(Lighting was not helping the gold, looks better in person @.@)

As a bit of a companion post to the HGUC Messer I finished a few weeks ago (and to show off the cool toy I just got), here's the Robot Spirits Ka Signature RX-105 Xi Gundam! This is my first Ka Signature figure, a sub-line within Bandai's Robot Spirits figure line that are designed by Hajime Katoki (not unlike Ver. Ka for the gunpla kits), and man is it gorgeous. Fully painted*, tampo printed decals, all sorts of extra details like an opening cockpit hatch, and even a bit of die cast metal. I couldn't have asked for a better representation of the Xi Gundam.

And obviously it's huge too, as you can see here next to the Robot Spirits Gundam Mk-II ver. ANIME. Even with that in mind it's actually great at posing and is very sturdy. Tight joints and the included stand help it keep any pose with ease. I only have two minor knocks against the figure, both related to paint application (*or lack of, going back to that asterisk). First is my copy having a few mistakes that are noticeable, dust painted over kinda stuff. The bigger issue is the beam rifle not being painted at all, it's just molded plastic. Just a little bit disappointing considering how much it costs. Beyond that though I'm still very happy with it and I'm glad to have an almost perfect version of one of my favorite suits. I may have to get the Penelope to go along with the Xi here at some point, but for now I'll enjoy this.