With Overload appearing in regular retail, I finally got around to finishing the collection of Constructicons and putting it together.

It...is...INCREDIBLE. Seriously, such a beast. It's heavy and has a real presence to it.

What they've been able to achieve is amazing. Each figure is barely compromised and are cool stand-alone figures. And yet they combine into quite a cohesive robot that looks planned and not just a hodge-podge of figures.

I see Mixmaster copped some flack, but it is really well secured on top with multiple tight connection points. It's one of the simpler figures of the set but they still did well with it and the face looks really cool. I must admit, I was a little disappointed from the early photos of Devastator standing up instead of hunched, but you can make it crawl if you want. Having seen it in hand, I think I like the upright version. I'm going to leave it like that because it's more imposing and will display better.

Considering the weight, the figure connections and the articulation joints are pretty well secured. There are a lot of stiff ratchet joints going on. Again, really well thought out.

I'm constantly amazed by what the designers at Hasbro and Takara can come up with and Studio Series Devastator has really raised the bar. The unfortunate thing is that I'm not going to keep it in combined mode and won't appreciate the individual figures as much. Good problem to have.