Takara LG Convo Bat is now in-stock!

Takara LG Convo Bat / Bat Convoy

We've just received our stock for the Exclusive LG Convo Bat / Bat Convoy. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Follow the link to order yours. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Mastermind Creations R-21 Titanika Photo Gallery

Mastermind Creations R-21 Titanika Photo Gallery

Here's our Photo Gallery for Mastermind Creations R-21 Titanika. Just click the image above to view the rest of the pictures. If you haven't ordered yours yet, just follow the links below. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

ToyWorld TW-M02C Requiem, now in-stock!

ToyWorld TW-M02C Requiem

We just received our stock for ToyWorld TW-M02C Requiem. Orders are currently being processed. If you haven't reserved yours, make sure to follow the links. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Mastermind Creations R-21 Titanika, now in-stock!

Mastermind Creations R-21 Titanika

Mastermind Creations R-21 Titanika is now in-stock! Orders are now being processed. Order yours by following the links. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

ToyWorld TW-C07 Constructor Green Version - Full Set, is now up for pre-order

ToyWorld TW-C07 Constructor Green Version - Full Set

ToyWorld TW-C07 Constructor Green Version - Full Set, is now up for pre-order. The pictures are just place holders for now. ETA of 2nd quarter 2017. More information will be posted regarding details of the set as soon as we can. In the meantime, just follow the links to reserve yours. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Iron Factory IF-EX14 Ultimate Commander with bonus IF-EX16A Alleria, is now in-stock!

Iron Factory IF-EX14 Ultimate Commander, w/ Bonus IF-EX14 Alleria

We just got our stock for Iron Factory IF-EX14 Ultimate Commander, with bonus IF-EX16A Alleria. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Thank you for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

X-Transbots toys MM-III Eligos and Truncheon is now in-stock!

X-Transbots MM-III Eligos and Truncheon

Just received our stock for X-Transbots MM-III Eligos and Truncheon. We're currently processing pre-orders, but if you haven't done so, just follow the links and orders yours. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

BadCube OTS-12 Lorry is now in-stock!

BadCube OTS-12 Lorry

We just got our stock in for BadCube OTS-12 Lorry. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

DNA Design DS-01 Susanoo is now up for pre-order!

DNA Design DS-01 Susanoo

We have the pre-order up for DNA Design's DS-01 Susanoo. ETA of April 2017 release. Reserve yours today by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Takara LG-39 Brainstorm is now in-stock!

Takara LG-39 Brainstorm

We just got our stock for Takara LG-39 Brainstorm. Orders are currently being processed. Order yours by following the links. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Takara LG-36 Soundwave, now in-stock!

Takara LG-36 Soundwave

Takara LG-36 Soundwave is now in-stock! Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Takara LG-37 Jaguar & Bullhorn, and LG-38 Condor & Apeface are now in-stock!

Takara LG-37 Jaguar & Bullhorn, and LG-38 Condor & Apeface

Takara LG-37 Jaguar & Bullhorn, and LG-38 Condor & Apeface sets are now in-stock! Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by using the links below.

ACE Collectables ACE-02 Hiccups is now in stock!

ACE Collectables ACE-02 Hiccups

We just received our stock of ACE Collectables ACE-02 Hiccups. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

X-Transbots Eligos - Cyclonus

My apologies for this picture set. I simply could not get him transformed correctly into space fighter mode.

My first experience with X-Transbots was with Apollyon. Its tendency to self dismemberment and seemingly difficult transformation made me cautious about their releases, but the look of the figure kept me hooked. Subsequent figures, from Andras through Boost, while looking great in bot mode have transformations that are also not entirely fun. Unfortunately, Eligos is no different.

I really want to use a Cyclonus space fighter in a scene recreation, but it won’t be with this figure. Although I can see where the silhouette of the space fighter would look awesome, I simply could not transform it correctly. I was not inspired to annoy my kids by buzzing them while making swooshing sounds. The canopy opens (I can’t close it) to reveal a cockpit with plenty of line work. The miniature Galvatron fits in it just fine. The three sets of retractable landing gears allow him to roll easily on plastic wheels. Nightstick can port into a slot on the top, but he doesn't look good enough to warrant it.

Transformation is frustrating. The nosecone section gave me a lot of trouble. I couldn't get the underside pieces to clip and stay together. The final stretch is an annoying exercise of collapsing the legs, arms, and back together while lining up every panel. I don’t know if it would come together if I were to use more force, but I don’t want to risk scratching or damaging the figure. He doesn’t seem any worse for wear after going back to robot mode.

It's no surprise that Eligos really nails that G1 Cyclonus look in bot mode. Clean and simple line work lets him fit in easily on a Masterpiece shelf. Fortunately, he doesn't have that pink hue seen in preproduction photos and videos. I think he is mostly colored plastic. I can't pick out any specific paint applications. He has red light-piping that works pretty well. You can swap it out for metallic eyes. His feet are made of Die-cast. His backpack compresses much more than on Andras, but it does get in the way of his waist rotation and a piece of the nosecone sticks down in a rather unfortunate manner.

His head is on a swivel and hinge. There is virtually no upward articulation, but he can look down just fine. His shoulders are on ratcheted swivels and hinges. He can't quite raise his arms sideways to 90 degrees. In doing so, his shoulder joints rise on sliders. You have to manually push those sliders back down if you want to get his arms back to his sides. He swivels at his biceps, wrists, waist, and thighs. His waist swivel is ratcheted, but it is limited by his back kibble. He has those gnarly X-Transbots fingers. All his digits are on balljoints and each has the expected number of knuckles. He has double-jointed elbows that go past 90 degrees. His knees can only get to 90 degrees. I think his knees are meant to be single-jointed because of how his lower legs peg to the joint. Manipulating his knees easily disengages those tabs, turning them into double joints. Both parts of his knee joints are ratcheted. His hips are on ratcheted universals. His feet are on rockers and his toes have two hinges each. His heel spurs are on slider joints. Although his upper body feels really solid, everything from the knees on down feels floppy and loose. His lower legs flap in their ratchets and his feet flap around on their rockers. It kind of affects his stability in posing, but I haven't had him topple over once I've got him settled.

His accessories include a rifle, a pistol, a sword, a target master, a miniature Galvatron, an alternate face plate, a solid eye piece, and a display stand. His rifle and gun have a nice amount of line work and some metallic blue paint applications. His sword has line work and yellow paint applications on the grip and guard. The blade has metallic silver paint. All three weapons fit well in his hands using Masterpiece styled tabs. The alternate face has a more dour expression with a black chin beard. The extra eye piece has metallic red paint and is a replacement for the light-piping eye piece. The display stand is clear plastic.

Nightstick has a reasonably amount of articulation. His head is on a swivel. His elbows are double-jointed. His shoulders, hips, and knees are on ball joints. His feet are on hinges for tilting. Transforming him into a rifle is pretty easy, but the result is not that impressive. He's pretty much the same quality and style as Fracas that came with Andras. I would almost rather they skip the Targetmaster and give us more weapons, face plates, or show related accessories, like how KFC Crash Hog comes with a TV and refrigerator.

The miniature Galvatron figure is unpainted, but he articulates at the shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees. He fits well in the cockpit, but can not stay in it through transformation.

Eligos in robot mode easily looks great as a Masterpiece Cyclonus. Unfortunately, the transformation was not fun, and I could not finish it. Although I can't wait for X-Transbots to release their Galvatron to complete the trio, I'm hopeful that FansToys and DX9 will do Cyclonus with an easier transformation mechanic.

In the pictures, I'm showing him next to Combiner Wars Cyclonus and KFC Tempest, Masterpiece Ultra Magnus, X-Transbots Andras, and DX9 Tyrant.

Perfect Effect PC-14 The Titans Cannon is now in-stock!

Perfect Effect PC-14  The Titans Cannon

The Perfect Effect PC-14 The Titans Cannon is now in-stock! Get yours by following the links. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Planet X PX-01C Genesis (No Head Tank) is now in-stock!

Planet X PX-01C Genesis (No Head Tank)

The re-issue for Planet X Genesis is now in-stock. This is PX-01C Genesis (No Head Tank). Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Marvel Legends Infinite Spiderman - BAF Sandman wave, now in-stock!

Marvel Legends Infinite Spiderman - BAF Sandman wave

We just received our stock for Marvel Legends Inifinite Spiderman - BAF Sandman wave. We do have a very, very limited number of sets in stock. Make sure to follow the links and order yours today. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Takara MP-11ND Dirge is now up for pre-order!

Takara MP-11ND Dirge

The pre-order for Takara MP-11ND Dirge is now live! ETA of May 2017 release. Reserve yours today. Make sure to take advantage of the Prime Directives and save more. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Corbot V CV002 Mugger is now in-stock!

Corbot V CV002 Mugger

We got our stock for Corbot V CV002 Mugger. Orders are being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Ocular Max PS-06 Terraegis is now in-stock!

Ocular Max PS-06 Terraegis

Ocular Max PS-06 Terraegis is now in-stock! Orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Planet X Jupiter - Fall of Cybertron Optimus Prime

The official Fall of Cybertron Optimus Prime figure was such a disappointment when compared to the War for Cybertron figure because of its smaller size and less complex transformation. Planet X Jupiter corrects those issues and is an impressive addition to the Planet X line.

The Cybertronian truck pretty much looks like it leapt out of the game. It looks great, but I still prefer his War for Cybertron truck mode. The line work and energon lines look fantastic. He rolls fairly well on plastic tires. His rifle does peg onto the top, but lining up the the two tabs was very fiddly for me. Trying to peg it in always resulted in the arms untabbing from their panels.

Transformation from robot to truck mode was not too hard, but it was kind of fiddly. The hardest part is the legs. Feeding the thrusters from the back of the lower legs to the front is kind of tricky. You just have to patiently work that double hinge to get enough clearance. The panel with the wheels also takes some force to clip into place. I couldn't get the top thrusters to stay tabbed into the legs/back of the truck. One side or the other would keep popping out. Going back to robot mode was easier, but you still have to patiently work those thrusters through the leg.

I just noticed that every Planet X figure has that swirly pattern on the plastic. Pink energon lines and metallic silver paint applications complement the line work. He has a beautiful head sculpt, with blue light-piping that works really well.

His head is on a balljoint. His shoulders are on swivels and double hinges. They do not butterfly. His shoulder pylons are on their own hinges. He swivels at the biceps, wrists, waist, and thighs. His thumbs are fixed. His fingers are single-pinned and articulate as one unit. He has single-jointed elbows that get to 90 degrees and single-jointed knees that almost get to 90 degrees. His hips are on universal joints. He has ankle tilts and foot rockers. 

His accessories include his rifle, a sword, and a battle axe. The rifle has cleanly applied blue paint. It has a standard port that fits well in his hands. The scope is on a hinge to facilitate that hand-turned-gun look. The sword and battle axe have black handles and red transparent plastic blades. The handles simply slot into the ports on his hands and stay firmly in place.

Jupiter will be standing on my Planet X shelf, next to his War for Cybertron version from IT'F. When viewed side-by-side it really looks like Optimus Prime upgraded himself. Despite some fiddliness with the truck mode, this is a great figure. I hope that Planet X will bring us a worthy Megatron next.

Titans Return Titan Masters Wave 3 Photo Gallery

Titans Return Titan Masters Wave 3 Photo Gallery

Here's our mini Photo Gallery for the Titans Return Titan Masters Wave 3 figures. Featuring Sawback, Ptero, Fangry, and Overboard. Check out the rest of the images by clicking on the picture above. Then follow the links to order yours. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Titans Return Legends Wave 3 Set figures are now in-stock!

Titans Return Legends Wave 3 Set of Figures

We just received our stock of Hasbro Titans Return Legends Wave 3 figure sets. The set includes Kickback, Gnaw, and Bumblebee. Get yours while supplies last. Just follow the links to order yours. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Titans Return Titan Masters Wave 3 Set figures are now in-stock!

Titans Return Titan Masters Wave 3 Set Figures

Just arrived today. We now have the Titans Return Titan Masters Wave 3 set of figures. The set includes Sawback, Fangry, Overboard, and Ptero. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge has been restocked!

BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge

BadCube OTS-08 Sunsurge is back in stock! Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

DNA Design DK-04 upgrade kit for Titan Class Fortress Maximus is now up for pre-order!

DNA Design DK-04 upgrade kit for Titan Class Fortress Maximus

Ready for pre-order is DNA Design DK-04 Upgrade Kit for Titan Class Fortress Maximus. The set includes new feet platforms, new legs ratchets, and a crotch piece. Set for an April 2017 release. Reserve yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Fans Hobby MB-02 Megatooth is now up for pre-order!

Fans Hobby MB-02 Megatooth

Here's Fans Hobby's second offering, MB-02 Megatooth. Based on the Monsterbots Repugnus. ETA of January 2017 release. Reserve yours today. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Fans Hobby MB-01 ArchEnemy is now up for pre-order!

Fans Hobby MB-01 ArchEnemy

Fans Hobby MB-01 ArchEnemy is now up for pre-order! ETA of January 2017 release. Reserve yours today by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

IronFactory IF-EX17 Twin Edged Blade Muramasa and Norimune, now in-stock!

IF-EX17 Twin Edged Blade Muramasa and Norimune

We just received our stock for Iron Factory IF-EX17 Twin Edge Blade set, featuring Muramasa and Norimune. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Thank you for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

Star Wars Black Series Wave 5 is now in-stock!

Star Wars Black Series Wave 5

We just got our stock for Star Wars Black Series Wave 5. The set includes, Princess Leia Organa, Sabine Wren, Obiwan Kenobi, AT-AT Driver, Snow Trooper, and Darth Revan. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!