The HG Barbatos is the Gunpla that is truly accurate to the anime's Gundam Frame designs and by far my top 1 favorite in the HG IBO lineups. So thanks for re-reviewing this.
I truely love this model kit, even more than the Lupus Rex version. I'm amazed that you talked about it nowadays, that it seems forgotten. Thank you for the video!
I hope Mecha revisits the other kits in the line too. He dissed a few of them, and glossed over giving most a proper review. But that's probably because he was drunk in a lot of those like he mentioned in the Atlas revisit. I maybe mistaken, but I distinctly remember him disliking the design of Teiwaz mechs, which is weird since they were designed by Wataru Inata, who worked on AC6 and also designed the Peil mechs in G-Witch. Heck, even though it was designed by Ippei Gyoubu, he definitely did not like the Hugo, and unfavorably compared it to Metal Gear Rex in its review, which was funny, but comes off as disingenuous on a rewatch since that was the crux of his criticism then. Even if he doesn't buy new kits to build, just taking his old IBO kits from storage and working on them a bit would be enough; give them a bit of TLC with some panel lines, joint tightening, marker paint, and review them with the clarity they deserve, however differently his opinion changes. I'm sure it'll be more easy going and less time-consuming than building fresh kits ground up.
Hg barbatos was one of the very first gunplay kits I ever built, before I had ever even seen a Gundam show. Because of this kit I ended up watching IBO, and it became one of the most personaly important anime I had ever seen. Barbatos is the reason I'm a Gundam fan. And to this day IBO is my favorite anime
I always loved the IBO kits. Out from the box, they already have so much detail, but it is the parts interchangeability with other kits in the line. You can built a custom Gundam Frame by mix and matching parts, Graze army with building your own custom commander unit and units with weapon storage.
IBO was the first Gundam franchise that I was absolutely enamored with. Sure I knew about Gundam with beam sabers and the like but there was something so cool about Barbatos emerging from the ground and absolutely pulverizing that Graze. Chicks dig giant robots and we dig giant robots that are metal on metal cause its so primal.
The Hg Barbatos Lupus was the kit that paved the way for the beginning of my gunpla journey, i remembered how joyful and excited i was cutting all those nubs with only a wire cutter. I've built quite a collection till this day but even how more expensive or better quality newer gunplas have, none of those could brought me back to the emotions i had with Hg Barbatos Lupus. I would pay anything to live back the moment, the first ever gunpla that i've built.
I had not been in the gunpla hobby for over 20 years so these newer HG kits have been incredible compared to the old no grade kits I originally had. Every kit has needed some work or paint since the hobby of model building began and its still getting better every release. Hearing all these problems people have with and kit released within the last 20 years boggles my mind, I think they are incredibly well designed regardless of any hobby work needed or not. The ibo modular inner frame on the HG's are so genius I am surprised they dont make a few hundred kits from them along with a couple major series to watch.
I got my friend to build this kit as his first. He enjoyed it outside of the loose joint issues. I taught him how to fix it with the super glue method so now he has something he really likes.
I just got into Gunpla last month and this was my 2nd build ever! Decided to try my hand at painting it and couldn't be happier with how it came out. Great kit and no complaints here
My first HG and I think my 2nd ever kit. It's kinda fun to see how many comments are from people who were also beginners when they got this kit. I'm sure it got lots of people into the hobby.
I absolutely love the HGIBO line. Despite their flaws, they're absolutely fantastic when you put work into them. (pfp checks out, I know.) By the way, option set 5 (as shown at around 12:48) isn't actually the proper set for open hands when it comes to this version of Barbie as it doesn't have the small white claws Lupus has. What you want for this Barbatos (and like 80% or the other IBO Gundams) is option set 7. Since Vidar's hands are just plain Gundam frame hands with no claws or anything attached, they work fine canonically with Barbie forms 1-6, Flauros, Gusion, Bael, Kimaris, etc. Just swap out the back of the hands.
I didn't plan buying this exact kit because I was already satisfied with the MG but I got the chance to pick it up so I did. No regrets at all and a very nice kit to play around with for dynamic or silly poses.
So the blue Bandai Logo meaning re-prints of the kit? Ah that explains it. About drying the topcoat, it is best to buy a dish dryer with slideable cover so the kit stay dried there. ^^
My small tip for tightening the joints for the IBO kits series is to use a small torn tissue to tighten the joints, especially those ball joints and the hip joints. Works fine for me😊
Im so glad we are talking about IBO kits positively again. Sure they have their problems but they're incredible for the enjoyment of build, ease of fixing the main issues, poseaibility, accessories, and the ability for customization. They're honestly some of my favorite quick builds to this day
imagine if HG IBO were released in this current year with current plamo technology....it would be something like modern RG post-unicorn, solid and sturdy
This was my first and only Ibo model kit from the line and I had a lot of fun posing it but after about a few years I went back to see if I could still do poses with it and thankfully it can still do poses. No weakening of joints and everything still looks as good as it did when I first built the thing. Now that witch from Mercury is pretty much over and done with for the most part, I'm probably gonna go back to see about getting some model kits from Ibo that I missed maybe get my hands-on an Asteroth. Nice re review of this model though I will say I do miss the pilot faces that were on the boxes.
I think for the sheer customisation possibilities the IBO HG line is one of my favourites, sure not all parts are compatible with all frames but it's so easy to swap out parts for quick and easy options. For the recessed logos I used a thin layer of Citadel's red contrast like a panel liner and it worked really well. Speaking of which I wish Bandai still made the IBO Option sets in small runs, my Gusion Rebake FullCity needs his halberd.
I started collecting gunpla almost a year ago and the first kits that I bought was Barbatos and Lupus. Have the MG that I am saving for a "special occasion". Been meaning to collect more of HGIBO kits. Welp it's time to scour the internet for it
Some people shit on the hg ibo gundam frame, and while it had problems, that is mostly from the more heavy designs with bigger weapons weighing the thing down. Simpler and slimmer gundams with normal weapons it holds up great and looks phenomenal.
Screwed up the foot on mine after trying to fix the joints, but that is more so on me than the kit. There are a lot of flaws in the final build, but i still had a blast, plus i got an excuse now to buy a duplicate or a junk parts box!
Ever tried reviewing old HG Victory Model Kits some of the old kits (not a revive) possess early inner frame which kind of a prototype for early RG 1/144 lines.
My first two kits were this one and his brother, the Gusion Rebake. Barbatos still hilds fine despite all my noobiness assembling him (I did panel lines, a few detail painting and topcoat), but I can't look too hard to Rebake without it exploding into pieces.
I started gundam with WfM, and I was craving for more but didn't know where to start. So I did what any sane person would do: go to the gundam wiki and look at some mechs. I learnt of the name Ippei Gyobu from my fav MS, Darilbalde, and decided to see what other designs he penned before it. That's how I found it, the king of spiky-over-the-top-designs, Gundam Kimaris Vidar. It was love at 1st sight. That & TRUE singing one of the songs made me decide to watch IBO, and I was not disappointed at all! Kimaris Vidar is still my absolute fav from the series (& even all of IBO including Gekko & Urdr Hunt), so I had to get him in HG form, and the kit is so awesome... with some notable flaws. Mainly, WHY IS THE COLOUR OFF?! Kimaris (& Trooper) both nailed the colour, why then did they change the colour for Kimaris Vidar? It bugs me deeply, and will be there to constantly push me to do a full paint job on it. I was inform by your videos on other newer Gundam Frame kits to glue their chest, so at least he is holding his chest quite well. Oh, and no holding the screw-knee is also a negative, can't make the victory over Bael scene out of box.
Iron blood orphans its great but also tragic and sad Barbatos is so cool design and strong I wait for the review of the epyon Real Grade Greetings from Colombia
This was my first ever bandai HG kit and what prompted to really consider the kits quality so I strted buying Bandai despite being pricier than the bootleg kits that I was used to.
The HG Barbatos is the Gunpla that is truly accurate to the anime's Gundam Frame designs and by far my top 1 favorite in the HG IBO lineups. So thanks for re-reviewing this.
Personally I’ve owned both barbatos and 6th form and I love equipping the 6th form with og weaponry and the option set gun
Lol l
To be honest, they had to. The frame is literally sticking out in the open
I just picked this kit up, i was afraid of it at first because i did not like the lupus rex hg. So im glad this one is actually good
Barbatos feels more like action figures than model kit back then, the poseability is top notch. The little inner frames were a surprise back then.
EHG syndrome:
I truely love this model kit, even more than the Lupus Rex version. I'm amazed that you talked about it nowadays, that it seems forgotten. Thank you for the video!
I hope Mecha revisits the other kits in the line too. He dissed a few of them, and glossed over giving most a proper review. But that's probably because he was drunk in a lot of those like he mentioned in the Atlas revisit.
I maybe mistaken, but I distinctly remember him disliking the design of Teiwaz mechs, which is weird since they were designed by Wataru Inata, who worked on AC6 and also designed the Peil mechs in G-Witch. Heck, even though it was designed by Ippei Gyoubu, he definitely did not like the Hugo, and unfavorably compared it to Metal Gear Rex in its review, which was funny, but comes off as disingenuous on a rewatch since that was the crux of his criticism then.
Even if he doesn't buy new kits to build, just taking his old IBO kits from storage and working on them a bit would be enough; give them a bit of TLC with some panel lines, joint tightening, marker paint, and review them with the clarity they deserve, however differently his opinion changes. I'm sure it'll be more easy going and less time-consuming than building fresh kits ground up.
Hg barbatos was one of the very first gunplay kits I ever built, before I had ever even seen a Gundam show. Because of this kit I ended up watching IBO, and it became one of the most personaly important anime I had ever seen. Barbatos is the reason I'm a Gundam fan. And to this day IBO is my favorite anime
Ibo designs are honestly just incredible. I wait for the day we get all of the gundams and valkyrja frames as model kits.
Expect the rest of the Valkyrja frames to be P-Bandai... Ortlinde for example
I always loved the IBO kits. Out from the box, they already have so much detail, but it is the parts interchangeability with other kits in the line. You can built a custom Gundam Frame by mix and matching parts, Graze army with building your own custom commander unit and units with weapon storage.
I have the perfect line of model kits for you. 30 minute missions
IBO was the first Gundam franchise that I was absolutely enamored with. Sure I knew about Gundam with beam sabers and the like but there was something so cool about Barbatos emerging from the ground and absolutely pulverizing that Graze. Chicks dig giant robots and we dig giant robots that are metal on metal cause its so primal.
same, i'm not immune to a good beam saber but the physical weapons in IBO were so well-directed and brought across so much weight
I’ve built 3 IBO HG kits. There very impressive for kits from 2015. And BARBY really is the piece the resistance! Especially the legendary LUPUS REX!
2015 wasn't really that long ago in terms of HG Gunpla.
Barbatos was the second kit I ever built. To this day, one of my favorite builds
Much respect. 4:37 finger bleeding building iron-blooded orphans kit
This was the first kit I bought myself and what really got me into the hobby. The Barbatos will always have a special place in my heart.
The Hg Barbatos Lupus was the kit that paved the way for the beginning of my gunpla journey, i remembered how joyful and excited i was cutting all those nubs with only a wire cutter. I've built quite a collection till this day but even how more expensive or better quality newer gunplas have, none of those could brought me back to the emotions i had with Hg Barbatos Lupus. I would pay anything to live back the moment, the first ever gunpla that i've built.
I had not been in the gunpla hobby for over 20 years so these newer HG kits have been incredible compared to the old no grade kits I originally had. Every kit has needed some work or paint since the hobby of model building began and its still getting better every release. Hearing all these problems people have with and kit released within the last 20 years boggles my mind, I think they are incredibly well designed regardless of any hobby work needed or not. The ibo modular inner frame on the HG's are so genius I am surprised they dont make a few hundred kits from them along with a couple major series to watch.
I got my friend to build this kit as his first. He enjoyed it outside of the loose joint issues. I taught him how to fix it with the super glue method so now he has something he really likes.
I just got into Gunpla last month and this was my 2nd build ever! Decided to try my hand at painting it and couldn't be happier with how it came out. Great kit and no complaints here
My first HG and I think my 2nd ever kit. It's kinda fun to see how many comments are from people who were also beginners when they got this kit. I'm sure it got lots of people into the hobby.
This was my first kit! I can safely say it made me fall in love with the hobby. 👌🏼
dude i JUST watched the old review thinking that you've seriously improved your style and BAM!
i love seeing barbie again, I hope we get RGs someday😊
I hope so too 😭
I absolutely love the HGIBO line. Despite their flaws, they're absolutely fantastic when you put work into them. (pfp checks out, I know.)
By the way, option set 5 (as shown at around 12:48) isn't actually the proper set for open hands when it comes to this version of Barbie as it doesn't have the small white claws Lupus has. What you want for this Barbatos (and like 80% or the other IBO Gundams) is option set 7. Since Vidar's hands are just plain Gundam frame hands with no claws or anything attached, they work fine canonically with Barbie forms 1-6, Flauros, Gusion, Bael, Kimaris, etc. Just swap out the back of the hands.
0:54 idk why but "a rereview" sound hella like aerial rebuild 🤨
I didn't plan buying this exact kit because I was already satisfied with the MG but I got the chance to pick it up so I did. No regrets at all and a very nice kit to play around with for dynamic or silly poses.
For joints another fix is put a layer of thin plastic cement let it dry before connecting.
IBO fans say YEEAAAHHHHH!!!!
YEEAAAHHHHH!!!!
RISE YOUR FLAAAAGG!!!
I! B! O! YEAH!
So the blue Bandai Logo meaning re-prints of the kit? Ah that explains it.
About drying the topcoat, it is best to buy a dish dryer with slideable cover so the kit stay dried there. ^^
I freaking love this kit- it has incredible shelf presence. Just bought the lupus Rex yesterday!
Check the dials on the back of the runner behind the letter designation and you can see when exactly a kit was printed
I just bought this one weeks ago at my local hobby lobby and im loving it
My small tip for tightening the joints for the IBO kits series is to use a small torn tissue to tighten the joints, especially those ball joints and the hip joints. Works fine for me😊
A tiny piece of cotton is better..
Im so glad we are talking about IBO kits positively again. Sure they have their problems but they're incredible for the enjoyment of build, ease of fixing the main issues, poseaibility, accessories, and the ability for customization. They're honestly some of my favorite quick builds to this day
14:52 vidar withstood a greater fall
I just built this a couple of days ago! Not a fan of how loose the mace sits on the clip, but I like it overall.
imagine if HG IBO were released in this current year with current plamo technology....it would be something like modern RG post-unicorn, solid and sturdy
REAL GRADE MARK 2 REVIEW!!!! ILL WAIT TILL FOREVER!
I just got that from a yard sale and I gotta say, I LOVE THIS THING
this is the only high grade i bought in this 2015-2016 era i still have on display. Weathered and sealed it it still looks so fuckin good
This was my first and only Ibo model kit from the line and I had a lot of fun posing it but after about a few years I went back to see if I could still do poses with it and thankfully it can still do poses. No weakening of joints and everything still looks as good as it did when I first built the thing. Now that witch from Mercury is pretty much over and done with for the most part, I'm probably gonna go back to see about getting some model kits from Ibo that I missed maybe get my hands-on an Asteroth. Nice re review of this model though I will say I do miss the pilot faces that were on the boxes.
0:16 Aerial 11:55 Aerial
The HG that got me back to gunpla ❤🎉. Really appreciated the title😊 of this video, awesome
I build one recently for a friend. I adore the final result, and with extra effort looks a solid build. I'll buy it again😂
That pink marker looks insane
i was waiting for this you really are the best model kit youtuber
This is the kit that got me hooked on Gunpla.
15:17 it rly is I have the lupus Rex with his mega mace and he can hold his with one hand pretty fine
Utsunomiya ? nice! I have a lot of Nissan Z cr buddies that live there, Tochigi, and the Nikko area.
Damn yesterday IBO celebrated his 8th anniversary, this is really awesome.
Have a nice day.
Another milestone was the gundam 00 bringing articulation not seen before , so good they still use it as base kit for build kits to this day
I just bought one over the weekend. Fun little build. all that's left to do is panel
Now we need new spec Vegeta review it's a dope kit!
This kit is my second bandai purchase after the EG grand daddy and this kit makes me collected 15 more IBO kits
This was my first ever kit and still stands in my collection! A lil bit scrappy but she’s my first
I have spent many many hours on this kit. It’s one of my favorites.
I always found it wholesome how you made your wife review with you. And you doing the voiceover.
Happy 8th Annivasary of IBO, my first HG kit is Barbatos with Kutan type II booster.
Sadly my Barbatos's left feet and torso are broken :(
Thats a great pink for mono-eyes
I think for the sheer customisation possibilities the IBO HG line is one of my favourites, sure not all parts are compatible with all frames but it's so easy to swap out parts for quick and easy options. For the recessed logos I used a thin layer of Citadel's red contrast like a panel liner and it worked really well.
Speaking of which I wish Bandai still made the IBO Option sets in small runs, my Gusion Rebake FullCity needs his halberd.
a rereview of one of my favorite HG kits of all time let's go
this kit definitely got one of those "refreshing build" feeling to it
”Revolutionised High Grade “ I think not this kit but RX 78 Origin is the real revolution of HG.
The ibo series truly brought me back to gunpla... mad em realise I should give it a chance since the designs were so mechanical and utilitarian
This one brought me back after after not building since the 90’s.
Working on an MG barbatos and hoooly heck it’s amazing
This is what you get out of the box...my guy is missing his shoulder XD Great video!
i miss this kit, damn i sold them all
I started collecting gunpla almost a year ago and the first kits that I bought was Barbatos and Lupus. Have the MG that I am saving for a "special occasion". Been meaning to collect more of HGIBO kits. Welp it's time to scour the internet for it
HG Barbatos is my first Gunpla kit! Finished it before 1 week 😁
my first ever kit in 2023, really love buiilding it and posing it
As soon as I saw the word barbatos, I knew I had to watch this
the first Gumpla kit I built and the first Gundam show I watched.
Working on my MG now! ❤👍Yeah right hip joint and right ankle joints is loose.. gonna have to fix those little problems.
My first ever kit!!!!
I actually just built this kit recently and it's a great one I enjoyed it.
0:17 Gundam Aerial
11:57 Gundam Aerial again
I love barbatos, I also have one and that my first gunpla ever.
Edit: 0:16, 11:56 aeriel
One of the best HG with a full body innerframe.
I’m in school just when you posted😭 I’ll watch this later!
WWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! MY BARBATOS LUPUS HIPS BROKE WHEN I WAS POSING IT 😭😭😭😭😭
How
Some people shit on the hg ibo gundam frame, and while it had problems, that is mostly from the more heavy designs with bigger weapons weighing the thing down. Simpler and slimmer gundams with normal weapons it holds up great and looks phenomenal.
also the HG Gundam Frames have a toe bend articulation which is rare for a HG kit.
Im buying this as my first gunpla ever! Because ever since I laid my eyes on the barbatos gundam I fell inlove instantly.
Its my first HG gunpla
and its one piloted by my GOAT Mikazuki 🗣🔥
@@eve_ign hell yeah
Screwed up the foot on mine after trying to fix the joints, but that is more so on me than the kit. There are a lot of flaws in the final build, but i still had a blast, plus i got an excuse now to buy a duplicate or a junk parts box!
I just got this ones it's my 3rd build. Becoming obsessed I just want more
I still have mine and its still solid and i love it so much, i hope bandai make an RG for this line because the Inner Frame would be a banger!
yeah and it will use advance ms joints
It’s the Mfing goat
Ever tried reviewing old HG Victory Model Kits some of the old kits (not a revive) possess early inner frame which kind of a prototype for early RG 1/144 lines.
Yamada Denki is where I picked up my first gunpla (HG Michaelis)! crazy!
My first two kits were this one and his brother, the Gusion Rebake. Barbatos still hilds fine despite all my noobiness assembling him (I did panel lines, a few detail painting and topcoat), but I can't look too hard to Rebake without it exploding into pieces.
This was the first kit I ever got, quite nostalgic
I'd make a case that it's actually the HG Age-1 Normal that started what we have now as the modern HG standard.
Quite the coincidence, I just built this one yesterday
I started gundam with WfM, and I was craving for more but didn't know where to start. So I did what any sane person would do: go to the gundam wiki and look at some mechs. I learnt of the name Ippei Gyobu from my fav MS, Darilbalde, and decided to see what other designs he penned before it. That's how I found it, the king of spiky-over-the-top-designs, Gundam Kimaris Vidar. It was love at 1st sight. That & TRUE singing one of the songs made me decide to watch IBO, and I was not disappointed at all!
Kimaris Vidar is still my absolute fav from the series (& even all of IBO including Gekko & Urdr Hunt), so I had to get him in HG form, and the kit is so awesome... with some notable flaws. Mainly, WHY IS THE COLOUR OFF?! Kimaris (& Trooper) both nailed the colour, why then did they change the colour for Kimaris Vidar? It bugs me deeply, and will be there to constantly push me to do a full paint job on it. I was inform by your videos on other newer Gundam Frame kits to glue their chest, so at least he is holding his chest quite well. Oh, and no holding the screw-knee is also a negative, can't make the victory over Bael scene out of box.
Funny that you make a video of this lot as it's my last build so far! I am making a custom and am going to the shop for some Xtra parts
My first IBO kit was dantillion, and after that, barbatauros. Now I've got a pre-order backlog of several IBO kits😅
Could you review your top 2 rg Gundam mark ii? That one we haven't seen in your channel.
I wish they would make a Perfect Grade Barbatos
HG Barabtos revolutionized the High Grade line, and then MG Barbatos revolutionized the Master Grade line.
Iron blood orphans its great but also tragic and sad Barbatos is so cool design and strong I wait for the review of the epyon Real Grade Greetings from Colombia
This was my first ever bandai HG kit and what prompted to really consider the kits quality so I strted buying Bandai despite being pricier than the bootleg kits that I was used to.
My first!🍒 Now overall maybe 300 or more.😅
My first gundam kit!!