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News Credits: 665 · by **Skowl** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:11 am

ACToys member Star of Cybertron has posted some images of what appears to be a new figure for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen toyline, this time a red-and-white construction vehicle, likely one of the film's Constructicons. The images are not terribly clear, andand the toy is not properly transformed, but this is still the first glimpse we get of one of the robots who will form the mighty Devastator in the movie.

Details surrounding this figure are few, but the photos do give us a look the mecanics of the toy allow for transformation, while also giving us a look at the robot head. It is unclear if this toy is part of the rumoured deluxe Constructicons, who each have their individual robot modes but cannot form Devastator, or part of a rumoured second set, who sacrifice individual robot modes to be able to form the large Devastator toy.

Looking closely, it does seem that the transformation scheme of this figure is strangely simple, and lacks any visible robot panels and plates (which are numerous on the movie figures). Perhaps this is part of the Devastator set, and the visible head may be the head of Devastator himself?

See the images by clicking here.

News Credits: 1 · by **mattyc1007** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:24 am

so he splits into differnt toys not they combine from seperate robots, thats kinda a dud, well ahve to see the finished product. but i still might buy the G1 version and put him in the movie :-?

by **Hard Hacker** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:31 am

It doesn't really look like a lot of anything...?

News Credits: 2 · by **Autobotic9** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:34 am

He's a voyager shovel. His shovel splits into two arms, one tread goes behind his head, and the other one he rolls around on. This is a fact. His alt mode is also horribly mistransformed. It should look like this:

by **Technically weird** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:56 am

This is not what I had in mind with "drones". It rolls on a freakin' tread.

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:04 am

In the original thread, somebody also linked a pic of a machine as how it should look like transformed:

by **Primus, Second-In-Command** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:13 am

i have a hunch we'll have 9 constructicons. and i have a feeling he's the chest and shoulders. meaning 4 for the thighs and the shins. 2 for forearms. one for the pelvis and another for weapon accessories... maybe?

News Credits: 1 · by **Heavy B** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:26 am

what awful pics. he dosn't even have legs...

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:49 am

Well that could be part of the $99 combiner... which I believe was rumored earlier to have pieces that can combine to form Devastator, but the individual bots would NOT transform to robots.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:11 am

so there will be one set of constructicons that transform into robots but don't combine, and another that don't have their own robot modes but do combine into devastator?
forget about raping your childhood, this is raping your wallet. or are we suddenly in a situation where the technology that was available 25 years ago has been forgotten? hasbro can go shovel!

by **ThunderThruster** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:42 am

craggy wrote:so there will be one set of constructicons that transform into robots but don't combine, and another that don't have their own robot modes but do combine into devastator?
forget about raping your childhood, this is raping your wallet. or are we suddenly in a situation where the technology that was available 25 years ago has been forgotten? hasbro can go shovel!

Indeed! a 'combiner' should be just that that: altmodes, individual botmodes, combined botmode
Not 2 seperate versions!

News Credits: 2 · by **Seibermore** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:23 am

ThunderThruster wrote:
craggy wrote:so there will be one set of constructicons that transform into robots but don't combine, and another that don't have their own robot modes but do combine into devastator?
forget about raping your childhood, this is raping your wallet. or are we suddenly in a situation where the technology that was available 25 years ago has been forgotten? hasbro can go shovel!

Indeed! a 'combiner' should be just that that: altmodes, individual botmodes, combined botmode
Not 2 seperate versions!

Agreed! We shall contact Hasbro immeditly!

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:34 am

craggy wrote:so there will be one set of constructicons that transform into robots but don't combine, and another that don't have their own robot modes but do combine into devastator?
forget about raping your childhood, this is raping your wallet. or are we suddenly in a situation where the technology that was available 25 years ago has been forgotten? hasbro can go shovel!

Maybe...but another thing to consider: ILM has likely just recently put the finishing touches on the digital models. They may not have gotten all the robot modes for these bots in time to have them come out with the initiall wave of figures- especially with one this potentially complex. Remember it takes 12-14 months PER FIGURE...granted they are all being worked on at the same time, but still I'd figure you have to throw in additional time for the combination mechanics. Give them time and wait for details...and THEN yell at them... :grin:

News Credits: 4 · by **Firebird** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:00 am

Looks cool.

I'm not sure what I am more excited about though, The fact that we finally see a Constructicon. Or that the first images that we received arn't blurry!

News Credits: 2 · by **Justicity** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:06 am

Nevermore wrote:
ThunderThruster wrote:
craggy wrote:so there will be one set of constructicons that transform into robots but don't combine, and another that don't have their own robot modes but do combine into devastator?
forget about raping your childhood, this is raping your wallet. or are we suddenly in a situation where the technology that was available 25 years ago has been forgotten? hasbro can go shovel!

Indeed! a 'combiner' should be just that that: altmodes, individual botmodes, combined botmode
Not 2 seperate versions!

Agreed! We shall contact Hasbro immeditly!

To the Bat-phone!

Or would you have us infiltrate Hasbro via it's marketing department, using a complex system of ropes and levers?

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:20 am

^^^

Count me in! Synchronize watches...

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:29 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:Well that could be part of the $99 combiner... which I believe was rumored earlier to have pieces that can combine to form Devastator, but the individual bots would NOT transform to robots.

Talk about fail! I actually liked the first movie's figures, but the more I see and hear of the second movie's, the more money it sounds like I'll be saving this year.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:52 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:Well that could be part of the $99 combiner... which I believe was rumored earlier to have pieces that can combine to form Devastator, but the individual bots would NOT transform to robots.

I thought only one of them wouldn't transform into a robot.

Confusing movie news is confusing.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblebeast** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:16 pm

I won't buy a single constructicon if they don't transform as they should. I won't buy a lot of vehicles that form a robot: leave that for the Power Rangers.