@@peaugh can you help me? i just got the giftset, how do i attach Hook to Longhaul?? Longhaul has the male & female bits to attach on the top of the cab, but Hook has nothing underneath?? there are wheels, & it’s flat underneath Hook i’m totally confused!! :( imgur.com/a/xO9lxSe
loved how you started off in robot mode, then went to alt mode, then finally to gestalt. I can almost hear Scrapper saying "Constructicons, transform! Phase 1! Now, Transform! Phase 2!" your reviews are, as always, concise and clear. Keep it up, peaugh.
Around the orginal debut of devastator, he was in my opinion one of the best transformers in the series. I love how they brought him back in the Transformers 2, the new look just made him more awsome. I think we can all agree on that.
Thanks very much for sharing this :D. G1 Transformers makes up some of my happiest childhood memories; and I've never actually seen the constructicon toys made to form Devastator! This is a real treat for me, one I thought I'd never have :D
Devastator was by far and away the coolest looking combiner. Although the Beast Wars combiners, magnaboss and tripredacus were amazing. I wish they'd redo devastator with larger more complicated articulated figures. But keep this same set up.
Can you do a review with this kind of style for old time's sake? Completely unedited, quiet voice, and the good ol' simple intro, "This is the video review"
this is one G1 set of figure that i didn't mind keeping. side by side the new TF universe Devastor, he doesn't look that great. but unlike the Universe version, this G1 combiner has unique positions for each constructicon when combining. with the newer version, the legs and arm figures are interchangeable and are just repaints. thanks for doing this one
Interestingly, the leader of the Constructicons is the right leg, Scrapper. In the universe entries, it points out that Megatron chose him as the leader of the team over Hook owing to the fact that he is amiable and able to motivate the Constructicons whereas Hook is snobbish, aloof and alienating by nature.
That was a problem with the original Devastator too, a problem they tried to pass as a feature in the cartoon. There was a scene where Soundwave says "Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior" then he starts pounding the ground near Devastator, and Devastator immediately falls apart.
Oo memories from way back for me :) Loved this one, it was the worst combiner though technically, with the flimsy hip piece,considering its intended to be played with by boys and the others like bruticus had some more articulation left after combining. but still awesome toys and a very fond memory for me. Thumbs up for the vid.
THANX! I never thought I'd see this. Devastator was my fav transformer , now I'm 32, and I wish I can get a set of constructicons like yours...Oh, and for those ignorants out there..this is the real thing dudes! not the shitty cg crap they showed in the movie. Thank you for posting you made one sentimental guy happy
i just got one of these on ebay for 11 bucks! Never had one. I couldnt get it to stand right THANKS so much for showing how you can adjust the right leg by moving the head.
@MarioPeachYoshi64 A combiner is a group of transformers that can turn into one big transformer, or a giant robot to simply say. Some of the most recognizable groups in the series are the Constructicons turn into Devastator , the Combaticons turn into Bruticus, Protectobots turn into Defensor, and the Technobots turn into Computron.
you may not believe me, but in 2008, i was in walgreens and I seen a bootleg version of devastator. the Whole set was about seven dollars. of course the packaging was different and the stickers were different, but it was still the same cool toy. so, if you have a walgreens near by, be on the lookout in the toy section
It's also possible they were one of the re-issues that was done replacing the die-cast parts with plastic..though I don't recall if the 'mostly plastic' re-issue was ever done in the original green-and-purple or not. The one I recall off hand was a set with them in these *awful* bright yellow and orange colors.
Hi this devastator that was reviewed is actually the Japan remake, how you can tell is that the Japan remake doesn't have Chrome on Mixmasters Grill, Hook's hook, and there is no chrome between Hooks body. This one isn't the orginal but it looks great, holds together and saves big bucks.
you're not old, you were born in a great time, I was born in 1996 and I have to deal with bullshit music and media stuff but the transformers got better and better!
Ha ha ha =) Very nice videos! Remember from old days, when I was little and played alot with the Transformers. Have a nice weekend! Best regars Björn from Sweden(northern part of Europe)
what I liked about these were they were all around the same size I love transformers and peaugh has the best reviews! ...Masterpiece addition Devastator anyone!?!?!
I kind of like it that way. If it was in real life, with all that weight, it would be hard for him to stand up straight. Of course they can do it in the cartoon but in reality, I don't think he would be able to stand up straight so he ends up having to crawl.
They could get Frank Welker, they just didn't think his Megatron voice fit with the movie version very well, which I agree. They're not going to use the original Devastator voice because Devastator in the movie doesn't have much intelligence, it's more of a wild animal.
I had the original Constructicons, but now I have the knockoffs. The only differences is there's no chrome on the knockoffs, and the color is slightly different
I'm guessing this was either a re-issue set or a knock-off due to the lack of chrome or any die-cast on the individual figures. Still a great review though.
Yeah man I've seen all kinds of red and green ones. Alot of knock offs in NYC when I was a kid. I had a dark grey Shockwave that other than the color was identical.
@crazyburrito1 I think he was talking about buying the bootleg versions you see in discount stores all the time and painting them up and adding stickers so that they look like the official Transformers versions. It is kinda n00bish, but on the other hand the bootlegs are way cheaper.
I have all complete of those constructicons they are not so bad i have all scrapper,hook,longhaul,mixmaster,scavenger and bonecrusher...but hooks limbs got cutoff and i decided to fix it with mighty glue G1 was really accurate back on 1980's my dad was 9 years old that time ahh..how years pass by however it gets old, transformers is still the best!
hey dude! thumbs up on the review! this was the best review i saw of a transformers review when i was younger! this video helped me big time to help me form devastator! thsnks dude!
@bbphnix This was G1 though, back before the combiner parts could be intergrated into the component bots. When you compare it to todays stuff it might suck, but back in the 80's this was awesome.
Not really--Devastator's kind of unique there, as well as being unique in having 6 bots. All the other combiner teams are basically the same (and often can be interchangable between teams in the same sub-line like G1 or Energon)--a larger 'core' bot who's the team leader, and 4 'limbs' with a handful of addon parts (foot-plates, fists, and a helmet). The Seacons mix it up a little in that there's an extra 'limb' bot, and all of them can be turned into a weapon mode that the combined bot holds.
@MisterMortombachman No, the next Masterpiece should be Ultra Magnus' trailer, so that he can ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE THE ULTRA MAGNUS WE ALL KNOW! And also, Masterpiece Rodimus Prime was very necessary. G1 Devastator's original toy, while rather a brick and short next to modern figures, can still tower over his contemporaries. However, the G1 Rodimus Prime figure is too small to re-enact his debut scene where he picks up Galvatron and throws him through Unicron's side. Roddy needed a new toy more.
I want to see the size comparison between the G1 Constructicons and the EZ Legends Constructicons (I think the EZ Legends are smaller, but I just want to see them side by side)
man I remember my mum bought a whole bunch of oldschool transformers from this guy at a garage sale, would you believe he actually glued the figures so they would stay in the position to creat devastaor. it made me sad.
How is it that a thirty year old design of a transforming combing toy has alt, robot and combiner modes while the most recent one with so much advanced technology around only is restricted to combiner and alt modes.
@kakarot998 Those of us who weren't masturbating in physics instead of paying attention understand what was with that. In a live action film, you have to try and follow the laws of physics a little more than you do in a cartoon. Devastator is hunched over on all fours because of the square cube law. And he was certainly scary in his own way.
Not really, Takara bought some versions of GI Joe from Hasbro and shrunk them to fit in their vehicles and stuff as pilots in the late 60`s, a hasbro personel was in japan for vaccation and thought that the robots would work nice without the pilots and bought the rights for "microman/diaclone" robots, hired some writers to give them a backstory and a unifying name and repackaged them, cause in japan they never thought about robots without human control, it would be too absurd
You mean Bayformers Bonecrusher. Transformers has several continuities, resulting in several robots sharing the same name. That's G1 Bonecrusher along with his mates the Constructicons.
I have all of the original 80's constructicons, and all have chrome. Hook and Scavenger have actual diecast parts. In this video (especially at 0:10) it is clearly seen that Hook and Scavenger have plastic where there should be metal. And finally, my Constructicons have RUB SIGNS. These do not. The Knock offs are still cool and everything, but they honestly can't compete with the orginal G1's. (Yes I do sound like I don't have a life, but I am avid about transformers. Please excuse me. lol)
@goldenshyguy3600 Ebay is the place I have found ALL the bots and combiner pieces. Sometimes, the combiner parts are included with the different 'cons. Be aware that Hook is more expensive than the others. Also, the ration of broken hooks (feet usually) to intact versions can be discouraging. Don't give up. If you want a REAL devastator on your shelf, it can be obtained.
Yes, these are knock-offs. They're not the original. They don't have chrome metal parts and I think they're also smaller in scale. You can also see the decepticon symbol, it doesn't have eyes! xD
@sasuke86420 This is the original 1980s Devastator. He was more intelligent and thanks to being a cartoon character had the freedom to defy the square cube law. The film one was impressive, but none of its main toys are. One is formed from six Constructicons. The other is formed from seven. The one the film? Formed from nine. DAMN IT HASBRO!
REALLY!, they make Voltron bootlegs? I've always wanted a voltron, But he is SOOO expensive to get a original version. I'm on the point where I wouldn't mind purchasing a bootleg version at a much cheaper price. if you could tell me where you have seen him, I would be very grateful for the information.
well when u think about it the way they transforme too combine it doesit realy seem like they can but a robot mode in how would it work on long haul and rampage
i finally got scavenger of ebay, scrapper is on his way. Im also working on Menasor, Superion, and Computron.but they all have 3/5 or 2/5 of the Gastalt complete lol
He wasn't the first combiner! What about the minicons that you could get at wal-mart there for a little while?!?! I know there was at least a few combiners made with those!
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I'm watching this in 2018 and this brings me back to the old days, when I first started watching youtube when I was 5, no joke.
Thanks for sticking around!
Same!
@@peaugh can you help me? i just got the giftset, how do i attach Hook to Longhaul??
Longhaul has the male & female bits to attach on the top of the cab, but Hook has nothing underneath??
there are wheels, & it’s flat underneath Hook
i’m totally confused!! :(
imgur.com/a/xO9lxSe
Ah back when I was 5 or 4 I watched this video wow. so many years have passed
The feeling is mutual.
loved how you started off in robot mode, then went to alt mode, then finally to gestalt. I can almost hear Scrapper saying "Constructicons, transform! Phase 1! Now, Transform! Phase 2!"
your reviews are, as always, concise and clear. Keep it up, peaugh.
Devastaor is such an iconic combiner. I'd love to get an Encore or proper Universe remake.
Around the orginal debut of devastator, he was in my opinion one of the best transformers in the series. I love how they brought him back in the Transformers 2, the new look just made him more awsome. I think we can all agree on that.
This video brings me back
I've never seen this figure (guessing G1?)
But I love the whole thing about combining 6 transformers into one! So neat!
I love this set.... but my god, my set just loved to fall apart at random. Still, when it stays together it looks sweet. Good video.
Thanks very much for sharing this :D. G1 Transformers makes up some of my happiest childhood memories; and I've never actually seen the constructicon toys made to form Devastator! This is a real treat for me, one I thought I'd never have :D
One of my favorite videos as a young teen. 26 now and still love watching the classic and simple videos. Good work Peaugh!
Glad you like them!
Devastator was by far and away the coolest looking combiner. Although the Beast Wars combiners, magnaboss and tripredacus were amazing. I wish they'd redo devastator with larger more complicated articulated figures. But keep this same set up.
Can you do a review with this kind of style for old time's sake? Completely unedited, quiet voice, and the good ol' simple intro, "This is the video review"
this is one G1 set of figure that i didn't mind keeping. side by side the new TF universe Devastor, he doesn't look that great. but unlike the Universe version, this G1 combiner has unique positions for each constructicon when combining. with the newer version, the legs and arm figures are interchangeable and are just repaints.
thanks for doing this one
Interestingly, the leader of the Constructicons is the right leg, Scrapper. In the universe entries, it points out that Megatron chose him as the leader of the team over Hook owing to the fact that he is amiable and able to motivate the Constructicons whereas Hook is snobbish, aloof and alienating by nature.
Bonecrusher! He was my favourite. Great transformation and great name.
That was a problem with the original Devastator too, a problem they tried to pass as a feature in the cartoon. There was a scene where Soundwave says "Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior" then he starts pounding the ground near Devastator, and Devastator immediately falls apart.
Oo memories from way back for me :)
Loved this one, it was the worst combiner though technically, with the flimsy hip piece,considering its intended to be played with by boys and the others like bruticus had some more articulation left after combining. but still awesome toys and a very fond memory for me. Thumbs up for the vid.
As a 12 year old boy in 1985 (yes I'm old) I still remember how HARD it was to assemble them when we lost the instructions the day we got them!
THANX! I never thought I'd see this. Devastator was my fav transformer , now I'm 32, and I wish I can get a set of constructicons like yours...Oh, and for those ignorants out there..this is the real thing dudes! not the shitty cg crap they showed in the movie. Thank you for posting you made one sentimental guy happy
i just got one of these on ebay for 11 bucks! Never had one. I couldnt get it to stand right THANKS so much for showing how you can adjust the right leg by moving the head.
Watching this originally at 11 years old, god time flies
After 32 years, I finally see how it transforms devastator, I have only one of them, as I would give to have them all.
@MarioPeachYoshi64 A combiner is a group of transformers that can turn into one big transformer, or a giant robot to simply say. Some of the most recognizable groups in the series are the Constructicons turn into Devastator , the Combaticons turn into Bruticus, Protectobots turn into Defensor, and the Technobots turn into Computron.
you may not believe me, but in 2008, i was in walgreens and I seen a bootleg version of devastator. the Whole set was about seven dollars. of course the packaging was different and the stickers were different, but it was still the same cool toy. so, if you have a walgreens near by, be on the lookout in the toy section
I'm suprised how faithful the Combiner Wars devastator is to this one.
It's also possible they were one of the re-issues that was done replacing the die-cast parts with plastic..though I don't recall if the 'mostly plastic' re-issue was ever done in the original green-and-purple or not. The one I recall off hand was a set with them in these *awful* bright yellow and orange colors.
Hi this devastator that was reviewed is actually the Japan remake, how you can tell is that the Japan remake doesn't have Chrome on Mixmasters Grill, Hook's hook, and there is no chrome between Hooks body. This one isn't the orginal but it looks great, holds together and saves big bucks.
you're not old, you were born in a great time, I was born in 1996 and I have to deal with bullshit music and media stuff but the transformers got better and better!
Ha ha ha =)
Very nice videos!
Remember from old days, when I was little and played alot with the Transformers.
Have a nice weekend!
Best regars
Björn from Sweden(northern part of Europe)
what I liked about these were they were all around the same size I love transformers and peaugh has the best reviews! ...Masterpiece addition Devastator anyone!?!?!
I have a knockoff, but the individuals don't have robot modes. It does transform exactly the same.
In 36yrs of living life.....................
I HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN THE TOYS MERGED INTO DEVASTATOR.
Amazing! lol.
Cool, great video and figure man, keep the cool videos coming!!!
No I live in the U.S. I remember my mom got them from a flea market, brand new in the box. Come to think of it I think they where an import.
@kokimosh13 this is the original Devastator from the 1980's. I don't think they're sold anymore, but you can probably get them off ebay.
Those were from Transformers Armada which came around in 2002. Devastator is from G1 if I'm not mistaken which is the original series from the 1980's.
Excellent. My favourite combiner too!
I kind of like it that way. If it was in real life, with all that weight, it would be hard for him to stand up straight. Of course they can do it in the cartoon but in reality, I don't think he would be able to stand up straight so he ends up having to crawl.
@charleshot25 I think the leader was Scrapper,since he's the one who always says: "Constructicons,form Devastator!" or "Constructicons,unite!"
Great video man!!
Brought me back to the good old days.
They could get Frank Welker, they just didn't think his Megatron voice fit with the movie version very well, which I agree. They're not going to use the original Devastator voice because Devastator in the movie doesn't have much intelligence, it's more of a wild animal.
I had the original Constructicons, but now I have the knockoffs. The only differences is there's no chrome on the knockoffs, and the color is slightly different
nothing can beat these old school toys
I'm guessing this was either a re-issue set or a knock-off due to the lack of chrome or any die-cast on the individual figures. Still a great review though.
An All Time Classic !
@forgottenduelist really because when i saw them they had the connector pieces
Yeah man I've seen all kinds of red and green ones. Alot of knock offs in NYC when I was a kid. I had a dark grey Shockwave that other than the color was identical.
@crazyburrito1 I think he was talking about buying the bootleg versions you see in discount stores all the time and painting them up and adding stickers so that they look like the official Transformers versions. It is kinda n00bish, but on the other hand the bootlegs are way cheaper.
I have all complete of those constructicons they are not so bad i have all scrapper,hook,longhaul,mixmaster,scavenger and bonecrusher...but hooks limbs got cutoff and i decided to fix it with mighty glue G1 was really accurate back on 1980's my dad was 9 years old that time ahh..how years pass by however it gets old, transformers is still the best!
The Constructicon G1 figures are so neat and very cool.
"Construction is their Name, Distruction is their Game"!!
Original Devastator ROCKS!!
Original Constructicons ROCK aswell!!
Ahhhhh the good old days
Ben Hill this brings back memories
back on cybertron
hey dude! thumbs up on the review! this was the best review i saw of a transformers review when i was younger! this video helped me big time to help me form devastator! thsnks dude!
@bbphnix This was G1 though, back before the combiner parts could be intergrated into the component bots. When you compare it to todays stuff it might suck, but back in the 80's this was awesome.
Not really--Devastator's kind of unique there, as well as being unique in having 6 bots. All the other combiner teams are basically the same (and often can be interchangable between teams in the same sub-line like G1 or Energon)--a larger 'core' bot who's the team leader, and 4 'limbs' with a handful of addon parts (foot-plates, fists, and a helmet). The Seacons mix it up a little in that there's an extra 'limb' bot, and all of them can be turned into a weapon mode that the combined bot holds.
@MisterMortombachman No, the next Masterpiece should be Ultra Magnus' trailer, so that he can ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE THE ULTRA MAGNUS WE ALL KNOW!
And also, Masterpiece Rodimus Prime was very necessary. G1 Devastator's original toy, while rather a brick and short next to modern figures, can still tower over his contemporaries. However, the G1 Rodimus Prime figure is too small to re-enact his debut scene where he picks up Galvatron and throws him through Unicron's side. Roddy needed a new toy more.
True, but we're not going to the theater's to see a stop motion. According to the actual film, Brawl is Devastator.
I want to see the size comparison between the G1 Constructicons and the EZ Legends Constructicons (I think the EZ Legends are smaller, but I just want to see them side by side)
transformers have to be the most ingenious action figures ever.
Have to agree, Also Predaking was just badass.
is the size of the classic Devastator the size of a Voyager class?
man I remember my mum bought a whole bunch of oldschool transformers from this guy at a garage sale, would you believe he actually glued the figures so they would stay in the position to creat devastaor. it made me sad.
How is it that a thirty year old design of a transforming combing toy has alt, robot and combiner modes while the most recent one with so much advanced technology around only is restricted to combiner and alt modes.
@kakarot998 Those of us who weren't masturbating in physics instead of paying attention understand what was with that. In a live action film, you have to try and follow the laws of physics a little more than you do in a cartoon. Devastator is hunched over on all fours because of the square cube law. And he was certainly scary in his own way.
holy shit man this is awesome how incredibly eassy these are to transform.
Not really, Takara bought some versions of GI Joe from Hasbro and shrunk them to fit in their vehicles and stuff as pilots in the late 60`s, a hasbro personel was in japan for vaccation and thought that the robots would work nice without the pilots and bought the rights for "microman/diaclone" robots, hired some writers to give them a backstory and a unifying name and repackaged them, cause in japan they never thought about robots without human control, it would be too absurd
The ROTF figure has a few electronic statements but I don't know if the voice on the toy will be the voice in the movie
as a kid i only had scavenger. i always wanted to get the other constructicons and make devestator and one day i shall.
Very cool figure! I would love to have a few G1 figures. Sadly, I don't have any. I grew up with Beast Wars, not G1.
That has to be the worth Combinder ever. No "central" figure, and just looks all out boring compared to Technobots, Menansor or any of the others.
You mean Bayformers Bonecrusher. Transformers has several continuities, resulting in several robots sharing the same name.
That's G1 Bonecrusher along with his mates the Constructicons.
I got Devastator for xmas in like 87 or 88, i was a happy boy!
I have all of the original 80's constructicons, and all have chrome. Hook and Scavenger have actual diecast parts. In this video (especially at 0:10) it is clearly seen that Hook and Scavenger have plastic where there should be metal. And finally, my Constructicons have RUB SIGNS. These do not. The Knock offs are still cool and everything, but they honestly can't compete with the orginal G1's. (Yes I do sound like I don't have a life, but I am avid about transformers. Please excuse me. lol)
In the new movie, he is. Bonecrusher's dead in the movie too. Rampage isn't here either.
Referring to Brawl as Devastator in the first film was actually a mistake that made it through the final edit.
thats the KO devastator right? I was wondering why Mixmaster and Scavenger were missing their chrome.
Does anyone know of any videos showing how all these toys were designed?
@goldenshyguy3600 Ebay is the place I have found ALL the bots and combiner pieces. Sometimes, the combiner parts are included with the different 'cons. Be aware that Hook is more expensive than the others. Also, the ration of broken hooks (feet usually) to intact versions can be discouraging. Don't give up. If you want a REAL devastator on your shelf, it can be obtained.
Yes, these are knock-offs. They're not the original. They don't have chrome metal parts and I think they're also smaller in scale. You can also see the decepticon symbol, it doesn't have eyes! xD
@sasuke86420 This is the original 1980s Devastator. He was more intelligent and thanks to being a cartoon character had the freedom to defy the square cube law.
The film one was impressive, but none of its main toys are. One is formed from six Constructicons. The other is formed from seven. The one the film? Formed from nine. DAMN IT HASBRO!
REALLY!, they make Voltron bootlegs? I've always wanted a voltron, But he is SOOO expensive to get a original version. I'm on the point where I wouldn't mind purchasing a bootleg version at a much cheaper price. if you could tell me where you have seen him, I would be very grateful for the information.
well when u think about it the way they transforme too combine it doesit realy seem like they can but a robot mode in how would it work on long haul and rampage
In ur opion which is the best combiner in transformers g1
i think is bruticus
Good video
Best combiner of all: Devastator!
muy bueno.... felicidades
Or a megazord looks like him, considering Devastator was made during the 70`s under a different name and power rangers came in the early 90`s
btw these are g1 they had to be like that build team and rail racer are r.i.d and are alot better with new ways of combining
my favorite combiner of all time...aside from Predaking. michael bay imo brought shame upon the great DEVASTATOR!
They should release a MASTERPIECE version of Devastator with die cast !
where did you see them? and also if you can pick 'em up. i have a ko mixmaster and scavenger, theyre great figures.
@pokemonrox1000
yeah, but he was called construticon maximus.
i finally got scavenger of ebay, scrapper is on his way. Im also working on Menasor, Superion, and Computron.but they all have 3/5 or 2/5 of the Gastalt complete lol
been looking for one for quite a while now. Anyone know of any uk sources?
where i can buy the original ones
it would be nice if they made a nice 25th anniversary Universe one
i would so get it if they did
i love the rotf figures but the olds kickass too
Man I remember I had these guys ('cept Longhaul so I could never form the torso...) To bad all I have left is the left arm piece that came with Hook.
He wasn't the first combiner! What about the minicons that you could get at wal-mart there for a little while?!?! I know there was at least a few combiners made with those!
Is his a knock off devastator or custimized original?