In-hand images of Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Titan class Devastator

FYI I posted this originally on Facebook on Transformers Addicts

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And transformers 4 life where I am the Admin

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And Tokyo Toys where I am the Admin

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Daim Choc Posted it afterwards and tagged me with credit as well

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Primeultimus wrote:Transformers Addicts

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And transformers 4 life

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And Tokyo Toys

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What's with all the broken links that dont lead anywhere?

If I needed any more convincing, this did it. This figure is a must have. Only a MP version could possibly outdo it.

He shall be mine. Oh yes, he shall be mine.

Still on the fence. I'm gonna have the see it N a store.

Wow, I admit he isnt perfect but darn it... time to save up

Unless I see it on sale, it's an easy pass for me.

He's got some serious issues, but that hasn't stopped me from buying toys in the past, so...

So glad I have my Hercules.

What an oversized big for nothing piece of crap. Its such a shame they went this route with Devastator since the other combiners are being executed so well. Hercules for the win !!!

Rated X wrote:What an oversized big for nothing piece of crap. Its such a shame they went this route with Devastator since the other combiners are being executed so well. Hercules for the win !!!

I enjoyed Hercules while I had him, but that's one combiner that really shows its age.

<Insert Captain Obvious comment about how a figure that costs 5 times as much as Hasbro products is better>

nope.
back before it was announced it would have either been the best devastator or the worst. and its the worst.

I might be the only collector on the planet that wishes this thing were smaller...

Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I think it's due to all the little near misses on the design. They very nearly aced it but then just missed the target in a few places. This is something fans have been wanting for a while and Hasbro really should have put the effort in to make it spot on but they cut corners and costs too no doubt to try to make this appeal to more potential buyers and that (I think) has soured those fans that wanted a truly G1 faithful figure. It will probably do pretty well with those that don't know the origins or the characters/design though.

I am not sure if this has been posted before but I am not going to check. Just going to leave this here regarding Long Haul.

Head too small.
Mixmaster looks like crap.
Rest of Devy looks great.

There goes my kids' college fund

LOST Cybertronian wrote:I am not sure if this has been posted before but I am not going to check. Just going to leave this here regarding Long Haul.

Long Haul just wants hugs!

Suddenly I want a Thew head to put on my Long Haul when I get this glorious bastard.

Tresob wrote:I might be the only collector on the planet that wishes this thing were smaller...

no you're not. i would have been perfectly happy with this thing made of 6 normal combiner wars deluxes. hook and long haul in a 2 pack at a voyager price.

Shockwave7 wrote:Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I think the opinions have been pretty mixed the whole time. Lots of people cheering, lots of people jeering. *shrug*

Looks nice, but given Metroplex never showed up here I don't have much hope

LOST Cybertronian wrote:I am not sure if this has been posted before but I am not going to check. Just going to leave this here regarding Long Haul.

I knew there had to be a full version!

Snap-on wheels. Unpainted details. Disjointed limbs. Bland square block. The original overshadows this giant.

Eternal humbug.

i imagine its only a couple inches taller than the other combiner wars combiners
and it looks awesome! never mind those other 3rd party 500$ pieces of crap these combiner wars guys
are the sh*t!

Seems like the pros out weigh the 'cons.

Hearing all the negativity regarding this guy warms my heart. If he's distributed in my neck of the woods I may have a chance of finding him!

I totally want to preorder this when it comes to BBTS!

Alpha Dominus wrote:Hearing all the negativity regarding this guy warms my heart. If he's distributed in my neck of the woods I may have a chance of finding him!

You honestly think so? All I ever seen about Slash was people hating on it yet it was the most difficult Dinobot for me to find. I only just found it a month and a half ago. The same with Airachnid. I only seen it once in stores when I didn't have the money for it. I thought that since so many people hated it that I'd be able to find it again easily right? RIGHT? Nope, not a chance. So still no Airachnid for me.

The fact that there's a pretty decent amount of hate for Devastator just means that it'll be just as difficult to find as if everyone loved it. The way I see it, this is going to be an impulse buy. If you ever see it you'll have to pick it up right then and there or run the risk of never finding it again. Especially nowadays with so many scalpers and such shoddy stocking from stores.

Doubledealer93 wrote:nope.
back before it was announced it would have either been the best devastator or the worst. and its the worst.

The worst how? Worst than the G1 throttlebots? Worst than Beast Machines Silverbolt? Worse than ROTF Devastator's design (testicles and all)? Worst than Animated Voyager Megatron?

Personally, I think a lot of qualms on this might be silenced once Reprolabels gets their hands on designing a sticker upgrade set for missing details.

The monitor pic doesn't help it look bigger, lets see it alongside Metroplex and Fort Max. I think it's great but I never thought Devastator was meant to be that much bigger than the other combiners.

Alpha Weltall wrote:

Alpha Dominus wrote:Hearing all the negativity regarding this guy warms my heart. If he's distributed in my neck of the woods I may have a chance of finding him!

The fact that there's a pretty decent amount of hate for Devastator just means that it'll be just as difficult to find as if everyone loved it. The way I see it, this is going to be an impulse buy. If you ever see it you'll have to pick it up right then and there or run the risk of never finding it again. Especially nowadays with so many scalpers and such shoddy stocking from stores.

Yeah...I know. I tell myself that in hopes of actually finding one on the shelves. And yeah, if I do find him in the wild (I know I wont) I will be stiff-arming kids out the way to the checkout.

Glad that I can get a Devastator for less than $500! While he may have his 'cons (giggle) he still looks pretty cool, hopefully he's got good articulation in combined form. I honestly am not angry about the lack of articulation in the individual bots, they look fine and I'll likely have him displayed in combined mode most of the time, if I get him.

william-james88 wrote:

Doubledealer93 wrote:nope.
back before it was announced it would have either been the best devastator or the worst. and its the worst.

The worst how? Worst than the G1 throttlebots? Worst than Beast Machines Silverbolt? Worse than ROTF Devastator's design (testicles and all)? Worst than Animated Voyager Megatron?

He was comparing Devastator figures.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Doubledealer93 wrote:nope.
back before it was announced it would have either been the best devastator or the worst. and its the worst.

The worst how? Worst than the G1 throttlebots? Worst than Beast Machines Silverbolt? Worse than ROTF Devastator's design (testicles and all)? Worst than Animated Voyager Megatron?

He was comparing Devastator figures.

Oh see my bad. So that would mean that these two below are obviously way better figures right?



Transformers Classics Devastator Gallery


Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Devastator Gallery

Well at least Classics Devastator's individual robot modes have elbows...

Delta Magnus wrote:Well at least Classics Devastator's individual robot modes have elbows...

Why are people SO worked up about this? I mean, c'mon, the purpose of them is to combine, and plus, who even plans on displaying Devastator in individual robot modes?

Delta Magnus wrote:Well at least Classics Devastator's individual robot modes have elbows...

The box says "Devastator." I'm buyin me a Devastator and he will displayed as such. Bending elbows for individual constructicons are a minor complaint. The final proportions (for a combiner figure no less), the poseability, a proper head sculpt, the snappy colors and good god that ridiculous size! What am I saying?! Continue the hate parade so there's more for me!

Alpha Dominus wrote: What am I saying?! Continue the hate parade so there's more for me!

I completely agree and hope that those who say they wont buy him stick to their word. But most probably, I think most of the hate will end up being hypocrisy and he will be both more expensive and harder to find than Metroplex in one year following his release respectively.

Shockwave7 wrote:Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I can't speak for everyone but I'll tell you why I won't be getting it. I was excited when I first saw this with Klaus because I thought this would be the last Devy I'd ever have to buy- thinking that Hasbro had totally nailed it and this would be for Devy what MP-13 is for Soundwave, and it's not by a long shot. It looks cheap, God knows what is going on with that Mixmaster foot, the lack of articulation... I think this breaks my back on Hasbro purchases. I can't bring myself to buy 3rd party on principle, but TT gets my money from here on out. I'll pay the extra money to get thicker plastic, better paint apps and even some die cast here and there. If any of you want this, there's one more that won't be purchased out there for you. Good luck and good hunting.

Desslok2201 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I can't speak for everyone but I'll tell you why I won't be getting it. I was excited when I first saw this with Klaus because I thought this would be the last Devy I'd ever have to buy- thinking that Hasbro had totally nailed it and this would be for Devy what MP-13 is for Soundwave, and it's not by a long shot. It looks cheap, God knows what is going on with that Mixmaster foot, the lack of articulation... I think this breaks my back on Hasbro purchases. I can't bring myself to buy 3rd party on principle, but TT gets my money from here on out. I'll pay the extra money to get thicker plastic, better paint apps and even some die cast here and there. If any of you want this, there's one more that won't be purchased out there for you. Good luck and good hunting.

Another complaint about the "Mixmaster foot". they gave Mixmaster a "reverse" cement truck mode. the drum motor is in the back and the drum itself is angled the opposite way of the more traditional trucks. the "foot" is the drum's motor housing, and the front of the truck is what is pegging in at the knee. why is this hard to figure out??

Desslok2201 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I can't speak for everyone but I'll tell you why I won't be getting it. I was excited when I first saw this with Klaus because I thought this would be the last Devy I'd ever have to buy- thinking that Hasbro had totally nailed it and this would be for Devy what MP-13 is for Soundwave, and it's not by a long shot. It looks cheap, God knows what is going on with that Mixmaster foot, the lack of articulation... I think this breaks my back on Hasbro purchases. I can't bring myself to buy 3rd party on principle, but TT gets my money from here on out. I'll pay the extra money to get thicker plastic, better paint apps and even some die cast here and there. If any of you want this, there's one more that won't be purchased out there for you. Good luck and good hunting.

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate the time you took to give us this response. It is a nice and honest insight into the reasons why this figure may not be the wish come true that it seems to represent. Respect!

Boxkicker wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I can't speak for everyone but I'll tell you why I won't be getting it. I was excited when I first saw this with Klaus because I thought this would be the last Devy I'd ever have to buy- thinking that Hasbro had totally nailed it and this would be for Devy what MP-13 is for Soundwave, and it's not by a long shot. It looks cheap, God knows what is going on with that Mixmaster foot, the lack of articulation... I think this breaks my back on Hasbro purchases. I can't bring myself to buy 3rd party on principle, but TT gets my money from here on out. I'll pay the extra money to get thicker plastic, better paint apps and even some die cast here and there. If any of you want this, there's one more that won't be purchased out there for you. Good luck and good hunting.

Another complaint about the "Mixmaster foot". they gave Mixmaster a "reverse" cement truck mode. the drum motor is in the back and the drum itself is angled the opposite way of the more traditional trucks. the "foot" is the drum's motor housing, and the front of the truck is what is pegging in at the knee. why is this hard to figure out??

It's not hard to figure out what they did, but it is hard to figure out why- it looks cheap, it ruins Mixmaster's aesthetic and it makes Devy look like he has a peg leg. Why is that so hard to figure out?

Other Devastators?
G1 had lots of flaws. It wouldn't hold together well - Hook and Long Haul in particular kept pulling apart at the lightest touch. Scrapper's shovel/foot kept bending forward, tipping Devastator over unless you balanced him just right. LOTS of partsforming - hands, forearms, head, hands..
Power Core Combiners: Ugh. One actual Transformer deluxe sized, and then four plug-in non-transforming 'drones' for limbs. It wasn't Devastator at all, and they didn't even bother naming him after his G1 likeness.
ROTF Movie: It was Bayverse, and thus fettered by all the bad writing and conceptualization that comes with any and all of Bay's movies. With him it's always, 'It COULD have been great - BUT...'

The CW Titan version seems light years beyond any of the above.

Desslok2201 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I can't speak for everyone but I'll tell you why I won't be getting it. I was excited when I first saw this with Klaus because I thought this would be the last Devy I'd ever have to buy- thinking that Hasbro had totally nailed it and this would be for Devy what MP-13 is for Soundwave, and it's not by a long shot. It looks cheap, God knows what is going on with that Mixmaster foot, the lack of articulation... I think this breaks my back on Hasbro purchases. I can't bring myself to buy 3rd party on principle, but TT gets my money from here on out. I'll pay the extra money to get thicker plastic, better paint apps and even some die cast here and there. If any of you want this, there's one more that won't be purchased out there for you. Good luck and good hunting.

hasbro did nail it! since the original g1 toy, this is more show accurate then that too
you people gripe at anything slightly off about show accuracy or articulation and just because its Hasbro its cheap B.S. your right about one thing you dont like then dont buy it! go spend twice as much or more for a minimal variation TT version

Ultra Markus wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I can't speak for everyone but I'll tell you why I won't be getting it. I was excited when I first saw this with Klaus because I thought this would be the last Devy I'd ever have to buy- thinking that Hasbro had totally nailed it and this would be for Devy what MP-13 is for Soundwave, and it's not by a long shot. It looks cheap, God knows what is going on with that Mixmaster foot, the lack of articulation... I think this breaks my back on Hasbro purchases. I can't bring myself to buy 3rd party on principle, but TT gets my money from here on out. I'll pay the extra money to get thicker plastic, better paint apps and even some die cast here and there. If any of you want this, there's one more that won't be purchased out there for you. Good luck and good hunting.

hasbro did nail it! since the original g1 toy, this is more show accurate then that too
you people gripe at anything slightly off about show accuracy or articulation and just because its Hasbro its cheap B.S. your right about one thing you dont like then dont buy it! go spend twice as much or more for a minimal variation TT version

First of all, I was answering a question and I wasn't coming out swinging and trying to be nasty. If you like it, great, get it. And by mentioning TT, I was saying that I'm waiting for MP, not buying the TT version of this. I don't get the hate for fellow collectors because their opinion differs, though. As I said before, if you want it, best of luck to you.

Desslok2201 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I can't speak for everyone but I'll tell you why I won't be getting it. I was excited when I first saw this with Klaus because I thought this would be the last Devy I'd ever have to buy- thinking that Hasbro had totally nailed it and this would be for Devy what MP-13 is for Soundwave, and it's not by a long shot. It looks cheap, God knows what is going on with that Mixmaster foot, the lack of articulation... I think this breaks my back on Hasbro purchases. I can't bring myself to buy 3rd party on principle, but TT gets my money from here on out. I'll pay the extra money to get thicker plastic, better paint apps and even some die cast here and there. If any of you want this, there's one more that won't be purchased out there for you. Good luck and good hunting.

...You do realize the ONLY change between the TakaraTomy and Hasbro versions of the toys are the paint apps, right? TakaraTomy and Hasbro Transformers figures are literally made in the same factories, with the same equipment. Any difference in quality between the Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions of a toy are due to the TakaraTomy versions often coming out later, thus giving them time to make minor fixes. When Hasbro and TT release toys at the same time, they are the exact same product, aside from paint apps. Sorry to burst your little bubble of pretention and imagined superiority, but TakaraTomy doesn't magically make the toys better, or add die-cast (that myth is incredibly stupid), they just have slightly better paint apps and better stock photography.

Desslok2201 wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:Hmmm.... When we first got a peek at this, everyone was ga-ga over it. Now everyone seems to be cooling down - a lot. Not sure why - he seems OK to me. I never collected G1 Devastator (I was drawn to the Combaticons/Bruticus), but this one seems like a pretty good remake.

Why all the 'oh pfft'-ing?

I can't speak for everyone but I'll tell you why I won't be getting it. I was excited when I first saw this with Klaus because I thought this would be the last Devy I'd ever have to buy- thinking that Hasbro had totally nailed it and this would be for Devy what MP-13 is for Soundwave, and it's not by a long shot. It looks cheap, God knows what is going on with that Mixmaster foot, the lack of articulation... I think this breaks my back on Hasbro purchases. I can't bring myself to buy 3rd party on principle, but TT gets my money from here on out. I'll pay the extra money to get thicker plastic, better paint apps and even some die cast here and there. If any of you want this, there's one more that won't be purchased out there for you. Good luck and good hunting.

hasbro did nail it! since the original g1 toy, this is more show accurate then that too
you people gripe at anything slightly off about show accuracy or articulation and just because its Hasbro its cheap B.S. your right about one thing you dont like then dont buy it! go spend twice as much or more for a minimal variation TT version

First of all, I was answering a question and I wasn't coming out swinging and trying to be nasty. If you like it, great, get it. And by mentioning TT, I was saying that I'm waiting for MP, not buying the TT version of this. I don't get the hate for fellow collectors because their opinion differs, though. As I said before, if you want it, best of luck to you.

you have a funny way of answering a question then. and also you will be waiting a very long time for a MP version as there are no plans at this time for one as far as anyone knows, only those who design MP's knows, and i will get it no luck needed