Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator

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For those of our readers who live in Australia, I've got some unfortunate news for you.

It's Monday.

BUT, to make your Monday a little more tolerable we have some news for you regarding the Devastator courtesy of forum member prjkt who has alerted us to the listing for Devastator on Big W's website.

Currently listed for $198AU that price may drop from June 25 when Big W launches their "Total Toy Domination 2 (the sequel) Sale". With the catalogue set to be released on June 20 we'll have more information then on just how much he'll be. The question is there, will he get a wide release? Let the hunt begin June 25!

If you find him, let us know in our sightings section.

Credit(s): prjkt via Big W website

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Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698433)
Posted by MenaceRX on June 14th, 2015 @ 5:53pm CDT

We get to wait until Comicon in the US is over so they dont undercut their sales. Stupid in my opinion.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698445)
Posted by fenrir72 on June 14th, 2015 @ 6:49pm CDT

Burn wrote:For those of our readers who live in Australia, I've got some unfortunate news for you.

It's Monday.

BUT, to make your Monday a little more tolerable we have some news for you regarding the Devastator courtesy of forum member prjkt who has alerted us to the listing for Devastator on Big W's website.

Currently listed for $198AU that price may drop from June 25 when Big W launches their "Total Toy Domination 2 (the sequel) Sale". With the catalogue set to be released on June 20 we'll have more information then on just how much he'll be. The question is there, will he get a wide release? Let the hunt begin June 25!

If you find him, let us know in our sightings section.

Around 153+ Benjamins. Fair price Burn?

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698448)
Posted by fenrir72 on June 14th, 2015 @ 6:52pm CDT

SillySpringer wrote:
Burn wrote:Plus if he'd read the news article he wouldn't have needed to even ask.

Kids ... sometimes you just gotta stop holding their hands and instead, slap 'em with warnings.

Look I know most people here are older than me, but you don't have to make me feel stupid.

You guys have been here MUCH LONGER than me, cuz you're old.

Burn(t)!

fenrir72 wrote:So why even raise the question? Dev's feet are fine no matter whether you say so or not as it's been integrated into his design as Scrapper and Mixmaster. Is it to just post nonsense to rake up your post counts?

Sheesh I was responding to this guy:

Erimus Prime wrote:I am REALLY liking Devastator so far!! Sure he has problems, but man does he appeal to me! I'm hoping to get the SDCC Version since I prefer that deco, but the regular is still awesome!
Also, I know there are third party hands and feet upgrades for the Combiners, but is there any third party companies planning to make arm and/or foot upgrades for this figure? That'd be nice

Given by your responses, you remind me of tsutsu redux.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698452)
Posted by Burn on June 14th, 2015 @ 6:56pm CDT

fenrir72 wrote:Around 153+ Benjamins. Fair price Burn?

$33AU per individual figure. Deluxe figures are normally around the $30AU mark. So not too bad I suppose. Hopefully there is a price reduction for the sale and this isn't the special price (because if this isn't the regular price then he's just not going to sell)

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698459)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on June 14th, 2015 @ 7:23pm CDT

fenrir72 wrote:Given by your responses, you remind me of tsutsu redux.

Tsutsu redux? #-o

If guns don't come with the Hasbro retail version of Devy, something on Shapeways will DEFINITELY pop up. >:oP

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698465)
Posted by Burn on June 14th, 2015 @ 7:36pm CDT

SillySpringer wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Given by your responses, you remind me of tsutsu redux.

Tsutsu redux?

If guns don't come with the Hasbro retail version of Devy, something on Shapeways will DEFINITELY pop up.

Dude, Dr Wu has already hinted at doing the guns. Try to keep up.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698471)
Posted by fenrir72 on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:02pm CDT

SillySpringer wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Given by your responses, you remind me of tsutsu redux.

Tsutsu redux?

If guns don't come with the Hasbro retail version of Devy, something on Shapeways will DEFINITELY pop up.

He's a poster too tsutsutakahashi who said that he's left seibertron. Mighty lively one too and he reminds me of you. As in a level of 1 to 5, he's a 6 in his category. Loves TF so much. You, I give a 4.8. Btw, this isn't a pejorative post addressed to you. Take a read at his posts and you'll see what I mean.You seem to have filled the void he left. Oh the exhuberance of youth :grin:

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698472)
Posted by prjkt on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:02pm CDT

Burn wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Around 153+ Benjamins. Fair price Burn?

$33AU per individual figure. Deluxe figures are normally around the $30AU mark. So not too bad I suppose. Hopefully there is a price reduction for the sale and this isn't the special price (because if this isn't the regular price then he's just not going to sell)

Fro what I can gather this is the retail price, which actually isn't bad - makes it a little cheaper than the US retail in comparison (as our prices included tax here) so this will be a (lay)buy on sight for me. Just have to keep checking the local store until I find him.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698474)
Posted by fenrir72 on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:11pm CDT

prjkt wrote:
Burn wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Around 153+ Benjamins. Fair price Burn?

$33AU per individual figure. Deluxe figures are normally around the $30AU mark. So not too bad I suppose. Hopefully there is a price reduction for the sale and this isn't the special price (because if this isn't the regular price then he's just not going to sell)

Fro what I can gather this is the retail price, which actually isn't bad - makes it a little cheaper than the US retail in comparison (as our prices included tax here) so this will be a (lay)buy on sight for me. Just have to keep checking the local store until I find him.

Your assessment is most apt my friend.And now..............

For the love of Primus people! If you want Hasbro to crank up the release of our "plastic crack", especially the Titan class.........please!Support the line and buy one! Gives Hasbro/Tomy the "incentive" to gut our wallets even more!

All those overgrown kids(yours truly included) you have your marching orders! :lol:

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698477)
Posted by prjkt on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:30pm CDT

That's the primary reason I'm picking this up - where possible I'll buy an official release of a product, but when I got Green Giant the only HasTak combiners were the FOC ones, so, GG will scale with my CW Combiners for photo shoots, and CW Devs will scale for the rest of my collection.

Plus I forgot to mention, I don't think there will be a "special" price for the sale, as Big W tend not to mark up then discount for a sale like other retailers here. They will, however, buy bulk clearance stock and sell that cheap (like the Beast Hunters stuff rumoured to be I n the catalogue)

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698479)
Posted by Cobotron on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:36pm CDT

Tsu left?!?! :shock:

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698480)
Posted by megatronus on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:38pm CDT

fenrir72 wrote:Your assessment is most apt my friend.And now..............

For the love of Primus people! If you want Hasbro to crank up the release of our "plastic crack", especially the Titan class.........please!Support the line and buy one! Gives Hasbro/Tomy the "incentive" to gut our wallets even more!

All those overgrown kids(yours truly included) you have your marching orders!

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698485)
Posted by shajaki on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:47pm CDT

HA!

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698487)
Posted by fenrir72 on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:55pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:Tsu left?!?!

Yup.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698488)
Posted by fenrir72 on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:56pm CDT

megatronus wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Your assessment is most apt my friend.And now..............

For the love of Primus people! If you want Hasbro to crank up the release of our "plastic crack", especially the Titan class.........please!Support the line and buy one! Gives Hasbro/Tomy the "incentive" to gut our wallets even more!

All those overgrown kids(yours truly included) you have your marching orders!

We need to garner up support people. If the response is luke warm and Hasbro looses interest and finacial incentives.........we'll be back to "3rd Party plastic crack" Some are quality releases but most will kill you with the price :lol:

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698489)
Posted by Burn on June 14th, 2015 @ 8:58pm CDT

Come on guys, back on track.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698491)
Posted by fenrir72 on June 14th, 2015 @ 9:01pm CDT

Done boss! Concerning Devs, just noticed that the sly operators of Hasbro/Tom(?) who remolded the head for the SDCC release, they also changed the paint apps on his crest.

They really know how to kill you .......SDCC or retail (Hasbro/Tomy) :BOOM:

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698631)
Posted by Seibertron on June 15th, 2015 @ 9:09am CDT

Did Devastator come out in Australia today?

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698655)
Posted by galvatron00 on June 15th, 2015 @ 9:39am CDT

So Australia is getting it soon/now, North America probably not until right before/after SDCC (so second week of July) and Europe/Japan is still unknown?

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698693)
Posted by leakin' lubricant on June 15th, 2015 @ 11:20am CDT

fenrir72 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Tsu left?!?!

Yup.

Really? How come?

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698697)
Posted by galvatron00 on June 15th, 2015 @ 11:25am CDT

leakin' lubricant wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Tsu left?!?!
Yup.
Really? How come?

Well that's unfortunate, he had some pretty good ideas from the interactions I had on the boards with him.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698833)
Posted by Burn on June 15th, 2015 @ 3:23pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:Did Devastator come out in Australia today?

No sightings yet.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698878)
Posted by shajaki on June 15th, 2015 @ 5:18pm CDT

Burn wrote:
Seibertron wrote:Did Devastator come out in Australia today?
No sightings yet.

Oh? How hard did you look? :-?

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698892)
Posted by leakin' lubricant on June 15th, 2015 @ 5:31pm CDT

itscramtastic wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Tsu left?!?!
Yup.
Really? How come?
Well that's unfortunate, he had some pretty good ideas from the interactions I had on the boards with him.

Yeah I kinda liked the guy too, I know he drew a bid of heat off some on here, shame he felt the need to leave.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698902)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on June 15th, 2015 @ 6:03pm CDT

leakin' lubricant wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Tsu left?!?!
Yup.
Really? How come?
Well that's unfortunate, he had some pretty good ideas from the interactions I had on the boards with him.

Yeah I kinda liked the guy too, I know he drew a bid of heat off some on here, shame he felt the need to leave.

Reminds me of, well, me. XD

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698903)
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on June 15th, 2015 @ 6:03pm CDT

I'd be surprised if someone finds it before Comic Con

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1698939)
Posted by Burn on June 15th, 2015 @ 7:17pm CDT

shajaki wrote:
Burn wrote:
Seibertron wrote:Did Devastator come out in Australia today?
No sightings yet.
Oh? How hard did you look?

Down south will get it LONG before I will. And there's been no sightings down there.

SillySpringer wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Tsu left?!?!
Yup.
Really? How come?
Well that's unfortunate, he had some pretty good ideas from the interactions I had on the boards with him.

Yeah I kinda liked the guy too, I know he drew a bid of heat off some on here, shame he felt the need to leave.

Reminds me of, well, me. XD

This entire conversation is not relevant to the thread. Take such matters privately please.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699084)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on June 16th, 2015 @ 8:40am CDT

Well, it's been a while since Devy in-hand images... and I suddenly feel an admin is gonna post some soon.

Btw if you want to talk Transformers pet peeves, instead of getting off topic, come to the topic FOR pet peeves!
your-biggest-transformers-figure-pet-peeves--p1699082.php#p1699082

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699085)
Posted by NuclearConvoy on June 16th, 2015 @ 8:43am CDT

Some seriously nice poseability there.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699125)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on June 16th, 2015 @ 9:36am CDT

Kids:

Adults:

Somehow, kids are better at transforming them.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699152)
Posted by Va'al on June 16th, 2015 @ 10:41am CDT

Yes, we have seen a two-part review of the upcoming, first of its kind Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Titan Class Devastator - but fellow Seibertronian Transformermegazord has shared the first review to our knowledge in English, appealing to those of us with limited or no skills in Chinese! Check it out embedded below, and let us know if Ben's opinions change your mind or sway it at all!

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699154)
Posted by ReinaHW on June 16th, 2015 @ 10:43am CDT

Didn't know that someone else had posted about the Combiner Wars Constructions review.

The team looks good, the limitations are expected but no matter. He's a cheaper alternative for those of us who can't afford the third party combiner teams. Hope to get them if able.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699155)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on June 16th, 2015 @ 10:43am CDT

Va'al wrote:Yes, we have seen a two-part review of the upcoming, first of its kind Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Titan Class Devastator - but fellow Seibertronian Transformermegazord has shared the first review to our knowledge in English, appealing to those of us with limited or no skills in Chinese! Check it out embedded below, and let us know if Ben's opinions change your mind or sway it at all!

OMG! FIRST ENGLISH REVIEW!

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699172)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on June 16th, 2015 @ 11:18am CDT

Wow that was something! :DANCE:

There were some flaws like any other TF but this CW line and the combiners is the best line yet IMO.

I can honestly say that I forgive HasTak for all the bullsh*t combiners they have given us in the past few lines...we are friends again HasTak and I.

Now c'mon Takara lets see what you have planned for our beloved Devastator...please!! :PRAY:

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699188)
Posted by Shockwave7 on June 16th, 2015 @ 12:02pm CDT

True indeed. The entire 'Power Core Combiner' line was mistake from the drawing board, and FoC Bruticus... well, at least they tried. Or did they, looking at that thing it's hard to tell...

I suspect Hasbro just got tired of seeing 3rd party companies coming out with bigger/better combiners, seeing people making money off them, and not being part of the action. Whatever the reason, I'm glad they finally got their act together and have started making some decent combiners...

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699198)
Posted by megatronus on June 16th, 2015 @ 12:23pm CDT

That video got me really excited. For all the flaws, this set looks magnificent.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699200)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 16th, 2015 @ 12:26pm CDT

This video really shined some good light and gave up some honest opinions we could understand. I am getting more and more excited for him!!!

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699217)
Posted by reluctantyouth on June 16th, 2015 @ 1:56pm CDT

That review was EPIC. I'm very thankful for the time and care that went into making it. Sadly the message for me was to steer clear of this behemoth. If Hasbro really went the extra mile for tight joints and whatnot...why was there no extra attention paid to the fact that the functionality of intended vehicles modes are overlooked. I'm sorry I'm not buying another figure where tolerances were ignored to the point that individual figures do not roll in vehicle mode. Additional paint apps are not going to make this figure shine any brighter. Takara cannot do anything to fix tolerance issues. This set is an easy pass.

Total Bummer. EPIC Fail. Slag.

~reluctantyouth~

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699228)
Posted by Jones on June 16th, 2015 @ 2:25pm CDT

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699244)
Posted by BlueBefore on June 16th, 2015 @ 3:29pm CDT

reluctantyouth wrote:EPIC Fail.

Transformers was ruined forever when they released Holowmus Prime in 1983 anyways.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699263)
Posted by dragons on June 16th, 2015 @ 4:35pm CDT

look forward to this set i dont know of fan who buy toy and rolls them on floor when they are mostly on shelf all year person who buy combiner keeps them in combined mode not seperat single bot modes never saw video on youtube someone has combiner in single bot modes and rolls them back and forth.

BlueBefore wrote:
reluctantyouth wrote:EPIC Fail.

Transformers was ruined forever when they released Holowmus Prime in 1983 anyways.

g1 toys are better what we have today that what you saying?

and you still buy them?

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699267)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on June 16th, 2015 @ 4:58pm CDT

dragons wrote:look forward to this set i dont know of fan who buy toy and rolls them on floor when they are mostly on shelf all year person who buy combiner keeps them in combined mode not seperat single bot modes never saw video on youtube someone has combiner in single bot modes and rolls them back and forth.

BlueBefore wrote:
reluctantyouth wrote:EPIC Fail.

Transformers was ruined forever when they released Holowmus Prime in 1983 anyways.

g1 toys are better what we have today that what you saying?

and you still buy them?

Yeah... kinda a strange thing to say BlueBefore.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699310)
Posted by BlueBefore on June 16th, 2015 @ 8:12pm CDT

SillySpringer wrote:Yeah... kinda a strange thing to say BlueBefore.

I thought it was rather befitting of this fine community.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699312)
Posted by shajaki on June 16th, 2015 @ 8:19pm CDT

BlueBefore wrote:I thought it was rather befitting of this fine community.

I feel this is a fine community. Do tell, whats a Holowmus Prime?

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699313)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 16th, 2015 @ 8:19pm CDT

Well that review certainly was just about as English as you could get. Guess I'm waiting for the Takara version for sure now.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699314)
Posted by Spanbauer on June 16th, 2015 @ 8:20pm CDT

Va'al wrote:Yes, we have seen a two-part review of the upcoming, first of its kind Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Titan Class Devastator - but fellow Seibertronian Transformermegazord has shared the first review to our knowledge in English, appealing to those of us with limited or no skills in Chinese! Check it out embedded below, and let us know if Ben's opinions change your mind or sway it at all!

Very thorough, very well done review with little time wasted. Only part I didn't understand is when he claimed to prefer the retail deco over the SDCC deco, and then in the very next breath complained about the tire rims not being painted....a major feature of the SDCC edition.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699316)
Posted by Jones on June 16th, 2015 @ 8:25pm CDT

SillySpringer wrote:
dragons wrote:look forward to this set i dont know of fan who buy toy and rolls them on floor when they are mostly on shelf all year person who buy combiner keeps them in combined mode not seperat single bot modes never saw video on youtube someone has combiner in single bot modes and rolls them back and forth.

BlueBefore wrote:
reluctantyouth wrote:EPIC Fail.

Transformers was ruined forever when they released Holowmus Prime in 1983 anyways.

g1 toys are better what we have today that what you saying?

and you still buy them?

Yeah... kinda a strange thing to say BlueBefore.

If my snark translator is working correctly, I believe the point he was attempting to make is that we Transformers fans fell in love with the franchise even when first-generation toys were unequivocally worse toys than what we are getting today. Yet there are those among us that believe that what Hasbro has been serving us with this Devastator is the pinnacle of cheap, lazy toy design in spite of the fact that had we received this toy in 1984 it would have been held as the greatest robot toy ever conceived in our wildest imaginations.

But my snark translator might be a bit out of tune. >:oP

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699354)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 17th, 2015 @ 12:36am CDT

shajaki wrote:
BlueBefore wrote:I thought it was rather befitting of this fine community.
I feel this is a fine community. Do tell, whats a Holowmus Prime?

Probably some Pre-Transformer thing since the line started properly in 1984.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699357)
Posted by fenrir72 on June 17th, 2015 @ 12:51am CDT

Jones wrote:
SillySpringer wrote:
dragons wrote:look forward to this set i dont know of fan who buy toy and rolls them on floor when they are mostly on shelf all year person who buy combiner keeps them in combined mode not seperat single bot modes never saw video on youtube someone has combiner in single bot modes and rolls them back and forth.

BlueBefore wrote:
reluctantyouth wrote:EPIC Fail.

Transformers was ruined forever when they released Holowmus Prime in 1983 anyways.

g1 toys are better what we have today that what you saying?

and you still buy them?

Yeah... kinda a strange thing to say BlueBefore.

If my snark translator is working correctly, I believe the point he was attempting to make is that we Transformers fans fell in love with the franchise even when first-generation toys were unequivocally worse toys than what we are getting today. Yet there are those among us that believe that what Hasbro has been serving us with this Devastator is the pinnacle of cheap, lazy toy design in spite of the fact that had we received this toy in 1984 it would have been held as the greatest robot toy ever conceived in our wildest imaginations.

But my snark translator might be a bit out of tune.

On the mark. Some people................well you can't please despite whatever else you do. Don't know if it's for the sake of complaining or just trolling.

I keep on repeating this in my previous posts....back in the G1 days, we had to use this while squinting our eyes.......

G1 Bumble didn't look like his show counterpart until the Takara TFC 2004 release. Did we complain back then?

Now, we have advanced engineering technologies and still people are complaining.....on something NOT RELEASED yet! #-o

If the complaint is about design faults like for example, Ironhide henkei drooping head or MP09 exploding shoulders..........justified.

Re: Australian Release Date for Titan Devastator (1699365)
Posted by jgilkinson on June 17th, 2015 @ 2:30am CDT

After Ben's review I will still wait and see what Tak is going to come out with but if Im not blown away by the extras... this bad bot is mine. Great review, joints were an issue I was worried about so glad the review focused on them :BOWDOWN:

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