GCreation Shuraking (Set of 5), is now in-stock!

GCreation Shuraking (Set of 5)

Get your GCreations Shuraking Combiner. We now have it the set in-stock! Just follow the links to order yours. Thanks for choosing The Chosen Prime!

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!

Dx9toys War in Pocket Dinobot Set, is now in-stock! Use the links to order yours.

Dx9toys War in Pocket Dinobot Set

We got the Dx9Toys War in Pocket Gift Set Dinobots. Follow the links and order yours today! Thanks for your continued support of 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!

Fansproject Lost Exo-Realm LER-07SP Pinchar, is now up for pre-order!

Fansproject Lost Exo-Realm LER-07SP Pinchar

We are happy to announce that we have the pre-orders up for Fansproject Lost Exo-Realm LER-07 Pinchar. Complete your Diaclone colored versions of LER Dinos. Use the links and reserve yours today. Thank you for your continued support of The Chosen Prime!

Fansproject Pinchar - Snarl

FansProject Pinchar was a long time coming. Like most others, I had wished they had completed their core set of Dinobots before releasing those previous two figures. Unfortunately, Pinchar really wasn't worth the wait.

His stegosaurus mode is a large and chunky size, but now makes Columpio look even smaller. He has a surprisingly G1 look when compared to the more stylized dinosaur modes of his teammates. As expected, the metallic gold paint and chrome plates look fantastic. His front and back sections has a tendency to separate on my copy. A tighter set of pegs would have prevented that.

His head has the slightest of nodding action. He can open his mouth a fair amount. All four limbs are on ratchets with a single joint at the knees. The rear legs also swivel at the knees and have a hinge at the toes. They can splay outwards. His tail can waggle side to side. Some of the plates along his back are hinged.

Transformation back and forth is very straight forward. It follows most of the expected motions of a Snarl figure. Be sure to pull on his torso until it clicks into place or he will be a floppy mess. I appreciate how his shoulder plates lock into place as well. 

I wish I could say I couldn't complete his transformation. Unfortunately, FansProject seems to have simply given up on the backplate kibble. According to the instructions, it simply sits there, sticking out quite annoyingly. They should have provided a swivel joint on that back plate so it would at least have pointed downward. I've seen a mod involving a dremel and some careful cutting that I might look into.

That backplate canopy is downright annoying. Otherwise, his aesthetics is similar to his teammates. The paint applications are plentiful and clean and the line work is abundant. If not for the messy backplate, I would really like how he looks. He really fits in well with the rest of the Dinobots.

His head is on a ball joint. He can't look up very far, but he can look down quite a bit. Being his rear hips, his shoulders are on the same double hinges and ratcheted swivels. Even extending the double hinges, he can only raise his arms out and to the side well shy of 90 degrees. He swivels at the biceps, wrists, waist, and thighs. He can only perform half curls with his single-jointed elbows. His thumbs are fixed while the rest of his fingers are single pinned and articulate as a single unit. He has ratchets in his waist swivel. He also has both a normal ab crunch and a reverse ab crunch. His hips are on ratcheted universals. He can perform full forward and side splits. Technically, he has ankle rockers and tilts. Unfortunately, they are both hindered by the dinosaur legs tucked inside his robot legs.

His accessories include a rifle, a sword, and his Target Master. His rifle is black plastic with some line work. His sword blade is translucent red plastic. The handle does not have any paint, but has plenty of line work. Both weapons sit securely in his hands.

His Target Master, Lepida, is a large pole arm of some sort. Unfortunately, he seems to be a step backward when compared to the Target Masters of Volar and Severo. I’ll probably leave him in weapon mode. His head is on a swivel. His shoulders are on hinged ball joints. His elbows, hips, and knees are also on ball joints.

Pinchar will stand on my FansProject shelf. For now, I'm combining them with the Maketoys Cross Dimension figures since they don't really fit anywhere else in my collection. The scale isn’t quite what I would have liked, but it will do for now. I might even turn them all back into dinosaurs so as to not deal with the kibble on three of them. This set of Dinobots took forever to complete. I appreciate that FansProject was going for an aesthetic all their own. I even really like the art direction. Unfortunately, the engineering aspects aren’t holding up. Volar and Severo are my favorite in the line. They have wonderful aesthetics and delivered on the engineering. Too bad Pinchar arrived a little too late and finished off the line with a whimper. I hope FansProject now concentrates on finishing their Function X line of Headmasters, but I’ll likely not collect anything more from them beyond that.

DX9Toys War in Pocket X21 Thorner, is now in-stock!

DX9Toys War in Pocket X21 Thorner

We have DX9Toys War in Pocket X21 Thorner, now in-stock! Get yours by following the links. Thank you for your continued support of 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!

Price Reduction on Iron Factory Asura Knights.

Iron Factory IF-EX0610 Asura Knights

Hello TCP family, we have some great news for everyone. Iron Factory has notified us that there has been a price decrease on EX6-10 Asura Knights set. The new price will be $149.99 and all previous orders will be adjusted to reflect the new price. We appreciate your support and thank you for your continued loyalty to The Chosen Prime

Iron Factory​ IF-EX06-10 Asura Knights Preview Video.

Here's our Preview Video for Iron Factory's upcoming set of figures - Asura Knights. Featuring Gramking, Trident, Siegehammer, Gladius, and Crossbow. These figures are representations of the War Within Dynobots. Check the video out, and then follow the links to reserve yours. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

Planet X PX-04 Summanus Photo Gallery

Planet X PX-04 Summanus

Here's our Photo Gallery for Planet X PX-04 Summanus. Enjoy the rest of the pictures by clicking the image above. Thanks for your continued patronage of The Chosen Prime!

IronFactory IF-EX06-10 Asahura Knights figure set, now up for pre-order!

IronFactory IF-EX06-10 Asahura Knights

The latest from IronFactory comes IF-EX06-10 Asahura Knights. Now up for pre-orders. Slated for 4th Quarter 2015 release. Reserve your set now! Click on the image above or use the form at the bottom. Don't forget to take advantage of the Prime Diretives!

GCreations SKR-02 Growl, now in-stock!

GCreations SKR-02 Growl

The second figure in GCreations' massive Dino-Combiner set. Here's SKR-02 Growl and now in-stock. We are currently working on the pre-orders, but click on the main image above or use the form at the bottom to get your orders in. This hot item won't last long! Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

FansToys FT-06 Sever, now in-stock!

FansToys FT-06 Sever

He's now here and in-stock! FansToys FT-06 Sever is now being processed for those that have pre-ordered.  If you haven't, make sure to click the main image above or use the form at the bottom of the post. Take advantage of the Prime Directives and save!

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.

Official photos of GCreations SKR-02 Growl of the ShuraKing Combiner.

GCreations SKR-02 Growl

Check out the official photos of GCreations SKR-02 Growl. Here's their version of Dinobot Snarl which them becomes part of their combiner, ShuraKing! If you haven't pre-ordered yet, click on the main image above or use the form at the bottom. Shop Smart with The Chosen Prime!

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.