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News Credits: 668 · Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:45 pm

I'm gonna be honest, I'm interested in the combining Devastator.
I won't be buying the transforming figures for two reasons. 1.) Really out of scale, 2.) They're ugly as sin.

I don't like that they don't combine, except for the Zordistator, (and even then it's just the vehicle modes to combined robot) but apparently you can't have everything.

The pickins is slim this year. Not amused.

News Credits: 665 · Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:50 pm

Well, that confirms that Josh Nizzi's Long Haul concept will be in the movie.

Hell-Friggin'-Yeah!

Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:01 pm

All right. We're getting closer and closer to a G1 Arcee.

Though I would'nt be surprised if this is as far as we get.

Ratbat is Fail though. I can't see rebuying Soundwave for him.

News Credits: 26 · Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:08 pm

FINALLY we have a true Arcee...granted its TFU but hey we never got a G1 version

Frac we must get Soundwave again in order to get Ratbat

News Credits: 7 · Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:37 pm

I'm not sure about the constructicons from the movie line and devastator isn't what I was expecting. I like the animated stuff it look pretty cool can't wait to get my hands on the first proper looking arcee.

Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:45 pm

My verdict:

I'm generally pleased about the closeness of the figures to their CG models (the ones we've seen so far...). I'm still excited for new Optimus Prime Leader-Class...

Devastator ver. 2:

[rant]

This represents a conflict of interest for me. While I like the toy design for Devastator and even some of the names (save for "Hightower/Hook" and "Rampage/Bonecrusher" [3 guesses as to which name I'll be calling them...]), the fact that I'll have to buy SEPERATE Voyager-class toys for individual robot modes is nothing short of stupid and insulting. Reps from Hasbro are quoted (from AllSpark) as saying that:

"Large toys aren't cost effective in today's economy, so if they do them they have to be strongly integrated into the fiction."

"Strongly integrated into the fiction" huh? Who fits that bill? Hm... Oh, I know:

DEVASTATOR!!!

If Hasbro wanted to make Devastator, they should've bit the bullet and made Devy w/ individual Robot modes. It would save us some greenbacks and make us happy simultaneously. Seriously, who's runnin Hasbro these days?

[/rant]

TFA Arcee:
IT'S ABOUT TIME... 'Nuff said.

To wrap it up:

- Leader-class OP still @ the top of my "must buy" list.
- Need soul searching to buy Devy...
- TFA Arcee is long overdue and should get the same treatment as Armada Unicron...

2009 won't be a bad year for our beloved Transformers.

News Credits: 21 · Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:01 pm

i like twins they have an autobot symblo on there crothch faces look like theve beeen smashed ibn though.

could it be that hasbro has actually done something right thta we may get an actuall devastatr figure that forms in robot mode and into combiner mode he alos looks very top heavy if not positiond right he could fall over must buy for me ( icount 7 bots for him in combiner mode )?

i wander if the bots to form devastator will have bot modes or just the one with bnig wheel.

you think hasbro could do soemthing with bumblebee deluxe figure this time make him way he his except make it you can take off his & swithch it into battle mode it will save us on money & we wouldnt have to buy 2 of teh same figure with differnt heads

crap dang it im sold on the prime i like how he looks, thanks mega power bots loko like crap ill stick with the original

its funny how ultimate bumblebe is cheaper than devastator

whats with the universe series we allready seen all of them & most of them are in stores all ready.

Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:09 pm

ARCEE... SWORDS! SOUNDBLASTER... RATBAT?

Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:16 pm

I'm not jumping on the Devastator bashing wagon -yet. I will be disappointed if this is the only Devastator set, but I have not seen the rest of the Constructicons in their Voyager or Deluxe version, other than Demolishor and Rampage... and those two have the possibility to turn into parts of Devastator. I remember seeing one of the first Demolishor pics and the tracks can be placed at the shoulders, similar to what this vehicle-only Devastator counterpart does. And if you look closely to Deluxe Rampage, he has enough joints to easily be transformed into Devastator's left leg (and I think he has proper feet, just mistransformed.)

The Fallen, Jetfire, Megatron and other figures we've seen on leaked images, just because they weren't at this toy expo, it doesn't mean they don't exist as part of the line. So, I think the individual Constructicons we have not seen yet might be able to form Devastator.

News Credits: 665 · Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:25 pm

The official Transformers Collectors' Club website has been updated with new images of new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen figures.

Be sure to click on the "Transformers Main Movie line" or "Products for Younger Fans" to see the first images of some new ROTF toys in-packaging (including Demolisher & Rampage) as well as all-new Robot Heroes (including voice-changers, gravity-bots, and a "Battle for the Allspark" Multipack, showcasing the climactic action sequence from the end of the first film)

See them all by clicking here.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:39 pm

Thanks for posting all the new pictures

Arcee - Awesome! I need her
Soundblaster - Awesome! Black repaint = Cool
Ratbat - Keytarriffic!!!
Devastator - meh, I thought these new angles would make it look better. But all I see is an upside down Powershovel with a cement mixer on top facing backwards, with 4 deluxe figures for limbs. He may look awesome in the movie but I don't think he will be in my collection. (2 Voyagers + 4 Deluxes =/= $100)

News Credits: 7 · Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:46 pm

Let me say these are fantastic photos!

Seibertron's > all.

News Credits: 3 · Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:58 pm

JayDee wrote:I'm not jumping on the Devastator bashing wagon -yet. I will be disappointed if this is the only Devastator set, but I have not seen the rest of the Constructicons in their Voyager or Deluxe version, other than Demolishor and Rampage... and those two have the possibility to turn into parts of Devastator. I remember seeing one of the first Demolishor pics and the tracks can be placed at the shoulders, similar to what this vehicle-only Devastator counterpart does. And if you look closely to Deluxe Rampage, he has enough joints to easily be transformed into Devastator's left leg (and I think he has proper feet, just mistransformed.)

If that were the case it would render the set displayed rather pointless, no? What I don't understand is why Demolishor's "bot" mode blows so majorly when it's not even a compromise for the sake of forming Devastator...

News Credits: 3 · Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:15 am

Found this in the club email, which is how I went over there before hitting Seibertron today.

Thoughts based on what I see in the movie gallery there:

should

Breakaway: Pass only if this mold doesn't get a repaint somewhere down the line (which, knowing Hasbro, is likely). One of those figures where a good, solid-looking mold gets murdered by it's own deco to begin with, but gets fixed simply by falling victim to Hasbro's tendency to repaint.

Sideswipe: The difference between this figure and Breakaway is that while Sideswipe really should have been red to begin with, the deco isn't so god awful that I'd pass in the hope of the repaint I'd bet will come anyway.

Soundwave: Reminds me a bit of movie Megatron. Happy he's a triple-changer for the movie: not a big fan of him just having the satellite alt mode.

This

should have been

News Credits: 1 · Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:30 am

So, let me get this straight, Devestator looks 100 percent cooler then he was in G1, and yet everyone hates it. Well, go figure.

I think everything shown today is freaking awesome, especially Rampage and Sideswipe. Those two designs rock. I mean, sure, there are a few things I won't buy, and there are quite a few things I don't really care for, but nothing sucked to me.

And BumbleSpud makes me rejoice.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:38 am

I really like Zordastator. I usually display my gestalts combined anyway, so while it's nice to have all the components with separate bot modes, it's really not a deal breaker to me. As long as the combined mode looks the way it should. I'm happy.

Breakaway rules, likin' all the deluxes really. A shame about Skids and Mudflap though, bot modes=win, faces=supermegafail.

Gonna grab some of those Gravity Bots for my son, he'll love those. And I love the new Robot Heroes.

Why do those crappy Robot Replicas still exist? They're hideous, and they were shelfwarmers the last go around. Big ol' pass for me.

Animated Arcee and Soundblaster=MEGAWIN! :grin:

Gonna be an expensive summer.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:44 am

Totally agree with you about the twins, love the bodies, don't really like the faces. Still, I love the larger arms on opposite sides, so I'm buying them.

News Credits: 104 · Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:46 am

Sledge wrote:Please, stop. You're just throwing out unsupported assertions here. I'll point you at RID Landfill and Rail Racer as examples of better combiners. Not that complex, but they stil managed individual robot modes.

People can have their own opinions.
This is the second time tonight I have been alerted to you and the disrespect of others opinions.

News Credits: 3646 · Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:48 am

I have uploaded hundreds of photos that I took of Hasbro's ROTF display area. The gallery includes images of the Constructicons, Skids, Soundwave, new Robot Replicas, new Bumblebees, a new Leader Class Optimus Prime and more. You can view this gallery by clicking here.

Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:50 am

It just occurred to me...

Upon further viewing of the Voyager-class Rampage/Bonecrusher, the front part of the dozer can split into 3 parts not unlike the Devastator figure. Is it possible that the other Voyager-class Constructicons can merge into their own Devastator? Or has that been answered?

News Credits: 88 · Aug. 7 - Aug. 12, 2012

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I'm concerned about Devastator's knee joints. It appears that there is quite a bit of upperbody mass. I wonder if you can make him stand straight up????

... and I guess Fortress Maximus is still the biggest Transformer figure...

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News Credits: 7 · Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:54 am

Kuribohfett wrote:So, let me get this straight, Devestator looks 100 percent cooler then he was in G1, and yet everyone hates it. Well, go figure.

I think everything shown today is freaking awesome, especially Rampage and Sideswipe. Those two designs rock. I mean, sure, there are a few things I won't buy, and there are quite a few things I don't really care for, but nothing sucked to me.

And BumbleSpud makes me rejoice.

Actually, everyone hates the figure not because of the way it looks, but because of the news that the individual components will not be sporting bot modes aside vehicle modes. Really doesn't justify the $100 price tag without the bot modes.

Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:57 am

So far, the only figures I might be intrested in are Sideswipe, Breakaway (Love the gattling gun), Soundwave, Optimus Prime, and Starscream. And I'll only get Breakaway if you can possition the wings/back to make it look better. Other than that, These figures will be mine!

News Credits: 1 · Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:59 am

Roadbuster wrote:
Kuribohfett wrote:So, let me get this straight, Devestator looks 100 percent cooler then he was in G1, and yet everyone hates it. Well, go figure.

I think everything shown today is freaking awesome, especially Rampage and Sideswipe. Those two designs rock. I mean, sure, there are a few things I won't buy, and there are quite a few things I don't really care for, but nothing sucked to me.

And BumbleSpud makes me rejoice.

Actually, everyone hates the figure not because of the way it looks, but because of the news that the individual components will not be sporting bot modes aside vehicle modes. Really doesn't justify the $100 price tag without the bot modes.

That's a good point. I can understand that some people might feel a little gypped at no bot modes, and it is steep, but I guess I'd rather have two sets of Constructicons than have Hasbro cram everything into only one set. This way I can display them both ways, having my cake and eating it too. And maybe it's more expensive because of size, electronics, something like that. Only time will tell for sure.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:06 am

And now for a non-Devastator related question (although pretty appropriate name for him with the "devastating" news that he's such a disappointment to many...lololololz) Anyhow, the alliance Bumblebee fig...is he really Alternator sized? Thanks much!