The Energon Pub

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I like trains.

[-Kanrabat-]

If's it's the Combiner Wars reissue, it will be a hard pass from me.
An Unite Wariors reissue, now that I could think about it.

[ZeroWolf]

All signs point to CW

[-Kanrabat-]

All signs point to CW

Argh....

I hated it so I sold mine long ago. But if Takara would pull the rug from under the KO companies feet and make a downsized to standard CW combiner version of their UW set, I'd be all over it.

[cruizerdave]

It's amazing how much better the Unite Warriors version is. Just a few guns and elbows, and you take the set from disappointing to nearly perfect. I mean, what the hell was Hasbro thinking? Voyager sized figures without elbow articulation? A few cents extra for guns?

[Sabrblade]

I mean, what the hell was Hasbro thinking?

Keeping to their budget?

[ZeroWolf]

Plus they probably figured that most collectors would end up sticking Devy on a shelf behind other figures and never touched again. I mean what's the point of the extra stuff if you never use it?

[-Kanrabat-]

I really didn't like the feel of this Devy. As if it was made out of Tupperware / margarine containers.

[o.supreme]

Hrmm... I've never handled the CW version, but the UW version is solid. Not sure there would be that much of a difference in the quality of plastic?

[Crillan]

I really wish they'd reissue Metroplex. I can't find him at retail anywhere He's the only modern titan I'm missing.

[o.supreme]

Greetings. I was in the same situation as you until about a year ago. I was actually hoping Hasbro would reissue Metroplex back in 2017 when TR Trypticon came out, but it did not happen. has reissued Metroplex twice I believe, and the last time was in 2018. BBTS had them in stock until Feb 2019. Just as I was about to get my tax return and pull the trigger they sold out.

Fortunately an auction came up on eBay a few weeks later, I was able to get a MIB T30 for just about $200. But the TT reissue would have cost me close to $300, so I was glad.

Don't give up, and be patient. It took me a couple of years of looking before I finally was able to get one. Also understand exactly what it is you want. I was willing to pay up to $200 for a loose complete T30, but I was fortunate with what came across my path.

Everyone is different. If I were still missing Metroplex, I'd be willing to settle for a loose complete one for about $250, and a MIB (of either the hasbro or TT version) I'd be willing to pay probably $350. I know they can list for much higher. I'd pursue getting one as best as possible as opposed to waiting until *who knows when* for another release, or a new toy, which I dont think should happen for at least another 10 years.

But believe me, I know there are limits. There are a few items I've resigned to myself that I'll never own because they are next to impossible to obtain (look at my wish list), or even if they were, would probably be more than I am able to pay for them. Hindsight is a pain in the ass. I had the perfect circumstances also. If I had known BC2016 was going to be the last one. I would have taken out a couple new credit cards, got the golden ticket registration, flown my whole family to Louisville, and signed all 4 of us up for the build-a-figure class. But I digress...

Don't give up searching for your Metroplex, be diligent and patient, and hopefully you can score one.

[partholon]

i paid a STUPID amount for a san dieago comicon metroplex (the one with the phil jiminez art)as the fig in even its basic set never got a release in ireland and i never thought there'd be a re release.

que the two that happened !

but i had the disposable at the time so im not that upset really

hold out , ya may get it again in few years or so.

i recently dropped the hammer on an encore fort max that big bad toy store got back in recently. ive wanted that lad since i was 16 but thought id lost the chance. he's STILL pricey but ALOT cheaper than the alternatives ive had available up to now (seriously im talking 700+ euro range from other sources PRE postage ! )

in a way im glad Devy has been postponed. covid is fking things RIGHT up economy wise so i cant justify him now till things get better on the financial front. but AFTER the crimbo bonus?

suddenly he's alot more affordable.

i dunno though. ive been using the toy lines lately to fill out all the missing characters i couldnt get back in the g1 days and ive already got g1 devy. right now the main attraction is ive got all the other titans so he's bascially all i need for a complete set.

i probably will. i said i wouldnt get scorponok for the same reason, then he ACTUALLY hit stores in my country so was too cheap to pass up (as well as the whole "scaling with fort max" thing)

[-Kanrabat-]

I'm pretty sure G1 Fortmax will scale well with ER Scorponok. But CW/UW Devastator don't scale with anyone.

[ZeroWolf]

I'm pretty sure G1 Fortmax will scale well with ER Scorponok. But CW/UW Devastator don't scale with anyone.

Correction, devy scales with Omega Supreme, as it should.

[-Kanrabat-]

I'm pretty sure G1 Fortmax will scale well with ER Scorponok. But CW/UW Devastator don't scale with anyone.

Correction, devy scales with Omega Supreme, as it should.

Oh? Is that his "official rival"?

[ZeroWolf]

Yup, more or less thanks to that G1 episode Secret of Omega Supreme

[Emerje]

I'm pretty sure G1 Fortmax will scale well with ER Scorponok. But CW/UW Devastator don't scale with anyone.

Correction, devy scales with Omega Supreme, as it should.

Plus he doesn't look too out of place on an MP shelf.





Emerje

[o.supreme]

Yup, more or less thanks to that G1 episode Secret of Omega Supreme

Ahhh my favorite episode. It's cheesy, fun, and has a great ( albeit brief) battle between Omega and Dev. Also the B story in San Francisco was cool also as someone who grew up in the area.

This was my catharsis. Ever since Dev trashed the Dinobots in Heavy Metal War, I had seen Omega in the 85 catalogue, and truly hoped he would be the Autobots answer to a powerful bot. I was not disappointed

[Sabrblade]

FINALLY! A pic of the of the unproduced Combiner Wars Devastator pretools as the Build Team!

https://twitter.com/Pete_Sinclair04/status/1390727125121081346

[o.supreme]

Hey....that is pretty cool. The CR/RiD build team is 4 members, who are the other 2?

[Emerje]

Hey....that is pretty cool. The CR/RiD build team is 4 members, who are the other 2?

Scoop for the Scrapper body and Quickmix for the Mixmaster body.

Emerje

[ZeroWolf]

I wonder how they would have looked combined While the colour scheme on the original toys didn't turn put that bad due to their method of combining, Devy is a while different ball game.

Did anyone ever do a mock up on photo shop of what Devy would have looked like?

[o.supreme]

Nice, I'd definitely have got it, if it were a reality. As for the colors, yeah it might be a little odd looking like the original Diaclone Construction robots, but if it had a new Buildking/Landfill head, and maybe the double targetmasters for the other 2, that would be a pretty neat reuse.

[Sabrblade]

Did anyone ever do a mock up on photo shop of what Devy would have looked like?

I know a guy who did some fanmade digibashes back in 2019 (using the old toy heads since the pretooled heads were only just now revealed).

Quickmix:


Wedge:


Hightower:


Scoop:


Grimlock (likely would have been renamed):


Heavy Load:


Landfill (Version 1.0, new head based on the original)


G1 Landfill (individual component, just for fun, no new head):


Landfill (Version 2.0, uses the G1 Landfill component instead of Heavy Load, head based on G1 Landfill):


Landfill (Version 1.5, retains the Devastator head since no new combiner head was pretooled, adds some more green to the chest wings, this one best resembles what we would have most likely gotten)

[-Kanrabat-]

I could totally see that Landfill being a thing in Generations Select by Takara. Use the UW as a base, then retool everything to give their unique heads and style, fill up some empty spaces, add much colors and painted details, then sell the whole thing as a 300$US set.

I wouldn't buy it, but I bet many would.


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As for the original vanilla Combiner Wars Devastator, I find the undersized knock-off to be far, far superior. It have the exact same feel as the original, but the fact that it's in the "right" size make it feel way better in hand. Plus the joints of that thing are so solid, the combiner keep his pose even when you pick him up and shake him around! The price is way better too.