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[william-james88]

Sadly, its just the Hasbro box art again. But then again that makes sense since that too was a boxed release. I guess its just one art image per box.

Except for defensor and (probably bruticus) 'cuz new limbs and no groove armor

But none of the other hasbro combiners came in boxes anyway, so they wouldnt have box art of their G1 deco.

[Cyberpath]

I dont think peope realized it, but the Devastator Box Art was revealed in this previous news item:



Sadly, its just the Hasbro box art again. But then again that makes sense since that too was a boxed release. I guess its just one art image per box.

It was photoshopped to represent the toy/UW04 better.

[Hellscream9999]

Sadly, its just the Hasbro box art again. But then again that makes sense since that too was a boxed release. I guess its just one art image per box.

Except for defensor and (probably bruticus) 'cuz new limbs and no groove armor

But none of the other hasbro combiners came in boxes anyway, so they wouldnt have box art of their G1 deco.

But don't they share art on the side of the boxes? I'm looking at hotspots box, it doesn't look like TT's dark, rainy, city; so they are different, and I think superions and motormasters art is different too, right?

[william-james88]

Sadly, its just the Hasbro box art again. But then again that makes sense since that too was a boxed release. I guess its just one art image per box.

Except for defensor and (probably bruticus) 'cuz new limbs and no groove armor

But none of the other hasbro combiners came in boxes anyway, so they wouldnt have box art of their G1 deco.

But don't they share art on the side of the boxes? I'm looking at hotspots box, it doesn't look like TT's dark, rainy, city; so they are different, and I think superions and motormasters art is different too, right?

Sure, but I was referring to just box sets, not all the art. But yes, you are right, we should be looking at all the art, adn in this case it means they all have 2 different scenes except for defensor.

But that might not be true, since Cyberpath has just written to us that it was a photoshop. So, in the end, they will probably all have seperate art for both takara and hasbro and all my comments can just be forgotten.

[Hellscream9999]

Sadly, its just the Hasbro box art again. But then again that makes sense since that too was a boxed release. I guess its just one art image per box.

Except for defensor and (probably bruticus) 'cuz new limbs and no groove armor

But none of the other hasbro combiners came in boxes anyway, so they wouldnt have box art of their G1 deco.

But don't they share art on the side of the boxes? I'm looking at hotspots box, it doesn't look like TT's dark, rainy, city; so they are different, and I think superions and motormasters art is different too, right?

Sure, but I was referring to just box sets, not all the art. But yes, you are right, we should be looking at all the art, adn in this case it means they all have 2 different scenes except for defensor.

But that might not be true, since Cyberpath has just written to us that it was a photoshop. So, in the end, they will probably all have seperate art for both takara and hasbro and all my comments can just be forgotten.

Well, in that case, it would be just the one box set...

I only mentioned it, because, at first, I thought hasbro's was the same, they omitted groove from defensor's chest, but they include first-aid as the right leg instead of bigroove, so unless they purposely mirrored it, and changed the viewing angle (I think) it would suggest that they are different

*edit, that couldn't happen either, as the G1 set-up has first-aid as an arm, so that wouldn't work

[Cyberpath]

Sure, but I was referring to just box sets, not all the art. But yes, you are right, we should be looking at all the art, adn in this case it means they all have 2 different scenes except for defensor.

But that might not be true, since Cyberpath has just written to us that it was a photoshop. So, in the end, they will probably all have seperate art for both takara and hasbro and all my comments can just be forgotten.

I meant that the same artwork was edited for the Takara release. The pic is really small, but looks like Takara painted the upper legs a lighter shade of green; the forearms black; Hook's windshield purple; removed the pattern from Scavenger, added some colour detail to the shield and pelvis, and maybe painted a new head.

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[Cyberpath]

[Va'al]

Eagle-eyed as always, Seibertronian Cyberpath has spotted on TFYuki's Twitter feed a full image of the Takara Tomy version of the Titan combiner UW04 Devastator (from the Unite Warriors line, the Japanese counterpart to Hasbro's Combiner Wars). Check it our mirrored below!

[fenrir72]

gahhhhh so butt ugly!

[MemphisR56]

SOON.

I can barely contain my excitement.

Just less than a month to wait.

[Va'al]

In other Takara Tomy Transformers Unite Warriors news, Twincast podcaster xRotorstormx has alerted us to some new promotions over on TransformersAsia.com. First up is the collectable coin offered with UW03 Defensor (Guardia), on release as of 12th December in the non-Japanese Asian market. Check it out below!

[william-james88]

In other Takara Tomy Transformers Unite Warriors news, Twincast podcaster xRotorstormx has alerted us to some new promotions over on TransformersAsia.com. First up is the collectable coin offered with UW03 Defensor (Guardia), on release as of 12th December in the non-Japanese Asian market. Check it out below!

This is really weird. They are using the Hasbro Groove chest for this design when the whole point of this release is that you can get e deluxe groove. Sounds like there was a lack of communication at Hasbro Asia.

[RAR]

I really wish they'd made the head larger and not gone with clip-on wheels those two things really put me off - also I think all versions need a lot more silver paint or even some chrome.

I guess all the complaining people did about Jetfire made Hasbro & Takara think the consumer doesn't like chrome - rather than what they should have thought which is the consumer may not like chrome in all the wrong places.

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You have me wondering now how the Asian release of United Warriors Guardian will effect the online retailer price of the original ?

[munkimus prime]

Soon, yes soon Devastator will be mine.

[Randomhero]

I really wish they'd made the head larger and not gone with clip-on wheels those two things really put me off - also I think all versions need a lot more silver paint or even some chrome.

I guess all the complaining people did about Jetfire made Hasbro & Takara think the consumer doesn't like chrome - rather than what they should have thought which is the consumer may not like chrome in all the wrong places.

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You have me wondering now how the Asian release of United Warriors Guardian will effect the online retailer price of the original ?

The problem with chrome is that it flakes and Takara hasn't really done anything withe chrom now in 6 years with classics themed stuff. Henkai had the chrome bits which was awful because they became a flakey mess. Then United was that metallic paint and legends is really just making paint decos as accurate as possible. It's always a theme with Takara.

Honestly I don't think you could make devys head bigger without having to really re-engineer hook since the heard is jut as long and wide as his back and needs to be consealed.

His head is honestly not that small. I own the hasbro one and it looks just fine and I have no intentions of getting takaras because 1. I don't need elbows on guys that are just limbs 90% of the time because he's always in devastator mode and 2. He's not worth takaras price for a small bit of re-engineering and a little extra paint.

[william-james88]

You have me wondering now how the Asian release of United Warriors Guardian will effect the online retailer price of the original ?

Original what? Hasbro version?

And the asian release of Guardian is the only version we were ever able to buy from online retailers anyway (BBTS and TFSource never sold the Japanese edition) so I don't really understand.

Also as for Hasbro not doing much chrome, my newly acquired Platinum Dinos beg to differ



(but yeah, I know what you mean, though I love Jetfire's chrome)

[Randomhero]

You have me wondering now how the Asian release of United Warriors Guardian will effect the online retailer price of the original ?

Original what? Hasbro version?

And the asian release of Guardian is the only version we were ever able to buy from online retailers anyway (BBTS and TFSource never sold the Japanese edition) so I don't really understand.

Also as for Hasbro not doing much chrome, my newly acquired Platinum Dinos beg to differ



(but yeah, I know what you mean, though I love Jetfire's chrome)

They don't. a limited platinum edition that wasn't available everywhere, an SDCC combiner and generations jetfire are three examples out of hundreds of products that have come out in the past few years.

I removed the chrome off my jetfire 2 hours after I bought him and he looks lovely. I went to a buddy's place and saw his version with chrome already flaking and said "oh god I forgot how hideous he looked originally" lol

[william-james88]

He's not worth takaras price for a small bit of re-engineering and a little extra paint.

For the last freaken time, he might cost you more because of shipping but Takara charges the same as Hasbro for their Transfomer Toys! In reality Hasbro is the one who is more expensively priced because they charge the same giving you less.

[william-james88]

(but yeah, I know what you mean, though I love Jetfire's chrome)

They don't. a limited platinum edition that wasn't available everywhere, an SDCC combiner and generations jetfire are three examples out of hundreds of products that have come out in the past few years.
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I was just joking around.

[fenrir72]

I really wish they'd made the head larger and not gone with clip-on wheels those two things really put me off - also I think all versions need a lot more silver paint or even some chrome.

I guess all the complaining people did about Jetfire made Hasbro & Takara think the consumer doesn't like chrome - rather than what they should have thought which is the consumer may not like chrome in all the wrong places.

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You have me wondering now how the Asian release of United Warriors Guardian will effect the online retailer price of the original ?

Only Groove's engine and Hotspot's bumper had chrome in the original G1 set.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Devy looks very good as expected and the Defensor Groove chest is just too funny

[william-james88]

Devy looks very good as expected and the Defensor Groove chest is just too funny

Yeah, I think that is what we call a fail

[Randomhero]

He's not worth takaras price for a small bit of re-engineering and a little extra paint.

For the last freaken time, he might cost you more because of shipping but Takara charges the same as Hasbro for their Transfomer Toys! In reality Hasbro is the one who is more expensively priced because they charge the same giving you less.

Takaras is $220. Hasbros was $130 I paid $140 for mine with the shipping. Sorry But an extra $80+ for elbows and a slightly different deco doesn't justify it in my opinion. I could even buy perfect effects kit that give elbows and still not spend as much as the online prices for Takaras

[megatronus]

He's not worth takaras price for a small bit of re-engineering and a little extra paint.

For the last freaken time, he might cost you more because of shipping but Takara charges the same as Hasbro for their Transfomer Toys! In reality Hasbro is the one who is more expensively priced because they charge the same giving you less.

Takaras is $220. Hasbros was $130 I paid $140 for mine with the shipping. Sorry But an extra $80+ for elbows and a slightly different deco doesn't justify it in my opinion. I could even buy perfect effects kit that give elbows and still not spend as much as the online prices for Takaras

Takara's retailed around $150 in Japan. And I bought it for that price from an import site. WJ88 is talking about Japanese markets. Of course BBTS and the like are going to mark him up.

I paid $95 shipped for my Hasbro Devastator, so it sounds to me like you got the raw deal.

[william-james88]

He's not worth takaras price for a small bit of re-engineering and a little extra paint.

For the last freaken time, he might cost you more because of shipping but Takara charges the same as Hasbro for their Transfomer Toys! In reality Hasbro is the one who is more expensively priced because they charge the same giving you less.

Takaras is $220. Hasbros was $130 I paid $140 for mine with the shipping. Sorry But an extra $80+ for elbows and a slightly different deco doesn't justify it in my opinion. I could even buy perfect effects kit that give elbows and still not spend as much as the online prices for Takaras

No, Hasbro's was initially 150$-160$ and Takara's is still available at 152$. When talking about PRICE Takara and Hasbro are charging, you have to compare what Hasbro is charging in its local market compared to Takara in theirs. Not a discounted Hasbro retailer vs an importer's Takara. Get your facts straight and open your eyes. Hasbro itself is charging the same for less.