Toy Review - Combiner Wars Devastator

[griffin]

Fits in well on the Masterpiece shelf... I'm surprised that TakaraTomy didn't label their Devastator as a Masterpiece release, like they did with two Movie toys a few years ago.

[5FDP]

I was worried too, but eventually forced it apart. It doesn't help that there are moving parts there to make it difficult to get a good grip.

Yeah that part is incredibly stiff on mine but it does come apart just like in the video

Thanks guys. I finally managed to budge it. It was a very stressful moment.

One other problem I had with mine and wanted to know if this is common - Bonecrushers foot came right off Where it splits in two, there's a shiny pin holding it in place and the pin basically popped out. I pushed it back in but there was no 'click' or some other such noise to indicate it went back in properly. So, what's holding this pin in place? I suspect that kup may be able to answer this best.

[Trent]

Thanks guys. I finally managed to budge it. It was a very stressful moment.

One other problem I had with mine and wanted to know if this is common - Bonecrushers foot came right off Where it splits in two, there's a shiny pin holding it in place and the pin basically popped out. I pushed it back in but there was no 'click' or some other such noise to indicate it went back in properly. So, what's holding this pin in place? I suspect that kup may be able to answer this best.

Friction holds those pins in. Sounds like a tolerance issue with yours.

[davieanix]

Mine is a little bent but not as noticeable as that pic.

Is everyone else having issues with Bonecrusher's crotch? (lol). If I try and move his legs, the crotch pieces come apart.

[GoktimusPrime]

I have no issue with the gun barrel or Bonecrusher's crotch. Bonecrusher's crotch gets a bit fiddly during mid transformation. I initially had trouble making it connect because I kept on squeezing the two halves of his pelvic girdle together, but I actually find it better to just squeeze from his hips; i.e. the upper part of his legs rather than the crotch pieces themselves. Works on mine anyway.

Anyway, here are some more comparison pics between Devastator and other large Transformers.

[5FDP]

Friction holds those pins in. Sounds like a tolerance issue with yours.

Cheers mate.

Question?
How many of you that have this in hand have a BENT GUN TIP?

Mine is ever so slightly bent that you'd have to examine it very closely to even notice.

Is everyone else having issues with Bonecrusher's crotch? (lol). If I try and move his legs, the crotch pieces come apart.

Yeah, both sides are really hard to click into place and do tend to come apart easily if not properly secured. The pegs that hold them together are quite small with a tiny hook on the end. You'll know it's together correctly if you hear a slight 'click'.

[Nevac]

I accepted this was never going to click tab from first attempt and having just tried once again have come to the conclusion the world is against me, with me getting a bent gun LOL
This sux but Devastator is great over all. It is frustrating to stand Bonecrusher due to this so if I display him in robot mode I will have to bluetak his groin/waist/hip.

You're not the only one I also had problems with his crotch too I had him posed on my desk to take a pic and he just did the splits. The joint was pretty fiddly to get it to stay together.

[GoktimusPrime]

Have you guys tried squeezing from the hips rather than the groin? When I first tried to transform him to robot mode, I squeezed at the groin, but then I tried again by squeezing the hips and was able to get that sucker to lock in. Once it does lock in, it's pretty tight.

→← = groin; avoid squeezing here
→← = hips; squeeze here

Mine holds together well enough for Bonecrusher to balance precariously on top of a rock melon without splitting apart.

[GoktimusPrime]

You're most welcome, Zechariah.

[philby]

As mentioned somewhere else, Hasbro at BotCon mentioned that they chose not to have elbows on some of the bots because Devastator was not stable enough with them (like with Scrapper, who needs solid arms to be the ankle of Devastator).

i wonder how they test that kind of stuff. do they leave it standing with different types or joints for a while or something, or put something on top? did they make the elbow joints and then change them to what they have now? just curious because if hasbro says that they couldn't do it but then takara goes and does it, does that mean takara found a better way than hasbro did, or they aren't worried about it or what? hmm.

obviously combined mode is the big drawcard but i would definitely at least once in a while have them separately or something.