Revenge of the Fallen Constructicon Devastator Review

This.

This is correct, ergo my argument does not equal fail. Considering the instructions describe transformation to crab mode first, I consider this the primary mode( IE: Mixmaster is step by step to robot then Tank emplacement

Just made Another Alternate Mode #2 with Scrapper being the Constructicon this time so enjoy it (I improvised):



-TF2

necessity leads to innovation, nice!

Mister frenzy_rumble, you are an inspiring Radicon and an awesome guy.

This makes me sad to point out that your argument described in your many posts in this topic is ENTIRELY INCORRECT!

Allow me to demonstrate.

You say that Devastator has no individual robot modes in the film and as such this toy is clearly film accurate?

You, sir, are wrong.



Look, this concept art? The designer INTENDED that each part has it's own robot mode!

The only one you are correct on is Hightower. Therefore, I belive in my own fan theory that Hightower is DEVASTATOR'S ALT MODE AND BRAIN and the other robots simply beef up his robot form!

Ha. Research, Mr frenzy_rumble, reasearch is the key to the future.

"Intended" being the key word. Didn't actually happen in the final cut, now did it.

Also notice the "Whether individual robot mode appears in Egypt TBD" disclaimer for each Con.

Research, Mr. Gearshift, reasearch is the key to the future.

you obviously didnt see the movie or read through countless posts describing why it was screen accurate. for you see, maybe that is what they intended to do but somewhere in the mess of editing that is not what happens

Mr. Opticron, I agree with you on that it is something probably cut on the editing room floor. However, the key word here is APPEARS. Just because it wasn't shown doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

I did do both, Mr. Necrocom4. And the movie was awesome. I can see the average moviegoer saying that, but not a Transformers fan in touch with the history of the brand.

I am in touch with the history of the brand. The movie was great!

Did the robots transforming and combining make into the movie? No. Do we know of any cut footage that shows the constructicons all in bot mode before they combine? No. Do we even know if the thought even made it past the concept stage? No. So until we actually get any type of solid confirmation that the Dev. components do in fact have robot modes, as of right now, it doesn't exist.

the rationalizing in here is getting pretty funny...

What are the measurements for this figure? Height, width, weight, etc... ?????

ya know, looking at that, i have a hard time getting why people think the big one is more accurate then the Legends version ~ it may not be perfect, but i think it catches the 'vibe' of Devastator way better than the "Supreme" which is jsut so hampered by the overly Tonka look IMHO

Amen broth'a.

Sweet monkey jesus

This thread is hilarious.

well simple as this i will end up getting him for one reason i am a tfaholic. i pretty much buy all the deluxe, voyager and leaders for the past 4 lines now, i will get devy when i run out of ROTF figures to buy. my fiendingness for tfs will cause me to buy him for the one reason of there being nothing else to buy so i will break down and buy him cause "i gotta have him" to fill the gap of no more tfs to buy.cause you know i gotta buy a tf when i go to the store....im addicted i tell you!! addicted!!!

Oh... My... God... Concept artwork is official confirmation. Hasbro's word is official confirmation.

We see Long Haul, Demolisher/Scavenger, Scrapper and Rampage in robot mode. THE CONSTRUCTICONS ARE CLONES, just like the clones from the first movie game, just like the Terrorcons from Transformers Energon. We don't need to see those specific clones that form Devastator transform into robot mode for proof that they CAN do that. We know they can, as we see other Constructicons in robot mode in different parts of the film. There are such hings as budget restraints for both the movie and the toyline. We can't see everything.

Straight from Hasbro:

Botcon 2009 Hasbro Product Preview Panel and Q&A - Transformers News

Guys....walk away from the thread for a bit.

I'm still wondering why people are killing each other about that thing being movie accurate or not.

It's just a huge pile of supreme crap. It doesn't matter at all. It's BAD.

And whatever funny people say, the legend version is WAY MORE movie accurate and good looking.

People need to get their eyes fixed, seriously.

According to F_R, pretty much because its BIGGER. That just doesn't cut it for me. I don't think it looks that great out of box. I've seen a custom repaint that looked a little bit nicer but F_R confirmed something for me that I was worried about; the weight.

F_R, have you found a way to counter balance yet to have him posed on all four limbs more like the movie and videogame without him feeling like he'll topple over?

I don't mind a 4" devastator that looks better IMO, but if they could pull off the same with a much bigger version and sacrificed all the electronics for aesthetic value, I think they'd sell like hot cakes.

Got mine on Tuesday and I love it. It's a very impressive-looking toy, and the fact that it can at least separate into vehicles even if they don't have robot modes is good enough for me. Devastator is one of my favorite ROTF toys so far.

i dont think so. i am not sure whats right either but, alot of those robot mode pics are random images from concept art and all came out at different times and look different. im willing to bet that images was fan made.

Wrong. However, Long Haul was a fan made design, but it became official.

This.

wow, this is HUGE.. i dont think i have SPACE for this monster, leave alone the money

Any comparison pics with other big TFs?

I used this pic as a reference, though looking at trailer and movie stills, this is even completely inaccurate on many levels.The best part of this pic is the Komatsu HD465-7 (overload I think) which has an arrow to "rear torso?" which is not even apparent or needed.

I've asked before, but will you be doing a repaint of this? If so, I'd love to see the WIP.

Check his profile, it's coming this weekend.

Here's one

yep. this weekend. I'll have to say, hands down, the most labor intensive paint job I've done - to date. I have instant respect for anyone who's got the time and balls to do a repaint on this guy.

Sounds awesome, can't wait.

Speaking of balls, will he have any?

I think so...

And now, the shot many of us have been waiting for...

Awesome

Shame it won't be worth it, polished turds and all. Still curious to what you will do with it though.

YAY! I originaly wanted Supreme devs to do this to a Deluxe Mudflap, but that looks even better!

So messing with him, I've figured out his sounds. He actually has 4 seperate sound "modes".

1, Mixmaster truck form only. Mixing sound?

2. Give the lever a quick light depress and we get a variety of sounds:

a. Power Up sound
b. Power Down sound
c. "DEVASTATORr!"
d. "Mwahahahaha!"
e. "EEEYAHAHA!
f. Sound of crashing metal

3. Give the lever a HARD depress (you'll hear an audible click) and release. You'll hear a different power up sound then the other one. He basically only says a few key words, but in various combinations.

a. (2nd Power Up Sound) "Mwahahaha!"
b. (2nd Power Up sound) "I am... DECEPTICON!"
c. (2nd POwer Up sound) "DEVASTATOR DESTROY!"
d. (2nd Power Up sound) "EEEYAHAHA! AUTOBOTS!"
e. (2nd Power Up sound) "I am... DEVASTATOR!"
f. (2nd Power Up sound) "DEVASTATOR DESTROY AUTOBOTS!"
g. (2nd power up sound) "EEEYAHAHA!"
h. (2nd power up sound) "DESTROY!"

4. Now, give the lever a HARD depress again (again, you'll hear the click) but this time continue to hold it down past the power up sound. This activates the Vortex Grinder. You'll get a new whirring gears sound and the lights will circle on in a clockwise motion. There are 2 variations:

a. Whirring gears and circling lights
b. Whirring gears, circling lights and "CRUSH AUTOBOTS!"

anyone find a way to make mixmaster shut the fuck up yet?

thats a big factor in my decision to get him or not. I like the electronics, especially in robot mode, so I wouldnt want to take the batteries out.

after spending 2 days painting every square inch of mixmaster, I still have NO idea what triggers his sound effects. I've had him sitting on the shelf, and sometimes he makes noises up there.

Nope, unfortunately. I've scoured Mixmaster and haven't found shit. It seems to be motion sensitive. If you pick him up, you hear it. Hell, if you just tap him it goes off. I haven't heard it go off just sitting on a shelf though.

However, having said that, it's not too bad if you detatch Mixmaster first and attach him last.

maybe the motion sensor can be disabled, then.

Scrapper & Hightower - Alternate Mode #2


Mini-con Refuser Comparing with Long Haul/Scavenger



-TF2

So the components do not have indevidual robot modes? That kills the entire concept of a combiner and......SALE LOST !!

Welcome to December 2008, dude

I dont understand...

It's been known for a long time that they didn't have robot modes.

Ah....sorry I have been out of the loop for the last 5 months.

Yeah, it's been common knowledge for at least a few months that the Supreme Devs didn't have individual robot modes (because having those and electronics would be too expensive a toy, and the sad truth is that kids love electronic gimmicks more than actual transformation nowadays).

However, Devestator's components never actually turned into individual robots in the actual movie, or at least the ones that combined into him. Dispite looking exactly like what went into Devestator, what robot mode constructicons did show up (Long Haul, Scrapper, Mixmaster w/ cannon mode, the red pogostick Rampage, and the reverse colored Demolishor) were never seen in alt. mode as far as I know* and were in the big battle near the army while Devs was in a big construction yard elsewhere at the same time. So technicaly, Devestator's components were little more than drone vehicles in the movie, and the Supreme reflects that. If you want the 7-peice (Overload included) set w/ robot modes for everybody, then look into the Legends Devestator, who stands around the size of a deluxe aparently when fully combined.

*This is where I get confused. In the shot where there are constructicons on the cargo ship, the camera does get Mixmaster's "Decepticon Dog" hood ornament in clear focus for a few seconds. Later, when the convoy of vehicles including the second mining excavator arrive and line up at the construction yard, the camera focuses on the hood of the Cement mixer, who has the exact same Dog ornament with a 'Con head. That means the cement mixer DOES have a robot mode judging from the fact the exact same-looking mixer on the ship turned into a robot. Frankly, I just want to make things easy for myself, so I just reason that there's more than one Mixmaster, and since Supreme Devs is mainly focused on the combiner itself, I'll probably never break the components down most of the time. If I do get the combiner set, though, it is in a SERIOUS need for some paint details and heavy weathering!