XV 104 Riptide is the pinnacle of the Earth caste’s battlesuit development. It stands twice as tall as the XV 8 Crisis suit, but its movements are more like those of its smaller cousins than the mechanical stiffness displayed by Imperial walkers with their crude servo-motors. The XV 104 Riptide takes the evolution of the T’au battlesuit to a whole new level. First and foremost the model is huge, towering over the rest of the T’au – even other battlesuits and tanks. Sleek and elegant armour panels, along with bolts and grills, cover its body. Despite its enormous size, with ball and socket joints it remains a manoeuvrable model whose arms and legs can be posed in a variety of different ways. Either standing tall or even kneeling down, you can use it as a unique, dynamic centrepiece for your T’au army. As well as three variant heads it comes with a range of weapons options including a heavy burst cannon, twin-linked smart missile systems, fusion blaster and Riptide shield generator. If that wasn’t enough, the kit also comes with two Shielded Missile Drones. This multi-part plastic kit contains 108 components and a T’au transfer sheet with which to make a XV 104 Riptide Battlesuit and two Shielded Missile Drones. This kit comes supplied unpainted and requires assembly – we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel Paints.