SD EX-Standard

Gundam Barbatos

Kit Review

Straight build

SD Gundam Barbatos - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Gundam Barbatos - Straight build shots (1/2) SD Gundam Barbatos - Straight build shots (2/2)

Straight build

SD Gundam Barbatos - Photos after applying seals (1/4) SD Gundam Barbatos - Photos after applying seals (2/4) SD Gundam Barbatos - Photos after applying seals (3/4) SD Gundam Barbatos - Photos after applying seals (4/4)

After applying stickers

SD Gundam Barbatos - Hollow-back legs

Hollow-back legs

SD Gundam Barbatos - Articulation

Articulation

SD Gundam Barbatos - Smoothbore cannon action (1/2) SD Gundam Barbatos - Smoothbore cannon action (2/2)

Smoothbore cannon action

SD Gundam Barbatos - Mace action (1/2) SD Gundam Barbatos - Mace action (2/2)

Mace action

SD Gundam Barbatos - Tachi action (1/2) SD Gundam Barbatos - Tachi action (2/2)

Tachi action

SD Gundam Barbatos - Original gimmick A: combining the smoothbore cannon and mace

Original gimmick A: combining the smoothbore cannon and mace

SD Gundam Barbatos - Original gimmick A pose (1/2) SD Gundam Barbatos - Original gimmick A pose (2/2)

Original gimmick A pose

SD Gundam Barbatos - Original gimmick B: combining the head antenna and tachi

Original gimmick B: combining the head antenna and tachi

SD Gundam Barbatos - Original gimmick B pose (1/2) SD Gundam Barbatos - Original gimmick B pose (2/2)

Original gimmick B pose

SD Gundam Barbatos - Together with the EX-Standard RX-78.

Together with the EX-Standard RX-78.

SD Gundam Barbatos - Together with the 4th Form from the BB Senshi Gundam Barbatos DX. As you can see, they're completely ide

Together with the 4th Form from the BB Senshi Gundam Barbatos DX.
As you can see, they're completely identical kits.

EX Standard No. 10 is Gundam Barbatos, and it's the same kit as the 4th Form from the BB Senshi Gundam Barbatos DX. To be more precise, the EX Standard Barbatos came out first, and then a few months later the BB Senshi Gundam Barbatos DX kit followed as an expanded version.

Previous EX Standard releases had completely different structures from their BB Senshi counterparts even when they were the same mobile suit, so this marks the first time the two lines have shared the same body. As a result, this kit is identical to the BB Senshi Gundam Barbatos 4th Form in appearance, contents, and every other aspect. Following the same concept as previous EX Standard kits, you can build a modern-proportioned SD Gundam with simple assembly and a bunch of seals.

That said, it carries over the same issues from previous EX Standard kits — the legs have some pretty bad hollows on the back, and the shoulder joints tend to pop out easily. Assembly wraps up in about 10 minutes, but applying all the seals takes around 40 minutes, just like before.

Bottom line: if you just want the basic Gundam Barbatos body (4th Form), go with the EX Standard version, but if you want to swap between all the different forms, the BB Senshi DX version is the way to go. :-)

SD Gundam Barbatos | 2016.5 | ¥600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.