Since I don't make it a policy to pre-order things I hate...

 

No, because even if I wanted this toy it's probably not going to be all that hard to find.

 

Umm yeah I usually preorder from BBTS but haven't seen him go up as of yet. I've been checking everyday basically so hopefully I didn't miss it... Was just going to get him from Amazon but looks like that listing is down now also.

 

Preordered from ToyDojo months ago.

 

Sorry.

I just feel like I'm wait till the last minute to preorder one.

 

I didn't. waiting for TRU listing or HLJ for takara release

 

I'm waiting for it to go clearance, so no not pre-ordered

 

Yeah, ditto. My Wish List (where Devastator was the most recent item) now starts with "This title is no longer available".

 

It's just that there is a great site that is recommended. I'm still thinking about ordering it there, but if I think too long it will sell out like the last online store I tried to order it from. I don't think I will be able to get one at my store. There is not that many coming and managers won't hold it for me.

 

Completely concur.

 

same

 

I am also glad they won't become Finger torture. While I love complex transformation, well articulated robot and convincing bot and Alt mode and revile "fake transformed plating", it's all nixed if I have to sand down my finger print and break my finger nail with the fear of breaking parts of it every time I have to change them.

Because I own TF figures to change them back and forth in their various modes, what I like about TF is the engineering and if I have to force something to change it, it kind of ruin the enjoyment. It's the main reason I remain away from 3rd party. Their figures tend to be a bit too stiff.

 

I'm definitely ordering this from Amazon. The free shipping alone is worth it.

 

...are...are his knees in his thighs...?

 

No, those are Long Haul's knees. The stock image sample doesn't have that locked down for combiner mode for whatever reason - the other leg has the correct knee joint.

 

OK, I see it now. Thanks. I was literally looking at that pic thinking "...wut?" I couldn't wrap my head around what was going on. Its been a long day.

 

He is definitely very accurate, outside of Mixmaster's change (but really he is still very accurate compared to what we get sometimes). With some slightly better molding and engineering, he would be one of the best TF's of all time. Let's hope TakaraTomy can get us there or very close.

 

Yea, I can't wait the see what Takara does with their version.

 

I hate having to line up panels perfectly for the transformation to work.