Titan Combiner Devastator - first look at German Toyfair

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15th February 2015, 08:30 PM
Hursticon
Combiner Wars/Generations: Titan Class - "Constructicon" Devastator

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- Titan Devastator I'm in two-minds with; On one hand it's GREAT to finally see an Official modern attempt at the G1 Constructicons on the other hand though I just cannot shake the feeling that these guys were scaled-up at the CAD stage purely to achieve that "Largest Combiner Toy EVER!" marketing point. :rolleyes:
- The figures comprising Devastator: Hook, Scrapper, Longhaul, Scavenger, Bonecrusher and Mixmaster, ALL look to be compromised more than what they should've been. :o
- They look like they may of been designed/engineered just after FoC Bruticus & Co had been completed, appearing to of had a lot of weight reduction and other budgetary impacts on the molds.
- They're in this weird place where they homage the G1 toys to a degree where I can't decide if it's "touching" or "detrimental".
- I HAVE to imagine that when toys get to a certain size, US toy laws dictates they can't exceed a certain weight, as these Voyager-come Titan figures are likely to be sizeable and if they/it fell on a kid they'd likely do some damage, so I wonder if this set is a victim of safety concerns as much as it is budgetary and marketing? :confused:
- My only REAL gripes with any of the CW/Gens Constructicons are the elbow joints of a number of the figures, purely because they look fragile; aesthetically I'm not really bothered by them at all but it's their structural strength that worries me (Since dismissed by the reality that said joint are HUGE! :eek:), beyond that they're all rather ok, though Mixmaster looks like he's "The Backwards Man". :P
- The individual head sculpts of each of the CW/Gens Constructicons are absolutely friggin' amazing, even Devastators - I applaud that artist! :D:cool:, their Alt modes all look fantastic too & MAY be reason enough to make them worth picking up, even if one already owns a 3rd Party set of Constructicons, for display alone! :eek:
Combiner Wars/Generations: Voyager Class - Scrapper

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B927WNnCIAIxiOG.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B927WM2CYAEvL2R.jpg
- Scrapper is my FAVE of these new toys, even sans elbows, he looks like the G1 toy to a good degree!
Combiner Wars/Generations: Voyager Class - Scavenger

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B927slUCcAE_pSj.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B927shOCcAEwhB0.jpg
- Scavenger looks alright too, but those (Not so) tiny ball joint stems could be very troublesome over time - Have to wait and see...
Combiner Wars/Generations: Voyager Class - Mixmaster

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- Mixmaster looks to have some substantive back kibble going on, his elbows look safer but not perfect.
Combiner Wars/Generations: Voyager Class - Longhaul

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B928o2pCYAAAAjP.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B928oy5CcAAD5g9.jpg
- Longhaul looks like he's built "Tonka-Tough", but then you see the plastic above HIS elbows & wonder...
Combiner Wars/Generations: Voyager Class - Hook

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B929CmfCUAAZxji.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B929CmcCAAALi7H.jpg
- Hook looks REALLY good in both modes, but again, his elbows also look problematic - time will tell here too...
Combiner Wars/Generations: Voyager Class - Bonecrusher

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B929rJpCMAAc6ez.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B929rFtCYAEskCs.jpg
- Bonecrusher looks to of come out on top of the pack, hopefully his shin-slides will stand up to plenty of use though.
I REALLY want to see these figures and their combined form in-person to be honest, I think that'd give many a better grasp of it and though the development of these figures may be marred by compromisation, arriving from the period in which they were developed and marketing and child-safety etc, the Main Event in Devastator is a spectacular accomplishment for Transformers as a brand and I applaud both Hasbro & TakaraTomy for their amazing efforts! ;):cool:

...especially when you factor this in! :D

(Picture courtesy of Unicron.com, @GeneralTekno & @Vangelus)
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15th February 2015, 08:45 PM
CBratron

So which end is the front of Mixmaster's alt mode?:confused:

For the most part this is G1 Devastator with modern articulation, even if their robot modes have suffered to make a better Devastator. I'm okay with this. Doesn't mean I want to buy this.
15th February 2015, 09:01 PM
canofwhoopass_87

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

[*]The individual head sculpts of each of the CW/Gens Constructicons are absolutely friggin' amazing, even Devastators - I applaud that artist!:

You said it Hursti! Agree with you 110%.

The head sculpts are fantastic on so many levels
15th February 2015, 09:11 PM
Bidoofdude

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Originally Posted by CBratron

So which end is the front of Mixmaster's alt mode?:confused:

For the most part this is G1 Devastator with modern articulation, even if their robot modes have suffered to make a better Devastator. I'm okay with this. Doesn't mean I want to buy this.

His main alt mode appears to be the front loading one, which is different to the G1 toy. However, the foot/cab thing looks to just be on the other end, so it looks like you could just turn it around to make the classic cement mixer version.
15th February 2015, 09:26 PM
spiderken17

It is very G1 in its aesthetic, obviously compromises have been made to the individual bot modes for the benefit of the combined mode, probably moreso than the other combiners. It is still very impressive for a mass produced "toy" and really, who is going to have them in individual bot mode?.....anyone :)
15th February 2015, 09:48 PM
Bidoofdude

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Originally Posted by spiderken17

It is very G1 in its aesthetic, obviously compromises have been made to the individual bot modes for the benefit of the combined mode, probably moreso than the other combiners. It is still very impressive for a mass produced "toy" and really, who is going to have them in individual bot mode?.....anyone :)

I'm considering it. They're incredibly accurate. Combined mode looks pretty freakin' sweet though.
15th February 2015, 09:55 PM
GoktimusPrime

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Originally Posted by spiderken17

It is very G1 in its aesthetic, obviously compromises have been made to the individual bot modes for the benefit of the combined mode, probably moreso than the other combiners. It is still very impressive for a mass produced "toy" and really, who is going to have them in individual bot mode?.....anyone :)

I would play with them in individual bot mode (as well as combined gestalt mode), but I would store/display them in combined mode cos yeah... shelf space. :p
15th February 2015, 09:57 PM
Lint

Scavenger and Bonecrusher are quite nice. The rest have their various failings ending with Long Haul who undisputedly got the short end of the stick in bot mode. I was really hoping that the voyager class size was going to mean decent individual modes. Unfortunately the bar for voyager class figures has generally been pretty low and these guys aren't anywhere near pushing the envelope.

I hope these guys have more redeeming features than simply making a pretty statue (ultimate G1 accuracy! :p).
16th February 2015, 08:52 AM
5FDP

I'm not worried about the individual bot modes mainly because I'm gonna be displaying this BEAST in combined form :cool: :cool: :cool:
16th February 2015, 08:57 AM
Dinkydarth

combined and alt modes and face sculpts look good. But the individual robot modes look like upscaled scout class figures... so many empty spaces- just looks cheaply made and not up to voyager's standards....

How much do people reckon it'll retail for?

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