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[Cyberpath]

Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

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(Thanks, Sabrblade.)

[Evil Eye]

Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

ELBOWS

[cloneemperor]

I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

I know I'm nobody to you guys, never really post, just lurk. That being said, I've ordered quite a bit from anime-export and I've never had a problem. I usually go with HLJ just because it means I don't have to pay for it right away, but whenever I go through anime-export, there's never a problem.

[fenrir72]

AmiAmi price is a bit disappointing since it starts from a base of 27,000JPY with the 8% sales tax while the other sites are going off of 25,000JPY without the tax. Still going to go with AmiAmi since December is an expensive holiday month and they give you a week to make your payment.

Emerje

In terms of shipping do you think all Japan sites will charge about the same in a shipment of just devastator?

No. Some like hobbysearch don't use sal parcel for the bigger releases. And the rates vary by a few hundred yen.

And I'm gonna use my accumulated points for the year to lop off some of the cost for the Devman at amiami.

[william-james88]

Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

Look at the hands, the left foot and the threads, just to start. And of course, there are all the extra features but I assume you were talking about deco.

I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

Mooncake had experience with them and said they are perfectly fine. The only downside is paying sooner but I believe that it's also the reason for being the cheapest price around.

No. Some like hobbysearch don't use sal parcel for the bigger releases. And the rates vary by a few hundred yen.

Well Anime export says you must go by EMS. However, as I learnt from amiami, the big boxes cost about the same from EMS to SAL but you get it a week earlier using EMS. A few hundred yen is something I can deal with

[william-james88]

Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

Even better, here is a straight up comparison:

[NuclearConvoy]

I appreciate the quick response guys.

[Sowndwave76]

I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

I know I'm nobody to you guys, never really post, just lurk. That being said, I've ordered quite a bit from anime-export and I've never had a problem. I usually go with HLJ just because it means I don't have to pay for it right away, but whenever I go through anime-export, there's never a problem.

Thanks for the heads-up.
What have you purchased from them recently??

[Sowndwave76]

Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

Even better, here is a straight up comparison:

Honestly... Other than elbows, the overall appearances of individual bots and the combined form are really really close.
For me, the biggest difference that affects the appearance of Devastator is the hands.
Which is why I went ahead and bought the PE set... No worries.

[-Kanrabat-]

Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

ELBOWS

Oh... My TrU Pre-order is already paid... Oh well.

[Sowndwave76]

Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

ELBOWS

Oh... My TrU Pre-order is already paid... Oh well.

Yeah... I'm getting the Hasbro version too.
And even if I wasn't getting any add-on's, think about it, man...

This thing is AWESOME no matter what!!

[fenrir72]

I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

I know I'm nobody to you guys, never really post, just lurk. That being said, I've ordered quite a bit from anime-export and I've never had a problem. I usually go with HLJ just because it means I don't have to pay for it right away, but whenever I go through anime-export, there's never a problem.

Thanks for the heads-up.
What have you purchased from them recently??

This will be the first time I buy a titan class straight from amiami etc. My Metroflex was from a local hobby shop.

MP UM, UW-01 and Encore 20A and Alter mu#12 were my biggest ever. You'd think EMS is a no brainer for the speed over sal parcel but in the country I'm stationed, EMS don't deliver

I have to spend an effort and funds just to get to the airport hub. I hope Devs maintains a sal parcel weight range.

And yup, I'll have the funds ready by Christmas. So more or less January 2016 is my ETA.

Though I understand about the pay now system of Anime Export, unless the item is a limited type like Guardian, going for amiami is the mot practical (and their points accumulation system will greatly help at further tapering the cost).

[Cobotron]

fen, thanks for reminding me about amiami points. I have so much coming from them, basically one or two things a month until Dec. I will have to cash them all in on Devy. Heck ya!

[NuclearConvoy]

So, I just preordered my UW Devastator from Anime Export and, holy, his cost before shipping actually came out to cheaper than what his retail cost plus taxes would be here.

[fenrir72]

fen, thanks for reminding me about amiami points. I have so much coming from them, basically one or two things a month until Dec. I will have to cash them all in on Devy. Heck ya!

Glad to help.

"See! To whom your name won't be mentioned......fellow seibertronians HELP each other!" A wayward post like this to a new reader goes a long way to lessen the "pain" on our respective wallets

[Sowndwave76]

I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

I know I'm nobody to you guys, never really post, just lurk. That being said, I've ordered quite a bit from anime-export and I've never had a problem. I usually go with HLJ just because it means I don't have to pay for it right away, but whenever I go through anime-export, there's never a problem.

Thanks for the heads-up.
What have you purchased from them recently??

This will be the first time I buy a titan class straight from amiami etc. My Metroflex was from a local hobby shop.

MP UM, UW-01 and Encore 20A and Alter mu#12 were my biggest ever. You'd think EMS is a no brainer for the speed over sal parcel but in the country I'm stationed, EMS don't deliver

I have to spend an effort and funds just to get to the airport hub. I hope Devs maintains a sal parcel weight range.

And yup, I'll have the funds ready by Christmas. So more or less January 2016 is my ETA.

Though I understand about the pay now system of Anime Export, unless the item is a limited type like Guardian, going for amiami is the mot practical (and their points accumulation system will greatly help at further tapering the cost).

Well, sorry you'll have to wait that long... I was thinking about getting my TT Superion from HLJ, but I'll look into Amiami now as well.
Thanks for the info!

[william-james88]

So, I just preordered my UW Devastator from Anime Export and, holy, his cost before shipping actually came out to cheaper than what his retail cost plus taxes would be here.

Yeah, its awesome! Your premium for importing him is just the actual import costs. The only problem is that you will indeed pay the taxes when he comes to canada. They will be unavoidable with Devastator.

Well, sorry you'll have to wait that long... I was thinking about getting my TT Superion from HLJ, but I'll look into Amiami now as well.
Thanks for the info!

The deal with amiami is that they have one of the cheapest prices online and thus sell out very quickly. You have to preorder their stuff in advance. Superion has been sold out for a while.

[fenrir72]

I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

I know I'm nobody to you guys, never really post, just lurk. That being said, I've ordered quite a bit from anime-export and I've never had a problem. I usually go with HLJ just because it means I don't have to pay for it right away, but whenever I go through anime-export, there's never a problem.

Thanks for the heads-up.
What have you purchased from them recently??

This will be the first time I buy a titan class straight from amiami etc. My Metroflex was from a local hobby shop.

MP UM, UW-01 and Encore 20A and Alter mu#12 were my biggest ever. You'd think EMS is a no brainer for the speed over sal parcel but in the country I'm stationed, EMS don't deliver

I have to spend an effort and funds just to get to the airport hub. I hope Devs maintains a sal parcel weight range.

And yup, I'll have the funds ready by Christmas. So more or less January 2016 is my ETA.

Though I understand about the pay now system of Anime Export, unless the item is a limited type like Guardian, going for amiami is the mot practical (and their points accumulation system will greatly help at further tapering the cost).

Well, sorry you'll have to wait that long... I was thinking about getting my TT Superion from HLJ, but I'll look into Amiami now as well.
Thanks for the info!

Better get it now at hlj. hobbysearch which is a bit on par with amiami is now all sold out.

[NuclearConvoy]

So, I just preordered my UW Devastator from Anime Export and, holy, his cost before shipping actually came out to cheaper than what his retail cost plus taxes would be here.

Yeah, its awesome! Your premium for importing him is just the actual import costs. The only problem is that you will indeed pay the taxes when he comes to canada. They will be unavoidable with Devastator.

Well, sorry you'll have to wait that long... I was thinking about getting my TT Superion from HLJ, but I'll look into Amiami now as well.
Thanks for the info!

The deal with amiami is that they have one of the cheapest prices online and thus sell out very quickly. You have to preorder their stuff in advance. Superion has been sold out for a while.

I don't really mind the price difference as much if it's just the cost of import. It might hit a bit hard, but the difference is within what I would consider acceptable in relation to how much cooler this version is.

[william-james88]

I don't really mind the price difference as much if it's just the cost of import. It might hit a bit hard, but the difference is within what I would consider acceptable in relation to how much cooler this version is.

Also, I feel the premium we will pay will look like peanuts in 2 years when we see how much this guy sells for on the secondary market. This isnt just a few extra paint apps, its different tooling and engineering.

[Sabrblade]

Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

All the known changes made to Takara Devastator compared to Hasbro's retail version:

• More show-accurate deco
• Brand new headsculpt that contains a retractable visor to switch between both head designs
• Brand new gun weapons for each individual figure, all of which can store on Devastator's back
• Re-engineered arms for Scrapper to give him elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Long Haul to give him proper elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Hook to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Mixmaster to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered legs for Scavenger to give him better knees
• Re-engineered legs for Bonecrusher to give him better knees

[Bainreese]

So, I just preordered my UW Devastator from Anime Export and, holy, his cost before shipping actually came out to cheaper than what his retail cost plus taxes would be here.

That is because when you order it domestically they are including the freight from Asia to their store/warehouse. I would fully expect it to be cheaper 'before shipping' for precisely that reason.

[Cyberpath]

From Yuki:




Very tempting...

Perfect head-sculpts aside, the individual Constructicons look kind of simple, they are defenitly not "Masterpiece" material -- the combined form however, fits fairly well. Could altrante Devastator between MP and CHUG.

[mooncake623]

Hisashi Yuki on twitter just posted a picture that shows off a size comparison of Takara's Unite Warriors Devastator with the recently released United Warriors Superion! In the image you can see that Superion only comes out to Devastator's waist! Check out the image below and keep it locked to Seibertron.com for all your SDCC news and updated coming out today!

[OptimalOptimus2]

Scaling gone mad!