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News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu May 21, 2015 12:45 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I just had a thought: what if, like Metroplex, that SDCC Devastator will be similar to the TakaraTomy one, chrome and all?

Why would that surprise you. Not sure what we all expected from takara aside from a few extra paint apps. This seems to fit the bill.

News Credits: 1 · by **Spanbauer** » Thu May 21, 2015 1:37 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I just had a thought: what if, like Metroplex, that SDCC Devastator will be similar to the TakaraTomy one, chrome and all?

william-james88 wrote:Why would that surprise you. Not sure what we all expected from takara aside from a few extra paint apps. This seems to fit the bill.

They were similar, but not identical. Takara-Tomy's retail version still had some unique paint apps, and used the chrome far more sparingly. That said, the SDCC Hasbro Devastator likely is closer to what Takara-Tomy will do than Hasbro's retail Devastator is.

News Credits: 1 · by **Spanbauer** » Thu May 21, 2015 4:34 pm

SDCC version officially unveiled on Transformer's Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/transformers/t ... e_internal

I love it! Whatever the premium is, I'll pay it.

by **phantom1592** » Thu May 21, 2015 4:59 pm

While I don't share the 'Whatever it costs' excitement... I REALLY like the details and highlights on that chest piece.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Thu May 21, 2015 5:03 pm

Spanbauer wrote:SDCC version officially unveiled on Transformer's Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/transformers/t ... e_internal

I love it! Whatever the premium is, I'll pay it.

Looks nice, but I think I'll save money and just get the retail Hasbro version. >:oP

News Credits: 1 · by **Spanbauer** » Thu May 21, 2015 5:04 pm

phantom1592 wrote:While I don't share the 'Whatever it costs' excitement... I REALLY like the details and highlights on that chest piece.

I'm a sucker for a premium paint scheme. All of the little black and yellow hash stickers on the construction vehicles, the painted silver rims on the tires, the little details on Scrapper's arms - it all looks so great. Not crazy about the vac metal chestplate and mixer drum but I can live with it for all the other details.

I'm surprised the hands still aren't purple, though.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Thu May 21, 2015 5:07 pm

Spanbauer wrote:
phantom1592 wrote:While I don't share the 'Whatever it costs' excitement... I REALLY like the details and highlights on that chest piece.

I'm a sucker for a premium paint scheme. All of the little black and yellow hash stickers on the construction vehicles, the painted silver rims on the tires, the little details on Scrapper's arms - it all looks so great. Not crazy about the vac metal chestplate and mixer drum but I can live with it for all the other details.

I'm surprised the hands still aren't purple, though.

Yeah, but I'd be happy just painting it myself.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Thu May 21, 2015 6:24 pm

The Official Transformers Facebook page has updated with a couple new images of the upcoming SDCC exclusive Devastator. The images gives us an out of box look at Devy as well as the individual Constructicons. Devastator features a G1 deco with vac metal purple bits.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu May 21, 2015 6:28 pm

He really does look amazing. Better every time

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Thu May 21, 2015 6:30 pm

Do you think SDCC Devastator will be more expensive that retail Devy?

by **Gearslide** » Thu May 21, 2015 6:45 pm

Surprised that I haven't seen many comments about how this is a "2 eyes" version of Devy's head, versus the "Visor" version that will be in store.

So tooling unique to this version of the mold.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Thu May 21, 2015 6:49 pm

Gearslide wrote:Surprised that I haven't seen many comments about how this is a "2 eyes" version of Devy's head, versus the "Visor" version that will be in store.

So tooling unique to this version of the mold.

Oh yeah! I didn't notice! :APPLAUSE:

I like the visor version better though. >:oP

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu May 21, 2015 7:02 pm

I'm really liking this guy. The extra paint apps really make him pop. I'm even feeling the chrome.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu May 21, 2015 7:16 pm

Gearslide wrote:Surprised that I haven't seen many comments about how this is a "2 eyes" version of Devy's head, versus the "Visor" version that will be in store.

So tooling unique to this version of the mold.

That was one of the first things I noticed. I'm surprised I had to read through all these posts to the most recent ones to find someone else that noticed.

Good face, but I'm not sure if that's enough to make me want it. I'm not a huge fan of the extra paint, it's too busy, and I really don't like them mixing purple plastic and chrome, looks terribly tacky to me. I'll pass on this and look forward to the retail version.

I suppose this is the big late May Facebook announcement they promised us last month. Rather underwhelming, was hoping for something entirely new like the Autobot remolds or a Technobots teaser.

Emerje

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Thu May 21, 2015 7:26 pm

I'm hoping they'll have him on display at Botcon, so I can get a better look at him before paying out the nose in secondary markets.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu May 21, 2015 7:43 pm

It's nice. But after seeing how similar SDCC Metroplex was to Takara's (and ACG con), I would wait to see what UW Devastator looks like before committing to this. Not to mention, Takara teased Defensor and actually showed us right away. Devy has been teased twice... so a full reveal can't be far away...

by **MGrotusque** » Thu May 21, 2015 7:59 pm

I like the bio. They really ramp it up with the rhetoric about him potentially having enough power to be a destroyer of civilizations and a terror in the universe. I also like the shpeel about the minds not being able to merge properly. They make Devi sound quite bad ass.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:05 pm

When it comes to the paint and detail of their larger figures, Hasbro has gotten just flat out lazy.

News Credits: 1 · by **Spanbauer** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:13 pm

shajaki wrote:It's nice. But after seeing how similar SDCC Metroplex was to Takara's (and ACG con), I would wait to see what UW Devastator looks like before committing to this. Not to mention, Takara teased Defensor and actually showed us right away. Devy has been teased twice... so a full reveal can't be far away...

That's my plan: I'll either find a way to get this SDCC edition or the Takara-Tomy version, whichever is nicer. Although I'm worried there's going to be things I like and dislike about each, making it a difficult decision.

by **Ultra Markus** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:21 pm

i hope we dont have a repeat of metroplex this time when HTS puts it up to have it sold out 30 sec. later

News Credits: 1 · by **Spanbauer** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:25 pm

Gearslide wrote:Surprised that I haven't seen many comments about how this is a "2 eyes" version of Devy's head, versus the "Visor" version that will be in store.

So tooling unique to this version of the mold.

On that "other" forum, that seems to be the only difference some people have noticed apart from the vac metal chest piece and mixer drum. Some people are overlooking the 50% additional paint apps and decals this version carries.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:25 pm

Dude. I'm not even expecting to see this up for grab on HTS. I may be that guy that pays double on ebay. But only if in some way it's a worthwhile improvement over retail, or I can get it sooner.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:31 pm

I just now realized that the outer flap of the box that opens like a book cover is meant to resemble a giant construction shovel.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Thu May 21, 2015 9:56 pm

I'm all over the SDCC version because of DAT BOX.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Thu May 21, 2015 9:56 pm

Silly wrote:
Gearslide wrote:Surprised that I haven't seen many comments about how this is a "2 eyes" version of Devy's head, versus the "Visor" version that will be in store.

So tooling unique to this version of the mold.

Oh yeah! I didn't notice!
I like the visor version better though.

EDIT: I take that back, the heads on page 70 showing the difference look nearly identical to me, but a better photo on Google does show a change. Hmm, I prefer the visor head, but the paint apps on this are superior, even leaving aside the chrome, those treads on Bonecrsher needed to have some detail.