Just finished the Gundam barbataurus!
Here are my thoughts on it; Starting with weapons, of course the main event is this badass bow! I've never seen a bow on ANY Gundam kit before, and this flexible transparent piece is also quite interesting. The bow can also separate into two short swords, but just remember these have a habit of rotating in the hand, so you'll have to deal with that while posing. Hopefully it won't be too difficult to fix this; As for other melee weapons, this has a katana, and the classic barbatos hammer. Moving onto articulation this can be quite limited in the legs. Also since this uses an IBO (iron blooded orphans) kit as a base, this will most likely loosen up over time. I tried to fix this using some of the double sided stickers that come with some action bases. Not sure if I completely prevented the issue but when/if it does loosen up I have a way to fix it. The review I saw recommended a clear top coat on each joint; This also doesn't have any alternate widespread open hands, so you're stuck with the default holding ones. This also has some parts that are made to be used with the backpack. The longer ones are meant to extend it so it can reach whatever is being stored on the back, but I couldn't quite figure out how to use them. At least the claw pieces are nice. While I'm on the topic of the backpack, there are supposedly some backpack adapters to make it compatible with other kits. I didn't find it but I'll double check the runners before I throw them away. You can also attach the claws to the hip armor so you aren't just stuck with this awkward back connection; Now for extra parts, the most notable ones are these alternate shoulders and arms, there was even enough armor to fully cover one of the arms; If you detach the back half of the barbataurus and attach the extra arms to it you can make this abomination; As for my final thoughts on it, it looks GREAT, and it being a centaur just makes it that much more unique. For articulation I am still worried about it loosening up, but I have a way to fix it. And for weapons, a shield would've been nice but not having a shield is worth it for something OTHER than the stereotypical Gundam loadout (beam sabers, shield, beam rifle) 8/10
