Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Straight build before applying seals

A nice variety of weapons are included.

Also included are the assault landing ship Isaribi and the Tekkadan Mobile Worker.

Assault landing ship Isaribi

Tekkadan Mobile Worker

SD Gundam Barbatos Lupus DX - True to SD fashion, there are hollow areas all over the place... (1/4)

SD Gundam Barbatos Lupus DX - True to SD fashion, there are hollow areas all over the place... (2/4)

True to SD fashion, there are hollow areas all over the place...

Sword Mace action

New form action pose

Large Rail Gun action

Twin Mace action

200mm cannon action together with the Tekkadan Mobile Worker

Rocket launcher action pose

SD Gundam Barbatos Lupus DX - Isaribi mounted on the back (1/2)

SD Gundam Barbatos Lupus DX - Isaribi mounted on the back (2/2)

<Original Gimmick A> Isaribi mounted on the back

You can also attach all the weapons onto the Isaribi.

SD Gundam Barbatos Lupus DX - All weapons loaded onto the Isaribi (1/2)

SD Gundam Barbatos Lupus DX - All weapons loaded onto the Isaribi (2/2)

<Original Gimmick B> Isaribi with all weapons attached

Together with the 1/100 and HG Gundam Barbatos Lupus.

Together with the BB Senshi Gundam Barbatos DX.

SD Gundam Barbatos Lupus DX - Together with the Tekkadan Mobile Worker (left) that came in the ARMS series. The SD scale one

Together with the Tekkadan Mobile Worker (left) that came in the ARMS series.
The SD scale one on the right came out a bit bigger. ^^

This is BB Senshi No. 402, the Gundam Barbatos Lupus DX from Iron-Blooded Orphans. While Barbatos and Barbatos Lupus may look similar, the designs are actually quite different, so all the parts are newly tooled. As a bonus, the assault landing ship Isaribi and the Tekkadan Mobile Worker are included. Just like the BB Senshi Gundam Barbatos, this kit shares the same base body as the EX-Standard Gundam Barbatos Lupus — think of this one as a deluxe expanded version of that.

The basic body configuration is the same as the previous BB Senshi Gundam Barbatos, and the weapons and rear legs still have some pretty serious hollow areas. A good number of seals are used to handle the color expression on the main body, but the bonus kits — the Isaribi and the Mobile Worker — are molded in a single color with no seals at all.

This kit comes loaded with weapons: the Sword Mace, Shin Blade, Twin Mace, Large Rail Gun, plus a 200mm cannon and rocket launcher that mount on each arm, giving you plenty of options for action poses. As an original gimmick, you can mount the Isaribi on the back, and you can even load all the weapons onto the Isaribi at once.

As an SD kit, it's got a solid parts lineup, looks great, and comes with bonus units that are simple but have nice depth to them — so it definitely feels worth the price. If you're an Iron-Blooded Orphans fan, this is a fun, easy, no-fuss kit to enjoy. :-)

SD Gundam Barbatos Lupus DX | 2017.1 | ¥1,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.