts Count / Price	★★★★★	450 parts total. 69.2 parts per ¥1,000. Reasonable price point.
Uniqueness	★★★★★★★	The Iron-Blooded Orphans MGs come out slowly, but the quality is there.
Dalong's Point : 114 pts.

* The scoring system used only for MG has been carried over from First 1.0 twenty years ago,
so applying it uniformly even to the latest kits — whose quality has leveled up across the board — is honestly a bit ambiguous.
Since it's just my personal take and can't clearly capture the differences in kit quality over the years,
please don't read too much into it and just use it as a loose reference.
(For kits scoring above 100, take it to mean the quality is much better than kits of the past.)

MG Gundam Barbatos Lupus | 2025.11 | ¥6,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.