Transformers: Maketoys Giant Type-61 aka Devastator part III of III

This is it. The finale. Shot this a few weeks ago, but due to school I had difficulty finding the time to upload this. To brief this summarily, the figure comprises of 6 robot figures and they form the mighty-"not Devastator"- Giant. Because this is a third party figure, the Decepticon logos are non-existent plus the names of the characters are different.

Behold! Devastator!

Earlier on, I reviewed the figures on their robot modes and alt modes. I was amazed by how they have multitude of gimmicks in weapon set-ups. I had the most trouble transforming Scrapper, who goes by the name Wheel Loader in this one. I had one of his legs popped off and had trouble putting it back on. Once I got it back on, I vowed to never transform him again.

When I finally got to Giant mode, it was downhill from there. Was a fairly easy set up and you could pull more gimmicks with his crane and guns to form one cool looking assault weapon. Not that I condone violence. Because of Generation 1' s inconsistency of how Giant (Devastator) was animated, Maketoys decided to come with two heads: One with the eyes and one with the visor. The latter probably being the preferred look by most fans. The cool aspect of the first head is that you get to move his jaw up or down giving him a battle cry type of look.

Head one

Head two.

You can pose Giant on a medium scale as I would rate it. But he is merely more for decoration. He can be quite wobbly since he is composed of 6 attachments. He is half the size of the Hasbro Voyagers. Only wished his hand was big enough for us to get the impression that he could hold the autobots in the palm of his hand.

Overall: I think Giant is a good set-up for your generation Transformers figures. Maketoys produced a 2nd run about two months ago, so here is your chance to pick him up if you missed the first run. Unfortunately, he is very costly at $355+. I was able to pick him up a while ago when I still had a job. The figure and his components are versatile all around.  TFC toys made a more taller, bulkier and greener version of Devastator named Hercules. However, he is $100-150 more. God bless dudes and dudettes. Until next time....

 

Verdict: Thumbs Up!

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Transformers: Maketoys Giant Series 61 aka Devastator Part II of III

Finished the shoot for the robot modes of the "not" constructicons.


Transform! The "not" constructicons in deluxe size robot mode. Their robot modes look definitely more detailed and refined to their alt modes. That's not saying much. To me Scrapper looks the oddest of the bunch. I didn't recall him having this large chest piece in the G1 series. It certainly doesn't help him here. Hook's head is green for unknown reasons. Long Haul is wide!!!! He is disproportionate in width in comparison to his buddies. He makes some very interesting poses though. In Robot mode, I felt they captured Mixmaster the best. No real opinion here, I just like the look of his grey hood though it was green in the G1 series, so maybe they got his colors mixed up with Hook's head. Scavenger seems to have more of a mouth rather than mouth plate. The bots can utilize and mix and match a variety of weapons. So that is a plus +1 in my book. Next up, the gestalt Giant! Click on the link to see more pics of the "not" constructicons in action.

"Not Scavenger"

"Not LongHaul"

"Not BoneCrusher"

"Not Hook"

"Not Mixmaster"

"Not Scrapper"

Thank you for visiting, stay tuned for part III in their combined form: Not Devastator!



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Transformers: Maketoys Giant Series 61 aka Devastator Part I of III

 Well, Maketoys is producing a 2nd run for Giant aka Devastator, so I decided to open mines up (First run). So far the link below will open up the Constructicons in Vehicle mode. I will do part 2 in their Robot mode, then part 3 featuring Giant aka Devastator and final words.

For the vehicles, the plastic feels okay. If you look at the pics, there isn't really anything I feel special about their alt modes. To me it does feel a little cheap. If I had to choose. Long Haul (Wheeloader in this one) looks and plays the best. Though Hooks (Mobile crane -61) crane has a nice feel to it. I can assure you that if you do get this box set, I highly doubt you will keep them in alt mode. My full shoot is in my picassa page link located below the pic.  The vehicles modes, imo, are average at best.

                                 

                                                             

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