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News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:00 am

Malicron wrote:Why do you assume that they'll be that expensive? The FansProjects stuff wasn't.

The CC armor (and repaints) and Protector armor were around $80. As was Warbot Defender. Besides you can't compare a different 3rd party pricing to Fansproject. Fansproject has been by far the most successful so they can probably price a little lower.

Consider the Targetroids from the same company are two figures slightly larger than legends class and they retail for $35.95. I suspect $80-$90 apiece for these is pretty accurate.

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:10 am

LOST Cybertronian wrote:The CC armor (and repaints) and Protector armor were around $80. As was Warbot Defender. Besides you can't compare a different 3rd party pricing to Fansproject. Fansproject has been by far the most successful so they can probably price a little lower.

Consider the Targetroids from the same company are two figures slightly larger than legends class and they retail for $35.95. I suspect $80-$90 apiece for these is pretty accurate.

Have to agree with you Lost. From earlier pictures we got a size estimate that puts them closer to deluxe or slightly larger. Considering the average price of 3rd party scout sized figures, $80-$90 a piece is what I was thinking. Especially if there are more complicated features such as ratchet joints or heavy duty connection mechanisms for the Dev. mode. Not to mention they may also come with individual weapons and still possible: chrome. I'm preparing mentally for a $500-$600 range for the complete set. More with shipping.

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:13 am

I'm still not completely sold on this set but I am excited to see some more progress. We have seen these two quite a bit, a couple pictures of Long Haul but nothing further.

And I don't see the need for them to keep teasing new projects. After we buy this one, only a select few will be able to afford anything else. :lol:

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:08 pm

The figures look terrific so far. I hope they are changing some of the colors like the black shovel.

by **alternator77** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:12 pm

the sharp edges on the hand look menacing!! like hes about to tear up some autobot ass! on a side note that guy would look pretty good in black with green details imo

by **Doubledealer93** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:40 pm

i never got the hasblow devs. i kept hoping that a better one would come around. and i am getting this in a heart beat! I NEED A CLASSICS DEVASTATOR!! NOW! =P~

by **Vicalliose** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:56 pm

The question we want answered: "How much will it cost?"

by **Rated X** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:16 am

Im not crazy about them being different shades of green and Devastator aint the same without his visor.

by **Captziltoid** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:28 am

man i swear. the more i see this guy the tighter my pants gets. he looks amazing and i agree with most others, MORE PICS AT LEAST!!!!!

News Credits: 1 · by **Jesterhead** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:25 am

Rated X wrote:Im not crazy about them being different shades of green and Devastator aint the same without his visor.

These are still prototypes. I'm guessing they are trying out different shades of green. I am confident that the colors will all match when complete.

I agree about the visor though. It would be nice to have.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:22 am

Rated X wrote:Im not crazy about them being different shades of green and Devastator aint the same without his visor.

These are just prototypes, they will have a unified color scheme. I've heard these will be around $90.00 a piece. They range from plus size deluxe to voyager based on some of the previous images we've seen.

by **puttster3** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:00 am

El Duque wrote:
Rated X wrote:Im not crazy about them being different shades of green and Devastator aint the same without his visor.

These are just prototypes, they will have a unified color scheme. I've heard these will be around $90.00 a piece. They range from plus size deluxe to voyager based on some of the previous images we've seen.

Who knows, maybe it will come with a visor attachment like that from the FP Superion add-on kit... or maybe a second head.

News Credits: 1 · by **Jesterhead** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:45 am

puttster3 wrote:
Who knows, maybe it will come with a visor attachment like that from the FP Superion add-on kit... or maybe a second head.

iGear/FansProject making an add-on piece for a TFClub toy! That'll be a clear sign of how well the 3rd party market is. :lol:

I find it suprising that the Devastator head is integrated into Hook's design. I figured it would just be a extra piece.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:45 pm

TFClub has updated their micro-blog with a computer render of the next piece of their Project Deva. We see the figure meant to represent Scrapper in vehicle mode, robot mode, but unfortunately no limb mode. Still no word on when we can expect pre-orders or what the pricing of these third-party figures will be. Since their micro-blog requires registration the image has been mirrored below.

by **Hard Hacker** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:00 pm

His vehicle mode is reminiscent of Cybertron Landmine's.

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:11 pm

And thus my excitement is back like a taser to the spine!

He looks nice. I can't wait to see limb-mode. I wonder if the scoop has some sort of adjust to act as an ankle tilt...

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:18 pm

WANT. I really hope these are somewhat affordable...

News Credits: 17 · by **cannonfodder4000** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:40 pm

I don't wanna be one of those G1 loyalests but, no visor? that's kind of a bummer :-(

, I always liked how his visor looked with his head design.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:04 pm

Vehicle mode is looking pretty good. Robot mode not so much. What's with the giant bustle hanging off his ass?

News Credits: 2 · by **Thinktank** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:20 pm

Sodan-1 wrote:Vehicle mode is looking pretty good. Robot mode not so much. What's with the giant bustle hanging off his ass?

And where exactly is a knee/connector joint supposed to go
in Scrapper's robot mode?

This will likely be the finest Devastator ever made.
Now I just hope the make an Omega Supreme to match it...

by **JERRYUS PRIME** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:25 pm

i just hope it all goes well for them and for the people that are exited about this figures i dont collect cons for some reason since i was a kid.but iam hopeing it goes well maybe they can make a SUPERION now thats what iam hoping for. fp superion up grade didnt really did it for me n i got both versions the gray one n snowman. imagine dev n superion side by side now thats a master piece to admire.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:40 pm

As awesome as this thing is, in theory, I'm getting bored with all the pics, yet no info. How about a preorder and a release date?

Otherwise I just may start my own 3rd Party company. Check it out...my first "project" is going to be a totally awesome Classics style Blitzwing! Below is the concept art so go ahead and talk about it for the next 5 years while it never comes out:

And don't forget to check back next week for pics of my next supposed "project".