With the help of fellow nerd, Nick [name redacted>, Mike brought in a spectrum of collectible toys. There are countless robots to collect, but Nick chose something iconic - the Constructicons who as individual construction vehicles form together to create a combiner known as Devastator.
Mike walks us through all the different iterations of Devastator from authentic to terrible knockoff and in-between.
Licensed - could find this at retailers.
Knock-offs - Here are a couple of options. The first is the yellow Quick Change and in theory still assembles to form Devastator though for $4, I remain skeptical... Also, there's the already transformed DX Robo 7" "Construction"... seriously? That's the best you could do?
Third-Party - These are premium format adult collectibles but completely unlicensed by Hasbro - Make Toys Giant Type-61 - this looks badass and possibly dangerous for kids but I want!
Legit - Finally, we get to this Titan series of robots from Hasbro. We actually took these beasts out from their big box and got transforming. What we found was the bots were more challenging to figure out than I remember from my childhood.
In truck form:
Transformed and ready to join:
Final form standing (poorly attached by us) at about 18" tall and full of glory:
Now, I've gotta get on the hunt for an old school Soundwave G1 Transformer!
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And have a blast this weekend at CybFest 2019!
CybFest NW 2019July 27, 2019 11a-5pKent Commons Community Center
Here's that Gundam statue I encountered in Tokyo: