I still have my G2 yellow Devastator, so Tonkanator is a hard pass for me.
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Tonkanator toy bio (if you can call it that):
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BMAC on Instagram: "Introducing Tonkanator! This one was fun to create. It’s more of a what if all the iconic Tonka vehicles stumbled upon the Enigma of Combination and formed an #Autobot version of Devastator. These characters are obviously some of
316 likes, 21 comments - bmacatron84 on June 24, 2022: "Introducing Tonkanator! This one was fun to create. It’s more of a what if all the iconic Tonka vehicles stumbled upon the Enigma of Combination and formed an #Autobot version of Devastator. These characters are obviously some of the most...
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Yeah yeah it's just another yellow Devastator--I know--but DANG do those decos look SHARP.
So if it's Tonka, that means they're all die-cast now, right?
It was only $80, but we've seen the prices of everything go up quite a lot in the few years since then. I don't think this price is out of range once that's considered.
I don't think it's surprising, I do think it's more than I'd pay.
-ZacWilliam, I love vintage toys but $60 dollars is my ceiling for that one and even that feels too high.
-ZacWilliam, I love vintage toys but $60 dollars is my ceiling for that one and even that feels too high.
Well, it's not the first time they just took a G1 bot and recolored it weirdly for a crossover (the yellow Soundwave comes to mind). I do wish they'd done something like a Transformers x Gobots with the new Stunticons and Puzzler, though I haven't sprung for Menasor, so I doubt I'd go for another version either. If they'd done, as someone else suggested, the Titan box set with the new heads, I would have gone for it since my nephew loves the original Titan Devestator and a Tonka branded set would actually work well, but the original Constructicons are both small and a bit fragile for it.
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Posters at other TF sites have stated it was closer to $75 at Walmart (and that the increase in price is actually too much and/or due to Hasbro artificially jacking-up the price "because it's a crossover"?) The thing is, Hasbro doesn't need to pay any extra royalties for the use of the "Tonka" brand because they own it.
Look I'm sure the massive Tonka fandom is hyped at least
If I couldn't muster the cash for a huge sturdy Titan-class toy for the same price, I'm not gonna spring for a tiny rickety mess of fragile plastic.
"Inflation" is the conspiracy theory that's being pushed to make people blame the government instead of corporations.
Hasbro isn't exactly an oil company. Q1 2022 profits were actually way down over 2021.
I'm not disagreeing that $100 bucks is more than I'm willing to pay (but honestly, $50 is more than I'd pay since it's not something I have any real interest in).
I'm not disagreeing that $100 bucks is more than I'm willing to pay (but honestly, $50 is more than I'd pay since it's not something I have any real interest in).
I have that one too, but it's even MORE fragile than the G1 bots, and they broke on me in a few areas...
Or it's easier to believe that a company, which likes to make money, would want to make more money by inflating the price of its products via a half-baked "special edition".
Our points stand.
Exactly. I believe the yellow KOs are doing the rounds to this day, right? That or the "Gravity Builder" version. If Repro Labels makes some appropriate stickers, we can have our very own "Timmy Tonka and the Construction Factory" set...
I'm curious... would this be any more appealing to some of you if it was Combiner Wars Devastator repainted instead?