Even if the figures turn out to be a disappointment, I'm looking forward to seeing the customs on the combined form.
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Even if the figures turn out to be a disappointment, I'm looking forward to seeing the customs on the combined form.
i was thinking about this today. No doubt there'll be a lot of sculpted details under the simple paint apps. I'm looking forward to them :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AJ_Prime
Update from TFW2005 member Marvelous who attended the event:
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Originally Posted by Marvelous
It seems like people all over the web are looking at blurry glimpses of the toy (and rumours before that) and trying to decide if they should love it or hate it. You don't have to love it or hate it. If CW Devastator is not absolutely "perfect" to your tastes, it doesn't mean it's "the worst thing Hasbro's ever done". There's a whole spectrum of emotions out there.
From the news filtering out there's things I'd prefer they did differently but so far they've done a lot more right than wrong and I'm looking forward to finding out more.
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Originally Posted by AJ_Prime
3rd party add ons for this thing are going to be plentiful as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
Oh no... My most feared words of Transformers collecting - TRU exclusive...
I really, really hope that piece of info is wrong :(
Preach on, sister. TRU exclusive = no chance of finding one.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAAUBlaster
It's a real shame if Astrotrain and Blitzwing go ahead with the orange, red and white schemes. I think they really had an opportunity to make money off of the anime accurate colour scheme on AT.
Devastator seems pretty good to me. If the engineering for each bot is the same as the Combiner Wars deluxes, just upscaled, that's absolutely fine.
From the looks of their posts, it seems that it may only be a European TRU exclusive, or they could just be talking about MP Bluestreak.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chevron Action Flash
Then watch the price of the eHobby version go down. I'd be all for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bidoofdude
100% agree. We are getting a G1 accurate Devvy. There should be rejoicing IMHO. That's great news. He's big, he's faithful, and he's coming to retail shelves!Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
I'm buying him for my 6 year old and I will eventually get green giant for my own collecting tastes. It's all win
So Titan class is what size? Sorry but Im still used to the old sizing..... Titan would be Metroplex size? or Just Omega Supreme size ( which is Supreme class)?
Titan is a price class, not size
Well maybe box size
The report linked above on TFW implies that Devastator will be about as tall as Metroplex
I think so, if not a little bit shorter. I believe that's what the OP said.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
Hasbro should learn from this Combiner Devastator for future toy release marketing.
Look at all the free publicity it is getting from a blurred photo and vague descriptions, and all the attention from interpretations and speculations.
Devastator wouldn't have had this level of interest if official images were suddenly released with a press-release, like it will be at the American Toyfair in a couple weeks time. The toy would have had 3-4 days of coverage, if that, on the fansites, as the attention would be split among all the other new toys that will be unveiled at the American Toyfair (other Combiners, new RID toys, RID cartoon info, and various toy exclusives). Instead, fans on various sites have been talking about this mythical toy for weeks now... and the traffic in those topics is greater than an official reveal news topic.
This is how some movies do their viral marketing campaigns... "leaking" or teasing info, sometimes hidden in official promotional material, that gets people more attached emotionally to the thing because they are processing it more in their brain, investing their time and attention into it, to be the first to figure out the mystery.
I'm wondering if indeed that is the case, this "blurry" photo is somehow official, just to build hype?
Guess I may sit this one out, as I wont have space to display him.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
I'm not sure what you mean by this, and it's bugging me. Technically, ALL of the classes we're used to are price classes, not size. That's why deluxes are slightly smaller now than they used to be. There's only been one release so far in the Titan class, and that's Metroplex, so how can you make any assessment of price versus size? If we look at the next two classes down, Supreme and Leader, there's a little variation in size but not a great amount (with Ultimate appearing to be the midpoint of the two) over the years. I simply don't see how you can think that Titan means anything other than a really big toy. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by prjkt
Its marketing 101... :confused: :confused: :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
This is the best thing that's happened to G1 fans since the 80's. A gigantic, big ass, G1 inspired Devastator :D:D:D
The only disappointing thing I can think of at this stage is the fact that the other combiners aren't nearly as big!
You would worry about the price if it's tru exclusive . Will be hitting above $200 easily
sweet! starting to get more excited now :)
I've been really tempted by green giant, hopefully this will be a pretty decent official effort :)
Eh. Proportions look a bit off (arms and head small, and I feel the torso could be more V shaped).
Prefer the look of TFC Herc and Maketoys GG but then I suppose you're getting into the boutique third party combiner v mass produced Hasbro piece debate.
Looks like he downed a few too many schoonersQuote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
Wow!
That looks gorgeous.
And here I thought that Giant couldn't be outdone in terms of being the Devastator I wanted as a kid.
That's nigh on perfect.
as someone who isn't that big a fan of the constructicons I have to say, that looks GORGEOUS. definitely buying it.
guess Hasbro just lost their biggest reveal of the year though :/
I don't mind that at all.... Damn my wallet is going to suffer this year
The right hand is getting me at the moment :confused:
Meh.
Too big for what I want, and it really does look very basic to boot.
Hope those who like it enjoy it though, and I do appreciate the thought/effort from HasTakTom.
He's not bad. The head could do with a bit more bulk (unless it's obscured by the black background). My only complaint would probably be that Mixmaster's cab (what appears to be it) looks kind of weird. I have a feeling that it's false or mistransformed. Scrapper actually looks to be really articulated.
It's no 3rd party level combiner, but all in all seems a decent effort for Hasbro.
I wonder how stable he will be?
Not bad. But not good either. :confused:
If I recall correctly, it should be glued together like Superion and Menasor were at Botcon (was it Botcon?) last year. I remember someone mentioning that, at least for the HK fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_Zed
Awesome!!
I think Mixmasters real cab is up facing into the knee.
Hook's happy. ;)
Before we pre-emptively criticise the engineering behind this toy, keep in mind the following points:
* Each figure transforms from a vehicle to articulated robot
* The gestalt parts are probably self contained, and this is based on a G1 toy which was substantially reliant on accessories to form the gestalt robot (moreso than most other G1 gestalts)
* And as has been mentioned, this is a mass-produced toy that needs to conform to a set budget and price point
Combining is a gimmick, and with any gimmick, there are invariably going to be compromises made to the toy -- the more invasive the gimmick, the greater the compromise. But I find the key to a good and bad gimmicked toy lies in how well the rest of the toy is designed around the core gimmick. It depends on whether the pros outweigh the cons or not (as with any toy, really :)). Time will tell.
I thought the titan class size would put me off. But hell that look fantastic! Really like the kind of cartoon accuracy in the simplicity~
Not to mention that this is a prototype and is glued together.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Source?
(always credit a source, so that we don't get into trouble from the source, or from Hasbro if they think we are the source)
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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin