GigaPower HQ-03X Guttur (Metallic Weathered Deco), is now in-stock!

GigaPower HQ-03X Guttur (Metallic Weathered Deco)

We received our stock for GigaPower HQ-03X Guttur (Metallic Weathered Deco). Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get your figure by following the links. Thank you very much for continuing to support The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-02X Grassor, is now up for pre-order!

GigaPower HQ-02X Grassor

Check out GigaPower HQ-02X Grassor, in metallic weathered deco. Use the links and reserve yours early. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-01R Superator (Chrome), is now in-stock!

GigaPower HQ-01R Superator (Chrome)

Now in-stock and processing pre-orders for GigaPower HQ-01R Superator (Chrome). Get yours by following the links. Thanks for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-01/01R Superator, is now up for pre-order!

GigaPower HQ-01/01R Superator

GigaPower HQ-01/01R Superator, is now up for pre-order! Reserve yours early by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-03/03R Gigasaur Guttur (Reissue), is now back in-stock!

GigaPower HQ-03/03R Gigasaur Guttur

We just got the reissues for GigaPower HQ-03/03R Guttur. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-05/05R Gaudenter is now up for pre-order!

 GigaPower HQ-05/05R Gaudenter

We now have the pre-order up for GigaPower HQ-05/05R Gaudenter (Red/Blue - Metallic/Chrome Versions). Just follow the links to reserve yours! Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime,

GigaPower Graviter - Sludge

GigaPower Graviter - Sludge

The Dinobots are my favorite group of Transformers. It’s great that there are so many options for a complete set of these guys. The GigaPower Dinobots stand out because of their aesthetics and size. Graviter is an excellent display piece that I’m glad to have on my shelf floor.

He is an absolute beast in brontosaurus or brachiosaurus mode. I don’t remember FansToys Stomp being this large. I love all the line work and little details. It’s like a nostalgic blast of my childhood toy, but with a much improved look and design. His tail kind of sticks out weirdly in the back. I wished it angled to the ground. 

His head is on a swivel and hinge. The neck also swivels and hinges at a couple of spots. While he doesn’t have the crazy neck articulation of FansProject Columpio, Graviter can be pretty expressive with his neck and head. His mouth opens pretty wide to reveal independently articulating mouth cannons. While his front legs share his robot shoulder and arm articulation, his rear legs are not of his robot hips. They are only on a swivel so they can not splay outward. They also do not swivel at the thighs. Both sets of legs are single-jointed. All his toes articulate independently. Despite the segments, his tail only waggles at one spot.

Transformation back and forth is not difficult. The legs are the most involved. There are a couple of areas where clearance may be an issue - the wings moving past his shoulders and the two panels on his underbelly moving past his leg panels. So far, I’ve managed to avoid the wings scratching his shoulders, but you have to be cautious. The belly pieces have scraped his leg panels though. I forgot to extend his biceps for robot mode.

Robot mode is suitably large and imposing. The red and gold pieces tie in really well with Gutter. The piston details on the back of his elbows are a nice touch. The head sculpt looks great. It avoids the derpiness that is common with FansToys sculpts. Too bad the dinosaur hind legs don’t collapse. There simply is no more room in the feet and shins.

His head is on a ball joint, but the range of motion is sort of limited. His shoulders are on ratcheted hinges and swivels. He can raise his arms out and up to 90 degrees. His elbows are single-jointed. Strangely, they started out ratcheted, but stopped being clickety-clackety after only a couple of curls. I wonder if I’ve broken both ratchets. He can only curl his arms about 90 degrees. His thumbs are on hinges while the rest of his fingers are on individual joints. All his fingers articulate individually, have two knuckles, and can splay ever so slightly. He swivels at his biceps, wrists, waist, and thighs. His hips are on ratcheted universals. The ratchets are not quite strong enough to hold the weight of his legs. He can perform a full side splits, but not quite a full front splits. His knees are single-jointed and ratcheted. They can’t curl very much. Because of the transformation joint, he can bend his lower legs sideways at his knees. He has no ankle rockers or tilts. His toes are on hinges, but they don’t move very much. They can hinge side ways though. Overall, he isn’t exactly the most posable figure.

His accessories include his large rifle, a sword, a pair of smaller rifles, some flame effects, an alternate head, transparent neck and tail pieces, and a strip of blue sticker. All the weapons are nicely detailed, but have zero lick of paint. At least the sword has a translucent blade. The large rifle and sword feature light-up effects, but I don’t have any of those little batteries. All the weapons sit well in his hands, despite using Masterpiece-styled tabs. The flame effects wrap nicely around the blade. They add a lot of weight. If Gutter is anything to go by, I won’t be leaving the sword, heavy with the flame effects, in his hands for long. The weight seems to have weakened the ratchets in Gutter’s sword arm. His alternate head has an angry expression. It simply pops on and off the ball joint. The transparent pieces are great if you want to achieve that G1 toy look in dinosaur mode. I don’t know what the sticker strip is for.

Graviter will stand on my Masterpiece shelf. It has the aesthetics and size that really sets it apart from Stomp. It will probably take another couple of years, but I can’t wait to complete this set.

GigaPower HQ-04 Graviter (Metallic), is now in-stock!

GigaPower HQ-04 Graviter (Metallic)

We just received our stock for GigaPower HQ-04 Graviter (Metallic Ver). Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-04R Graviter is now up for pre-order!

GigaPower HQ-04R Graviter

Now up for pre-order is GigaPower HQ-04R Graviter. This is their version of Dinobot Sludge in MP Scale. Reserve yours today by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-02 Grassor (Metallic), is now in-stock!

GigaPower HQ-02 Grassor (Metallic)

GigaPower Gigasaurs HQ-02 Grassor (Metallic version) is now in-stock! This massive beast is being processed and will be sent out to you. If you don't have it yet, make sure to use the links and order yours. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-02 Grassor (Metallic Version) coming out soon!

GigaPower HQ-02 Grassor (Metallic Version)

GigaPower showed off some new images for HQ-02 Grassor (Metallic Version). It's coming out soon! Make sure that you've reserved yours. Get yours by following the links. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-03R Grassor (Chrome) is back in-stock!

GigaPower HQ-03R Grassor

GigaPower HQ-03R Grassor (Chrome version) is back in-stock! Just use the links and order yours today. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-03R Guttur (Chrome) has been restocked!

GigaPower HQ-03R Guttur

GigaPower HQ-03R Guttur (Chrome) is back in stock! No more restocks after this, as far as we know. Get yours by following the links. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-02R Grassor is now in-stock!

GigaPower HQ-02R Grassor

We just received our stock for GigaPower HQ-02R Grassor (Chrome version). We're currently processing pre-orders. Get yours by following the links. Take advantage of the Prime Directives and save more! Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime.

GigaPower Flame Accessory for HQ-02R Grassor, is now up for pre-order!

GigaPower Flame Accessory for HQ-02R Grassor

Up for pre-order is GigaPower Flame Accessory for HQ-02R Grassor. ETA of late September release. Reserve yours today! Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-02 Grassor (Chrome Version), now up for pre-order!

GigaPower HQ-02 Grassor (Chrome version)

We have the GigaPower HQ-02 Grassor (Chrome version), now up for pre-order! Just follow the links to reserve yours. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

GigaPower HQ-03 Guttur, battery installation.

GigaPower HQ-03 Guttur

So now that you've done the hip fix, you should be able to easily install batteries on the blaster and sword. You'll need two LR-60 1.5 v batteries. On the blaster, the positive goes towards the LED, and the negative goes towards the butt of the gun. On the sword, it's the opposite. The negative goes towards the LED, and the positive goes towards the switch/pommel of the sword.

You'll also need a sharp blade to make room for the batteries on the sword. Check out the video for more in depth details. Thank you and Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

How to fix loose hips on GigaPower HQ-03 Guttur.

GigaPower HQ-03 Guttur

We took some time, but it's worth it. Here's GigaPower HQ-03 Guttur's hip fix. We do hope that it helps you out when you have that slight loose connection. Just remember to take it one step at a time and it also helps when you have a small container or magnet close by for the screws and those springs for the ratchets.

PSA for GigaPower HQ-03 Hip Issue

GigaPower HQ-03 Guttur

We have been informed by GigaPower that they will be working directly with Customers regarding the hip issue. If you do have a hip issue, please message GigaPower directly via Facebook message or via email to gigapowertoys@gmail.com. They've mentioned that the issue is due to the screws not being fully screwed in. Please see below for the instructions, in case you'd want to tackle it now. They will be sending the fixes as well on their next figure release. Thank you.

The hip issue update

Eventhough the screws in the hips may be shorter than intended, they still should work fine if screwed in all the way. If you have wobbly hips, you can try to repair them as they are probably just not screwed in properly. You can see the instructions here in this post or similar ones at Heavy Scratch Customs By Dawgstar.

If your leg separated from the hips, it still may be possible to repair that by disassembling the hips and screwing in the screw all the way. In this case, however, add one step to the instructions - cut off excessive plastic that might have occured because of the separation.

If that didn't help you can request replacement parts via facebook private message to this page or via email gigapowertoys@gmail.com and we will send them to you in near future.

Also, we will include the replacement hips with our next Gigasaur, so you all will have replacement parts just in case you have a problem with these hips later.

We are sorry for the issue and we want to help you fix it.

Prime Spotlight: GigaPower HQ-03 Guttur

Prime Spotlight presents: 

GigaPower HQ-03 Guttur

GigaPower HQ-03 Guttur

Bottom Line (**** stars- <out of a possible 5>)

By Stygian360


Introduction:

I’ve been anticipating the release of Guttur since roughly the first pictures started showing up.  Here was this seeming upstart company named Giga Power who dared to challenge Fans Toys at what they were doing so well- crafting superior Dinobot homages.  First a few initial pictures and then very quick revisions as Giga wanted to ensure that they got their first release just right.  Then as time slipped by and pictures became fewer and fewer not many had high hopes that Guttur was even going to see release.  Then low and behold he’s finally come!  First he showed up only via online reviews which showcased in tantalizing detail what we had to look forward to and then more recently the full blown retail release has hit and oh glorious day!!  So, does Guttur fit the bill?  Well, I think you can already tell from my enthusiasm that the deck is stacked in Guttur’s favor, but I’ll still attempt to maintain my professionalism and give the most even handed review possible.  Oh who am I kidding?  There may be gushing, so watch out!


Articulation:

Guttur’s articulation is excellent.  All of his major pivot points and joints are covered with the appropriate degree of movement- up/down, back/forth, side/side; he even includes a ball-jointed head, excellent joint range of motion and individually articulated fingers.  My one concern with articulation is that it appears to have created some ‘looseness’- specifically in the articulated fingers, his hips and to a lesser degree his alt mode back legs (which become his arms in robot mode).  I’m not sure if this looseness particularly in the hips/arms is due to ratchets with ‘teeth’ that are spaced too far apart- thus not allowing for proper balancing and rigidity in a full range of motion- or some other factor, but it’s a tolerance concern that needs addressing as Guttur moves forward with future re-releases (if any) and with the follow up release of Grassor and beyond. 
Otherwise, Guttur’s articulation is everything that I could have hoped for at this scale and perhaps a bit more.  No complaints (other than those stated) in other words.  


Paint:

My copy has flawless paint.  No concerns whatsoever and nothing major to report that I would consider out of the ordinary.  Fortunately this is becoming more the norm with third party releases, so the odd stand out is all the more apparent when it occurs.  Fortunately Guttur owns the day with his awesomely painted self!




Transformation:

What a fun figure to transform!  I’m on record as not being a maven for complicated transformations.  At larger scales complicated movements only create greater potential for breakage.  So when a figure is done this right, this solidly, I have nothing but a huge smile on my face.  There is a time and a place for something more ‘puzzle play’ oriented- and there is always a balance to be struck between complicated and not- but Guttur knows that exact middle ground sweet spot, and I could plant a wet kiss on him for that.  SMOOCH!!

The entire transformation pays deep homage to the G1 Snarl, so if you own or have played with that toy you’ll know how he splits at about mid-waist down through the head to form the robot legs, and after some twisting and turning the top half comes together as well.  There is nothing too major to call out as far as missteps on the part of Giga Power when it comes to transformation- except perhaps for the aforementioned looseness and tolerance concerns.  Once Guttur is finally all together and standing tall in robot mode you’ll be beaming with pride, and perhaps will even be prompted to break out your phone to grab a few pics.  Sure there are endless pics and reviews online already, but what the heck why not add a few more to the pile!  Guttur is fantastic and looks the true ‘beast’ in either mode.


Bottom Line:

If you don’t own a Guttur and/or don’t have plans to buy one please, stop reading this review immediately, and run out to secure one at your local or preferred retailer.  There is absolutely no shame in having waited this long by the way.  Okay, maybe a little shame.  All done and back now?  So now we can both finally bask in how smart you are that you haven’t let this opportunity to purchase Guttur pass you by.  By the way, I don’t get a kick back if you buy one.  Instead I just want everyone within the sound of my digital voice to own this guy… soon.  He’s that good and there is nothing more that need be said about that.