New Images of TFC Toys Exgraver (Hand Does Integrate in Alt Mode)

You know... I don't think I'll regret getting him, even if Devastator's not complete.

If Devestator's not complete at least one of your Energon Combiners can have one GIGANTIC arm!

This figure looks very cool, but i'm hoping the green will be more like the G1 version when you have it in hand. Also the chest looks blue hoping that is purple. One other thing those guns need to be black or silver, red and purple (or blue?) looks fake to me.

I'm not too worried about the Devy hand not having a place to go in Exgraver's alt mode. Once I have all six, he will be in combined mode almost all of the time.

the hand connects to him in vehicle mode. also, presumably, it's possible to give him a weird giant hand growing out of his shoulder or his bum in robot mode.

ARG! I should have gotten him after all!

The hand does store in alt mode, it's unclear if it stores in robot mode.

El Duque wrote:The hand does store in alt mode, it's unclear if it stores in robot mode.

Looks like it, the same clip ends up on his back in robot mode, it might not look that good though.

Glad I pre-ordered !!!

I wish the legs could be purple instead of black to give it a more G1 vibe, but I guess they went with the black to make it look more real life. Thats cool I guess. And Im loving the hands, I can already picture Devastator on my shelf doing his best Stone Cold Steve Austin impression !!!

This figure's levels of 'WIN' continues to increase. We're potentially looking at a team of Constructicons who can incorporate every accessory into the main figures. I know this won't be enough for some people as Hercules' hand and Exgraver's digger arm and cab are simply detachable peg 'n' hole pieces, but those people can continue to go through life sucking on those lemons. As far as I'm concerned the design of this figure is top (I mean COME ON!! Moving hydraulic pistons on the digger). Only its production quality can let it down now.

I wonder what, if any, point there is in having two physically identical guns in different colours. Their fairly simple design makes me hope that the whole team's weapons will be able to combine Power Rangers style into a large weapon for Hercules.

The details are great. I am not diggin the coloring though. It looks like it's from the Energon series with the bright green and blue.

Stormrider wrote:The details are great. I am not diggin the coloring though. It looks like it's from the Energon series with the bright green and blue.

You know, at first, I really liked the blue. But now I feel like the purple would have been nice. So long as they are the same shades of green and blue throughout the set, then I will be fine. Boy, TFClub better not release these guys in one big box set with G1 green/purple and chrome weapons, I will be pissed!
And considerably more poor.

Hand in alt mode affirming my decision to pay $97. This. Will. Be. Epic.

Yeah. If the QC is moderately good, I won't be regretting this one.

GetRightRobot wrote:

Stormrider wrote:The details are great. I am not diggin the coloring though. It looks like it's from the Energon series with the bright green and blue.

You know, at first, I really liked the blue. But now I feel like the purple would have been nice. So long as they are the same shades of green and blue throughout the set, then I will be fine. Boy, TFClub better not release these guys in one big box set with G1 green/purple and chrome weapons, I will be pissed!
And considerably more poor.

We are thinking a like. I keep wondering if the creators are planning to release a more G1 accurate version a year from now.

I swear I must have Pre-ordered this thing and then cancelled it like 10 times already...

LiKwid wrote:I swear I must have Pre-ordered this thing and then cancelled it like 10 times already...

If you are on the fence man, I'd just wait until Exgraver is out and you hear the initial response on the final quality and colors. It doesn't appear to be selling out anywhere.

I really hope that the blue in those pictures is just strange lighting. In the first (unpainted) colour picture of Exgraver, (The one of him sitting crosslegged on his back shovel) the purple seemed dead on, though the black seemed more of a grey. I Preordered and paid for him, so I guess I will find out sometime this month.

Then it will be a case of mixing up the right shades of green and purple/blue paint to do some paint apps. I like my constructicons to have Purple windscreens, and I think Scavenger should have a bit more purple on his track mechanism (not the tracks themselves) and the base that supports the digger arm should be green, not black. Since I think every one of them will need some paint apps I guess I will mix up a lot for standardisation across the set.

Dread_Wing wrote:I really hope that the blue in those pictures is just strange lighting. In the first (unpainted) colour picture of Exgraver, (The one of him sitting crosslegged on his back shovel) the purple seemed dead on, though the black seemed more of a grey. I Preordered and paid for him, so I guess I will find out sometime this month.

Then it will be a case of mixing up the right shades of green and purple/blue paint to do some paint apps. I like my constructicons to have Purple windscreens, and I think Scavenger should have a bit more purple on his track mechanism (not the tracks themselves) and the base that supports the digger arm should be green, not black. Since I think every one of them will need some paint apps I guess I will mix up a lot for standardisation across the set.

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I am confident that the different shades of blue and green are just mismatching white balance settings on the cameras used. There is no reason to them to make a Devastator that has blue accents.

Jesterhead wrote:

Dread_Wing wrote:I really hope that the blue in those pictures is just strange lighting. In the first (unpainted) colour picture of Exgraver, (The one of him sitting crosslegged on his back shovel) the purple seemed dead on, though the black seemed more of a grey. I Preordered and paid for him, so I guess I will find out sometime this month.

Then it will be a case of mixing up the right shades of green and purple/blue paint to do some paint apps. I like my constructicons to have Purple windscreens, and I think Scavenger should have a bit more purple on his track mechanism (not the tracks themselves) and the base that supports the digger arm should be green, not black. Since I think every one of them will need some paint apps I guess I will mix up a lot for standardisation across the set.

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I am confident that the different shades of blue and green are just mismatching white balance settings on the cameras used. There is no reason to them to make a Devastator that has blue accents.

Except to sell a G1 paint accurate set later.

amcgrath929 wrote:

LiKwid wrote:I swear I must have Pre-ordered this thing and then cancelled it like 10 times already...

If you are on the fence man, I'd just wait until Exgraver is out and you hear the initial response on the final quality and colors. It doesn't appear to be selling out anywhere.

yeah I think in this case it will be better to be safe than sorry. It's not so much the quality Im worried about it's the specualtion on wether or not the set would be complete. I can eat the cost but a couple of NotConstructicons wont do me alot of good without the rest of the crew. Tis my biggest concern...

I hadn't seen this pic before. Shows Exgraver, and it is definitely a good constructicon Purple.

Dread_Wing wrote:I hadn't seen this pic before. Shows Exgraver, and it is definitely a good constructicon Purple.

And for everyone wondering about size, that's a good indicator: That one limb is the length of the combined mode's height.

This thing is massive.

That's not exgraver and it doesn't look near big enough. it's hands are energon style..somethings not right.

moneycon wrote:That's not exgraver and it doesn't look near big enough. it's hands are energon style..somethings not right.

Exgraver is the larger arm attached to the energon style Devestator, giving us an idea of scale and showing off compatiblity (if that matters to you).

Looks good to me!

Sadly, I had to cancel my preorder. My TF budget for this month will be blown thanks to all those preorders coming in from Fansprojects and TFcon coming up.

seeing that picture makes me wonder? if they are using energon type connectors how will the posability be affected with that additional weight probably double from the image will be be left standing there? i just cant see those connectors supporting the weight of the arms let alone the legs.

on the bright side you couls order 2 exgravers and 2 legs and have a somewhat functional devy albeit with a tiny head

Midnight_Fox wrote:

Dread_Wing wrote:I hadn't seen this pic before. Shows Exgraver, and it is definitely a good constructicon Purple.

And for everyone wondering about size, that's a good indicator: That one limb is the length of the combined mode's height.

This thing is massive.

Thanks for pointing that out, I kept looking at the pic and only saw Classics Devastator - didn't realize Exgraver was attached as a limb.

Color scheme is great with that set, I hope the rest of Hercules keeps the same color.

BBTS updated my Exgraver preorder to "Late July", so I'm hoping TFC actually starts shipping the figures out this week to make that time frame.

Can y'all imagine the fun we can have doing "Misformers"? Using pieces from Classics, Hercules, and Build to combine Devastator - I'm sure it would be a fun project, although deformed in some areas.

New Pic from robotkingdom:

I'm actually really looking forward to this guy. I might ship before hearing reviews. And this devastator's gonna be massive.

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If all the robots are made, that is.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:I'm actually really looking forward to this guy. I might ship before hearing reviews. And this devastator's gonna be massive.

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If all the robots are made, that is.

I agree. I think Devastator will be a lot bigger than the MT one.

And even if it's not finished... which I think it will be, but even if, Exgraver for me would be mostly worth it.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:And even if it's not finished... which I think it will be, but even if, Exgraver for me would be mostly worth it.

I'm not sure I can say that but if it get's finished, I will buy it.

Well, I am talking about just Exgraver. The more that come out, the more I need it to be finished to fully justify the expense. But one figure, I can swing.

Requiem Prime wrote:

moneycon wrote:That's not exgraver and it doesn't look near big enough. it's hands are energon style..somethings not right.

Exgraver is the larger arm attached to the energon style Devestator, giving us an idea of scale and showing off compatiblity (if that matters to you).

duh...I'm so out of it...thanks. wow.....after seeing that and the newer pic it's certainly looking better and better.

The combining rifle. Freakin AWESOMESAUCE!

As many of you have been speculating, it appears that TFC Toy's Hercules figures will feature a combining gun gimmick. Your fellow Seibertronian, Dread_Wing, has posted a concept sketch from the weibo page of jeffyzhong revealing how the individual guns combine and the full combined mode. The image has been mirrored below.

Hey,

TFC...

No one cares until you show us final pics of all six figures and have some guaranteed orders up for them. Get a clue.

Counterpunch wrote:Hey,

TFC...

No one cares until you show us final pics of all six figures and have some guaranteed orders up for them. Get a clue.

Agreed 100%.

The fact that they keep throwing us breadcrumbs (I actually misread the title, and ignored the 'weapons' part of the 'combined weapons mode' - thought we might see the actual gestalt) makes me think that the latter parts of the set are still in development, and there isn't a fully detailed render of the later ones in the set in existence at this time.

Any business would have risen to Maketoy's bait by showing their full version by now, so I'm calling shenanigans on TFC on this one.

Yeah, Maketoys' version has the parts blurred out for the moment, but the combined mode is what I'm getting it for, and that looks great so far. Scale with the FP combiner upgrades is a further bonus, so I'm still going for that over this.

As an additional aside, the plastic on Engraver looks cheap and stress-prone (kind of like the Xovergen Prime that made it out a while back) - I'm gonna wait and review when TFC are at least 4 or 5 figs deep in this before I get on board.

I'm Really digging the combination rifle gimmick.

That's swell, TFClub. Now sell us a finished and complete product for <$400 without your typical QC issues and we'll talk.

It's a nice gun, don't get me wrong. But the gauntlet was thrown an this is all they brought to the table?

Ironically, this is like bringing a knife to a gun fight.

zodconvoy wrote:It's a nice gun, don't get me wrong. But the gauntlet was thrown an this is all they brought to the table?

Ironically, this is like bringing a knife to a gun fight.

Be to fair, I don't think this is any kind of response really. This was pulled off of who I assume is probably a TFC designer's personal weibo page, it wasn't even on TFC's weibo page. I agree they do need to get some images of Bonecrusher and Mixmaster out ASAP.

I'm not going to say I don't care, because it is a cool bullet point. It's just a cool bullet point that should have come months ago.

But more importantly: TFClub, the drip feed of information is only an easy way to build excitement when you're the only game in town. When you have to directly share the spotlight it becomes a delicate game of keeping the playing field level between your pros and cons and theirs.

Have you noticed Maketoys hasn't even announced a time frame or ballpark price? They managed to get people that excited over the accuracy and pushed keeping it in scale as a plus. And what have you done to level off?

Your price was always a tough sell. But never showing a complete set (read: never confirming you're committed to finishing) is just shooting yourself in the foot.

Show us the dang completed bot.

Counterpunch wrote:Hey,

TFC...

No one cares until you show us final pics of all six figures and have some guaranteed orders up for them. Get a clue.

And this is why I'm putting my money towards the Make Toys version.

I really thought TFC would have scrambled and posted pics of all 6 figures after Make Toys released images of a COMPLETE combiner.

Instead, we're still getting snippets of the thing. All this will do is hurt TFC in the long run.

Well, that is a pretty sweet combining gun. But yeah, not enough to make me want this set any more.

I agree with not showing all six and a combined for, but I'm guesing that they need the income from the first few figures to pay for the development of the rest. Also, I hope this doesn't turn out like these Godzilla statues I had been picking up a few years ago. The first in the series was Godzilla, and it was supposed to be a 9 peice set with interlocking bases that would have all the monsters from Destroy All Monsters. They never got past the second one, King Ghidorah. If I chunk down cash for this first figure and it's crap and they finish the series, I do'nt have to get them all. If I get the first one and it's great, and then they don't finish the series, then I'll be ticked.

The weapon combining thing freaking rocks!

not to take tfc's side nut its alot easier to make a 3d render and release it for all to see than to actually make the figure (materials,molds,etc..) so i say give it a little time.
also just maketoys had their stuff shown with fp help doesnt automatically = high quality besides with all the other stuff theyve announced it may be a very long time before we see anything.

just a thought

I think the release schedule looks a little disappointing. I was kind of hoping to be able to build Devastator up piece by piece like recreating the scenes from the comics of Devastator under construction. But if I got the release schedule correct it doesn't look possible until the 3rd or 4th figures are released.
Still waiting to pre-order though.

Too little and a lot too late.