MG Barbatos Gundam

I was pretty high on this kit when I first built it, mechanically it feels like what the Gundam Frame should be like if it actually existed. The double (triple?) jointed wrists are a godsend for weapon poses and makes the Astray frame weep. However after having played around with it extensively, it’s definitely not perfect, the lack of a double jointed shoulder really hurts the posing in my opinion, and I found that some joints like the upper arm tend too loosen up significantly after a while. The shoulder pauldrons also really get in the way more often than not.

Also metal replacement parts for kits are never a good sign and this one has 3 available by 3rd parties, being the foot, shoulder connection and the hips. In fact I actually broke the hips in the process of posing it.

I want to say thanks to my Patrons for giving me motivation to keep me taking pictures of this kit, without you guys I would’ve given up a long time ago!

• Hugo F.
• Fong Y.
• Ace Pilot Gunpla
• LoBakGo
• AI Paintworks
• JishanF
• Nick M.
• Brandon J.
• Raith

My thoughts upon finishing the kit can be found here:

MG Barbatos build post-mortem

Painting

White – Mr Color Grey FS (?) (100%) base coat, followed by Mr Color GX Cool White (100%) for shading

Blue – Mr Color AEUG Blue (95%) + Fluorescent Pink (5%). White added in for shading effect, finally the original colour is used to post-shade.

Red – Mr Color Shine Red (100%). Yellow + White added for shading effect, then the original colour is used to post-shade the edges again.

Yellow – Mr Color Orange (100%) Base coat, starter white technique, followed by light coat of Mr Color Orange Yellow (90%) + Yellow (10%). Some Orange used to post-shade.

Black – Mr Color GX Ueno Black (90%) + Neutral Grey (10%) base coat, followed by Mr Color GX Ueno Black (80%) + Neutral Grey (20%). The original colour is used for post-shade on edges.

For the clear pink parts, I sprayed a coat of SMS Super Silver underneath.

Painting of the frame can be found here:

MG Barbatos WIP #1 – Gundam Frame

Gallery

Action Pose