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News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:53 am

Devy is in stock and shipping at BBTS!

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 12:17 pm

To take a break from all the San Diego Comic Con shenanigans, lets take a step back and bring wallet-massacring news to the fans of Combiner Wars Devastator: the big mamajama is listed as in-stock on the Toys "R" Us's website! The Decepticon combiner is listed at $149.99 USD, and the page can be viewed by clicking here. Happy purchasing!

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 12:46 pm

Bainreese wrote:More probable, having been in international shipping & logistics, TRU's container shipments went out a few days/a week ahead of smaller orders which meant they got on the water quicker, went through the port in LA and into TRU's own distribution network. BBTS's order is noticably smaller and thus would be toward the end of production, possibly being combined with other shipments onto one container as I doubt BBTS bought a solid 40' of Dev's and thus the logistics of that just take a bit longer.

Also a most excellent point!

Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:"Nobody would follow an un-charismatic boar like you!"

Real talk: is it actually "bore"? (searches Google. It is indeed. Well then.)

I seriously always thought it to be a reference to the animal, but I guess in the context of the rest of the sentence "bore" works better. Suppose I just always imagined someone as faux-sophisticated as Hook to work in multiple degrees of put-downs simultaneously. Rats. [-(

News Credits: 3 · by **Shockwave7** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 1:35 pm

Has CostCo or Sam's Club got a deal to sell these in store?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:44 pm

I forget who it was that said that Time had to do with the difference between Hasbro and Takara's Devastator and not just cost, but,...

The reason for the differences between Hasbro and Takara’s Devastators was basically cost.

From today's Hasbro Panel. BOOYA! It is and always will be a question of cost.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:50 pm

I thought that had always been obvious

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:53 pm

Let's at least take the blame off the Designers, and put it on the Suits.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:11 pm

Cobotron wrote:Let's at least take the blame off the Designers, and put it on the Suits.

I like that. Especially when the guy designing them designs masterpiece figures.

And yes Zero Wolf, it was obvious. But for some people, they just wouldnt let go that there could be a time issue. That maybe its because Takara had more time than them, No. Takara was willing to go the extra mile and pay the extra production costs, Hasbro wasnt. End of story.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:22 pm

Imagine if takara's version was made first then the designer had to remove things in order to fit it into hasbro budget

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:26 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Imagine if takara's version was made first then the designer had to remove things in order to fit it into hasbro budget

Except more evidence indicates that it was vice versa, with Hasbro's coming first, then Takara adding to it for theirs.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:38 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Imagine if takara's version was made first then the designer had to remove things in order to fit it into hasbro budget

Well, we know that Takara handles the engineering. So for me it makes sense that they engineered them both at the same time and certain aspects were seperated. With the revamp on the engineering, they couldnt have just finished Hasbro first and then looked at what they could do. I feel that they did all their engineering for both products from the get go but dealt with Hasbro's first simply due to schedule and because Hasbro is the client, helping finance their own projects.

In the end, it doesnt matter how it happened or what happened because it is now confirmed that regardless of the time involved, Hasbro had a budget to meet and that was the main reason that they couldnt afford (literally) to have all the extra features found in Takara's.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 4:11 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:Devy is in stock and shipping at BBTS!

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

Yeeeeeeeahh!!
This should mean that he'll show up in the mail in a couple weeks!!!!

by **jay5** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:26 am

Forget about scale, elbows, Mixmaster, or whatever other complaints there are about the new Devastator. The biggest joke is the major etailers trying to charge $300 for the SDCC version with its goofy purple-chrome paint apps that don't match the rest of the purple and lacks the upgrades of the Takara version that will cost significantly less than the SDCC version.

$299.99 pre-order pricing makes my Green Giant seem like a bargain. :APPLAUSE:

by **phantom1592** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:52 am

jay5 wrote:Forget about scale, elbows, Mixmaster, or whatever other complaints there are about the new Devastator. The biggest joke is the major etailers trying to charge $300 for the SDCC version with its goofy purple-chrome paint apps that don't match the rest of the purple and lacks the upgrades of the Takara version that will cost significantly less than the SDCC version.

$299.99 pre-order pricing makes my Green Giant seem like a bargain.

Truth!!!

Well... except for the disdain of the chrome. I happen to LIKE that...

The number one selling point for Hasbro here is PRICE. it takes every other complaint and cuts it off at the knees. Comparing $150 to $400... Apples and oranges. For the price, Hasbro is pretty awesome.

Jacking up the price to 3pp standards??? Ugggg... Yeah, that makes the complaints more worthy and doesn't sell the product as well.

Now it just has it's massive size going for it...

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:58 am

Exclusive always adds price despite opinion about it. There will be people to pay it as well

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:08 am

I got to thinking today (yeah I know, I shouldn't put so much pressure on my braincell) ... who do you consider to be the "leader" of the Constructicons.

I'm guessing a lot of people would consider it to be Hook as he forms the head and shoulders (look at Voltron, head and shoulders were always the leaders).

But to me, it'll always be Scrapper. He's the embodiment of leadership, he literally has the weight of his team on his shoulders.
*boom tish*
Definitely going to hell now for bad jokes.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:09 am

Burn wrote:But to me, it'll always be Scrapper. He's the embodiment of leadership, he literally has the weight of his team on his shoulders.
*boom tish*
Definitely going to hell now for bad jokes.

This is why we like you.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:46 am

Wasn't Scrapper always shown as the leader back in the G1 'toon?

Anyway, I'll be waited my to get this figure down the road on clearance or eBay. If I can't find it for less than $100, then I'll just take a pass. I was very super excited when Devy was first announced, but as time has gone by, it just doesn't justify its price tag for me. :-(

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:23 am

Burn wrote:I got to thinking today (yeah I know, I shouldn't put so much pressure on my braincell) ... who do you consider to be the "leader" of the Constructicons

My kid mind always had Long Haul as the leader. Probably 'cause dump trucks are cool. I was surprised when I found out that Scrapper was the actual leader.

Now in my adult-ish mind I'm torn. I'm running on fumes of kid memories and at conflict with what is true to fiction. I kinda still see Long Haul as the leader.

More than likely when displayed and in my headcanon, I will continue to see Long Haul as the leader. He is the largest bot and will look better displayed in the center of the group when not combined. He also forms the core of Devy, which a lot of strength comes from.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:50 am

Just checked, Devy is already out of stock on TRU for "Ship to Home" :LOL

Shoulda ordered it when I ordered Bluestreak..BUT there's a chance he'll be there tomorrow at the store!! Then 25% off FTW!!

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:46 am

Burn wrote:I got to thinking today (yeah I know, I shouldn't put so much pressure on my braincell) ... who do you consider to be the "leader" of the Constructicons.

I'm guessing a lot of people would consider it to be Hook as he forms the head and shoulders (look at Voltron, head and shoulders were always the leaders).

But to me, it'll always be Scrapper.

The answer is always Scrapper. No question. This is why his death in the IDW books was a big freaking deal.

Unrelated, I wanted to share a pic of the proper configuration of where all the Combiner pieces go in Long Haul's vehicle mode. This is such a great touch!

Alternately, the wings can attach to the back of Scrapper for a more G1-esque look. Bonecrusher and Scavenger can kind of/sort of carry the missile pods too if you want it too evoke their drills. Hook and Mixmaster though, best I can do on those with alt mode combiner piece storage is to fake it and walk away whistling.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:53 am

Burn wrote:I got to thinking today (yeah I know, I shouldn't put so much pressure on my braincell) ... who do you consider to be the "leader" of the Constructicons.

I'm guessing a lot of people would consider it to be Hook as he forms the head and shoulders (look at Voltron, head and shoulders were always the leaders).

But to me, it'll always be Scrapper. He's the embodiment of leadership, he literally has the weight of his team on his shoulders.
*boom tish*
Definitely going to hell now for bad jokes.

I was gonna say Hook or Longhaul.

Ironhidensh wrote:Wasn't Scrapper always shown as the leader back in the G1 'toon?

Anyway, I'll be waited my to get this figure down the road on clearance or eBay. If I can't find it for less than $100, then I'll just take a pass. I was very super excited when Devy was first announced, but as time has gone by, it just doesn't justify its price tag for me.

I doubt that will happen, especially on e-bay. I foresee the opposite happening actually, especially with the Takara version. That 200$ we are paying now will look like peanuts later.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:02 am

william-james88 wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Wasn't Scrapper always shown as the leader back in the G1 'toon?

Anyway, I'll be waited my to get this figure down the road on clearance or eBay. If I can't find it for less than $100, then I'll just take a pass. I was very super excited when Devy was first announced, but as time has gone by, it just doesn't justify its price tag for me.

I doubt that will happen, especially on e-bay. I foresee the opposite happening actually, especially with the Takara version. That 200$ we are paying now will look like peanuts later.

Saw some TRU discount stacking wizardry on one of the other boards where folks got this at TRU for $80-ish, though I'm pretty sure it involves having a TRU credit card. I'd link to it (even though it's offsite, whatevs man we're all pals), but can't find it again :/

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:32 am

ScottyP wrote:Unrelated, I wanted to share a pic of the proper configuration of where all the Combiner pieces go in Long Haul's vehicle mode. This is such a great touch!

Alternately, the wings can attach to the back of Scrapper for a more G1-esque look. Bonecrusher and Scavenger can kind of/sort of carry the missile pods too if you want it too evoke their drills. Hook and Mixmaster though, best I can do on those with alt mode combiner piece storage is to fake it and walk away whistling.

Does that make anyone else think of the part in Heavy Metal War where they steal the components for the power chip rectifier absorbtion machine?!

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:35 am

ScottyP wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Wasn't Scrapper always shown as the leader back in the G1 'toon?

Anyway, I'll be waited my to get this figure down the road on clearance or eBay. If I can't find it for less than $100, then I'll just take a pass. I was very super excited when Devy was first announced, but as time has gone by, it just doesn't justify its price tag for me.
I doubt that will happen, especially on e-bay. I foresee the opposite happening actually, especially with the Takara version. That 200$ we are paying now will look like peanuts later.
Saw some TRU discount stacking wizardry on one of the other boards where folks got this at TRU for $80-ish, though I'm pretty sure it involves having a TRU credit card. I'd link to it (even though it's offsite, whatevs man we're all pals), but can't find it again :/

You can use a 25% off with TRU card (15% off and 20% off without card) and that would knock it down to $112.49, but wizardy to make it $80 would be AMAZING! Most coupons we get for BRU/TRU are "In-store Only". As it stands, I may see if they can order him if he's not in-stock so I can get him at that price. It probably won't happen but it's worth a shot.