MakeToy Update: Build (Devastator) Revealed

Dead Metal wrote:Holy F**K.
Is it me or does this actually look cooler than the TFC one?

It isn't just you man. That looks effing fantastic! Exgraver order is so freaking cancelled, he doesn't even know. I'd rather throw my money to these guys anyway. I'm pretty blown away by how awesome that looks!

that is just pure sex appeal...now for the inevitable soul crushing price that put it sadly out of my price range

Ah... This is A LOT more like it!
I called it all the way back when the first pictures of TFC's Exgraver (and not-Long Haul) appeared, that I really didn't like what I was seeing. I'm very glad I never ever had any wish to buy TFC's version of Devastator.

Even though Maketoy's version is a lot smaller, it already looks much, much better, and at least this is a FINISHED Devastator with the separate parts all complete!

Can't wait to see more, and getting ready to start my own little Maketoys fund...

dam i have to cancel my tfc pre order when is this one coming it out it looks more to scale with my fansproject upgraded bruticus. hope it dont cost to much

Depending on the size and price of this, TFC's MasterPiece style price for deluxe sized? figures should be losing altitude right about now. THIS one is most likely not as big, but THIS one actually looks like Devastator!

Wow, that looks beautiful. I cannot cancel my preorder of Exgraver , but this may prevent me getting the rest of the TFClub constructicons unless they drop the price.

Just, wow.

*fap fap fap* ooooh god show me the face, SHOW ME THE FACE!!! If it's the devastator head I'm looking for exgraver and tfc is so cancelled.

*couple of things

-Chest plate seems a little too small for my liking
-Big metal screw going through not-scavenger's tire
-Not scrapper's "not devastator's" foot isn't rigid enough and looks like it might give way to the weight of the rest of the figure.
-not-mixmaster's cab looks too far extended for making a compact foot.

*GULP* That does look rather nice actually. Much more faithful to the G1 original. The wheels on the wrists look like the extra parts required for the combined mode might integrate with the vehicle forms. And the individual robot modes look pretty cool aswell (from what you can see, anyway). I'm not too keen on "Mixmasters" drum forming his legs, but that might not be his drum I'm looking at. It might not even be "Mixmaster".

Cliche I know, but size does matter to me. I've already kind of resigned myself to getting TFClub's set (depending how the first two turn out), but if the price is right I may go for this too.

Damn, I do not know if I am allowed to post this picture here or not, if not please feel free to remove it:



Looks like it is designed to fit in with FP Bruticus and Superion.

Aww not-mixmaster has a line going straight through him in that leg mode that makes it a lot less appealing...and the search for the perfect g1 Devastator head continues...feet not looking the most sturdy, hopefully this thing'll have some decent size to it.

Dread_Wing wrote:Damn, I do not know if I am allowed to post this picture here or not, if not please feel free to remove it:



Looks like it is designed to fit in with FP Bruticus and Superion.

Oh, WOW! I'm sold.

From what I can figure out, the individual modes (top to bottom) are:
- Mixmaster
- Scrapper
- Scavenger
- Long Haul
- Hook
- Bonecrusher

And that's an excellent reference picture, Dread_Wing! Just as expected, all the components are roughly scout-size.

DAMMIT DREAD_WING! That picture doesn't just make me want this even more. It makes me want to hunt down Universe Bruticus and FansProject's Crossfire 02. Curse you!

I took a little time on my "not break" (offically goofing off at work) to check out this thread. I threw a "not fit" (silently pouted) when I realized that I cant cancel my TCC Exgraver. But its all good, I think I will end up buying both sets. One displayed in vechicle/robot modes and one in combiner form. Then Ill rotate them every few months. Gonna cost me an arm and a leg, but my current expenses should allow it. When the girlfriend wants kids, I will do like some of you guys on here and simply tell her "PASS"


PS: Who ever has enlarged small images for our viewing pleasure in the past, can you shrink the indivdual robot photos to give us a higher resolution with more detail ???

Flux Convoy wrote:

Dread_Wing wrote:Damn, I do not know if I am allowed to post this picture here or not, if not please feel free to remove it:



Looks like it is designed to fit in with FP Bruticus and Superion.

Oh, WOW! I'm sold.

OH MY PRIMUS. YES. I want it badly. I just hope the pricing is similar to FP's. If they can offer 1 of these a month for say... $40-$50, I am so on board. No wonder FP wasn't going to do their own Devastator!

That looks absolutely amazing, I definitely want this much more than the TFclub one or whatever.
I'm getting this... one way or the other... later than sooner, its going to be mine. The Autobots have no chance now.

This is looking pretty good. Looks like most of it would be integrated into alt modes. Not Long Haul's hands look like they become NotDevy's hands. I'm liking the proportions on these guys a lot better than TFC's. I might end up getting both sets, depending on the price of this one.

Here's a novel idea; actually show us the complete gestalt instead of cobbled together bits of one. Well done MakeToy! I never was onboard with the TFC version and these pictures are the final nails in the coffin.

THIS is the 3P "Devastator" we've been waiting for!

That is a beautiful combined mode, however, before everyone jumps ship from the TFC Hercules, there are a few things to consider. 1. We can't see the bot modes for the individual Constructicons. From the blurry pics, they aren't impressing me with their possible movie asthetic, yet. 2. The TFC limbs are fully incorporated into the fig (Exgraver's treads are Hercules' forearms). 3. These are prototype pics, no idea when or if they are going to be released. 4. No price has been revealed, they could cost more than Hercules.

Trikeboy wrote:That is a beautiful combined mode, however, before everyone jumps ship from the TFC Hercules, there are a few things to consider. 1. We can't see the bot modes for the individual Constructicons. From the blurry pics, they aren't impressing me with their possible movie asthetic, yet. 2. The TFC limbs are fully incorporated into the fig (Exgraver's treads are Hercules' forearms). 3. These are prototype pics, no idea when or if they are going to be released. 4. No price has been revealed, they could cost more than Hercules.

I acually like the aesthetic more, least from what I can tell so far, they appear more like bots, rather than the vehicle parts being used as limbs (the treads legs look better here, with the way the feet are at the bottom). And hopefully they are cheaper for each figure since they're smaller than the supposed TFC figures. One thing that looks a bit tricky to me is the way the fore arms and the chest wing would intergrate into the individual bots. I feel like theres going to be a 7th vehicle/piece added in. I hope I'm wrong.

Trikeboy wrote:That is a beautiful combined mode, however, before everyone jumps ship from the TFC Hercules, there are a few things to consider. 1. We can't see the bot modes for the individual Constructicons. From the blurry pics, they aren't impressing me with their possible movie asthetic, yet. 2. The TFC limbs are fully incorporated into the fig (Exgraver's treads are Hercules' forearms). 3. These are prototype pics, no idea when or if they are going to be released. 4. No price has been revealed, they could cost more than Hercules.

4. Highly unlikely. Each component is smaller than TFClub's.

3. Until recently, all we had from TFClub were prototype pics. I'd say if they've gone this far it's almost certain they will be released. It might not be as soon as people want, but I doubt that'll make a difference when it comes to deciding between the two.

2. As others have said, myself included, the limbs might not be as incorporated as TFClub's, but it does appear as though they can be used in other forms. Again, it wasn't until recently we learned that Exgraver would store everything on his person.

1. At least we have images of all six "Constructicons" from MakeToys. And we get a good idea of their vehicle forms looking at the complete Devastator. We haven't seen anything of TFClub's bulldozer or cement mixer.

While the combined mode looks brilliant i need to see more pictures of the individual bots to decide whether i want this or not. One thing is already throwing me off and that's what also threw me off Bruticus for a while; it's too small. Instead of scout they should be at least deluxe sized. For Devastator i'd actually prefer voyager to be honest. I did get Bruticus but i wish Fansproject made every part of him so the bots would be deluxe sized, except for Onslaught of course he should be voyager sized. Had they made every component he'd be more in scale with the classics figures.

So for now i am leaning more towards the TFC Devy.

I keep looking at this and I have two very minor gripes. Bruticus got some great hands in his upgrade. These hands aren't terrible but they are a slight step backwards. To their credit, the Bruticus hands were sort of overly posable and these seem simplified. Second, Mixmasters foot portion looks incomplete or hollow as is. Certainly not a deal breaker, it's just the first critical thing I noticed.

I know some folks are griping about possible parts forming and how wildly different the bot modes seem to be. To the first, I have to ask if they've got any other other FP add on kits and why this would be shocking now. Last, as much as I love Constructicons and Devastator, if the option is fantastic renditions of one or the other? It's gonna be the big fella every time.

Looks awesome indeed but my mind screams QC, QC, QC. I can't wait to see the video review and the person that TOFTT...'nuff said!

It seems a lot of fans are jumping ship from the TFC Toys Hercules. Maybe this direct competition will force a price reduction on their part. Hopefully it will at least force them to reveal the complete Hercules combiner so that collectors can compare the two.
We are yet to see Mixmaster and Bonecrusher, and we do not know if their Devastator will have the purple (or blue going by recent pics) chest wing.

I personally do not own the energon combiners so having the Maketoys version the same size as them means little to me. I prefer the look of the bot modes of the TFC version from what I can see of the blurred images. But the selling point of both figures is the combined mode.

Come on TFC, Maketoys has showed us their hand, let us see yours!

Looks lovely!

I still need to see a price before I decide to turncoat on TFClub. If the price is at all similar, I'll be sticking with Hercules.

All I can say is thats amazing. Quite frankly the best Devastator ive seen so far. Lots of detail and he looks properly hulking, great job. I would like to see more clearer pictures of the other bots both in robot and alt modes tho.

from the E to the PIC

Looks cool, but not going to get too excited until I know the cost and production schedule

Hopefully this will make TFC come out with info on the last two figures

Chest plate?

Chest plate.

6 completed molds?

6 completed molds.


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Holy crap on a shingle... AWESOMESAUCE!!!
I wonder how much that puppy will cost??

Counterpunch wrote:Chest plate?

Chest plate.

6 completed molds?

6 completed molds.


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Yup.

TFC who?

Does anyone else get the feeling that this will be sold as a full set of 6?

Maybe it's just they way they are presenting it to us compared to how TFClub handled Hercules.

Jesterhead wrote:Does anyone else get the feeling that this will be sold as a full set of 6?

Maybe it's just they way they are presenting it to us compared to how TFClub handled Hercules.

Having six completed toys is such a selling point to me.

Anyone notice the wheels on the forearms. I wonder if the parts will transformer into some sort trailers.

euphoricallydead wrote:Anyone notice the wheels on the forearms. I wonder if the parts will transformer into some sort trailers.

Good eye!

It has me wondering too, now.

Some people on TFW speculate that they are portable generators like some heavy equipment uses.

I think that if you look at Scavenger's alt and the joint in the forearm, that it could fold out and under and those wheels may be part of Savenger's alt mode. Part of the forearm would wrap up and around the back of the vehicle. Maybe...

Interesting...many are jumping ship from TFC to MakeToy.

I do like the appearance of the combined form, though as already noted in the thread, there looks to be quite a few extra parts that are used to combine and/or form the individual vehicle modes. I hope that if there are many extra parts that they're incorporated in all modes in a similar manner to FP's Combat Unit Colossus set.

The one detail that I noticed immediately from the photo of the combined form is that the elbow joints appear to be ratcheted. Very cool.

I'm apprehensive about this 3rd party product as it looks great as a prototype but it doesn't mean a thing until the completed product is in my hands where I can make a final judgment. However, I feel comfortable in buying both this and the Hercules set. I don't mind having two different 3rd party Devastator sets.

Wow....competition... does that mean........ lower prices to get the fans?

Amazing!!!!

Was never really feeling the TFClub Devastator, but I am definitely loving what I'm seeing here with Maketoy's version. Looks like I found my Devy!

While I was considering the TFC version, I never pre-ordered it. Glad I didn't. The fact that this one won't tower over my Crossfire Bruticus is a major tipping point in their favor for me. This is the Dev for me. Hope they move on to doing more combiners in the future.

Dread_Wing wrote:It seems a lot of fans are jumping ship from the TFC Toys Hercules. Maybe this direct competition will force a price reduction on their part. Hopefully it will at least force them to reveal the complete Hercules combiner so that collectors can compare the two.
We are yet to see Mixmaster and Bonecrusher, and we do not know if their Devastator will have the purple (or blue going by recent pics) chest wing.

Or it could just mean Hercules doesn't see completion... I dunno, this one looks great, but from what we've seen of Hercules, I like how he's less of a partsformer. But I have more confidence about the quality of this one with FPs ties. I'm most interested in the cost of this one. If it's half the price, that would make this one more desirable...especially if it was released in one shot, which would really give this one that much more of an advantage...at least if they can get it out before Oct/Nov. Like my first line, I'm afraid Hercules doesn't get finished, especially after this news.

ohhhh god i hope its cheaper than the TFC one, but these look smaller, as teh TFC one each piece is voyager class sized

oh yeah im sooo glad i never got a classics devastator i cant wait to get this bad ass bot! i WILL preorder him when i get the chance!

Now this is impressive. Even if they hold at scout scale they'll probably be a bit bigger than the Energon molds. I can't split hairs over the individual bots (even if they were clear) but the superb accuracy on Devy is stunning. And with their other projects, we may not even see this until late next year. Say, right after the TFC launch schedule is complete. Wouldn't that be a a remarkable coincidence?

People think the battle is of tastes for size and design, but that's our personal preferences. Other's might think that it's price, but TFC is actually pricing "reasonably" for a 3rd party deluxe/small voyager with three modes. Maketoy's practices are still unknown, but I doubt their stupid. Besides if you have the money it's not really an issue.

The real battle here is quality. From my passive observation in forums, TFC's has only been okay overall. The only "stand alone" toy since ol'wobblewheels was the Autoscout, but it impressed me enough to give the benefit of the doubt. This uncertainty is countered by Maketoy hasn't released anything yet. Their early items have to come out and really push they know what they're doing.

Sweet mother of jesus. If these are priced lower than the TFC Hercules figures, there are going to be a lot of cancelled pre-orders.

Looks awesome. I'll get it depending on it's mobility and weight issues. My selling points are mobility, reliable joints, and aesthetics. I threw away Battle Rollar and IG-PP01 as I have no tolerance for crappy joints and weight issues.

This thing looks awesome i cant wait. I hope its cheaper then tfc but i still might get that one too coz its looks cool.

ok i give up saving money. with my hands up, i say "tell me how much will this devy cost and when will menasor come out???"

TFC will have to reduce it's prices and do some catching up with this one..