Third party company NewAge have revealed, via their Weibo account, our first image of their upcoming Hephaestus (Legends Scale G1 Devastator).
This is another impressive Devastator for the competitive Legends scale market. According to the information shared in Weibo each Constructicon will stand 9.8 cm tall with die-cast metal parts, while the combiner mode will be about 25 cm tall. Different interchangeable faces for Devastator are included plus LED eyes. Devastator’s gun will feature sound and lights. To top it all, we also have an image of the gray prototype of NewAge Scavenger showing off his poseability.
A promising alternative to the recently revealed Magic Square Toys Legends Scale Devastator. Click on the bar to see the mirrored images and then join to the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Board!
mrspingly
I don't mind the hollow feet that much. After all, it's what I've known and loved for 35 years:
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Also, Newage have called him Hephaestus, who in mythology had bad feet anyway. From Wikipedia:
Hephaestus is described in mythological sources as "lame" and "halting". He was depicted with curved feet, an impairment he had either from birth or as a result of his fall from Olympus. In vase paintings, Hephaestus is sometimes shown bent over his anvil, hard at work on a metal creation, and sometimes his feet are curved back-to-front. He walked with the aid of a stick.
Huub
Not if you live in Europe, you'll pay $30+ shipping costs to get the smallest parts shipped (from US that is).
Dutchy79
You still hope they are free by that time ?
Megs his legs were also just free for a short time for those who had him on pre order, the rest just had to pay extra to get them.
WyldeBill
I mean ship the parts with the original product in the same shipment
TheGrimReaper
I could be totally wrong, I'm just going off of what some retailers have said and what I've seen on this thread. As far as I'm aware, the parts won't cost anything. However, I fully understand paying a separate shipping cost is almost a given for most stores. Which if that's the case, is still better than what they did for the replacement Megatron legs. I guess we'll see tho.
chuckcjc
I wouldn't bet on that.
lilcarus
if i had to guess i will say the retailers will hold them hostage. then they will do that whole "we will ship them with future orders" bs again.
instead of just eating the shipping to make things right.
but that is just me looking at past actions. so what do i know…
WyldeBill
Kinda waiting to order the last two sets until the upgrades are available so they pack em in
Alwayz bREALz
Not gonna lie, a part of me thinks NA said this to get us to buy it now. I hope they follow through with this.
Someone still has to pay for shipping. Hope it’s not us.
Dutchy79
Yeah uh no, you all will pay for it in the end, trust me I smell another price increase soon with future releases
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TheGrimReaper
The upgrades are replacement legs for Scrapper, Hook, and Mixmaster. The current legs aren't popular with people due to the hollowness, so the new legs are redesigned to address this. They are free upgrades and will be shipped out to customers at a later date, possibly within a few months. For more info, get in contact with the place you ordered your set from.
banjoted
I've got this on the way from Terry but am late to the party and have clearly missed something – there are upgrades on the way? What do they address? Paid or free to current owners?
Alwayz bREALz
Yikes… I guess I can’t complain, it’s free.
lilcarus
i heard that the new legs and bits should be out within the next couple of months. it maybe sooner or not. but 2 months is the window that NA is shooting for.
chuckcjc
lol. Perfect.
deaculpa
I’m in the MS devy camp but I post here, I try to tread delicately. I don’t know how that is “fanboyism”, as I’m not married to either company. I have NAbee/cliffy/bugbite/seekers/galvatron. Just went MS on this one.
mrspingly
I will not break Scrapper's chest. However, I do plan to break off his alt-mode canopy and lose it down the back of the sofa, in true G1 style.
chuckcjc
Hater-esque? lol what the hell is this fanboyism? I never understood this.
PurpleStuf
What's funny to me is that if these actually are older designs and if Newage would've released these a year ago before MS teased theirs, I would have definitely bought them. Since I had the option to compare both companies offerings, I decided on getting the MS set as the design is more appealing to me. The NA set just looks dated as you said. I think Newage shot themselves in the foot if they actually sat on this design and waited to release it just to take some thunder from the MS release. I know for sure they would've gotten my money if they were the only option, as the Hulkie design (which is still a fun set to mess with and was good for the time) was begging to be replaced.