Titan Combiner Devastator - first look at German Toyfair

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16th February 2015, 02:38 PM
drifand

Wonder if there is a TT version?
16th February 2015, 02:50 PM
UltraMarginal

props to Hasbro for finding a backwards looking truck to support their design requirements:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/fc_image...ruck-Photo.jpg

I never knew these existed, not as good as the picture Paulbot put up on the twitters but gets the idea across.

It makes sense that the combiner limbs especially are as light as possible, it makes the strength requirements on the connectors lower allowing for more movement flexibility and reducing material costs.
16th February 2015, 03:07 PM
ampoldj

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

props to Hasbro for finding a backwards looking truck to support their design requirements:

I never knew these existed, not as good as the picture Paulbot put up on the twitters but gets the idea across.

It makes sense that the combiner limbs especially are as light as possible, it makes the strength requirements on the connectors lower allowing for more movement flexibility and reducing material costs.

Oooh now i can get a good night sleep:rolleyes:

Thanks UltraMarginal
16th February 2015, 03:15 PM
Thurmus

Steve Austin used one of these trucks to fill Vince McMahon's car with cement at a WWF RAW show.
16th February 2015, 03:31 PM
CBratron

Wow, I'm old. For me, Steve Austin was always a former astronaut.
http://images.popmatters.com/news_ar...lion-splsh.jpg
16th February 2015, 03:43 PM
GoktimusPrime

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBratron

Wow, I'm old. For me, Steve Austin was always a former astronaut.

Hin-nininininininini! :p
16th February 2015, 08:57 PM
liegeprime

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

props to Hasbro for finding a backwards looking truck to support their design requirements:

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This is what I found googling

at first I thought they flipped Mixmasters connection but when I had a closer look and saw the pics of the Toyfair... well I had to google it..:D:p so yeah me too, never knew such a vehicle existed..

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps0cb3e963.jpg
16th February 2015, 09:18 PM
Thurmus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BdubTqJu4

I am so used to listening to his podcast I forgot to call him Stone Cold.
16th February 2015, 11:14 PM
canofwhoopass_87

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Originally Posted by ampoldj

Or maybe more than $200 :eek:

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Originally Posted by drifand

If TRU, not surprising.

You'd be paying double or triple the price for a 3rd party not-devastator, so I'll gladly pay $200 for something as enormous as this. The G1 homage and the fact that it's an official product just makes it all the more sweet.
17th February 2015, 09:12 PM
GoktimusPrime

I'd be (very pleasantly) surprised if this toy sold here for $200, as it would work out to be approx. $33.35 per Voyager; slightly above the RRP for a Deluxe! :eek: I wouldn't be adverse to paying $250 for this toy (≈$42 per Voyager), but I wouldn't be surprised if it sold here for $300, making it $50 per toy which is on par w/ full RRP for a Voyager. Wow... $300 would match what I paid for Brave Maximus, which remains the single most expensive Transformer that I've ever purchased. Hopefully Devastator won't contest this title. :eek: :o
17th February 2015, 09:23 PM
Shirokaze

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

but I wouldn't be surprised if it sold here for $300, making it $50 per toy which is on par w/ full RRP for a Voyager.

Don't scare me like that. :p

Any word on ETAs? Hopefully he arrives around toy sale time and we catch a bargain like Metroplex. If I remember correctly we were able to pick him up for roughly 40% off RRP.
17th February 2015, 11:37 PM
ChlorHex

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

I'd be (very pleasantly) surprised if this toy sold here for $200, as it would work out to be approx. $33.35 per Voyager; slightly above the RRP for a Deluxe! :eek: I wouldn't be adverse to paying $250 for this toy (≈$42 per Voyager), but I wouldn't be surprised if it sold here for $300, making it $50 per toy which is on par w/ full RRP for a Voyager. Wow... $300 would match what I paid for Brave Maximus, which remains the single most expensive Transformer that I've ever purchased. Hopefully Devastator won't contest this title. :eek: :o

Whoa... Let's not encourage anyone to even consider that kinda pricing.
It'll just sit on the shelves.
18th February 2015, 12:29 AM
GoktimusPrime

I'm just preparing myself for a "worse case" scenario if the toy sells at the equivalent of full AU RRP. Hopefully it will be cheaper. :o I'm seeing some of my non TF collecting and just non-anything-collecting fans get hyped over Devastator. :D
18th February 2015, 01:33 AM
ChlorHex

I'm confident Big W will bring this Bot in at the right price... Otherwise I'll be real upset! :p
18th February 2015, 08:41 AM
Trent

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Originally Posted by ChlorHex

Whoa... Let's not encourage anyone to even consider that kinda pricing.
It'll just sit on the shelves.

I hardly think that our discussion is going to influence the pricing structure of an Australia-wide retail chain.
18th February 2015, 09:03 AM
WeallscreamforStarscream

Love this guy.. just really want to see how big he's gonna be. My biggest right now is Year of the Snake Omega Supreme.. he can't be bigger than Omega.. that will put things way out of scale :(

I can't have things being outta scale..
18th February 2015, 09:21 AM
Omega Metro

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Originally Posted by WeallscreamforStarscream

I can't have things being outta scale..

Transformers are never in scale with each other. Been like that since G1.
18th February 2015, 11:21 AM
drifand

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Originally Posted by WeallscreamforStarscream

Love this guy.. just really want to see how big he's gonna be. My biggest right now is Year of the Snake Omega Supreme.. he can't be bigger than Omega.. that will put things way out of scale :(

I can't have things being outta scale..

He is said to be 45cm tall. pretty much near same height.
18th February 2015, 11:23 AM
drifand

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Originally Posted by Omega Metro

Transformers are never in scale with each other. Been like that since G1.

until they decide it was fun to throw in mp-10 and showed that it was going to be more scaled to the entire rest of the line for masterpieces.
18th February 2015, 12:08 PM
Sinnertwin

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Originally Posted by drifand

He is said to be 45cm tall. pretty much near same height.

Standing upright, Omega is about 34.5 cm, Devastator 45.7. not quite near the same height.

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Originally Posted by drifand

until they decide it was fun to throw in mp-10 and showed that it was going to be more scaled to the entire rest of the line for masterpieces.

MP9, not 10. it's no coincidence that Rodimus and Optimus are of similar height.
Regardless, the MP scale only applies if we're looking at the scale guides for the cartoon in robot modes. Alt mode? Forget about it
18th February 2015, 01:38 PM
drifand

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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin

Standing upright, Omega is about 34.5 cm, Devastator 45.7. not quite near the same height.

my bad.

MP9, not 10. it's no coincidence that Rodimus and Optimus are of similar height.
Regardless, the MP scale only applies if we're looking at the scale guides for the cartoon in robot modes. Alt mode? Forget about it

noted.
Means bad for me as well, it wont fit upright in my display case. Bummer.
18th February 2015, 02:03 PM
UltraMarginal

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Originally Posted by CBratron

Wow, I'm old. For me, Steve Austin was always a former astronaut.

I know right
19th February 2015, 11:37 AM
Congie

Yeah, I wish they could have kept the size down a little so that they can fit in most bookcases and display cabinets.

It's the main reason why I didn't get a Metroplex even when they were on clearance for less than $100. That said, I'm still gonna get this guy because he's awesome. :D
19th February 2015, 12:51 PM
drifand

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Originally Posted by Congie

Yeah, I wish they could have kept the size down a little so that they can fit in most bookcases and display cabinets.

It's the main reason why I didn't get a Metroplex even when they were on clearance for less than $100. That said, I'm still gonna get this guy because he's awesome. :D

Chuck it in the roof space, and surprise yourself years later. lol
I am really out of space and I will have to split them if I want to display them.
20th February 2015, 06:04 PM
canofwhoopass_87

What would a Takara version look like? All black parts purple, maybe some chrome? Who's knowledgeable enough to make a calculated guess?
21st February 2015, 05:31 PM
Defcon

The Takara version will most likely have purple hands, and could potentially alter the color of the green to suit their preference and market. Altering the Green is the most worrying aspect. When considering the prototype at Toyfair, a Takara version will likely retain all the small details in the deco. Hasbro may lose some details in the finished product ;)
22nd February 2015, 05:34 PM
Hursticon

Listening to the latest episode of WTF@TFW, they reported that one of the Reps on the floor at Toy Fair apparently stated that the Constructicons were designed with the scale of the Stunticons in-mind. :eek:

Scale and Transformers, beyond the present incarnation of the Masterpiece toyline, is generally laughable really but if this indeed was the case when Hasbro/TakaraTomy were brainstorming over Devastator (Who at one point apparently was considered for a group of 6x Leader Class figures!!! O_O) then I think that's pretty cool - I don't expect them to hold to it in any way,shape or form but even if it occurs just as a once off that's something worth noting. ;):)
22nd February 2015, 11:59 PM
griffin

Inked artwork of Devastator on the box cover.
23rd February 2015, 01:56 AM
Deonasis

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

Listening to the latest episode of WTF@TFW, they reported that one of the Reps on the floor at Toy Fair apparently stated that the Constructicons were designed with the scale of the Stunticons in-mind. :eek:

Their current size is really fun but without say.. the aerialbots being massive too I would not mind if they were shrunk down to 5 deluxes and a voyager later (they looks simplified enough). I would make the double purchase.
23rd February 2015, 10:43 AM
5FDP

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Originally Posted by griffin

Inked artwork of Devastator on the box cover.

Awesome :cool:
23rd February 2015, 03:26 PM
Trent

Quote:

Originally Posted by griffin

Inked artwork of Devastator on the box cover.

I find it amusing how they are using the standard G1 configuration for Mixmaster on the box art.
23rd February 2015, 06:53 PM
Lord_Zed

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Originally Posted by Trent

I find it amusing how they are using the standard G1 configuration for Mixmaster on the box art.

There seems to be a disconnect between the art and the toy with Combiner Wars as the art for a lot of the other figures also depicts the characters in more G1 like appearances.
24th February 2015, 11:09 AM
drifand

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Originally Posted by Trent

I find it amusing how they are using the standard G1 configuration for Mixmaster on the box art.

yup, I noticed that, so its actually not accurate.
24th February 2015, 11:10 AM
drifand

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Originally Posted by Lord_Zed

There seems to be a disconnect between the art and the toy with Combiner Wars as the art for a lot of the other figures also depicts the characters in more G1 like appearances.

But is this for the box art for the toy? If so it can be misleading. Not that I can be picky about it, I think YOTS Omega has similar thing as well.
24th February 2015, 11:12 AM
5FDP

After Sunbow's creative license more than 30 years ago we're still raging about inaccuracies of artwork vs toy :rolleyes: Time to move on.
24th February 2015, 11:48 AM
drifand

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Originally Posted by 5FDP

After Sunbow's creative license more than 30 years ago we're still raging about inaccuracies of artwork vs toy :rolleyes: Time to move on.

I am not raging, would have appreciated if it reflected the same as the toy.
If you asking me whether is a nice piece of art, it is.
In some ways, changing mixmaster was moving on, so wouldn't you think the art should move with the current times?

Just saying.
24th February 2015, 05:05 PM
Defcon

I quiet happy with all the limbs as voyager class. Long Haul is Leader class and looks to have the largest vehicle which is appropriate. As individual robots and vehicles they look fine, I like how they all have different sizes really. Bonecrusher and Scavenger have pretty compact vehicle modes, and they seem the smallest of the lot.

In Combined mode, Devastator looks to be a lot taller than he should of been. I think the Torso, and waist should of been shorter. The figure just needs to look heavy. I hope there is a way to somehow mis-transform Long Haul to achieve a shorter middle section. Just my preference.

I'm happy that he is bigger than all the other combiners. I can't wait for a Titan Omega Supreme, if they ever do one :D
24th February 2015, 07:50 PM
Bidoofdude

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Originally Posted by Defcon

I quiet happy with all the limbs as voyager class. Long Haul is Leader class and looks to have the largest vehicle which is appropriate. As individual robots and vehicles they look fine, I like how they all have different sizes really. Bonecrusher and Scavenger have pretty compact vehicle modes, and they seem the smallest of the lot.

In Combined mode, Devastator looks to be a lot taller than he should of been. I think the Torso, and waist should of been shorter. The figure just needs to look heavy. I hope there is a way to somehow mis-transform Long Haul to achieve a shorter middle section. Just my preference.

I'm happy that he is bigger than all the other combiners. I can't wait for a Titan Omega Supreme, if they ever do one :D

Long Haul is a voyager like the rest. He's definitely bigger though.
27th February 2015, 04:39 PM
griffin

A video posted on youtube the other day shows off Long Haul's ratchet joints (definitely not a pre-production figure then, so must be ready for factory production), and shows the transformation of the missile pod to Devastator forearm/hand (similar idea to the foot/hand accessory for the regular combiners).

(posted in wrong topic - moved to here)
28th February 2015, 11:23 AM
philby

video showing some brief hands on with long haul and the missile launcher/devastator arm (which looks kinda cool to me):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUz...ature=youtu.be

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