Warhammer 40k Joytoy 1/18 Tau XV8 Crisis Battlesuit Review

 
 Ever since I got into Warhammer 40k, I always have personal soft spot toward Tau faction because they are the best one in 40k when it comes to Mecha designs. Basically if you are a fan of Japanese mechas, you will naturally gravitate to Tau faction as they come with plenty of Mechas in the form of Battlesuits. 

During less focused period of Joytoy, they did make some action figures for Tau faction including XV8 Battlesuit. At the time, there were 2 available variants available, but in the end I picked the Coldstar variant which comes with burst cannon. I felt that this variant captured the main selling point of Tau battlesuit. Come to think of it, I should have gotten both variants because we haven't got any Tau related action figures by Joytoy as they are still preoccupied with Space Marine and their chaos brethren.

Overall I would say, Tau Battlesuits are some of the better specimen of Joytoy which is perfect in size, sculpt and playability. This had to do with Joytoy's extensive experience in making Mecha related products which translated well for 40k portfolio. In warhammer tacticus, Re'vas which is the battlesuit hero in the game also happen to be my favorite and has been my mainstay in the game for a long time despite her variant is not the exact match with the Joytoy rendition. Joytoy can still do alot for Tau faction and I still want my farsight enclave.