Takara Encore G1 Devastator

Devastator is the combination of the Constructicons.
The Constructicons are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also the very first combining subgroup of Transformers. The individual members of the team are:

Scrapper, the leader, a modest but masterful designer - Front-load loader.
Bonecrusher - a destructive berserker - Bulldozer
Scavenger, who has some major self-esteem issues - Power Shovel
Mixmaster, a manic and somewhat crazed chemist - Cement Mixer.
Hook, a snobbishly perfectionist engineer - Crane.
Long Haul, a hard-working transporter who longs to be on the battlefield - Dump truck
To me, Devastator was the most well known of all the combiners.

As a kid, I was fascinated by the concept of the combiners and Constructicons was my favourite.
Due to limited resources, I never collected Transformers during my younger days.
Fast-forward to now with more resources, I am able to collect the G1 reissues.
I aways felt that the idea of reissues was a great marketing strategy.

There were many KO version of the Constructicons but I have resisted.
I always knew that a reissue will be done for the Constructicons and now I have it in my hands!

The packaging follows the classic G1 packaging but with the encore label to say that this is a reissue.
The words are in Japanese so I guess they were following the Japanese version.







The set comes with bio cards which looks great and a great addition to the set.





I never owned a Devastator before so I do not have anything to compare with however the reviews on the forums are saying it is not as good as the original in terms of color and plastic quality. Well I guess things are not made the way they were done in the past.
I really can't compare but I am just happy that I finally have my own Devastator after 27 odd years.

One issue I had was the combining of the Constructicons to Devastator. The joining at the legs was pretty loose especially for Scrapper (left leg).

There were also some issues with the Mixmaster in this set.
The Asia sourced versions as compared to the Japan sourced versions are missing the Mixmaster head. So do check when you collect your Devastator.

Hook – Upper Body


















Long Haul – Lower Body
















Scavenger – Right Arm




















Bonecrusher– Left Arm


















Scrapper (Leader) – Right Leg













Mixmaster – Left Leg


















The Constructicons


Devastator