#RX-105 Xi Gundam

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RX-105 Ξ Gundam by atsajh

[destroyahmode]

THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTING

[hath-e]

Y'know I'm finally going to talk about this because I've kinda made this point off handedly a bunch of times now

The RX-105 Xi Gundam is one of the best non combat machines ever made in the UC despite the fact that it is used as such.

It's become this assumption that the Xi is a monster because of it's design when it by itself would be one of the best search and rescue machines ever developed,

It can fly at Mach 2 comfortably and without issues, at Mach 2 at most you are 8 hours away from anything, meaning that a single pilot can reach many emergencies no matter what.

It can automatically keep altitude even at no speed so if a boat were to suffer in the middle of the ocean the Xi would be the best rescue vehicle there is.

It's hands are so big and yet just as precise as any other Gundam, it could not only hold many people in it's palm, they're also big enough to be able to hold, push or stabilize any object no matter the size.

It's missile silos can definitely be repurposed for storage of first aid and other emergency supplies and with it's speed resupplying would come quick as well.

It can utilize Funnels a technology that we've only ever seen used for war, but imagine if it were used for rescue operations, lifeboats and other rescue devices operated entirely by a pilots thoughts.

And yet it suffered the fate of being a war machine because it's creators needed it to be. It's suffering the burden of being a "monster" because of the technology that gives it wings, it's greatest strength is the reason it's being perceived as a demon.

And I think how that relates to Hathaway, he's a newtype and on his way to become a botanical researcher, he could have done great things, if it wasn't for his own existence and environment leading him down the path of becoming Mafty

[athena-gunpla]

HGUC 1/144 Anaheim Electronics Prototype 5th Gen Minovsky Flight System Mobile Suit RX-105 "Ξ Gundam" ("Xi Gundam")

Xi is here!!! I was lucky enough to get this as a birthday present last week and had to get going on it immediately.

The Xi is a really hefty kit, with a gigantic box and over 17 runners (many of which are duplicates for right and left sides). It's incredibly detailed, with great colour separation, however there are some major omissions.

Several orange colour correcting stickers are included, as well as some red and grey ones for the back skirt. I also had to color in some of the vents with my grey gundam marker. Usually I'd paint colour inaccuracies, however I didn't have the right shade of orange, so I let it slide. There's also a large white sticker for the shield's hidden particle canon which feels pretty egregious. There are also the usual eye and sensor stickers, and I did paint the inside of the thrusters red.

Xi comes with plenty of extra parts, including two beam saber effects for each saber, a large beam rifle, two open fist options, two open hand options, and a trigger finger options, as well as a shield and a connector for an Action Base 1. There's also a convertor part to transform the stabilizer wings into flight mode.

Flight mode is achieved mostly just by rotating and sliding parts of the shoulder armour, creating two large triangular wings. The feet rotate downwards, although you do need to parts-form some of the ankle stabilizers.

The wings are removed, and reattached with a separate part to create the final form.

The kit looks just as cool in regular mode, with the fight armour rotated down. The large beam sabers and shoulder armour really accentuate Xi's unique silhouette, as does the cockpit section, resembling Xi's face.

Inside the knees and elbows, as well as the back skirt, you can see moulded-in funnel missiles. There's a separate set which allows them to be displayed in a fired mode, but it unfortunately wasn't available.

The kit is pretty flexible, although it's difficult to rotate the arms due to the shoulder armour. All the joints feel pretty secure as there are no polycap parts so the kit's weight never gets in the way.

The beam sabers are both double-sided, with a smaller blade that can extend from the bottom. They're moulded in Bandai's usual fluorescent green and look really nice. I think the larger one is reused from the Kshatriya, another equally large kit.

Overall I had tons of fun building this, and it was really cool seeing how big it was, almost reaching the size of a MG. It's got a super unique looking design, breaking a lot of the tropes of previous gundam designs that make it pretty refreshing to build. Despite the size everything goes together really quickly.

If you can find it, I recommend giving this one a try!

[murumokirby360]

[ARC] Gundam Extreme Vs 2 [Triad Battle] Xi Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway’s Flash)

[amalgamasreal]

That one is the RX-105 Ξ Gundam or Xi Gundam as people have taken to calling it. That's Hathaway's personal Gundam in the movie, it's BIG, but somehow still smaller than Penelope by almost 30 metric tons. Also its flight form is awkward looking as all get out:

Why go to therapy when you can become an ecological terrorist while still pining over the girl who left you to join a TOTALLY not gay man with a death wish who then was blown up in a mobile armor before said man and his object of obsession ascended to a higher plane of existence? Ignoring these two women who're obviously holding a candle for you the entire time:

Bright Noa out here being a great dad to everyone EXCEPT his own damn kid.

[witnesstheabsurd]

What are your top favorite mecha designs?

And, if you could make a project with all your own content (anything) what would it be?

Oh my goddd i'm gonna have to pass on the second question just because it's such an enormous thing for me to consider and I have like 50 things I wanna do i'd have to laboriously list lol but uh as far as favourite mechs goes -

This isn't exhaustive by any means but some recent "favourite" mechs among an enormous number and their designers would include:

The MAN-010 G-3 Ge Drei by Kazuhisa Kondo

The MSN-04 II Nightingale by Yutaka Izubuchi

The AMX-004 Qubeley by Mamoru Nagano

Justice's "mech" form from Guilty Gear by Daisuke Ishiwatari (?)

The RX-105 Ξ Gundam (Xi Gundam) by Hajime Katoki

Almost too many to list from Evangelion alone but specific mentions go to the Mark 6 and .07 13's Awakened (the white) form, the MP Evas from EOE and both Armaros and the Heurtebise from Evangelion Anima, almost all of which belong to Ikuto Yamashita

Idk! I could keep listing mechs for hours - the Skullma and Zwarth from Dunbine, the Guyver Gigantic if that counts, it goes on forever. Mechs have an incredibly important place in my understanding of design.

[nervespike]

RX-105 XI GUNDAM

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https://gundampros.com/product/hguc-238-rx-105-ξ-xi-gundam/

HGUC RX 150 from Gundam Hathaway. Matfy Gundam. Was searching for the model of Gundam Hathaway model and found this selling. A very cool design not the usual Gundam styles looks like a plane from the silhouette. The movie was also very good continuing from Chars counter attack.

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Another son was born on this cloudy day

RX-105 XI Gundam

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RX-105 Xi Gundam

[destroyahmode]

[HG] RX-105 XI GUNDAM

[hath-e]

I'm reblogging this again as it's own post because I want more people to see it

The RX-105-Π Psi-Xi Gundam Destroy mode

"The monster of possibility"

(Credit goes to @yeeticusdeleticus for making my OC into reality)

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Nxedgestyle NX-0067 (RX-105 XI Gundam) & Nxedgestyle NX-0068 (RX-104FF Penelope) back view) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS8spI3p-1zMBi7zSn2dhd9tWnPlU4XwrBxPFY0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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GundamFan520: Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost: Xi Gundam | Arcade Run

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RX-105 Xi Gundam 😜