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Busou Shinki Knight Xiphos

A photo of Busou Shinki Knight Xiphos.

Size of figure: 15cm.

Size of sword: 12cm.

When not needed to look incongruous, the sword is sheathed in a scabbard which is pegged to the figure’s armour either at the side or on the back.

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Busou Shinki Knight Xiphos

A photo of Busou Shinki Knight Xiphos.

I was almost overwhelmed by the sheer amount of gear Konami included in the set. There’s a nice figure stand, extra hands, weapons a-plenty and another stand for extra armour pieces.

The core MMS figure only has peg holes on its back but remarkably none of the armour pieces seen above attach to those peg holes. It’s pretty cleverly designed.

But perhaps a bit too clever.

For example, attaching the boots requires carefully aligning a peg and a tab in each boot with a corresponding hole and slot in each leg. It took me a long time to get this right.

The shoulder/upper arm armour pieces are the biggest problems. The way they’re affixed means the lower arms are prone to falling off when the arms are moved about. It’s an annoying blemish in an otherwise fine design.

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