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News Credits: 8 · Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:19 pm

Until I see the cost of this monstrosity I will withold judgement.. I dont wanna have to sell a organ to get it..

Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:38 pm

unreal.

hasbro hire these people now!

Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:11 am

i didn't bother acquiring the movie Devy, nor the re-release that came before the start of the Bayverse, but this one looks promising. I may have to start shifting cash to a hard to access location until such time as more information is had.

News Credits: 17 · Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:58 am

I have to admit, I do prefer this Reflector's toy accurate head over Perfect-effect's cartoon accurate one, but I'm really not liking that digital camera mode! >.< not to mention I don't think this guy'll have the gianormous amount of weapons the PE Reflector has. :roll:

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:35 am

I love the PE Reflector, but I like that this will be different in that it's a digital camera and likely a bit larger. I may have to get both if it turns out well. Who would have thought, no reflector toys since the original in 84/85 and then suddenly three different ones (PE, TFClub, Hasbro) in 2011!

Loving Long Haul. That Devastator is doing nothing wrong so far!

Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:00 pm

Need Devastator

Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:18 pm

I think I'll be going for both sets. I thought I would like PE's, but I want a deluxe class for my collection.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:18 pm

cannonfodder4000 wrote:I have to admit, I do prefer this Reflector's toy accurate head over Perfect-effect's cartoon accurate one, but I'm really not liking that digital camera mode! >.< not to mention I don't think this guy'll have the gianormous amount of weapons the PE Reflector has.

It would make sense for TFClub to do a toy accurate set with those heads, and a cartoon accurate one, maximise their repaint possibilities. Here's hoping anyway.

Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:22 pm

munkimus prime wrote:They could of cleared up a bit before taking the pictures.

When Buying from 3rd Person companies, I always thought Fans Project would be the only one I'd buy from but with this coming I may have to change my mind.

Yeah really, I cant even pay attention to the toy because I am too busy looking at all the damn food on the table.

News Credits: 5749 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:02 am

TFClub has updated their forums with new images of the third component of their upcoming Project:Deva and their unnamed Reflector-ish project. Their forums require registration so the images have been mirrored below.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:08 am

Awesome pics. I am so excited about these figures. :KREMZEEK:

Pity they did not have all the figures on hand, I can't wait to see a non-photoshopped pic of all three combined.

Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:08 am

devastator is gonna be a work of art

Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:16 am

(Sigh) That Devastator looks so good, but you know it's gonna cost a freggin' fortune. :sad:

News Credits: 1 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:18 am

and Hasbro won't do THIS?

Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:20 am

Long Haul, you've gained weight!!!!!

but seriously, my only complaint so far is that the legs aren't his dump truck bed. But that is so minor that its almost not worth bringing it up

Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:26 am

you can bet your ass im gonna get this devastator!!!!!! :APPLAUSE:

and maybe the reflector as well

News Credits: 5749 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:31 am

GEEWUN wrote:

Long Haul, you've gained weight!!!!!

but seriously, my only complaint so far is that the legs aren't his dump truck bed. But that is so minor that its almost not worth bringing it up

He had to bulk up he's got a lot of weight on his shoulders.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:35 am

I don't want to tread on any toes, but I'm still not liking what I see with Project: Deva. It looks like the complete combiner ("not-Devastator") is going to look good, but at the price of having very ugly alt modes and pretty ugly separate robot modes.
I mean, this "not-Longhaul": just look at the ground clearance. You can't tell me that on the scale these are designed at, more ground clearance isn't possible. Same goes for not-Longhaul's bed: I can see Deva's fists, right there! Even original G1 Longhaul had a realistic dump truck bed.

Scavenger looks slightly better, perhaps because it doesn't need as much additional work to turn into an arm, compared to what Longhaul has to do to become both a robot and a torso. That's why I think it's a shame that there's a big piece sticking out between Scavenger's front treads.
Hook seems to be the best one at the moment, although with both Hook and Scavenger, I hove they aren't too reliant on the arm and boom for extra support as robots.

The fact that FP's Crossfire Explorer and Munitioner are so amazing is because they look exactly like realistic vehicles, have amazing transformations into perfectly proportioned robots and also do the job of becoming limbs (OK, Munitioner doesn't really have to do much), at a much smaller scale.

I really hope that the remaining Deva parts will look good, and I'm pretty sure that the complete Devastator will look amazing... But right now, I'm still very much on the fence with these.

News Credits: 5749 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:04 am

I think their doing remarkably well considering the task at hand. Certain liberties are a given, and so far I haven't seen any that are deal breakers for me. I just need to know one thing...........where to preorder.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:13 am

So much awesome. THis beast better come out in pieces or I will be so doomed.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:14 am

alldarker wrote: Same goes for not-Longhaul's bed: I can see Deva's fists, right there! Even original G1 Longhaul had a realistic dump truck bed.

It looks like you may be able to rotate the fists so the hand holes aren't visible in alt mode. It doesn't completely eliminate the problem, but it will help disguise those hands more.

Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:32 am

Ill get the Reflector thats bigger. Not really, liking Devy's head too much. Not G1 enough. Where do you order toys from this company ?

News Credits: 5749 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:38 am

Requiem Prime wrote:So much awesome. THis beast better come out in pieces or I will be so doomed.

Last I knew it was supposed to be released one piece at a time.

Rated X wrote:Ill get the Reflector thats bigger. Not really, liking Devy's head too much. Not G1 enough. Where do you order toys from this company ?

In the past their products have been available thru the usual online retailers; BBTS, TFSource, etc.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:41 am

alldarker wrote:I don't want to tread on any toes, but I'm still not liking what I see with Project: Deva. It looks like the complete combiner ("not-Devastator") is going to look good, but at the price of having very ugly alt modes and pretty ugly separate robot modes.
I mean, this "not-Longhaul": just look at the ground clearance. You can't tell me that on the scale these are designed at, more ground clearance isn't possible. Same goes for not-Longhaul's bed: I can see Deva's fists, right there! Even original G1 Longhaul had a realistic dump truck bed.

The ground clearance issue isn't about scale, it's about the apparent design intent of eliminating combiner kibble. G1 Longhaul had a more realistic alt mode but at the cost of having basic articulation and having spare parts to set aside when not combined as a part of Devastator.

alldarker wrote:The fact that FP's Crossfire Explorer and Munitioner are so amazing is because they look exactly like realistic vehicles, have amazing transformations into perfectly proportioned robots and also do the job of becoming limbs (OK, Munitioner doesn't really have to do much), at a much smaller scale.

Explorer and Munitioner don't have to incorporate combined hands or feet in their design. It's all taken care of by the combiner kibble, which can fortunately be incorporated into the separate combiner members' assortment of accessories. The same thing can't be well done with the Project Deva figures.

So the two basic choices for a Constructicon team/Devastator styled figure with respect to hands/feet are either to incorporate them into the figure designs or make them combiner kibble. Each option has its own benefits and drawbacks.