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[shajaki]

Wow.... the whites are actually NOT uniform... that sincerely bums me out.

[william-james88]

Wow.... the whites are actually NOT uniform... that sincerely bums me out.

Me too. I guess he will fit right in with my hasbro defensor

[Sowndwave76]

I don't mind that it's not the same.
In fact, seeing more and more pics has me ready and excited to order this set.
I like the look of this way more than either version of Defensor.
Tahnite may be the night!!

[william-james88]

Ok everyone, this is it, the moment you have all been waiting for: Unite Warriors 04 Devastator is now available at Bigbadtoystore.com for 224.99$. The eta is December 2015 as many predicted and the current placeholder images were taken from the reveal at Tokyo Toy Show.

Is this more than you expected? Or are you clicking that preorder button right after reading this?

[Moosey]

Ok everyone, this is it, the moment you have all been waiting for: Unite Warriors 04 Devastator is now available at Bigbadtoystore.com for 224.99$. The eta is December 2015 as many predicted and the current placeholder images were taken from the reveal at Tokyo Toy Show.

Is this more than you expected? Or are you clicking that preorder button right after reading this?

Soo.... Tempting......

[mblase75]

It's definitely a more desirable version of the Constructicons for me, but I'm not made of money. As much as I love G1, I'll be spending the extra money on Masterpiece Tracks instead.

[YoungPrime]

80 bucks more for elbows and extra paints apps....?

Pass!

[Mindmaster]

80 bucks more for elbows and extra paints apps....?

Pass!

New combiner head that allows both toy- and cartoon-accuracy, new elbows for 2/3 of the team while the other third gets new knees, possibly more tooling on Scavenger and Bonecrusher to fill in Devastator's armpits, individual weapons, and improved paint job?

Maybe not eighty, but definitely worth extra dough.

So now I play the waiting game for good ol' TCP to get theirs up.

[YoungPrime]

80 bucks more for elbows and extra paints apps....?

Pass!

New combiner head that allows both toy- and cartoon-accuracy, new elbows for 2/3 of the team while the other third gets new knees, possibly more tooling on Scavenger and Bonecrusher to fill in Devastator's armpits, individual weapons, and improved paint job?

Maybe not eighty, but definitely worth extra dough.

So now I play the waiting game for good ol' TCP to get theirs up.

You don't have to sell me on it. It's clearly the better set by far. I just don't agree with that price. (nor should you but it's your money..)

So I'll either play the waiting game for a price drop later down the line or do w/o it altogether since there's no way I'd settle for Hasbro's version unless the 3P add ons are better and cost less.

[Rated X]

If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

[Robogeek1973]

I expected him to be anywhere between $200-$250.


Preordered two of him.

[D-BagTron]

Deeeezaaammn!!! Can't front though...I'm probably going thru with a preorder.
No way am I going thru an aftermarket mess. I recently paid $240 for TT Metroplex. eBay will have a field day with TT Dev aftermarket pricing.
At least I won't get charged til December. Gotta start asking for overtime at work!

[Autobot N]

If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

So someone needs to lose their job and be unable to support their family for making a kid's toy a different kind of cement truck than one that they made 30 years ago?

[Optimizzy]

Honestly, if I had the money and the space, this is the one I would get. If Im going to spend that much, I might as well get the best possible version. And this is it. The fact that they added articulation is an awesome thing and a notch in TT's hat as far as I'm concerned.

I don't get all ga-ga whenever Takara slaps some extra paint on a toy...but this...this goes above what I expect and I have to say, if you want a Devastator, I think TakaraTomy deserves your money.

[william-james88]

If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

So someone needs to lose their job and be unable to support their family for making a kid's toy a different kind of cement truck than one that they made 30 years ago?

Adding to your statement Sunstorm, Takara even added the paint to make the leg work as G1 accurate and for anyone to simply flip the truck around in alt mode if needed.

[Sabrblade]

Re-posting from the Devastator thread.

All the known changes made to Takara Devastator compared to Hasbro's retail version:

• More show-accurate deco
• Brand new headsculpt that contains a retractable visor to switch between both head designs
• Brand new gun weapons for each individual figure, all of which can store on Devastator's back
• Re-engineered arms for Scrapper to give him elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Long Haul to give him proper elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Hook to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Mixmaster to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered legs for Scavenger to give him better knees
• Re-engineered legs for Bonecrusher to give him better knees

[Autobot N]

If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

So someone needs to lose their job and be unable to support their family for making a kid's toy a different kind of cement truck than one that they made 30 years ago?

Adding to your statement Sunstorm, Takara even added the paint to make the leg work as G1 accurate and for anyone to simply flip the truck around in alt mode if needed.

Which makes this Devy even better! As for my stand on which to get, I would love to get this one over the Hasbro or SDCC versions, except I can't afford it. And besides, I'd be keeping him in combined mode (And I don't need the retooled head with the flip-up sunglasses because I don't like the eyes on the first place), so elbows wouldn't matter. And because of the fact that I don't like chrome (and the eyes thing), I'll pick the retail Devastator.

[Agamemnon]

Looks like there's a $5 early bird discount or something. Mine came in at $219.99. Tis pricey, but if I'm going to do this, I think I'd like to go the little extra.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

So someone needs to lose their job and be unable to support their family for making a kid's toy a different kind of cement truck than one that they made 30 years ago?

Adding to your statement Sunstorm, Takara even added the paint to make the leg work as G1 accurate and for anyone to simply flip the truck around in alt mode if needed.

Which makes this Devy even better! As for my stand on which to get, I would love to get this one over the Hasbro or SDCC versions, except I can't afford it. And besides, I'd be keeping him in combined mode (And I don't need the retooled head with the flip-up sunglasses because I don't like the eyes on the first place), so elbows wouldn't matter. And because of the fact that I don't like chrome (and the eyes thing), I'll pick the retail Devastator.

Looking at the other page, there is a 3rd party add on that actually adds a cab that covers the foot, making Mix look much more convincing.

[Sabrblade]

O hai, RobotKingdom with your $179.90 preorder price - http://www.robotkingdom.com/tuwuw04.html

[Autobot N]

If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

So someone needs to lose their job and be unable to support their family for making a kid's toy a different kind of cement truck than one that they made 30 years ago?

Adding to your statement Sunstorm, Takara even added the paint to make the leg work as G1 accurate and for anyone to simply flip the truck around in alt mode if needed.

Which makes this Devy even better! As for my stand on which to get, I would love to get this one over the Hasbro or SDCC versions, except I can't afford it. And besides, I'd be keeping him in combined mode (And I don't need the retooled head with the flip-up sunglasses because I don't like the eyes on the first place), so elbows wouldn't matter. And because of the fact that I don't like chrome (and the eyes thing), I'll pick the retail Devastator.

Looking at the other page, there is a 3rd party add on that actually adds a cab that covers the foot, making Mix look much more convincing.

Of course there is.

[william-james88]

O hai, RobotKingdom with your $179.90 preorder price - http://www.robotkingdom.com/tuwuw04.html

Ok, this gives me hope that it will be along those lines at the japanese online retailers.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Looking at the other page, there is a 3rd party add on that actually adds a cab that covers the foot, making Mix look much more convincing.

Of course there is.

I'm still ok with the reverse cement truck though. So The only reason this kit interests me is the Prowlastator head. The cab if anything looks exactly like green giants (I think that's what that one is called?)

[Super Megatron]

Re-posting from the Devastator thread.

All the known changes made to Takara Devastator compared to Hasbro's retail version:

• More show-accurate deco
• Brand new headsculpt that contains a retractable visor to switch between both head designs
• Brand new gun weapons for each individual figure, all of which can store on Devastator's back
• Re-engineered arms for Scrapper to give him elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Long Haul to give him proper elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Hook to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Mixmaster to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered legs for Scavenger to give him better knees
• Re-engineered legs for Bonecrusher to give him better knees

Not counting the redeco, that's $10 per improvement that I think totally justifies the $80 increase in the price. Definitely getting this one over the Hasbro version.

Put it this way, the money you save in not buying the umphteen version of Optimus Prime can go towards getting the superior version (thanks Hasbro) that Takara is giving us.

[Spanbauer]

Ok everyone, this is it, the moment you have all been waiting for: Unite Warriors 04 Devastator is now available at Bigbadtoystore.com for 224.99$. The eta is December 2015 as many predicted and the current placeholder images were taken from the reveal at Tokyo Toy Show.

Is this more than you expected? Or are you clicking that preorder button right after reading this?

Put in my pre-order at The Chosen Prime for $225 shipped. Of course I wish the price was lower ($175 would have been nice), but considering I was prepared to pay $300 to get the SDCC version off eBay if necessary, it's fine. Shame though that it'll likely be January before we get it; don't Takara releases always happen at the end of the month?