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Appreciate it. My kids do enjoy it. The arms are articulated like an original SW figure. That's about it. I"m hoping to bring him to Maryland in March for the Slayer Con. As for parts I got all the trucks from my father, who collects toys also.

Thanks, gents. I kept forgetting to post this one here.

In April of 2010 we had some severe rain. At the time I had Devastator around the back side of the house, standing at the edge of my kids sand pit- an 11'X11' area of just sand. The rain washed out the sand from under Devastator's right foot and he fell. I didn't realize but the plastic knee...

Below: Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes battle in the hand of Devastator!

Here are the final pics! Altogether the project took just under five months to complete. I wish I had kept track of the money and time I spent on him. Devastator stands at 5'6" to the top of the crane (5'4" to the top of the head) and he weighs in at 59 pounds. Thanks to everyone who helped...

These aren't the final pics. I've got a few things to touch up.

Here it is painted up . . .

Here's a look at the unprimed, unpainted head . . . Yeah, it's wood. Also, it looks better in person (Even my wife commented on that.) Just primed it.

I swapped out the vinyl stickers for these silver and black etched ones. I think they're a better overall fit. Plus they're a touch smaller . . .

Added some accessories and Decepticon stickers . . .

Got the artists hands in today (these things rock, and allow for total articulation- like an actual human hand) and modded the gloves to fit them. I hope to have them mounted on the custom tomorrow. Here's a look at more of the paint aps . . . And one more look at the hydraulics...

A few other pics I forgot to add . . . I have him some added detail to help distract from the stance (also this addition can be seen the the reference picture) . . . Mid, I tried to add some tech to hide the PVC, but it didn't work. So I added some more bits . . . Here's a look at the...

Added more "tech pieces" to cover over some of the open areas on the trucks. Here's a shot from the back... A close up of the left leg . . . I also used textured paint to add "dirt" to various areas . . . Here's a look at the hydraulic system I added to the digger . . .

I added some 1:18th scale ladders to the vehicles, to give both playability and a sense or realism . . . And here's a VERY early look at the hands . . .

Here's an unexpected surprise- I found my kids playing with Devastator. I thought it was really cool.

I'm going to have to go to a sports store and check out the kids sized gloves. I think the adult ones would be too large. Here are some pics of him at home. You can see I shortened the extensions. I'm much happier with this look. Another shot of Hunter and Taylor with Devastator . . .

Here are some more pics. I added extensions on the front of the waist- this allows for "play areas" where figures can be posed. I also managed to get him home, so I can start painting some more details. Below: before the tech pieces were added . . . After (I actually think this looks a lot...

Finished up the lower arms 9:00PM- so these shots were all in the dark basically. Now the only major items missing are the head and hands. I'm going to attempt to get him home over the weekend so I can start painting the details on him.

Here's a quick pic with the upper body painted . . . (To the top of the crane, he measures 5'6".) Here are some more shots- now with both upper ams on, and some minor additions and paint aps (about 4 hours worth of work) . . .

Also added the upper arms.