X-Transbots toys MM-9B Barada, is now in-stock!

X-Transbots toys MM-9B Barada

We just received our stock for X-Transbots MM-9B Barada. Orders are being processed. Get yours by following the links. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

X-Transbots MM-IX+ Klaatu, is now in-stock!

X-Transbots MM-IX+ Klaatu

Now in-stock is X-Transbots MM-IX+ Klaatu. Order yours using the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

X-Transbots Toys MM-IX Plus Klaatu, is now up for pre-order!

X-Transbots Toys MM-IX Plus Klaatu

We have the X-Transbots Toys MM-IX Plus Klaatu, now up for pre-order! It has metallic coloring. Reserve yours today by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Zeta EX07 Traveller, is now in-stock!

Zeta EX07 Traveller

Just arrived today - Zeta EX07 Traveller. Orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

NewAge Toys H6L Max (Clear Green), is now in-stock!

NewAge Toys H6L Max (Clear Green)

Processing NewAge Toys H6L Max (Clear Green). Order yours today by following the links. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

X-Transbots MM-9Z Barada, is now up for pre-order!

X-Transbots MM-9Z Barada

X-Transbots Toys MM-9Z Barada is now up for pre-order! Reserve yours by following the links. Thanks for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

MS-Toys MS-B20 UFO, is now up for pre-order!

MS-Toys MS-B20 UFO

Latest from MS-Toys comes MS-B20 UFO. Pre-order yours today by using the links. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

NewAge Toys H6 Max (3 versions), now up for pre-order!

NewAge Toys H6 Max

New pre-orders from NewAge Toys are up. Check out H6 Max, with three versions: Standard, Clear Green, and Blue. Use the links to reserve yours. Thanks for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

Ocular Max PS-11 Omne, is now up for pre-order!

Ocular Max PS-11 Omne

We have the Ocular Max PS-11 Omne up for pre-order! ETA of November release. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

X-Transbots Klaatu - Cosmos

I've come to regard X-Transbots figures as fragile display places not worth the risk of transformation. They look great on the shelf, but I don't like messing with them too much. Klaatu is the first figure from them that I feel comfortable transforming back and forth.

Klaatu has a beautiful spacecraft mode. The metallic green, black, and yellow paint applications look fantastic. I like the proportion of his bridge tower more than the one on Toyworld Spaceracer. Klaatu's head locks into place so he can't play peek-a-boo like Spaceracer can. 

Transformation between modes is fairly simple. I like how the arms and feet form, but wish the backpack slab would have compressed more and that his calves would lock into place. I had to use a spludger to press the button to pop out his head. The flap to reach the button is easily flipped out by pulling on the ridges on the bottom, rather than the top, with your fingernail. Spring-loaded mechanisms are definitely not my preferred manner for revealing the head.

Robot mode looks wonderful. The newly revealed yellow paint and his red bucket head also have metallic flakes. His shins are definitely Die-cast. I'm not sure if there is more though. The two panels on either side of the center panel can flip open to reveal red circuitry and vents. Those details could have used some paint. Spaceracer does a better job of cleaning up the backpack. Klaatu could have used a few more hinges to fold away the corners that stick out over his shoulders and hips. He is quite a bit taller than Masterpiece Bumblebee, but still shorter than the other car bots.

His head is on a ball joint, but he only has a little in the way of vertical articulation. His shoulders are on swivels and double hinges. He can't quite raise his arms out and to the sides because the top of his arms will hit his head. His elbows are double-jointed and can almost perform full curls. He has fixed thumbs and single-pinned fingers that articulate as one unit. He swivels at his biceps, wrists, and waist. His waist swivel is ratcheted. His hips are on universal joints with ratchets only along the front to back swivel. He can perform full front and side splits. His thighs swivel at the universal joints, but are not hindered by their sculpt. He has double-jointed knees, with ratchets in the lower joints. The backs of his legs prevent him from doing full curls. His feet are on ratcheted rockers, but the tilts are very limited. They are not wobbly like Spaceracer's ankles.

Klaatu comes with a miniature spray bottle, tentacles, replacement eyes, a display stand, and tractor beam effects. The spray bottle is red with some metallic trim and writing. There's a slot for his thumbs. The tentacles are soft grey plastic and attach to his thrusters in either mode. His replacement eyes are translucent blue for light-piping effects, but I'll likely stick with the metallic eyes. The flight stand and tractor beam effects are transparent plastic. While the flight stand works just fine, I couldn't get the tractor beam peg to plug into the port. The Chosen Prime included a couple of miniature cows as a bonus.

I'll be displaying Klaatu on my X-Transbots shelf. On the one hand, he has a more premium look and feel to him than Spaceracer. His space shuttle mode definitely benefits from the metallic paint. On the other hand, Spaceracer seems better proportioned in bot mode and I like the way Spaceracer scales alongside Bumblebee and the other minibots. Kind of spoiled as to choices here. This is probably the first X-Transbots figure that I don't feel uncomfortable transforming back and forth. As always, I look forward to their upcoming releases.

X-Transbots toys MM-IX Klaatu is now in-stock!

X-Transbots toys MM-IX Klaatu

We received our stock for X-Transbots MM-IX Klaatu. Orders are currently being processed. Follow the links to order yours. Thank you for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

XTransbots MM-IX Klaatu Video Preview

Here's our Video Preview for XTransbots MM-IX Klaatu, their version of Cosmos in MP Scale. Check it out and then follow the links to order yours. We are looking to include two 1:87 scale cows to go with your figure. Thanks for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

Titans Return Legends Seaspray and Cosmos, are now in-stock!

Titans Return Legends Seaspray and Cosmos

We just received our stock for Titans Return Legends Seaspray and Cosmos. They are ready to ship. Get yours by following the links. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

Toyworld Spaceracer - Cosmos

Unpacking Toyworld Spaceracer brought back some nostalgic but fuzzy memories. I remember picking up Cosmos from the flea market with my father. It may have been a knockoff, but I didn't care then. Spaceracer is a far cry from that stubby, single-footed childhood favorite.

I would like his flying saucer mode, except I can't get his arms and legs to stay pegged together. For some reason he just wants to come apart so there are unsightly gaps everywhere. The display stand mount helps to keep his legs together. He has some metallic painted details, but I wished his green were metallic too. The underside is pretty clean. His dual cannons can retract individually.

Transformation is straightforward in either direction. Coming out of spaceship mode is easy. Going to space ship mode, I had trouble getting his legs and arms to stay pegged together. For some reason, the pegs kept popping out of their ports. The thing I really don't like is having to yank on his head to pull it out for robot mode. I worry that the clip to keep it from sinking back down will eventually break. 

Spaceracer is a short and portly little robot, just like I remember from the show. He has metallic paint on his face, chest, and feet. His eyes can be rotated between two different expressions - neutral and surprised. It is not the easiest mechanism to use, but it is very easy to scratch or dent the paint on his face. His UFO cannons can slide out to give him feet cannons. My only complaint is how the back of his calves are just panels that don't lock into place.

His head is on a ball joint, but he doesn't have much vertical range. His shoulders are on hinged ball joints that sit on panels that rock in and out of his sides. He can raise his arms out and up to 90 degrees. He can also swivel his arm on the black armatures. His elbows and knees are single-jointed and can only curl to 90 degrees. His hands do not articulate, but he does have standard 5mm ports. He swivels at his elbows, wrists, and waist. His hips are on universals that almost allow him to do a full Van Damme for front and side splits. He has ankle rockers and tilts, but his feet only tilt downward and are very wonky. He is prone to falling over backward like Bii. Using the ankle tilts will separate the panels of his calves.

He does not come with any weapons, but an orange display stand is included in a separate box. It is the same style as the pair that came with Primorion. The stand plugs into a removable piece on the underside of his vehicle mode or his butt in robot mode. 

I'll be displaying Spaceracer on my Toyworld shelf to add to Primorion's growing army of minibots. Despite the wonky ankles, he is a wonderfully fun figure. For me, he definitely brings back a lot of childhood memories. I can't wait to add more Toyworld figures to this shelf.

ToyWorld TW-M07 Spaceracer is now in-stock!

ToyWorld TW-M07 Spaceracer

Just arrived! ToyWorld TW-M07 Spaceracer is in the house! Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!