More Japan sites offering UW 04 Devastator Pre-orders (HLJ and Amiami)

Cobotron wrote:UW Devy is up for pre-order at amiami!
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-012326&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_cate3%3D986%24s_maker%3DTakara+Tomy%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
18730 yen, $152.82 USD before shipping

ouraziel wrote:I hopped on the site, but once the shipping was factored in, it wasn't that much more to get it from BBTS, so I'm sticking with my pre-order from them. I've resisted any of the UW versions so far, ( a few pain apps don't make that big of a difference to me) but this seems like a large enough improvement to warrant the purchase.

DeadCaL wrote:Is it just the photography, or is the Takara Devastator more yellow than he Hasbro one?

william-james88 wrote:It's a big day for Takara's Unite Warriors UW 04 Devastator. We finally get his official stock images showing all the delicious new paint apps and now two more Japan sites are offering up pre-orders.

HLJ has their preorder up for 20,000 Yen, which equals 164$ US.

Amiami also has their preorder up (thanks to a tip from Cobotron and Carrytheone) for 18,730 Yen, which equals 152$ US.

These two join anime-export in Japanese sites offering discounts on Devastator (Anime-export has him for 17500 Yen (146$ US), for those keeping track).

Both of these prices do not include shipping which depends on where Devastator is being sent. Another point that should be taken into account is the exchange rate. While the low Yen was favorable for American buyers, a change in the Yen could means a premium down the line. In certain cases, you cannot cancel a pre-order (at amiami for instance) and while you only have to pay when an item is ready to ship (in this case, December), the future exchange rate is unpredictable. Just something to consider for anyone who hasn't imported from Japan before.

william-james88 wrote:So, cobotron, will you be getting this guy or the hasbro version? I always wanted to get Takara's simply to encourage them to keep doing the good work and I preffer supporting them. I am just happy it wont cost me an arm and a leg to do it (just a few fingers).

Emerje wrote:AmiAmi price is a bit disappointing since it starts from a base of 27,000JPY with the 8% sales tax while the other sites are going off of 25,000JPY without the tax. Still going to go with AmiAmi since December is an expensive holiday month and they give you a week to make your payment.

Emerje

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:So, cobotron, will you be getting this guy or the hasbro version? I always wanted to get Takara's simply to encourage them to keep doing the good work and I preffer supporting them. I am just happy it wont cost me an arm and a leg to do it (just a few fingers).

I am generous and friendly, and always enjoy helping fellow collectors get the thing they are after, but I'm not stupid. You bet your beige banker britches I put in my prezie before I brought the info over here to the forums.

I've never chimed in on my opinion on whats going on with all the different Devy's. Honestly, I would have probably been happy with Hasbro's retail version. But I'm at a nice point in my life where I don't have to settle for second best anymore. I considered getting the retail version and the 3P fixes, but the money would be around the same as the Takara, and I don't want someone else to fix all the little issues. I want the experts to fix them, and they did.

I would have gone with anime-export, but truth is I don't have the scratch to throw down at the moment, but by December I can.
Also I've been at this long enough that I can totally tolerate the wait. Especially for a flip down visor! (amongst other things)

william-james88 wrote:

ouraziel wrote:I hopped on the site, but once the shipping was factored in, it wasn't that much more to get it from BBTS, so I'm sticking with my pre-order from them. I've resisted any of the UW versions so far, ( a few pain apps don't make that big of a difference to me) but this seems like a large enough improvement to warrant the purchase.

Why not go to TF Source, they give you free shipping. And you get a slight discount too http://tfsource.com/transformers-unite/devastator/

Oh and WELCOME!!!!!!

william-james88 wrote:

ouraziel wrote:I hopped on the site, but once the shipping was factored in, it wasn't that much more to get it from BBTS, so I'm sticking with my pre-order from them. I've resisted any of the UW versions so far, ( a few pain apps don't make that big of a difference to me) but this seems like a large enough improvement to warrant the purchase.

Why not go to TF Source, they give you free shipping. And you get a slight discount too http://tfsource.com/transformers-unite/devastator/

Oh and WELCOME!!!!!!

NuclearConvoy wrote:I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

-Kanrabat- wrote:Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

Cobotron wrote:

NuclearConvoy wrote:I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:AmiAmi price is a bit disappointing since it starts from a base of 27,000JPY with the 8% sales tax while the other sites are going off of 25,000JPY without the tax. Still going to go with AmiAmi since December is an expensive holiday month and they give you a week to make your payment.

Emerje

In terms of shipping do you think all Japan sites will charge about the same in a shipment of just devastator?

-Kanrabat- wrote:Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

Cobotron wrote:

NuclearConvoy wrote:I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

fenrir72 wrote:
No. Some like hobbysearch don't use sal parcel for the bigger releases. And the rates vary by a few hundred yen.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

cloneemperor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

NuclearConvoy wrote:I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

I know I'm nobody to you guys, never really post, just lurk. That being said, I've ordered quite a bit from anime-export and I've never had a problem. I usually go with HLJ just because it means I don't have to pay for it right away, but whenever I go through anime-export, there's never a problem.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

Even better, here is a straight up comparison:

Delta Magnus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

ELBOWS

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

ELBOWS

Oh... My TrU Pre-order is already paid... Oh well.

Sowndwave76 wrote:

cloneemperor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

NuclearConvoy wrote:I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

I know I'm nobody to you guys, never really post, just lurk. That being said, I've ordered quite a bit from anime-export and I've never had a problem. I usually go with HLJ just because it means I don't have to pay for it right away, but whenever I go through anime-export, there's never a problem.

Thanks for the heads-up.
What have you purchased from them recently??

Cobotron wrote:fen, thanks for reminding me about amiami points. I have so much coming from them, basically one or two things a month until Dec. I will have to cash them all in on Devy. Heck ya!

fenrir72 wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:

cloneemperor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

NuclearConvoy wrote:I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

I know I'm nobody to you guys, never really post, just lurk. That being said, I've ordered quite a bit from anime-export and I've never had a problem. I usually go with HLJ just because it means I don't have to pay for it right away, but whenever I go through anime-export, there's never a problem.

Thanks for the heads-up.
What have you purchased from them recently??

This will be the first time I buy a titan class straight from amiami etc. My Metroflex was from a local hobby shop.

MP UM, UW-01 and Encore 20A and Alter mu#12 were my biggest ever. You'd think EMS is a no brainer for the speed over sal parcel but in the country I'm stationed, EMS don't deliver

I have to spend an effort and funds just to get to the airport hub. I hope Devs maintains a sal parcel weight range.

And yup, I'll have the funds ready by Christmas. So more or less January 2016 is my ETA.

Though I understand about the pay now system of Anime Export, unless the item is a limited type like Guardian, going for amiami is the mot practical (and their points accumulation system will greatly help at further tapering the cost).

NuclearConvoy wrote:So, I just preordered my UW Devastator from Anime Export and, holy, his cost before shipping actually came out to cheaper than what his retail cost plus taxes would be here.

Sowndwave76 wrote:
Well, sorry you'll have to wait that long... I was thinking about getting my TT Superion from HLJ, but I'll look into Amiami now as well.
Thanks for the info!

Sowndwave76 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:

cloneemperor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

NuclearConvoy wrote:I'm likewise in a position to not settle for second best. I'm thinking of processing an order with Anime Export tonight, but I've never before dealt with them. Are they trustworthy if I am paying upfront like this?

I wish I could say. I've never ordered from them before. Where's Megatronus? He sure has been quiet lately. I think he has some experience with them.

I know I'm nobody to you guys, never really post, just lurk. That being said, I've ordered quite a bit from anime-export and I've never had a problem. I usually go with HLJ just because it means I don't have to pay for it right away, but whenever I go through anime-export, there's never a problem.

Thanks for the heads-up.
What have you purchased from them recently??

This will be the first time I buy a titan class straight from amiami etc. My Metroflex was from a local hobby shop.

MP UM, UW-01 and Encore 20A and Alter mu#12 were my biggest ever. You'd think EMS is a no brainer for the speed over sal parcel but in the country I'm stationed, EMS don't deliver

I have to spend an effort and funds just to get to the airport hub. I hope Devs maintains a sal parcel weight range.

And yup, I'll have the funds ready by Christmas. So more or less January 2016 is my ETA.

Though I understand about the pay now system of Anime Export, unless the item is a limited type like Guardian, going for amiami is the mot practical (and their points accumulation system will greatly help at further tapering the cost).

Well, sorry you'll have to wait that long... I was thinking about getting my TT Superion from HLJ, but I'll look into Amiami now as well.
Thanks for the info!

william-james88 wrote:

NuclearConvoy wrote:So, I just preordered my UW Devastator from Anime Export and, holy, his cost before shipping actually came out to cheaper than what his retail cost plus taxes would be here.

Yeah, its awesome! Your premium for importing him is just the actual import costs. The only problem is that you will indeed pay the taxes when he comes to canada. They will be unavoidable with Devastator.

Sowndwave76 wrote:
Well, sorry you'll have to wait that long... I was thinking about getting my TT Superion from HLJ, but I'll look into Amiami now as well.
Thanks for the info!

The deal with amiami is that they have one of the cheapest prices online and thus sell out very quickly. You have to preorder their stuff in advance. Superion has been sold out for a while.

NuclearConvoy wrote:I don't really mind the price difference as much if it's just the cost of import. It might hit a bit hard, but the difference is within what I would consider acceptable in relation to how much cooler this version is.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Any differences between the Takara nad Hasbro version of Devastator? Because I cant see any.

Sabrblade wrote:All the known changes made to Takara Devastator compared to Hasbro's retail version:

• More show-accurate deco
• Brand new headsculpt that contains a retractable visor to switch between both head designs
• Brand new gun weapons for each individual figure, all of which can store on Devastator's back
• Re-engineered arms for Scrapper to give him elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Long Haul to give him proper elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Hook to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Mixmaster to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered legs for Scavenger to give him better knees
• Re-engineered legs for Bonecrusher to give him better knees

NuclearConvoy wrote:So, I just preordered my UW Devastator from Anime Export and, holy, his cost before shipping actually came out to cheaper than what his retail cost plus taxes would be here.

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:
Scaling gone mad!

fenrir72 wrote:

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:
Scaling gone mad!

Yup. Very much. Just like Megs and Soundwave.

NuclearConvoy wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that Devastator being bigger than the other combiners is s cool revamp to his character and makes him seem even more awesome?

NuclearConvoy wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that Devastator being bigger than the other combiners is s cool revamp to his character and makes him seem even more awesome?

ZeroWolf wrote:Why is metroplex keeping devy straight?

Syn_13 wrote:Add me to the list of those that likes Devastator much biggen than the rest.

The way I'm having my Combiners displayed is to have Superion vs Menasor and Defensor vs Bruticus. Then on a seperate shelf I'm going to have Devestator embroiled in an epic battle against my Third Party Dinobots.

fenrir72 wrote:

Syn_13 wrote:Add me to the list of those that likes Devastator much biggen than the rest.

The way I'm having my Combiners displayed is to have Superion vs Menasor and Defensor vs Bruticus. Then on a seperate shelf I'm going to have Devestator embroiled in an epic battle against my Third Party Dinobots.

Me third or fourth this. Given how the real life construction vehicle reference images posted here in the thread, not surprised as all. Did you guys see how a "Scrapper" type vehicle can fit 20+ people in its shovel doohickey? A fighter plane's cockpit can just fit a maximum of 2 in it's cockpit.

Though really, people so uppity about Dev's size but no one complains about how Megs and Soundwave can "mass shift" in the cartoon?

Its fiction guys. A bit of suspended belief is a given when we got into the Transformer mythos.


Now activating "jerk" mode.........hows about anyone complain about the hollow arms of the limbbots in Superion? Or have I been living under a rock and just missed the complaints?

"Jerk mode" off