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Rated X wrote:

headsortails wrote:

Rated X wrote:I dont see whats the big deal about the G1 re-release of Devastator. He has been re-issued and KO'd so many times in the last 25 years that its hard to imagine any G1 figure collector not owning him already in some form.

Maybe because not everyone, like me, was able to get a AUTHENTIC G1 original or reissue, and maybe because the K.O's were really poorly done. I had a K.O. that just fell a[art when touched..........

My childhood vintage Devastator falls apart when you touch him. Especially the Bonecrusher arm. Im going with the TFC Devastator for my classics collection. Now what I really wanna see is the clear green plastic and light blue Devastator KO's that are supposed to be coming out later this year. Those things are going to be bad ass !!!

I'm gonna get the G1 reissue, but I want tow wait and see what the Maketoys Deva is going to look l;ke before deciding between it and the TFC Hercules. I hope Maketoys will be a little cheaper, to be honest.....

Only way I would want this is if they scaled it up like the KO Bruticus. G1 combiners were always to small. Apart from Predaking who I felt was too big.

Still, to those of you who like this, I hope it exceeds your expectations.

Rated-X wrote:I dont see whats the big deal about the G1 re-release of Devastator. He has been re-issued and KO'd so many times in the last 25 years that its hard to imagine any G1 figure collector not owning him already in some form.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe Devy has ever been officially re-issued after G2.

There's been many KO's of varying degrees of quality yes, but to my knowledge there hasn't been an official re-issue for it yet.

With that being the case, its nice to finally get an official release.

I just hope Crazy Devy decides to re-release some of their power parts for this. I really only want the head, the waist/thighs and the articulated hands.

Seems like you can't please everyone. People rant against the KOs. Now that TT is going to re-issue the "D" man after like 25 years, we are hearing a lot of grumblings. It's either this or a that. So what if it ain't a direct replica of the original. Encore Meister among others sported a few improvements over the originals which, imho ain't all that bad. TT ain't forcing us to get this TF fix so for the naysayers out there, just follow Thumper's age old advice, "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all" against Devastar. Heck, despite its blocky pedigree, he is 1000x better than the ROTF monstrosity.

Heck, Dev's so "wanted" that within a few seconds from the moment I saw the solicitation and got to post the pic from amiami, the bugger was all but sold out. Another site,hobbysearch still has it on pre-order but on a higher price (but still below the SRP Y 10,000). No sign yet at hlj.

After 25 years, it sure is worth the wait. I just pray the QC won't be the same as Bruticus.

I love the fact that it's the catalog version. It makes me more likely to buy it as well.

I also think it's a great way to combat KOs. Considering how different it will be to a lot of the KOs on the market, it's a good marketing strategy for Takara to give us the Catalog version since a KO hasn't been made to reflect that look.

If you can't beat 'em, release a better version than the KO. That's it TT, keep 'em coming.

I hope/pray that the other gestalt's get the re-issue treatment. I for one wish for Computron, Abominus and even Superion (I got mine second hand, but buying a brand new one beats everything hands down)

On a side issue. Encore Metroplex has an additional improvement in Slammer having an extra connecting peg. The KO didn't have that (I think)

Meister has blue visor and the stamped graphed "Martini" colors

Sky Lynx and OS had new face (sort off)/ extra paint apps and decals

Trailbreaker and Hoist blue visors

Ratchet and IH has card board cutouts for faces (lame O TT)

The Seekers, some new stamped graphed sigils and patterns

Casseticons more or less the same with the Seekers

Minibot set, same too (blue optics and sigils)

Bruticus had almost similar upgrades with the Destron sigil

Predaking, gold and additional optic decals in red

So it's no surprise that Devastar would be any different. So what's the hubbub then? Maybe this IS a measure to distinguish them from the KOs.

Overcracker wrote:I just hope Crazy Devy decides to re-release some of their power parts for this. I really only want the head, the waist/thighs and the articulated hands.

Tfsource still has many of the parts in stock or on preorder for a late summer restock.

Head in-stock

Hands and Magna Lazer preorder

Forearms in-stock

Silver thighs in-stock (which might go halfway decent with the gray barrel)

Purple thighs in-stock

Barrel set preorder (If you want to get rid of that unsightly gray barrel)

fenrir72 wrote:Seems like you can't please everyone. People rant against the KOs. Now that TT is going to re-issue the "D" man after like 25 years, we are hearing a lot of grumblings. It's either this or a that. So what if it ain't a direct replica of the original. Encore Meister among others sported a few improvements over the originals which, imho ain't all that bad. TT ain't forcing us to get this TF fix so for the naysayers out there, just follow Thumper's age old advice, "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all" against Devastar. Heck, despite its blocky pedigree, he is 1000x better than the ROTF monstrosity.

Heck, Dev's so "wanted" that within a few seconds from the moment I saw the solicitation and got to post the pic from amiami, the bugger was all but sold out. Another site,hobbysearch still has it on pre-order but on a higher price (but still below the SRP Y 10,000). No sign yet at hlj.

After 25 years, it sure is worth the wait. I just pray the QC won't be the same as Bruticus.

Gotta agree with you there, especially about ROTF Devastator.

2 things I like about this, firstly I can get a proper Dev after falling into the KO trap when I first go back into collecting.

Secondly it seems the Encore line is back!

Cheered me up after the depression of getting home from my holidays.

Didn't the original pre Transformers Diaclone Devastator have the black forearms and the grey barrel? So maybe this Encore version is in homage to Diaclone?

@ Mighty Magnus

Back to it's roots I say. And now that you mention it, Diaclone I mean, can we also pray that maybe Raiden too be included in the Encore line?

Edit:

From my previous post, it was Thumper's mom that gave the advice, my bad

fenrir72 wrote:@ Mighty Magnus

Back to it's roots I say. And now that you mention it, Diaclone I mean, can we also pray that maybe Raiden too be included in the Encore line?

Edit:

From my previous post, it was Thumper's mom that gave the advice, my bad

I WANT RAIDEN.

If that happens I will be the happiest fanboy here.

robofreak wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:@ Mighty Magnus

Back to it's roots I say. And now that you mention it, Diaclone I mean, can we also pray that maybe Raiden too be included in the Encore line?

Edit:

From my previous post, it was Thumper's mom that gave the advice, my bad

I WANT RAIDEN.

If that happens I will be the happiest fanboy here.

I double that.

With Devastar being quite an old mold that just got resurrected, who knows? Raiden/TrainRobo came out just about the same time during the Diaclone era and got released during the Headmaster run (which more or less means that the master molds aren't that worn out yet right?) If TT was able to re-issue the Season 1 cars, what more the above?

So let us "help" TT by making this release successful by patronizing this with much gusto and not let this be another "Super God Ginrai or Star Convoy" fiasco.

On a side note, how do we reach TT's customer service site and remind them to make sure the QC aren't compromised.

fenrir72 wrote:With Devastar being quite an old mold that just got resurrected, who knows? Raiden/TrainRobo came out just about the same time during the Diaclone era and got released during the Headmaster run (which more or less means that the master molds aren't that worn out yet right?) If TT was able to re-issue the Season 1 cars, what more the above?

So let us "help" TT by making this release successful by patronizing this with much gusto and not let this be another "Super God Ginrai or Star Convoy" fiasco.

On a side note, how do we reach TT's customer service site and remind them to make sure the QC aren't compromised.

Reaching TT customer service isn't possible. The most effective way to get your point across is by communicating with your retailer, who in turn will communicate with their TT counterparts.

After breaking out the pics 2 weeks in advance from TT.......