In Hand Images of Tonkanator

They really do look like the old Big Lots/Walgreens/KB Toys bootleg Constructicons.

I think this is a great idea, I just cannot get excited about G1 Constructicons in this. I am the minority I am sure but I wish they had done the Titan version

Sabrblade wrote:They really do look like the old Big Lots/Walgreens/KB Toys bootleg Constructicons.

Right, so next they need to make good old Four Star's Mister Hard Hat the new official SG Devastator!

PLEEEEEAAAAAASE?

Should have been Tonkastator.

If it had been the Titan class version, I would have bought it.

Really hoped the Tonka logos were on the sticker sheets so I could leave them off.

Emerje

Funny how the Constructicons in realistic yellow look like the Constructicons in realistic yellow, whether legit or not Plastic's probably on the harder side compared to the KOs, tho. The lighting is also probably affecting how the yellow looks.

Motormix's drum should have been cast in a different color, though. The mold is set up for it (just look at Diaclone), and it looks better than the monochrome appearance given by casting it in the same color.
It's also unfortunate that they seem to repeat the abusive assembly practices seen on the Vintage G1 'structies.

Everybody saying "I'da bought if it was the Titan version"... Would you really have gone for a novelty like this at $189?
That could well have been a dealbreaker on selling it to kids, who this is mainly aimed at. And aside from the price, doing it with the Titan-class version would have meant stores having to stock TWO Titans.

I'll reiterate that it's a shame the Diaclone plastic sandpit and cardboard girders weren't resurrected for this, they would have gone with it very well.

And the award for most dialled-in TF release of 2022 goes to...

primalxconvoy wrote:And the award for most dialled-in TF release of 2022 goes to...

EDIT: CHEAP JAB REMOVED.

Not this. This is a novelty release with some reasonable thought behind it, and it sets the Constructicon molds up to be better enjoyed as transforming construction vehicle toys.

I would say the Legacy Elita mold is far more deserving, especially in its Minerva guise.

Wow, I have been really looking forward to this release and ordered it from target.com. It should arrive any day now but after looking at these pics they look so cheap. They do not look like the pics on target.com at all! My AFA graded G1 Constructicons look great compared to these cheap looking things. How sad. Maybe it will look better in person? I think I have given up on Hasbro to do anything good for G1.

I too, would have preferred the Titan in this deco.
Because G2 Devastator is already a thing.

It still look great though.

Would have preferred titan or even the autorollers (autocrusher/autostinger). G1 devy just doesnt have anything Tonka about it unless they upped to 100% die cast vehicles/bots.

blackeyedprime wrote:Would have preferred titan or even the autorollers (autocrusher/autostinger). G1 devy just doesnt have anything Tonka about it unless they upped to 100% die cast vehicles/bots.

I don't think a 100% diecast G1 Devastator team would be feasible. It barely holds together in plastics so I can't imagine what diecast would have done.

Maybe wishing for brand-new molds with a brand-new designs would be a bit much.

blackeyedprime wrote:Would have preferred titan or even the autorollers (autocrusher/autostinger). G1 devy just doesnt have anything Tonka about it unless they upped to 100% die cast vehicles/bots.

Right? They should have done a "Weijiang" and added uneeded amounts of random diecast to bring home that "Tonka" feel and maybe upscaled all of them to ridiculous levels.

I love how you posed it with Erector. How is the quality of the set?

joevill wrote:I love how you posed it with Erector. How is the quality of the set?

Those pics come from TFW2005.

Found a tonkabot at a Target in NY. Didn't buy it because it was expensive as hell and there were better things to buy

105$.

IN US DOLLARS.

Holy crap.
In Canada, I bet the thing would be around 200$CAN, especially if it's sold at Toys R Us.