Takara Movie the Best MB-15 Lockdown, is now in-stock!

Takara Movie the Best MB-15 Lockdown

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Unique Toys Peru Kill - Lockdown

I enjoy the Michael Bay movies for their loud and bombastic action scenes, but I was never that enamored with the design of any of the characters. Unique Toys Peru Kill grabbed my interest from the first colorless test shots. The figure does not disappoint.

Vehicle mode is absolutely stunning. Panel lines mar the form, but that is to be expected. It doesn't deter much from the aesthetics. I wish all Transformer figures have metallic paint. It really conveys a high-end feel. Transparent headlights and taillights are nice accents. I especially like the brake pad details on each tire. Despite some visible robot parts, his undercarriage is fairly clean. He rolls very well on rubber tires. His rifle can peg onto the back.

Transformation is pretty involved, but not stressful. Everything moved very smoothly. The sideview mirrors can stay in place as another set of toes or be removed and plugged onto the side of his arms. Going back to car mode was surprisingly not very aggravating.

I usually don't go for the aesthetics of the live-action movies, but Unique Toys really knocked this one out of the park. Robot mode is gorgeous. Even more metallic paint details are revealed. The line work is done very well. His face sculpt is almost as detailed as the official Movie Masterpiece figures and looks very good. His metallic blue eyes are strangely menacing. He has Die-cast in his butt flap and thighs.

His head is on a hinge and swivel. He can look up and down a good amount, but not much to the sides. His shoulders are on hinges and swivels. He can raise his arms out and up almost to 90 degrees. His double-jointed elbows can perform full curls. He swivels at just below his elbows, wrists, waist, and thighs. His wrists are also on hinges. His thumbs are on ball joints while the rest of his fingers are single-pinned and articulate as a single unit. He has two sets of knuckles on his fingers, except for his thumbs. His waist swivel is limited by his thigh and crotch sculpts. I would be cautious so as to not scratch his thighs. His hips are on ball joints that can't perform much of front or side splits. He has double-jointed knees that can also perform full curls. I'm not a huge fan of his knee engineering. Both the upper and lower parts of the knee joints can bend in the reverse direction. I don't think he had it in the movies, but you could give him chicken legs. His feet are on rockers and tilts.

His accessories include a battle mask, his face rifle, a claw, a Steeljaw, and the Seed. The battle mask swaps with his face very easily - no screws are involved. His extremely large rifle has the same metallic paint treatment and line detail as the main figure. It is very impressive. He can hold his rifle normally. His hands slip through the handles and wrap around it while a peg tabs into his forearm. Unfortunately, his elbow joints are not strong enough to hold it up. Of course, it can situate right over his head to give him that ridiculous but awesome rifle face. It seems to work better with the regular face than the battle mask. The Seed is done in a metallic silver with some line work. It is a decent accessory for some film related lore.

Steeljaw is not simply a static figure. His neck, hips, and paws are on ball joints. Each leg has a single joint. His jaw can open and close. He can hold Peru Kill's rifle for him.

Unique Toys Peru Kill will definitely go my Movie Masterpiece shelf/bucket. It is a very impressive figure that I was surprised by. I wasn't originally going to go for their Optimus Prime figure, but now I am.

Unique Toys R-01 Peru Kill Video Review

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Unique Toys R-01 Peru Kill, is now in-stock!

Unique Toys R-01 Peru Kill

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Unique Toys R-01 Peru Kill is now up for pre-order!

Unique Toys R-01 Peru Kill

We've got the latest from Unique Toys' new line: R-01 Peru Kill. Now up for pre-order. Coming out in July 2017. Reserve yours today. Shop Smart with the Chosen Prime!

Mastermind Creations Jaegertron - Lockdown

My only knowledge of Lockdown comes from the Michael Bey movie, but I'm more than happy to add any Mastermind Creations Reformatted figure to my collection. They usually have an interesting design and are fun to play with. Despite a couple of flaws, Jaegetron is no exception.

I like the general shape of the space fighter, but there are gaps in the form and several panels simply won't line up without popping out of their tabs. The cockpit is not supposed to open, but it always gets unpegged. The right tail fin has stress marks out of the box and is bent at a slight angle near the tip. You can attach the trailer, but it turns a sleek fighter into a winnebago. Jaegertron won't displace Generations Brainstorm as my favorite space fighter.

The trailer has decent line work and paint applications. The large thruster is red transparent plastic. It opens to reveal a storage locker for his melee weapons and trophies. The clips are made specifically for the heads of Mastermind Creations Feralcons. There are only four clips for five weapons, but you can stash one in the empty space and still close up the trailer. It features a light-up gimmick, but batteries are not included.

Transformation from robot to space fighter mode isn't difficult, but there are a couple of tabs to line up on the wings and arms that I had trouble keeping tabbed in. The cockpit connection to the nose cone is very irksome. There is a bit of parts-forming involved with the disc. The swords have to be removed first. Although you can leave the head on during transformation, I found it easier just to remove it completely. The disc partially hides it anyways. The gun head attaches between the nose cone pieces. As usual, going back to robot mode is much less finicky.

Like Mastermind Creations Commotus, Jaegertron has painted lines running throughout his body that I'll have fun adding a glow effect to for scene recreations. The default head has a metallic silver face, with metallic red eyes. His legs can't straighten completely so he always has a bow-legged look.

All three heads connect via a peg that is attached to a ball joint. Although he can swivel and rotate his head perfectly fine, turning side to side seems limited and is kind of difficult to achieve. His shoulders are on swivels and hinges. They don't butterfly and the ratcheted transformation joints are prone to swinging out when rotating his shoulders forward. He swivels at the biceps, forearms, wrists, waist, and thighs. His hands are the standard MMC hands that are fixed in an open grip. He has double-jointed elbows and double-jointed, ratcheted knees. His hips are on universal joints, with ratchets along the frontal axis. His feet are on ball joints and have somewhat less wonky ankles than is usual with MMC. I'm still getting used to the figure, but he doesn't appear to be as posable as Azalea or Cynicus.

He has a plethora of accessories - a pair of rifles, a pair of swords, five melee weapons, a pair of mounted guns, two alternate heads, and one replacement head for each of the Feralcons. Each pair of guns consists of identical molds. All are single pieces of black plastic with some line work but no paint applications. The long guns appear to be for mounting on his wings; the handles are too short for his fists and the shape of the butts interferes with his wrists. The handles of the swords are painted in metallic silver while the blades are transparent green plastic. The line work along the blades is nicely done. The handles of the rifles and swords fit well in his hands without the usual scariness of some of their previous figures. The swords can also store in holsters found in his backpack. The melee weapons consists of two different types of maces, an axe, a spike, and a hook. All are done in gun metal gray with silver paint on the sharp bits. They are meant for mounting by swapping out his hands. The handles are for storage in the weapons locker / trophy case.  One alternate head is the same as the default, except for a movable mask done in translucent green plastic. His face is not really visible through the mask. This head, with the mask down, will probably be my preferred option. The final alternate head has the giant gun face like the one in the Michael Bey movie.

The quality of this figure seems up to par with the other figures in this line. My main complaint is with the loose shoulder plates, but I'm glad to have picked him up. Since Mastermind Creations has announced their version of Megatron, I will probably start a shelf for their Reformatted line of figures. I'm crossing my fingers that an Optimus Prime will be in the works.

MMC R-15 Jaegertron and R-17 Carnifex stock just arrived!

MMC R-15 Jaegertron and R-17 Carnifex

Hello TCP Family. We just got our shipment in for Mastermind Creations R-15 Jaegertron and R-17 Carnifex. We will be processing orders, but shipping will likely occur tomorrow as it's already end of the day for shipping services. If you haven't ordered yours yet, make sure to follow the links below.

Mastermind Creations R-15 Jaegertron, now up for pre-order!

MMC R-15 Jaegertron

Coming out in September, is MMC R-15 Jaegertron. Make sure to use the links to reserve yours. The set will include his Trophy case, the alternate faces for the Feralcons, and more accessories! We can't wait to have this available for our TCP Family members. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Restocks for Hasbro Generations Windblade and AoE Wave 3 Deluxes

We've got the Hasbro Generations Deluxe Windblade and the Age of Extinction Wave 3 Deluxes - Bumblebee, HotShot, Snarl, and Lockdown. Check them out and then checkout by clicking the link above or using the order page below.