The Energon Pub

[Cobotron]

Anyone know how long it typically takes BBTS to get theirritated stock in? I'm getting antsy and if I could order through Robot Kingdom or another exporter and have it here before Christmas, that sounds better than playing the waiting game through BBTS. I've never done a preorder before for a Takara release.

Get it from here if you want it before Christmas. Use EMS and it'll be here in a week. combined with EMS shipping it'll still be slightly cheaper then BBTS depending on the exchange rate.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-012326&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Ddevastar%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1

Mine is already on it's way from amiami. It left Japan yesterday. EMS was 6 or 7 dollars more than SAL Parcel, so I went with SAL. Last shipment I had sent SAL Parcel got here in 7 days.
I feel good Devy will get here before Xmas. Might even get here by the end of this week. With shipping I paid $200.31. Mooncake is right though, if you ship EMS it will for sure get here in time to slide under the tree.

[william-james88]

Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Classic

[Hellscream9999]

Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Classic

Ha! Nice

[Agamemnon]

Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Classic

Ha! Nice

Okay...I need those horns....

[fenrir72]

Anyone know how long it typically takes BBTS to get theirritated stock in? I'm getting antsy and if I could order through Robot Kingdom or another exporter and have it here before Christmas, that sounds better than playing the waiting game through BBTS. I've never done a preorder before for a Takara release.

I remember a few years back when post release, the item's price goes up. As the link given by wj88 shows

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... 6&rank=ctg


, Dev's still in the Y 18000+ range. Better get him now or regret forever. Fyi, the JP version of amiami has no collector coin.

[fenrir72]

Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Classic

Ha! Nice

Okay...I need those horns....

"GET ON WITH THE CEREMONY!"

[no-one]

Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Toot your own horn why don't cha!

[kurthy]

Well, thanks for the recommendation. I'm just waiting for amiami to charge me now.

[william-james88]

Check out those redone knees on bonecrusher! Courtesy of tekering:

[fenrir72]

[Hellscream9999]

Check out those redone knees on bonecrusher! Courtesy of tekering:

I am yet again stunned and amazed at how far out of their way TT went to make this guy as worthy of our dollar as possible - and by extension how disgustingly inflated hasbro's version is. He may not have as much painted detail as I want, but it is truly incredible to behold

[fenrir72]

Check out those redone knees on bonecrusher! Courtesy of tekering:

I am yet again stunned and amazed at how far out of their way TT went to make this guy as worthy of our dollar as possible - and by extension how disgustingly inflated hasbro's version is. He may not have as much painted detail as I want, but it is truly incredible to behold

Under painted but with more features? I'd take that any day! Extra details can easily be rectified by those detail decals by Ocean/Eness I mentioned.

Scavenger too I assume has re-tooled knees?

[Insurgent]

What are their hasbro knees like?

[no-one]

Moose Knuckle

What are their hasbro knees like?

Ball joints

[dragons]

Hey hasbro, eat your heart out!

Toot your own horn why don't cha!

Like that picture takara should come with horns orderd last night debated about It to get from robot kingdom

[william-james88]

What are their hasbro knees like?

Its just ball joints, note how far and high they bend?


Transformers Comic-Con Exclusives Bonecrusher Gallery

NOTE: this is the SDCC version pictures which is the same sculpt.

Oh and it turns out that the Hasbro version has the ports and necessary moled detail to accomodate the individual guns when stored in vehicle mode. That means the guns were planned all along as part of the sculpt but Hasbro chose not to carry through (which is what we know is true about the elbows).

[Insurgent]

What are their hasbro knees like?

Ball joints

Yikes! Ball jointed knees are never good larger than a legend class.

[megatronus]

I got my Takara Devastator yesterday, and I'm a bit perplexed. Scrapper's elbows exist, but they are incredibly tough to unhinge. Scary tough - I'm afraid I'm going to break it. Is anyone else who has this in hand experiencing the same issue?

[Autobot N]

I got my Takara Devastator yesterday, and I'm a bit perplexed. Scrapper's elbow exist, but they are incredibly tough to unhinge. Scary tough - I'm afraid I'm going to break it. Is anyone else who has this in hand experiencing the same issue?

While I do not own Takara Devs so I can't say for sure (I am happy with my Hasbro version), it might be that it is tough to unhinge so it is stable in combined mode.

[MemphisR56]

"Kapow Toys: Shipment # 100012345 for Order # 100056789"

[william-james88]

Randy posted this (elsewhere online) reagrding his thoughts on UW Devastator and how it compares to the oher 2 versions:

I loved the CW version, while the SDCC one is neat I find it a bit too cluttered with the deco and stickers.

The UW version takes everything that was good about the CW one and ramps it up a notch.

The biggest improvements for me are the purple hands and gray face. Though with some lighting the face is so dark you'd almost think it's black.

Figure is a bit tighter than the CW version (the arms aren't so loose), and the new ratchets help a bit. Gun doesn't fall out of his hands as often (or really at all yet) like the two CW versions.

Everything fits together perfectly and the elbows on Scrapper cause no issues in combined mode (in fact they're really hard to even unlock when transforming Scrapper).

The colors are perfect in Devastator mode and I wouldn't change a thing.

As for the individual robots, they're all really nice and besides the joint improvements, they're pretty even with the normal CW version. Guns are obviously a great addition. Looseness on some of the figures carries over to the UW version like it did with the CW versions.

For individual robot mode decos I prefer Scrapper (better torso details and gray face), Scavenger (completed silver paint on chest), Long Haul (he's a bit plain but black arms > purple arms), Hook (I like the silver shins), and Mixmaster (blue detailing on stomach is better then the silver). Bonecrusher on the other hand is extremely plain and boring looking. The CW one is better with the silver detailing, even though him not having it is cartoon accurate.

As far as vehicle modes I'd say they all edge out the CW versions in that regard too. Painted rims are better than not, and the other details are comparable. Long Haul seems to have suffered more than the others with the removal of some black on his vents. Mixmaster is among the ones with the most improvements due to the painting of the rear and the area where the cement comes out in the front. The added purple to Bonecrusher's sides is a plus too.

So while I could definitely see some people being happy with the CW version, as it's still a wondeful toy, every change made to the UW version (save for Bonecrusher's robot mode) is another step in the direction to making this the perfect Devastator. He just looks so awesome standing there. I can't believe how much of an improvement the gray face, purple hands, painted right foot, and purple tread areas look together. So awesome. I find myself staring at him for some time.

So if you can afford this version, it's the best version by far when combined. Your mileage may vary for the individual components when not combined though. Even still each figure has other design improvements that would make most color preferences a moot point.

Randy
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[Nemesis Maximo]

Moose Knuckle

[King Kuuga]

I'm still waiting to see UW Groove on Hasbro Defensor, with or without Legends Groove as a chestplate, and of course, the all Groove versions of both. Groove as all four limbs and a chestplate.

If no one does it first, I'll post a pic of leg Groove with Chest Groove on Hasbro Defensor. However, sorry, but my accountant will rip out something important in my chassis if I bought 4 UW Defensors...

Haha, totally understandable. I don't really expect anybody here to actually get four UW Defensors, especially for that purpose. At best, it's going to take some photoshop trickery.

There's one such pic that was posted several times in this thread previously:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVapiMUWEAAoyNb.jpg:large

Yes, I've seen that, but I'm looking for that with Legends Groove, and that plus legends groove on the Hasbro Hot Spot. Photoshop trickery may be necessary.

[Hellscream9999]

I'm still waiting to see UW Groove on Hasbro Defensor, with or without Legends Groove as a chestplate, and of course, the all Groove versions of both. Groove as all four limbs and a chestplate.

If no one does it first, I'll post a pic of leg Groove with Chest Groove on Hasbro Defensor. However, sorry, but my accountant will rip out something important in my chassis if I bought 4 UW Defensors...

Haha, totally understandable. I don't really expect anybody here to actually get four UW Defensors, especially for that purpose. At best, it's going to take some photoshop trickery.

There's one such pic that was posted several times in this thread previously:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVapiMUWEAAoyNb.jpg:large

Yes, I've seen that, but I'm looking for that with Legends Groove, and that plus legends groove on the Hasbro Hot Spot. Photoshop trickery may be necessary.

It's not great but here's an old one: