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WELCOME TO KINGBOTZ
OBJECTIVE | PROJECT 3/21 | SERIOUS NOSTALGIA | DEVASTATOR | FEATURES OF "3/21"
Thanks for visiting, and welcome to KINGBOTZ! If this isn't what you expected when you got here, I did a good job. The fact that you're here says you have an insatiable curiosity and need for something new and different in the Trans-community, and I'm glad I could help. I have much more eye-candy to come in the future and there'll always be something new to look forward to here so visit frequently.... I've only scratched the surface!
OBJECTIVE
One of the sole purposes of this website and what I have to offer here is to re-establish, maintain and perpetuate the legacy of one of the greatest toys ever made to withstand the test of time–the TRANSFORMERS. I hope to encourage and inspire every transfan possible to do his/her part by collecting and kitbashing to keep it going strong! I'm doing mine and I fully intend to bring it to another level–and set a whole new standard for the art of kitbashing...... Enjoy.
PROJECT 3/21
Wow.... I never dreamt this thing would go this far until the day the fantasy truly began to evolve into a nostalgic bourne reality. 20 years after my obsession as an 11-year old with the very concept of the G1 Transformers, I was inevitably drawn back once again.... this time with a fierce passion. By the end of 2004, a sports injury had rendered me so much pain I had to quit work and pretty much everything else physical, but I could still 'point and click' on e-bay. Transformers happened to be the furthest thing from my mind at the time, but I was desperate for an outlet of some kind for my frustration. I began to stumble upon some old favorites I used to like as I browsed the internet and began collecting all the classic Transformers I once had or wanted as a kid–and Devastator was one of them. As my collection began to grow in January 2005, so did my powerful desire to pay tribute to a phenomenal legacy that is still going strong after 20 years. In less than a month after surgery of February the following month, I woke the morning of March 21st (3/21) and began to ponder the fusion of two legendary toys–Transformers and Tonka trucks!!! That day I bought all the Tonkas needed for the job and embarked on the perilous consolidation known as Project 3/21.
SERIOUS NOSTALGIA
As a kid growing up in the mid 80's, I did my fair share of trading Transformer toys, drawing pictures and getting up early Sunday morning so I wouldn't miss a single episode on TV. I even made a few combiners out of some loose-leaf paper at one time! I also will never forget that feeling I had when I woke up in the morning and flew out of bed to play with a new Transformer toy I just got. It's been a long time coming, but I got that same old feeling when I began this project.... it was still there. I regret ever "growing" out of something that gave me so much joy at that time in my life, so I've got a lot of catching up to do.... and what better way to bring it all back.....
DEVASTATOR
I've always loved the idea of robots from day one, and there were a lot of iconic figures to have back then like Grimlock, Prime, etc, but only a few were what I considered "legendary"–those were the toys I only heard about, saw on the cartoons or somebody knew somebody that had one or "part" of one. One of them was Devastator. The concept of 6 construction vehicles–all transforming then combining to form one big functional robot had me totally mesmerized. A lot of other combiners followed in the footsteps of this guy, but never had the true impact Devastator did when he made his debut. After all was said and done over the past year, not even a setback like Katrina would hinder my desire to materialize such a seismic assembly of laborious tribute. This is not only a tribute to Devastator, but also a long overdue monument to all Transformers from G1 up until now.... those of which I have also included on this five-foot monster......
FEATURES OF "3/21"
Here's the best part–Devvy's functions..... They start at his legs which are both pivotal rotating in and out. The very special feature of Mixmaster is his electrically functional cement barrel that goes left or right at the flick of a switch.... both arms are possible at the shoulders and elbows, and both forearms pivot as well. The right hand also will comfortably hold Megatron, Galvatron, Shockwave or the luminary Decepticon sword. His upper torso also pivots left or right, head turns left or right with light-up eyes and a crane boom that flips to the front and telescopes as well. This monster stores 28 different Transformer toys starting from G1 up 'til Cybertron. These are: Dirtboss (in groin area), Shockwave (in hand), Galvatron and Megatron (in left & right torso), black reissue Soundwave (on right arm), 2 Cassetticons within Soundwave, 4 cassetticons (right inner forearm), 4 Cassetticons (left inner forearm), Energon Galvatron (chest plate), Universe Micro-Devastator (all 6 vehicles inside the extendable crane boom), and course, all 6 original constructicons and accessories displayed on 3 shelves encased within Longhaul's rear-tilted dump bed. There are also 2 brackets extending from Hook's wheels in the rear that hold the life-sized luminary Decepticon sword. Devvy weighs about 65lbs., stands at 4'8" to the top of the head, and 5'4" with the crane boom fully extended. He stores roughly $500 worth of toys ranging from G1, Energon, Universe, Cybertron and a "victory ring" with Optimus Primal's head from Beast-Wars on it over his left middle finger. Devvy is easily dismantled into 10 pieces for "Trans-port."
