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| Newage Toys H10T Abadon, H11T Berial, and H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack |
Now up for pre-order is Newage Toys H10T Abadon, H11T Berial, and H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack. Use the links to reserve yours. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Showing posts with label Bombshell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bombshell. Show all posts
Monday, August 12, 2019
Newage TOYS H10T Abadon, H11T Berial, and H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack, is now up for pre-order!
Now up for pre-order is Newage Toys H10T Abadon, H11T Berial, and H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack. Use the links to reserve yours. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Newage TOYS H10 Abadon, H11 Berial, and H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack, is now in-stock!
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| Newage TOYS H10 Abadon, H11 Berial, and H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack |
Now in-stock from Newage Toys comes H10 Abadon, H11 Berial, and H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack. These are their versions of Insecticons in Legends scale. Orders are being processed. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Newage TOYS H10+ Abadon, H11+ Berial, and H12+ Asmodeus 3-Pack (Gray Version), is now up for pre-order!
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| Newage TOYS H10+ Abadon, H11+ Berial, and H12+ Asmodeus 3-Pack (Gray Version) |
We have the pre-orders up for Newage TOYS H10+ Abadon, H11+ Berial, and H12+ Asmodeus 3-Pack (Gray Version). Follow the links and reserve yours early. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Newage TOYS H10 Abadon, H11 Berial, & H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack, is now up for pre-order!
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| Newage TOYS H10 Abadon, H11 Berial, & H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack |
We have the pre-order up for NewAge Toys H10 Abadon, H11 Berial, and H12 Asmodeus 3-Pack. Use the links and reserve yours by following the links. Thanks for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Dr Wu DW-P49 Insect, is now up for pre-order!
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| Dr Wu DW-P49 Insect |
Upgrade Kit for Dr Wu, comes DW-P49 Insect. Weapon Kit for Legends Insecticons. Reserve yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Friday, April 27, 2018
Mastermind Creations Malum Malitia - Insecticons
The Insecticons have always been a favorite of mine. I was ecstatic when Mastermind Creations announced their take on this group. The package consists of Inflecto (Bombshell), Potestas (Shrapnel), and Calcitrant (Kickback). I’ve been awaiting this release for quite some time. In the end, I’m left feeling just a little disappointed.
As insects, they don’t look too bad. As expected, the proboscis, mandibles, and wings are chromed plastic. Calcitrant is my favorite of the group. I like his overall shape and the ridges on his rear legs. Inflecto is probably my least favorite. His underside is rather hollow and his robot head is clearly visible. On my copy, one of Potestas' legs appears to be on backwards, but it doesn't seem to interfere with his posability. I'm more bothered by his legs being yellow.
For articulation, wings and antenna swivel, proboscis waggle, and mandibles open and close. All their legs have several points of articulation. Some joints are ball-jointed while others are ratcheted. The joints have no trouble supporting the weight of the figures. It's just a bit fiddly to pose them. Calcitrant's head is locked in place so does not swivel. Potestas' head splits apart whenever you manipulate his mandibles.
Transformation back and forth is pretty straightforward for all three figures. There are a couple of pain points though.
Inflecto's lower legs are on sliders and will lock into place. His hands are also on sliders, but I don't think they have a locking point. They are prone to sliding back into his forearms. His rear insect legs fold up cleanly against his legs while the rest form a fairly clean backpack of limbs. His arms were tabbed very tightly to thin panels, and I did not feel comfortable having to use as much force as I did to release them.
I had an unbelievably hard time flipping out Potestas' wrists. A tab is provided, but the swivel was really tight. His lower insect legs fold into his lower legs, but the instructions aren't too clear how you are supposed to angle them. You just have to shove them in and hope for the best. His backpack is probably the worst of all the Insecticons in my collection. I suppose you just have to angle the legs however you can stand them. Unfortunately, that one backward piece is preventing any sense of symmetry. I'll probably try knocking out the pin to reverse it.
I like how Calcitrant's insect legs basically fold into his body. Unfortunately, they hinder his articulation and sometimes pop out. His insect toes stick out his back, but it doesn't really detract too much from the aesthetic. I do not like how his hands and knees are on sliders, especially since they don't seem to have a noticeable locking point. Like Maketoys Despotron, his knees are prone to sliding back into his lower legs. Although there are little nubs to flip his fingers out, you then have to yank on the fingers to slide his wrists out.
They pretty much hit all the right notes as far Insecticons are concerned. I’m not familiar enough with IDW to know if they should be this close to the G1 cartoon. Strangely, the eyes are not metallic paint. They are just a thin layer of a shiny red and not very cleanly applied. The purple on their bodies is pretty flat too. Calcitrant has gaps in his torso, but has the cleanest back. I like Potestas' aesthetics the most, except he has the worst backpack. I don't believe any of them have Die-cast parts. The Badcube bugs still hold the title for cleanest backsides.
Inflecto's and Calcitrant's heads are on ball joints while Potestas' is on a swivel and hinge. All can achieve a decent range of motion. All their shoulders are on hinges and swivels. Inflecto has ratcheted hinges, but on mine his right shoulder doesn’t ratchet. Except for Inflecto, they can raise their arms up and to the side parallel to the ground. Inflecto comes well shy of that, but he can butterfly and reverse butterfly his arms. They all swivel at their biceps and waists. Only Potestas has wrist swivels. All their thumbs are fixed and all have single-pinned fingers that articulate as a single unit. Inflecto and Potestas have single-jointed elbows while Calcitrant has double-jointed elbows. Only Calcitrant can perform full curls. Only Calcitrant has proper thigh swivels below his universal jointed hips. The others have limited thigh swivels because of their thigh sculpts. Inflecto has fully ratcheted hips, but the ratchets are too far apart. Calcitrant only has ratchets for the side-to-side axis. His ratchets are closer together, but there is a lot of wiggle room within each ratchet. Calcitrant and Potestas can perform full side splits, but not front splits. Inflecto cannot perform either. They all have single-jointed knees. Only Inflecto can perform half curls. Potestas can’t really curl his legs. Calcitrant can curl his legs, but his insect legs will come out, breaking the form. They all have various degrees of ankle tilts and rockers. The short of it is that Potestas, with his lack of ratchets, has the best articulation of the group.
Their only accessories are a rifle each and alternate faces for Potestas and Calcitrant. The rifles are chromed plastic with some line work. They all use a peg that is different for each and can store in insect mode. Calcitrant can't hold his rifle properly, but the other two have no trouble keeping theirs in place. The alternate faces for Potestas and Calcitrant have more whimsical expressions.
The group will stand on my Mastermind Creations Reformatted shelf. I suppose they wouldn’t look too out of place on a CHUG display of mostly Voyager class figures. They don't have the heft of the Fans Toys figures nor the bulk of the Badcube bugs. All three are bulkier than Cynicus and Azalea, but somehow feel more fragile. They also lack the posability of Azalea. As a set, they look fine on the shelf, but I’m not enamored with the design. The quality doesn’t seem quite up to Mastermind Creations’ usual standard. Still, I love their figures and eagerly await their next release.
I had an unbelievably hard time flipping out Potestas' wrists. A tab is provided, but the swivel was really tight. His lower insect legs fold into his lower legs, but the instructions aren't too clear how you are supposed to angle them. You just have to shove them in and hope for the best. His backpack is probably the worst of all the Insecticons in my collection. I suppose you just have to angle the legs however you can stand them. Unfortunately, that one backward piece is preventing any sense of symmetry. I'll probably try knocking out the pin to reverse it.
I like how Calcitrant's insect legs basically fold into his body. Unfortunately, they hinder his articulation and sometimes pop out. His insect toes stick out his back, but it doesn't really detract too much from the aesthetic. I do not like how his hands and knees are on sliders, especially since they don't seem to have a noticeable locking point. Like Maketoys Despotron, his knees are prone to sliding back into his lower legs. Although there are little nubs to flip his fingers out, you then have to yank on the fingers to slide his wrists out.
They pretty much hit all the right notes as far Insecticons are concerned. I’m not familiar enough with IDW to know if they should be this close to the G1 cartoon. Strangely, the eyes are not metallic paint. They are just a thin layer of a shiny red and not very cleanly applied. The purple on their bodies is pretty flat too. Calcitrant has gaps in his torso, but has the cleanest back. I like Potestas' aesthetics the most, except he has the worst backpack. I don't believe any of them have Die-cast parts. The Badcube bugs still hold the title for cleanest backsides.
Inflecto's and Calcitrant's heads are on ball joints while Potestas' is on a swivel and hinge. All can achieve a decent range of motion. All their shoulders are on hinges and swivels. Inflecto has ratcheted hinges, but on mine his right shoulder doesn’t ratchet. Except for Inflecto, they can raise their arms up and to the side parallel to the ground. Inflecto comes well shy of that, but he can butterfly and reverse butterfly his arms. They all swivel at their biceps and waists. Only Potestas has wrist swivels. All their thumbs are fixed and all have single-pinned fingers that articulate as a single unit. Inflecto and Potestas have single-jointed elbows while Calcitrant has double-jointed elbows. Only Calcitrant can perform full curls. Only Calcitrant has proper thigh swivels below his universal jointed hips. The others have limited thigh swivels because of their thigh sculpts. Inflecto has fully ratcheted hips, but the ratchets are too far apart. Calcitrant only has ratchets for the side-to-side axis. His ratchets are closer together, but there is a lot of wiggle room within each ratchet. Calcitrant and Potestas can perform full side splits, but not front splits. Inflecto cannot perform either. They all have single-jointed knees. Only Inflecto can perform half curls. Potestas can’t really curl his legs. Calcitrant can curl his legs, but his insect legs will come out, breaking the form. They all have various degrees of ankle tilts and rockers. The short of it is that Potestas, with his lack of ratchets, has the best articulation of the group.
Their only accessories are a rifle each and alternate faces for Potestas and Calcitrant. The rifles are chromed plastic with some line work. They all use a peg that is different for each and can store in insect mode. Calcitrant can't hold his rifle properly, but the other two have no trouble keeping theirs in place. The alternate faces for Potestas and Calcitrant have more whimsical expressions.
The group will stand on my Mastermind Creations Reformatted shelf. I suppose they wouldn’t look too out of place on a CHUG display of mostly Voyager class figures. They don't have the heft of the Fans Toys figures nor the bulk of the Badcube bugs. All three are bulkier than Cynicus and Azalea, but somehow feel more fragile. They also lack the posability of Azalea. As a set, they look fine on the shelf, but I’m not enamored with the design. The quality doesn’t seem quite up to Mastermind Creations’ usual standard. Still, I love their figures and eagerly await their next release.
Monday, September 25, 2017
Mastermind Creations R-26 Malum Malitia, now in-stock!
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| Mastermind Creations R-26 Malum Malitia |
Just arrived and now in-stock: Mastermind Creations R-26 Malum Malitia. Orders are now being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
FansToys FT-12T Grenadier video review
Video review of FansToys FT-12T. Thanks to Diecast of Radio Free Cybertron. Click on the form below and order yours! Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Monday, October 12, 2015
BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps Clear Version, up for pre-order!
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| BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps - Clear Version |
BadCube is offering up a limited number of the Translucent sets of their Bug Corps Value Packs. These will come with all the standard accessories included with the value pack.
These will be on an as ordered basis, meaning we will not be stocking additional numbers of these items, so Pre-Orders only will be filled.
ETA - November 2015
Click on the main image above or use the form at the bottom. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Monday, October 5, 2015
Comparison Video of FansToys FT-12/12T Grenadier and BadCube OTS-06 Hypno.
Here's a comparison video of the FansToys FT-12/12T Grenadier figures, together with BadCube's OTS-06 Hypno. Thanks to our TCP Family member Floatingcat. Check them out and afterwards, go to our store and order yours. Thanks you for your continued patronage of The Chosen Prime!
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| FansToys FT-12 Grenadier |
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| FansToys FT-12T Grenadier (Purple Chest) |
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| BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps Value Pack |
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| BadCube OTS-06 Hypno Collector's Edition |
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps Value Pack, now in-stock!
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| BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps Value Pack |
The bugs finally arrived. We are currently processing pre-orders for BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps. Get them while supplies last. Click on the image above or use the form at the bottom. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Monday, September 28, 2015
FansToys FT12/12T Grenadier now in-stock!
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| Fanstoys FT12 / FT12T Grenadier |
FansToys FT-12/12T Grenadier are now in-stock! Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by clicking on the main image above or use the form at the bottom. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Monday, September 21, 2015
BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps Collector's Edition, now in-stock!
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| BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps Collector's Edition |
Fresh from the case comes the BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps Collector's Edition. We're currently working on the pre-orders. If you're looking to get them, now's the time! Click on the main image above or use the form at the bottom of this post. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Monday, June 15, 2015
Prime Spotlight: BadCube OTS Evil Bug Corps - Claymore, Hypno, and Kickbutt
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| BadCube OTS050607 Evil Bug Corps |
Check out BadCube's Evil Bug Corps (value pack). We received some early test shots and we'd like to share them with you. If you haven't pre-ordered yet, make sure to click on the main image above or use the form at the bottom of the post. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
The Evil Bug Corps:
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OTS-05 Claymore
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OTS-07 Kickbutt
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