TFC Toys Dr. Crank and Structor Official Images

I forgot how damn good these guys are at lightpiping.

Very nice. Let me pre-order.

magical. They must be shooting for a close release between these to figs. I can't wait.

Nice, I wonder when these will ship. Since Heavylabor still hasn't shipped. Maybe December and then Janurary? Still no Pre-orders out there.

bfett88 wrote:Nice, I wonder when these will ship. Since Heavylabor still hasn't shipped. Maybe December and then Janurary? Still no Pre-orders out there.

They say we can expect pre-orders for both these as soon as this weekend.

Their Devastator head/face is nice but looks way too Transformers Animated for my tastes. Doesn't match the look/feel of the individual bots.

The Devastator head looks great! I was hoping for the visor, but seeing this, I don't really need it. The translucent red cab on Dr. Hook's leg looks a bit out of place to me though. I kinda wish they went with black on srapper's shovel, but green is more G1 accurate so I won't argue. Can't wait to get these they both look great!! If both are coming up for pre-order soon, I might get my wish that they will come out faster.

Nice! I'm very happy with my choice to go with TFC over the MakeToys Devastator. The head sculpts on these last two are fantastic.

I'll definitely be pre-ordering these as soon as they become available

Oh, that Devastator head is gorgeous. Both figures look great, too. Can't wait for these guys and Long Haul!

bfett88 wrote:Nice, I wonder when these will ship. Since Heavylabor still hasn't shipped....

I got an email today from RobotKingdom saying mine had been shipped. TFClub revealed a month or so ago that Dr. Crank and Structor would ship in November and December, but since Heavylabor was pushed back a month it'll probably be December and January.

What we saw of MakeToy's Giant set at the Victoria hobby fair made me question my decision to go TFClub over them, but these images have reaffirmed by initial decision.

What a fickle being I am.

wow these guys look amazing! they definitely did not-scrapper justice. all this time ive been thinking to myself that i will just keep them in combined mode.....but after looking at the individual bots, they are truely worthy of being displayed(and played) with in their individual forms. awesome job, tfc!

OMG that one doesnt have feet!

These are the two best looking so far (in my opinion) but not a fan of the "no feet".

I like em both. But Im no fan of the Devi head. I want the visor. I hope Renderform or I-Gear does an alternate cartoon accurate head for this guy. Also all the guns suck. Any 3rd party company out there wanna tale a shot at six G1 accurate guns ???

all depends on price for me......I like what I've seen so far. A little turned off by no feet too though

moneycon wrote:all depends on price for me......I like what I've seen so far. A little turned off by no feet too though

Ah.... So you have a foot fetish?

That is the sexiest head sculpt on a Transformer I've ever seen, even though Devastator actually has visor-eyes, not regular eyes.

bfett88 wrote:

moneycon wrote:all depends on price for me......I like what I've seen so far. A little turned off by no feet too though

Ah.... So you have a foot fetish?

I've sucked on a few toes.......

I know they're not pricing this thing the same as....
http://www.robotkingdom.com/services/es ... tID=41_242

Just pre-ordered Dr. Crank and Structor from Robotkingdom. Since I'm getting two of each figure I can form a Devastator with two Exgravers and two Structors in early December!

I didn't get a response...but are they pricing these guys the same as Exgraver and heavylabor...figures almost twice the size??!?!?

EDIT: I guess I'm losing my mind or something...I thought these were the Maketoys version...

Shadow Wing15 wrote:The Devastator head looks great! I was hoping for the visor, but seeing this, I don't really need it. The translucent red cab on Dr. Hook's leg looks a bit out of place to me though. I kinda wish they went with black on srapper's shovel, but green is more G1 accurate so I won't argue. Can't wait to get these they both look great!! If both are coming up for pre-order soon, I might get my wish that they will come out faster.

For shame! Two figs in, I was totally bailing on Herc had they went black there. Sounds like it may be painted green though, so if that ends up being the case and you really want it black...take the piece off, soak it in some 90% isopropyl alcohol, wipe the paint away. Either that or just enjoy your combined figure not looking ridiculous...your call.

Rated X wrote:I like em both. But Im no fan of the Devi head. I want the visor. I hope Renderform or I-Gear does an alternate cartoon accurate head for this guy. Also all the guns suck. Any 3rd party company out there wanna tale a shot at six G1 accurate guns ???

They made the guns look like that so that they can combine into a (G1 accurate) gun for Hercules.

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Just pre-ordered from BBTS!!

Both look great, but a few things i don't like;

Dr. Crank
- The hook looks like a clothes hanger, why not a normal silver painted hook, that would look a lot better than this stubby thing it has now.
- The robot face looks a bit odd, he looks grumpy or something.


Structor
- His arms should be all green as well as his back so the purple colour isn't visible in his vehicle mode. Other than that this figure is bloody perfect and with Exgraver my favourite as of now.

I ordered from RK.

Saved about $20 from the price at BBTS.

We shall see if the savings was actually worth it, but DAYMN-A-BUDA-BUDA-BUDA these look sweet!!!

I've kept the pages open to these images all day, and just keep going back to look at them.

I haven't been this excited for any TF product, official or 3rd party in a LONG, LONG time.

Pre-ordered, can't wait for these guys.

rpetras wrote:
I've kept the pages open to these images all day, and just keep going back to look at them.

I haven't been this excited for any TF product, official or 3rd party in a LONG, LONG time.

i am with you on that one! hasbro and takara has been dropping the ball lately. i am glad there are 3rd parties like tfc, fansproject, igear around. this figure alone has rekindled my collecting craze.

cannonfodder4000 wrote:

Rated X wrote:I like em both. But Im no fan of the Devi head. I want the visor. I hope Renderform or I-Gear does an alternate cartoon accurate head for this guy. Also all the guns suck. Any 3rd party company out there wanna tale a shot at six G1 accurate guns ???

They made the guns look like that so that they can combine into a (G1 accurate) gun for Hercules.

I never knew that. In my opinion that was a horrible idea. They could have just molded a seperate gun with the kind of money were shelling out on this set. The guns didnt need to combine. It has always been acceptable for guns not to merge with the alt mode for storage. It is not considered cheating. Now were stuck with tube looking things for weapons. Oh help us Venksta with a set of six guns and a Devi head with a visor...

It seems like the guns are the least important part of this project...

rpetras wrote:I ordered from RK.

Saved about $20 from the price at BBTS.

I used to believe Robot Kingdom was the answer to life. That is until I went to checkout and saw how high my shipping rate was. Everything you save on price gets gobbled up in shipping costs. If you place a really large order you might save 15-20 bucks. But for one or two figures you break even with BBTS prices. Plus BBTS helps you save on shipping with the pile of loot feature. Just a little friendly advice from someone who tried that route before.

Except RK's shipped price is still cheaper than BBTS' base price. If you already have a POL brewin', fine, you're only going to save a few bucks with RK. But if you're starting from scratch or plan to ship as they come in, you're going to save at least $10...not to mention you'll probably have yours in hand about the same time as BBTS is just getting their stock (if not sooner) so you get to bypass their always increasing warehouse period and the additional shipping wait. There are advantages to BBTS, but price and speed aren't some of them.

And FWIW, I think the combining gun deal is bad-ass...

Went to RK and added both figures to my cart for shits and giggles and it only came to a $14 savings which I feel is a decent price to deal with a domestic company.

+1 on bbts because they are based in the usa. if anything goes wrong with the order it will be easier dealing with domestic retailer. even tho i do think that their prices are wacked some times.

I like the combining gun idea. And the individual ones look fine, too.