The Energon Pub

DEVA is an instant buy for me.

The limbs... maybe. Nice standalone figures. Still not interested in PCC.

The camera... no. I've got PE on preorder and that's fine for me.

Cripes... I am going to be broke..

I just wonder if bombshock's robot mode is in scale with the limbs robot modes? If all 5 are the same size that would be fantastic

I'm really liking nearly everything here. My only nitpick is for the Dev and it's minor. I really hope he's going to have the purple chest shield. Otherwise, looking really good! I keep waffling between 3rd party Reflectors and which to buy, I'd really like to see the final product on these before ruling them out. The Power Core limbs are an interesting concept but who really works with them? They're WWII styled vehicles. None of the commanders have been anything from that era. As far as I would recognize anyway.

Droooling....... Only one Im shifty about is the reflector..Decisions decisions! Deva is a no brainer, I've already started saving for it and the bombshock upgrades? Win..Gives the pcc some definition..Win Win WIn....

The PCC figure does actually look pretty impressive, but lucky for my wallet, I don't think it really has enough of a place in my collection. I mean, I'd happily buy it at retail prices just because it's cool, but considering it'll probably be more like $100+, he'd need to fill a legitimate spot in my Classics collection.

PCC brut does look fantastic but steelshot/bombshock are terrible figures. Definitely buying the full Dev set when it comes out, hopefully it'll be successful enough to formulate a Bruticus and/or Superion set

synthetik wrote:PCC brut does look fantastic but steelshot/bombshock are terrible figures. Definitely buying the full Dev set when it comes out, hopefully it'll be successful enough to formulate a Bruticus and/or Superion set

I'll disagree with you on Bomshock/Steelshot. Of all the PCC commanders, they have some detail in them to be the smallest of the commanders. I think Bomshock as a central figure looks and connects well. The others are so wonky like they weren't meant to connect.

I would have preferred Fansproject to do it, but they have their own things to work on.

Now the bigger dilemma will come down to whether the Crossfire03 set by FP will be worth the money to buy if you didn't have Energon or Classics Devastator, or just go out and get this set. Though FP's project should be brilliancy, this Deva' is a better representation. I really want it. Please let the quality be on par with FP.

Flux Convoy wrote:The Power Core limbs are an interesting concept but who really works with them? They're WWII styled vehicles. None of the commanders have been anything from that era. As far as I would recognize anyway.

Bombshock's mold is just vague enough to pass for a WWII vehicle, which seems to be what TFclub is thinking too. Huffer's artillery truck altmode is also a good match, but his colorscheme is a little too loud for these guys.

bvzxa wrote:Now the bigger dilemma will come down to whether the Crossfire03 set by FP will be worth the money to buy if you didn't have Energon or Classics Devastator, or just go out and get this set. Though FP's project should be brilliancy, this Deva' is a better representation. I really want it. Please let the quality be on par with FP.

Yes...because it's not going to be for Dev...at least not according to Venksta, who's pretty plugged in with the on goings of FP.

Kibble wrote:

bvzxa wrote:Now the bigger dilemma will come down to whether the Crossfire03 set by FP will be worth the money to buy if you didn't have Energon or Classics Devastator, or just go out and get this set. Though FP's project should be brilliancy, this Deva' is a better representation. I really want it. Please let the quality be on par with FP.

Yes...because it's not going to be for Dev...at least not according to Venksta, who's pretty plugged in with the on goings of FP.

Agreed, it isn't set in stone to be Devy. But I'm not certain anyone has come out and said it wasn't either. Venksta has said things to make it seem it was and wasn't so I don't know what to think.

Last I saw, he came straight out and said it wasn't. Apparently another group will be giving it a shot, though.

amcgrath929 wrote:

Kibble wrote:

bvzxa wrote:Now the bigger dilemma will come down to whether the Crossfire03 set by FP will be worth the money to buy if you didn't have Energon or Classics Devastator, or just go out and get this set. Though FP's project should be brilliancy, this Deva' is a better representation. I really want it. Please let the quality be on par with FP.

Yes...because it's not going to be for Dev...at least not according to Venksta, who's pretty plugged in with the on goings of FP.

Agreed, it isn't set in stone to be Devy. But I'm not certain anyone has come out and said it wasn't either. Venksta has said things to make it seem it was and wasn't so I don't know what to think.

I believe FP actually said themselves they wouldn't be doing Devastator and that Crossfire 03 had nothing to do with Combiners. One of the reasons for not doing Devastator is that they stated they won't be tackling projects others are already doing since their G3 trailer tanked due to the BTS Classics Prime trailer.

Dead Metal wrote:

amcgrath929 wrote:

Kibble wrote:

bvzxa wrote:Now the bigger dilemma will come down to whether the Crossfire03 set by FP will be worth the money to buy if you didn't have Energon or Classics Devastator, or just go out and get this set. Though FP's project should be brilliancy, this Deva' is a better representation. I really want it. Please let the quality be on par with FP.

Yes...because it's not going to be for Dev...at least not according to Venksta, who's pretty plugged in with the on goings of FP.

Agreed, it isn't set in stone to be Devy. But I'm not certain anyone has come out and said it wasn't either. Venksta has said things to make it seem it was and wasn't so I don't know what to think.

I believe FP actually said themselves they wouldn't be doing Devastator and that Crossfire 03 had nothing to do with Combiners. One of the reasons for not doing Devastator is that they stated they won't be tackling projects others are already doing since their G3 trailer tanked due to the BTS Classics Prime trailer.

That sucks about the trailer. I still want one but I don't have a way to display it. I didn't like the BTS trailer at all.

I guess I jumped on the bandwagon of thinking Crossfire 03 would be Devastator. That's cool because every time I see this Devastator it makes me glad I sold my Walmart set. I still have the Target Constructicons I got from CP which I am fond of, but if this project comes to light...I will have a true Deva'.

Off topic a bit:
I would love to see some original designs into a combiner. If Cx03 is a new group, aww man I can't wait because I want to recreate Scramble City so bad...my wallet must be fortified!!!

bvzxa wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:

amcgrath929 wrote:

Kibble wrote:

bvzxa wrote:Now the bigger dilemma will come down to whether the Crossfire03 set by FP will be worth the money to buy if you didn't have Energon or Classics Devastator, or just go out and get this set. Though FP's project should be brilliancy, this Deva' is a better representation. I really want it. Please let the quality be on par with FP.

Yes...because it's not going to be for Dev...at least not according to Venksta, who's pretty plugged in with the on goings of FP.

Agreed, it isn't set in stone to be Devy. But I'm not certain anyone has come out and said it wasn't either. Venksta has said things to make it seem it was and wasn't so I don't know what to think.

I believe FP actually said themselves they wouldn't be doing Devastator and that Crossfire 03 had nothing to do with Combiners. One of the reasons for not doing Devastator is that they stated they won't be tackling projects others are already doing since their G3 trailer tanked due to the BTS Classics Prime trailer.

That sucks about the trailer. I still want one but I don't have a way to display it. I didn't like the BTS trailer at all.

I guess I jumped on the bandwagon of thinking Crossfire 03 would be Devastator. That's cool because every time I see this Devastator it makes me glad I sold my Walmart set. I still have the Target Constructicons I got from CP which I am fond of, but if this project comes to light...I will have a true Deva'.

Off topic a bit:
I would love to see some original designs into a combiner. If Cx03 is a new group, aww man I can't wait because I want to recreate Scramble City so bad...my wallet must be fortified!!!

He means the sales tanked, not the trailer. The trailer itself is amazing.

I recall them saying that at Botcon a couple years ago I believe. Then Venksta came out and said they changed their mind and to not be surprised if we saw it first in green. Shortly after he said that, he came out and pretty much retracted the entire statement. So, who knows really. It will be impressive most likely no matter what it is.

My biggest pull for them to do it is scale. The TFC Devastator will most likely be cool, but out of scale with all the other combiners I own.

TFC Toys made quite a showing at a recent toy convention in China. They had many of their upcoming unofficial Transformer related products on display including the one you're probably most interested in hearing about Project Deva, or as he's now called Hercules. We see him in fully combined mode........sort of, he's assembled using two Structors (aka Scrapper) and two Scavengers. They've also given their own names to Hook, now known as Dr. Crank, and Longhaul, now known as Heavylabor. Structor is also seen in both modes.









Also on display were their WWII style PCC upgrade limbs. We see them in full color, in both modes, and combined with PCC Commanders Heavytread and Bombshock.









Here we see their Reflector-esque trio DSLR in a black deco and it appears their lens accessory transforms into a weapon of some sort with a light-up feature.





Not wanting to miss out on repaint opportunities we see Ultra Magnus, Thundercracker, and Skywarp Targetroids and a black version of Primars.



Lastly Junkion Blacksmith had their upcoming Headmasters on display.

The PCC limbs look amazing on Heavytread. I am definitely going to have another autobot combiner. Save not-Scrapper, I think the individual bot modes of the notConstructicons look bad. Im not impressed with them. Devastator on the other hand, very impressed. He is huge.

Reflector looks like crap to me. Easy pass.

Hercules Hercules Hercules

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Please, sir. May I have some more? Bonecrusher and Mixmaster?

Love Doctor Crank, too.

Im not a fan of the PCC line and have never picked up a set, but the new limbs these guys are putting out are making me lean towards picking up Bombshock. They look awesome. Im not entirely sold on thier individual robot modes but there would be only way to display these guys anyway.

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hercules Hercules Hercules

That is exactly what I thought of!

Hercules, is art! I love Hercules. Perhaps it is because he resembles some other decepticon combiner... Oh well Hercules is my favorite combiner!!!!

I'm not a fan of the PCC line either, but those units attached to Heavytread look pretty damn cool. Not enough for me to invest, but a vast improvement.

Apart from giving us our first idea of what a complete Devastator would look like, aswell as names, they haven't really given us anything new (i.e. RELEASE DATE & PRICE!!!!!)

And I wouldn't be surprised if that all-black colour scheme on the DSLR will put a lot of its supporters off.

I'm liking the not-Ultra Magnus, not-Blaster and not-Megatron Headmasters are looking pretty sweet; I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to DO with them though.

Also no-one seems to have mentioned the Ultra Magnus-style repaint of Opti-aim (or whatever the Convoy-inspired Targetmaster ended up being called); have we seen it before, and what will it come packaged with if they stick to two-pack shakers selling these).

Very impressed overall, especially with Hercules.

every time I see these PCC limbbots, I want them more. I like the added touch of each one wearing the symbol of their vehicle mode's origin.