Takara Transformers UW-04 Devastator Asian Exclusive Coin

That Bot wrote:I'm still waiting to see UW Groove on Hasbro Defensor, with or without Legends Groove as a chestplate, and of course, the all Groove versions of both. Groove as all four limbs and a chestplate.

Agamemnon wrote:

That Bot wrote:I'm still waiting to see UW Groove on Hasbro Defensor, with or without Legends Groove as a chestplate, and of course, the all Groove versions of both. Groove as all four limbs and a chestplate.

If no one does it first, I'll post a pic of leg Groove with Chest Groove on Hasbro Defensor. However, sorry, but my accountant will rip out something important in my chassis if I bought 4 UW Defensors...

kurthy wrote:Anyone know how long it typically takes BBTS to get theirritated stock in? I'm getting antsy and if I could order through Robot Kingdom or another exporter and have it here before Christmas, that sounds better than playing the waiting game through BBTS. I've never done a preorder before for a Takara release.

Agamemnon wrote:

That Bot wrote:I'm still waiting to see UW Groove on Hasbro Defensor, with or without Legends Groove as a chestplate, and of course, the all Groove versions of both. Groove as all four limbs and a chestplate.

If no one does it first, I'll post a pic of leg Groove with Chest Groove on Hasbro Defensor. However, sorry, but my accountant will rip out something important in my chassis if I bought 4 UW Defensors...

That Bot wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

That Bot wrote:I'm still waiting to see UW Groove on Hasbro Defensor, with or without Legends Groove as a chestplate, and of course, the all Groove versions of both. Groove as all four limbs and a chestplate.

If no one does it first, I'll post a pic of leg Groove with Chest Groove on Hasbro Defensor. However, sorry, but my accountant will rip out something important in my chassis if I bought 4 UW Defensors...

Haha, totally understandable. I don't really expect anybody here to actually get four UW Defensors, especially for that purpose. At best, it's going to take some photoshop trickery.

mooncake623 wrote:

kurthy wrote:Anyone know how long it typically takes BBTS to get theirritated stock in? I'm getting antsy and if I could order through Robot Kingdom or another exporter and have it here before Christmas, that sounds better than playing the waiting game through BBTS. I've never done a preorder before for a Takara release.

Get it from here if you want it before Christmas. Use EMS and it'll be here in a week. combined with EMS shipping it'll still be slightly cheaper then BBTS depending on the exchange rate.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-012326&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Ddevastar%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1

william-james88 wrote:Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Classic

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Classic

Ha! Nice

kurthy wrote:Anyone know how long it typically takes BBTS to get theirritated stock in? I'm getting antsy and if I could order through Robot Kingdom or another exporter and have it here before Christmas, that sounds better than playing the waiting game through BBTS. I've never done a preorder before for a Takara release.

Agamemnon wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Classic

Ha! Nice

Okay...I need those horns....

william-james88 wrote:Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

william-james88 wrote:Check out those redone knees on bonecrusher! Courtesy of tekering:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Check out those redone knees on bonecrusher! Courtesy of tekering:

I am yet again stunned and amazed at how far out of their way TT went to make this guy as worthy of our dollar as possible - and by extension how disgustingly inflated hasbro's version is. He may not have as much painted detail as I want, but it is truly incredible to behold

Insurgent wrote:What are their hasbro knees like?

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Toot your own horn why don't cha!

Insurgent wrote:What are their hasbro knees like?

carytheone wrote:

Insurgent wrote:What are their hasbro knees like?

Ball joints

megatronus wrote:I got my Takara Devastator yesterday, and I'm a bit perplexed. Scrapper's elbow exist, but they are incredibly tough to unhinge. Scary tough - I'm afraid I'm going to break it. Is anyone else who has this in hand experiencing the same issue?

I loved the CW version, while the SDCC one is neat I find it a bit too cluttered with the deco and stickers.

The UW version takes everything that was good about the CW one and ramps it up a notch.

The biggest improvements for me are the purple hands and gray face. Though with some lighting the face is so dark you'd almost think it's black.

Figure is a bit tighter than the CW version (the arms aren't so loose), and the new ratchets help a bit. Gun doesn't fall out of his hands as often (or really at all yet) like the two CW versions.

Everything fits together perfectly and the elbows on Scrapper cause no issues in combined mode (in fact they're really hard to even unlock when transforming Scrapper).

The colors are perfect in Devastator mode and I wouldn't change a thing.

As for the individual robots, they're all really nice and besides the joint improvements, they're pretty even with the normal CW version. Guns are obviously a great addition. Looseness on some of the figures carries over to the UW version like it did with the CW versions.

For individual robot mode decos I prefer Scrapper (better torso details and gray face), Scavenger (completed silver paint on chest), Long Haul (he's a bit plain but black arms > purple arms), Hook (I like the silver shins), and Mixmaster (blue detailing on stomach is better then the silver). Bonecrusher on the other hand is extremely plain and boring looking. The CW one is better with the silver detailing, even though him not having it is cartoon accurate.

As far as vehicle modes I'd say they all edge out the CW versions in that regard too. Painted rims are better than not, and the other details are comparable. Long Haul seems to have suffered more than the others with the removal of some black on his vents. Mixmaster is among the ones with the most improvements due to the painting of the rear and the area where the cement comes out in the front. The added purple to Bonecrusher's sides is a plus too.

So while I could definitely see some people being happy with the CW version, as it's still a wondeful toy, every change made to the UW version (save for Bonecrusher's robot mode) is another step in the direction to making this the perfect Devastator. He just looks so awesome standing there. I can't believe how much of an improvement the gray face, purple hands, painted right foot, and purple tread areas look together. So awesome. I find myself staring at him for some time.

So if you can afford this version, it's the best version by far when combined. Your mileage may vary for the individual components when not combined though. Even still each figure has other design improvements that would make most color preferences a moot point.

Randy
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carytheone wrote:

Moose Knuckle

Sabrblade wrote:

That Bot wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

That Bot wrote:I'm still waiting to see UW Groove on Hasbro Defensor, with or without Legends Groove as a chestplate, and of course, the all Groove versions of both. Groove as all four limbs and a chestplate.

If no one does it first, I'll post a pic of leg Groove with Chest Groove on Hasbro Defensor. However, sorry, but my accountant will rip out something important in my chassis if I bought 4 UW Defensors...

Haha, totally understandable. I don't really expect anybody here to actually get four UW Defensors, especially for that purpose. At best, it's going to take some photoshop trickery.

There's one such pic that was posted several times in this thread previously:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVapiMUWEAAoyNb.jpg:large

That Bot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

That Bot wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

That Bot wrote:I'm still waiting to see UW Groove on Hasbro Defensor, with or without Legends Groove as a chestplate, and of course, the all Groove versions of both. Groove as all four limbs and a chestplate.

If no one does it first, I'll post a pic of leg Groove with Chest Groove on Hasbro Defensor. However, sorry, but my accountant will rip out something important in my chassis if I bought 4 UW Defensors...

Haha, totally understandable. I don't really expect anybody here to actually get four UW Defensors, especially for that purpose. At best, it's going to take some photoshop trickery.

There's one such pic that was posted several times in this thread previously:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVapiMUWEAAoyNb.jpg:large

Yes, I've seen that, but I'm looking for that with Legends Groove, and that plus legends groove on the Hasbro Hot Spot. Photoshop trickery may be necessary.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

That Bot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

That Bot wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

That Bot wrote:I'm still waiting to see UW Groove on Hasbro Defensor, with or without Legends Groove as a chestplate, and of course, the all Groove versions of both. Groove as all four limbs and a chestplate.

If no one does it first, I'll post a pic of leg Groove with Chest Groove on Hasbro Defensor. However, sorry, but my accountant will rip out something important in my chassis if I bought 4 UW Defensors...

Haha, totally understandable. I don't really expect anybody here to actually get four UW Defensors, especially for that purpose. At best, it's going to take some photoshop trickery.

There's one such pic that was posted several times in this thread previously:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVapiMUWEAAoyNb.jpg:large

Yes, I've seen that, but I'm looking for that with Legends Groove, and that plus legends groove on the Hasbro Hot Spot. Photoshop trickery may be necessary.

It's not great but here's an old one:

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/imag ... V2L8bOnK6M

william-james88 wrote:I am really looking forward to the gallery with all the comparison shots between the two companies' devastators. Also, people, please post a bunch of picks both here and in the Awesome Pictures and Poses thread!

SillySpringer wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I am really looking forward to the gallery with all the comparison shots between the two companies' devastators. Also, people, please post a bunch of picks both here and in the Awesome Pictures and Poses thread!

...and for Pimus' sake post a review too!

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I am really looking forward to the gallery with all the comparison shots between the two companies' devastators. Also, people, please post a bunch of picks both here and in the Awesome Pictures and Poses thread!

...and for Pimus' sake post a review too!

This ain't good enough for you?





PS: this video shows me that it isnt the waist of bonecrusher and scavenger that were altered but the pegs that connect into them. They are now ratcheted.

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I am really looking forward to the gallery with all the comparison shots between the two companies' devastators. Also, people, please post a bunch of picks both here and in the Awesome Pictures and Poses thread!

...and for Pimus' sake post a review too!

This ain't good enough for you?





PS: this video shows me that it isnt the waist of bonecrusher and scavenger that were altered but the pegs that connect into them. They are now ratcheted.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:While Takara did repaint two existing molds giving the figures new heads, for the Superion and Menasor gift sets, no one expected them to create an entirely new mold for Defensor. Well that's just what they did and Groove is a near perfect update of the G1 character. The transformation is simple yet effective, utilizing the same leg transformation as the Aerialbots. Hopefully Hasbro releases this figure domestically for collectors on a budget.

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:I think I saw Chromedome in the first page, for Primus' sake we need a Chromedome.