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| Planet X PX-10B Jupiter (Metallic Version) |
Pre-orders are up for Planet X PX-10B Jupiter (Metallic Version). Just use the links and reserve yours. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Showing posts with label Planet X. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Planet X. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Planet X PX-10B Jupiter (Metallic Version), is now up for pre-order!
Pre-orders are up for Planet X PX-10B Jupiter (Metallic Version). Just use the links and reserve yours. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Planet X PX-06 Vulcun G2, is now in-stock!
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| Planet X PX-06 Vulcun G2 |
We just got our stock in for Planet X PX-06 Vulcun G2. This was an exclusive at our booth at TFcon DC 2019! Get yours by following the links.
Monday, September 30, 2019
Planet X PX-02 Caelus (Regular & Metallic), now in-stock!
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| Planet X PX-02 Caelus (Metallic) |
Newly stocked is Planet X PX-02 Caelus (Regular & Metallic Versions). Just use the links to order yours. Thanks for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!
Planet X PX-06 Vulcun (Regular & Metallic), now in-stock!
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| PX-06 Vulcun (Metallic) |
We got our stocks in for Planet X PX-06 Vulcun (Regular & Metallic Editions). Order yours today by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Planet X PX-C02 Kadmos (restock), now available!
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| Planet X PX-C02 Kadmos (restock) |
Planet X PX-C02 Kadmos has been restocked! Order yours today by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Monday, August 12, 2019
Planet X PX-C02 Kadmos, is now in-stock!
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| Planet X PX-C02 Kadmos |
We just got our stock for Planet X PX-C02 Kadmos. Orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Planet X PX-21 Mars & PX-20 Vejovis, now in-stock!
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| Planet X PX-21 Mars & PX-20 Vejovis |
Now in stock are Planet X PX-21 Mars and PX-20 Vejovis. Pre-orders are being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Planet X PX-C01B Ismenios G1 Expansion Kit, is now in-stock!
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| Planet X PX-C01B Ismenios G1 Expansion Kit |
We just got our stock for Planet X PX-C01B Ismenios G1 Expansion Kit. Use the links to order yours. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Monday, January 28, 2019
Planet X PX-C01 Ismenios Transformation Sequence
Check out the Transformation Sequence video for Planet X PX-C01 Ismenios. Then follow the links to order yours. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Monday, January 14, 2019
Planet X PX-C02 Kadmos, is now up for pre-order!
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| Planet X PX-C02 Kadmos |
We have the pre-order up for Planet X PX-C02 Kadmos. Just follow the links to reserve yours. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Planet X PX-C01 Ismenios, is now in-stock!
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| Planet X PX-C01 Ismenios |
Planet X PX-C01 Ismenios is now in-stock! Order yours today by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Planet X PX-C01B Ismenios Expansion Kit, now up for pre-order!
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| Planet X PX-C01B Ismenios Expansion Kit |
Planet X is already offering an Expansion Kit for PX-C01 Ismenios. Use the links to reserve yours. Don't forget to take advantage of the Prime Directives to save more. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Friday, March 16, 2018
Planet X Apollo - Ultra Magnus
I never got my hands on a Fall of Cybertron Ultra Magnus. I didn't like the smaller Optimus Prime figure it was based off of and that one third party figure turned into vaporware. Planet X Apollo is essentially an armor kit with a repainted Jupiter, but the end result is glorious.
The base truck mode is the same as Jupiter. All the armor parts attach to give him more bulk. It's a nice idea, but it was not implemented very well. The tabs are too weak to hold all the various pieces securely together. Things are constantly popping off somewhere or another. I believe the front and middle to back sections are supposed to be at an angle to each other. On my copy, they follow the same slope. If I press down on the back, things will start falling off. The crotch piece is supposed to tab in there, but I have to leave it out as it always falls off. It still rolls very well on three pairs of plastic tires. His hammer is part of the "glue" holding things together, but I couldn't figure out how to attach his rifle.
Transformation is pretty much what I remembered of Jupiter, down to the annoying feet that have to be fed through his legs. You cannot keep the armor pieces on through transformation even if you are aiming for the armored robot mode because the armor pieces require some parts-forming themselves. For the unarmored robot mode, you need to swap out the armor for the smoke stack pieces or his shoulders will be bare and hollow.
His unarmored form is basically an off-white version of Jupiter. It is still an awesome figure. The paint is not as striking as Jupiter's, but the highlights are still clean and pop off the figure. He has metallic painted eyes instead of light-piping. My only criticism would be that hole in his crotch where his armor attaches. Articulation is exactly the same as Jupiter and doesn't change much to his armored mode.
Attaching all the armor parts is far less finicky in robot mode than it is in truck mode. It does require pushing those feet back through the shins and removing the four black thrusters to plug in his larger feet. The crotch armor pegs into that unsightly hole in his crotch.
Armored mode looks absolutely wonderful. His chest is very evocative of the character. I like how his shoulder pylons are not ridiculously elongated like on the Combiner Wars version. He doesn't dwarf Optimus Prime like his Masterpiece counterpart does, but is still larger. I love the Fall of Cybertron aesthetic, especially as Planet X has given us in their entire line up. Apollo is no different with the cleanly applied paint and line work. My only complaint is that his neck flap doesn't peg in anywhere. It just sits loosely on top of the torso.
His head is on a ball joint while his neck is on a hinged flap. He can look up, but not down without raising the flap and breaking the form. His shoulders are on swivels and double hinges. He can only raise his arms up and outward well shy of 45 degrees. He swivels at his biceps, wrists, waist, and thighs. His elbows are single-jointed and can only curl about 90 degrees. His thumbs are on ball joints and are hinged at the lower knuckles. The rest of his fingers are single-pinned and articulate individually. None of the knuckles are hinged, but his fingers are all curved. He has a waist swivel, but it is impeded by the ab portion of his armor. His hips are on universal joints. He can perform a full front splits, but his crotch armor prevents him from performing a side splits. His knees are single-jointed. They can't quite curl to 90 degrees. His feet are on tilts while his toes are hinged.
His accessories include his rifle, his hammer, all his armor parts, a baggie of bits to attach to his body, and the Matrix of Leadership. Both weapons have some blue highlights and molded details. Both sit in his smaller unarmored fists just fine, but sit loosely in his armored fists. The Matrix is gray plastic with a plastic jewel in the middle.
The base truck mode is the same as Jupiter. All the armor parts attach to give him more bulk. It's a nice idea, but it was not implemented very well. The tabs are too weak to hold all the various pieces securely together. Things are constantly popping off somewhere or another. I believe the front and middle to back sections are supposed to be at an angle to each other. On my copy, they follow the same slope. If I press down on the back, things will start falling off. The crotch piece is supposed to tab in there, but I have to leave it out as it always falls off. It still rolls very well on three pairs of plastic tires. His hammer is part of the "glue" holding things together, but I couldn't figure out how to attach his rifle.
Transformation is pretty much what I remembered of Jupiter, down to the annoying feet that have to be fed through his legs. You cannot keep the armor pieces on through transformation even if you are aiming for the armored robot mode because the armor pieces require some parts-forming themselves. For the unarmored robot mode, you need to swap out the armor for the smoke stack pieces or his shoulders will be bare and hollow.
His unarmored form is basically an off-white version of Jupiter. It is still an awesome figure. The paint is not as striking as Jupiter's, but the highlights are still clean and pop off the figure. He has metallic painted eyes instead of light-piping. My only criticism would be that hole in his crotch where his armor attaches. Articulation is exactly the same as Jupiter and doesn't change much to his armored mode.
Attaching all the armor parts is far less finicky in robot mode than it is in truck mode. It does require pushing those feet back through the shins and removing the four black thrusters to plug in his larger feet. The crotch armor pegs into that unsightly hole in his crotch.
Armored mode looks absolutely wonderful. His chest is very evocative of the character. I like how his shoulder pylons are not ridiculously elongated like on the Combiner Wars version. He doesn't dwarf Optimus Prime like his Masterpiece counterpart does, but is still larger. I love the Fall of Cybertron aesthetic, especially as Planet X has given us in their entire line up. Apollo is no different with the cleanly applied paint and line work. My only complaint is that his neck flap doesn't peg in anywhere. It just sits loosely on top of the torso.
His head is on a ball joint while his neck is on a hinged flap. He can look up, but not down without raising the flap and breaking the form. His shoulders are on swivels and double hinges. He can only raise his arms up and outward well shy of 45 degrees. He swivels at his biceps, wrists, waist, and thighs. His elbows are single-jointed and can only curl about 90 degrees. His thumbs are on ball joints and are hinged at the lower knuckles. The rest of his fingers are single-pinned and articulate individually. None of the knuckles are hinged, but his fingers are all curved. He has a waist swivel, but it is impeded by the ab portion of his armor. His hips are on universal joints. He can perform a full front splits, but his crotch armor prevents him from performing a side splits. His knees are single-jointed. They can't quite curl to 90 degrees. His feet are on tilts while his toes are hinged.
His accessories include his rifle, his hammer, all his armor parts, a baggie of bits to attach to his body, and the Matrix of Leadership. Both weapons have some blue highlights and molded details. Both sit in his smaller unarmored fists just fine, but sit loosely in his armored fists. The Matrix is gray plastic with a plastic jewel in the middle.
Apollo will stand on my Planet X shelf. It is a fine piece that I waited a long time to get. Planet X is one the first third party companies I purchased from and will happily continue to do so. Bring on the Insecticons!
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Planet X PX-16 Charon is now in-stock!
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| Planet X PX-16 Charon |
We just received our stock for Planet X PX-16 Charon. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Friday, January 26, 2018
Planet X Pluto - Megatron
The High Moon games were what rekindled my interest in Transformers. I love the design of the characters and was disappointed that the official figures, except for two or three, are all on the smaller side. Thankfully, Planet X came to the rescue with their Dinobots and have spread into the other characters. Pluto is their latest offering. Not surprisingly, I love this figure.
Hovertank mode is not hateful. There are a lot of gaps in the form, but the overall shape is very interesting. Spikes and sharp edges adorn the vehicle. I'm surprised by how well he actually holds together. The small handful of tabs keeps almost everything tightly positioned. With his knee spikes and feet folded out, he reminds me of a Zerg Guardian. Unfortunately, his cannon does not articulate. His head is clearly visible in the undercarriage.
Transformation to robot mode is not difficult since you are essentially unfolding him. However, going back to vehicle mode is not fun. I kept knocking off the spikes on his back and his feet assembly have no real clear places to peg to. Not surprisingly, his cannon requires a bit of parts-forming, but is integral in holding the tank mode together.
He has a very striking presence. The metallic purple paint applications and purple translucent plastic look absolutely stunning. He has the same bulky torso as Neptune and Vulcun and is covered in spikes. His face could stand to look a bit fiercer, but otherwise is great. I don't like how his chest is a bit flappy though. Also, his feet are a fiddly, kind of like how Vulcun's were.
His head is on a ball joint. He has a decent range of motion, but nothing great. His shoulders are on ratcheted swivels and double hinges. Despite his shoulder spikes, he can raise his arms up and out parallel to the ground. He swivels at his biceps, wrist, waists, and thighs. His elbows are single-jointed and ratcheted. He can only curl to 90 degrees. His thumbs are fixed. The rest of his fingers are single-pinned and articulate as a single unit. His waist swivel requires you to move his crotch plate out of the way first. His hips are on ratcheted universals. He can perform both front and side splits to rival Van Damme. His knees are double-jointed and ratcheted, but he can only curl his legs about 90 degrees. His feet are on hinged ball joints while his toes and heel spurs are on their own hinges.
His accessories include his fusion cannon, a sword, a bunch of spiky bits, and a some screw hole covers. His fusion canon is quite large and nicely detailed. It can peg to either arm. Like his fusion cannon, his sword is also large. It is covered in line work, but no paint. He holds it very securely, but it is a bear to force into his grasp. As usual, the self-assembly bits are a pain to push into place. They fill out his back with spikes and cover screw holes in his shoulders, back, and thighs.
Pluto will stand on my Planet X shelf. Despite a couple of flaws, my enjoyment of this figure is not dampened in the slightest. I do not regret putting my official War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron figures into storage and am content to wait on Planet X to fill out my shelf.
Hovertank mode is not hateful. There are a lot of gaps in the form, but the overall shape is very interesting. Spikes and sharp edges adorn the vehicle. I'm surprised by how well he actually holds together. The small handful of tabs keeps almost everything tightly positioned. With his knee spikes and feet folded out, he reminds me of a Zerg Guardian. Unfortunately, his cannon does not articulate. His head is clearly visible in the undercarriage.
Transformation to robot mode is not difficult since you are essentially unfolding him. However, going back to vehicle mode is not fun. I kept knocking off the spikes on his back and his feet assembly have no real clear places to peg to. Not surprisingly, his cannon requires a bit of parts-forming, but is integral in holding the tank mode together.
He has a very striking presence. The metallic purple paint applications and purple translucent plastic look absolutely stunning. He has the same bulky torso as Neptune and Vulcun and is covered in spikes. His face could stand to look a bit fiercer, but otherwise is great. I don't like how his chest is a bit flappy though. Also, his feet are a fiddly, kind of like how Vulcun's were.
His head is on a ball joint. He has a decent range of motion, but nothing great. His shoulders are on ratcheted swivels and double hinges. Despite his shoulder spikes, he can raise his arms up and out parallel to the ground. He swivels at his biceps, wrist, waists, and thighs. His elbows are single-jointed and ratcheted. He can only curl to 90 degrees. His thumbs are fixed. The rest of his fingers are single-pinned and articulate as a single unit. His waist swivel requires you to move his crotch plate out of the way first. His hips are on ratcheted universals. He can perform both front and side splits to rival Van Damme. His knees are double-jointed and ratcheted, but he can only curl his legs about 90 degrees. His feet are on hinged ball joints while his toes and heel spurs are on their own hinges.
His accessories include his fusion cannon, a sword, a bunch of spiky bits, and a some screw hole covers. His fusion canon is quite large and nicely detailed. It can peg to either arm. Like his fusion cannon, his sword is also large. It is covered in line work, but no paint. He holds it very securely, but it is a bear to force into his grasp. As usual, the self-assembly bits are a pain to push into place. They fill out his back with spikes and cover screw holes in his shoulders, back, and thighs.
Pluto will stand on my Planet X shelf. Despite a couple of flaws, my enjoyment of this figure is not dampened in the slightest. I do not regret putting my official War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron figures into storage and am content to wait on Planet X to fill out my shelf.
Friday, January 12, 2018
Planet X PX-15 Pluto Photo Gallery
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| Planet X PX-15 Pluto Photo Gallery |
Check out our Photo Gallery for Planet X PX-15 Pluto. To order yours, just follow the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Planet X PX-15 Pluto, is now in-stock!
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| Planet X PX-15 Pluto |
We just got our stock for Planet X PX-15 Pluto. Pre-orders are currently being processed. Get yours by following the links. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Planet X Seekers are now in-stock!
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| Planet X Seekers |
The Planet X Seekers are in the house! Pre-orders are currently being processed. Use the links and order yours. Thank you for choosing The Chosen Prime!
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Planet X Seeker Set, is now up for pre-order!
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| Planet X Seeker Set |
We have the 6 Figure Set for Planet X Seekers up for pre-order! Get yours by following the links. ETA of November release. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
Monday, October 2, 2017
Planet X PX-09T Somnus Video Review - TFCon DC 2017 Exclusive
Check out our Video Review for Planet X PX-09T Somnus. This is our exclusive for TFCon DC 2017. We hope you like it. You can now purchase this figure from our store. Just follow the links below. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!
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