XV104 Riptide is the pinnacle of the Earth caste's battlesuit engineering . Standing twice as tall as the XV8 Crisis suit, its movements are more like those of its smaller cousins than the mechanical stiffness displayed by Imperial walkers.
This multi-part plastic kit contains 108 components. Despite its enormous size, ball and socket joints the kit is a manoeuvrable model whose arms and legs can be posed in a variety of different ways, standing tall or even kneeling down, you can use it as a unique 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.and a T'au transfer sheet with which to make a XV104 Riptide Battlesuit and two Shielded Missile Drones.