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News Credits: 905 · by **Mach** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:30 am

Singapore Transformers fans group on Facebook - Planet Iacon has posted a couple new prototype images of upcoming 3rd party CHMS-X G1/Encore Devastator add-on kits.

This add-on set comes with the brand new head (LED lights), chest wing, parts of hip and thighs, arms plus hand gun.

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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:54 am

Here's another series from the CHMS weibo page:

by **griftimus prime** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:30 am

no thanks

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:54 am

Well, it's probably a better deal than Crazy Devy. I kinda like how it's more visibly simple. Keeps it within reason as part of a G1 toy. I'd have to get an encore pretty cheap to spring for it, but still.

Anyone else find it a bit weird all the pictures have the trigger finger extended?

News Credits: 1 · by **datguy86** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:07 am

The trigger finger is probably extended in all the pics just to show consumers it can be extended.

Either that or Devastator is fan of disco.

News Credits: 5 · by **RodimalToyota** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:07 am

Wow, a duplicate 3rd party item of devy, seriously WHO'D A THOUGHT?

3rd parties are the new Hasbro, instead of Prime and Bee it's Devy and Power Glide.

by **juxtapose519** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:32 am

HasTak needs to just release a Classics Devastator so this 3rd party stuff will end.

News Credits: 3 · by **Fistful of Energon** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:36 am

so who did they rip this off of? Crazydevy?

News Credits: 5 · by **RodimalToyota** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:43 am

Fistful of Energon wrote:so who did they rip this off of? Crazydevy?

It's not a straight rip-off of the mold, but it is of the idea.
I guess now that Hasbro said stop ripping us off, now they'll just rip off third party companies.

This isn't about the fans, or the hobby anymore.

News Credits: 3 · by **Fistful of Energon** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:00 am

RodimalToyota wrote:
Fistful of Energon wrote:so who did they rip this off of? Crazydevy?

It's not a straight rip-off of the mold, but it is of the idea.
I guess now that Hasbro said stop ripping us off, now they'll just rip off third party companies.

This isn't about the fans, or the hobby anymore.

I was half joking. I know that CHMS pretty much just do high quality KO's. Wasn't sure if this was a CD KO or a KO of that other company's attempt (infinity warfare?) or in fact they actually had some imagination and made something on their own.

by **Court Jester** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:03 am

@ $40 USD per add-on set from CrazyDevy (the legs, arms, head, and chest shield all being separate sets) it was never about the fans. In the business of selling toys, it's about the $ale and about net profit$. Just ask Hasbro, FunPub, CHMS, or anyone on eBay.

Welcome to reality, we've been expecting you... >:oP

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:20 am

Fistful of Energon wrote:so who did they rip this off of? Crazydevy?

Dammit Fistful, I wanted to say that :-(

Also, it sounds a hell of a lot like Crazy Devy's set, with the LED head and all.

Oh well CD does kinda deserve getting their stuff ripped off though, with their insane pricing and all. >:oP

News Credits: 1 · by **unicron nemesis** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:33 am

Head, Forearms & Rifle look very similar to CD's version. The thighs do look different, with improved articulation.

News Credits: 5 · by **RodimalToyota** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:59 am

Court Jester wrote:@ $40 USD per add-on set from CrazyDevy (the legs, arms, head, and chest shield all being separate sets) it was never about the fans. In the business of selling toys, it's about the $ale and about net profit$. Just ask Hasbro, FunPub, CHMS, or anyone on eBay.

Welcome to reality, we've been expecting you...

Welcome to supporting pirating,

Crazy Devys cost supports the concept and R&D phase.
Your paying for the workmanship, by buying this CHMS junk pirated copy your turning your back on the
Company that brought the idea to reality for the fans.

by **Court Jester** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:58 am

Rodimal: Point well taken.

However, in perspective my friend, we are in the Knock offs and 3rd Party Toys section... It's really a matter of low-balling the competition in this regard. I'm sure CD will fight their own battles, yet pricing their product fairly for the fans is hardly one of them.

News Credits: 3 · by **Fistful of Energon** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:37 pm

Dead Metal wrote:
Fistful of Energon wrote:so who did they rip this off of? Crazydevy?

Dammit Fistful, I wanted to say that

Also, it sounds a hell of a lot like Crazy Devy's set, with the LED head and all.

Oh well CD does kinda deserve getting their stuff ripped off though, with their insane pricing and all.

Agreed

by **Rated X** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:28 pm

Sell me the Head alone for my Hercules set !!!

News Credits: 3 · by **metaphorge** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:11 pm

This looks to be the least of the three G1 Devy upgrade sets, though I imagine it will be a bit cheaper than the total cost of Crazy Devy's set. In any case, I've moved on from upgrading my G1 set to getting a new, bigger, better set of Constructicons at this point.

juxtapose519 wrote:HasTak needs to just release a Classics Devastator so this 3rd party stuff will end.

I find it extremely unlikely that anything short of a series of Masterpiece Constructicons would be remotely close to the design quality of TFC's Hercules or Maketoys' Giant; just take a look at the sad excuses for Devastator we got from the ROTF line and how conservative the Prime line is. The impending deal for a fourth excursion into the Bayverse pretty much dooms hope that we'll be seeing very much large or complicated that doesn't look like a metallic insect for quite some time.

We might get a decent set of Cyberverse G1esque Constructicons one day, but even that might be too much to ask for. There's just not enough potential profit in it for them to justify the outlay, especially when you figure in the stricter engineering standards they'd have to meet for the figures to be safe enough to be classified as a "toy" for anything more elaborate in the present economy.

by **jamiko** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:15 pm

What the hell is everyone trippin' off of. More cool stuff for the fans is agood thing, period. Plus, competition between 3rd party may drive the insane prices down. Who is gonna complain about that? What's up with all the crazy 3rd party loyalty. It doesn't matter whose making what, they're all knock-offs. By the way if the price is right I'm gonna get this for my knock-off Devastator. :lol:

No for real

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:35 am

Robot Kingdom has XB-1 Destroyer up for order for $23.90! A lot better than over $100 for the three Crazydevy sets.

http://www.robotkingdom.com/services/es ... =us&CatID=

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:02 am

According to a post from the X-Transbots Facebook page:

IT's compatible to both G1 and Encore and tested !

by **Bravo2010** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:37 pm

These are awesome, YES they're identical to Crazy DEVY. And I'm glad, Crazydevy's prices,, Head $30, Arms, $30, Hands $29, Hips/legs $30, thats $120 and I still think the Gun and shield need to be purchased. This complete kit $30. We need to remember that ALL these toys are made in China for pennies. There's no reason to have this kit sell for $120, thats robbery because it's Transformer related. IT's not even Hasbro or Takara, Give me a break.

Just wait until the TFC guys get all there Hercules knocked off. It's not a matter of if its when, And believe me there going to be a lot cheaper. I have no issues buying knock offs of 3rd party transformer stuff, For one there not Takara/ Hasbro meaning they really have no collecting value to begin with.