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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat May 12, 2012 11:33 am

Courtesy of [url=http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-3rd-party-discussion/595826-chms-cage-ravage.html]TFW2005's Sidecutter[/url] (aka [url=http://www.capturedprey.com/]Captured Prey[/url]) a third-party (possibly CHMS) cage for Ravage. You know, to reenact that scene from G1's MTMTE pilot story arc. Price would be approx 40.00, ouch!

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News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Sat May 12, 2012 12:51 pm

Actually kind of cool. Not $40 dollars cool but would be neat to display Ravage captured with my Autobots.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat May 12, 2012 12:55 pm

[quote="DevastaTTor"]Actually kind of cool. Not $40 dollars cool but would be neat to display Ravage captured with my Autobots.

by **LiKwid** » Mon May 14, 2012 6:17 pm

[quote="El Duque"][quote="DevastaTTor"]Actually kind of cool. Not $40 dollars cool but would be neat to display Ravage captured with my Autobots.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Mon May 14, 2012 9:06 pm

See this right here? This is that line crossing crap that makes me think the 3rd party should have a bouncer on the door. :BLACKEYE:

This is the sh!t that Ryan says isn't worth cluttering the front page with. Serious consideration should be given to what even possessed them to make this thing.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Mon May 14, 2012 9:43 pm

[quote="zodconvoy"]See this right here? This is that line crossing crap that makes me think the 3rd party should have a bouncer on the door. :BLACKEYE:

This is the sh!t that Ryan says isn't worth cluttering the front page with. Serious consideration should be given to what even possessed them to make this thing.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Mon May 14, 2012 11:03 pm

This is pretty irrelevant.

I mean, between this and the Unicron eyeball from Dr, Wu, I think we've hit the rock bottom of what 3rd party makers can offer.

I mean, let's take stock of soem props we've got.

- Beast Wars Golden Disks
- The Allspark (both movie and animated)
- Vector Sigma
- Varius weapons ranging from simple single-piece guns, to light up weapons, to ones that can split apart into one huge ass sword.
- A coronation set for Starscream (classics and MP)

and we have the other side of the spectrum...

- a cage
- Unicron's eyeball
- a plastic box that vaguely simulates his becoming invisible (Gear of War set #1 for those keeping score)

Compared to what we've seen before this definatelty falls into the lame category.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon May 14, 2012 11:08 pm

I'm more impressed with the number of pictures taken to showcase ... a cage.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Tue May 15, 2012 12:09 am

[quote="xyl360"]Actually, I think stuff like this is just fine. It doesn't even remotely infringe on anything and enhances an existing figure.

by **Dead Metal** » Tue May 15, 2012 1:05 am

[quote="Gauntlet101010"]This is pretty irrelevant.

I mean, between this and the Unicron eyeball from Dr, Wu, I think we've hit the rock bottom of what 3rd party makers can offer.

I mean, let's take stock of soem props we've got.

- Beast Wars Golden Disks
- The Allspark (both movie and animated)
- Vector Sigma
- Varius weapons ranging from simple single-piece guns, to light up weapons, to ones that can split apart into one huge ass sword.
- A coronation set for Starscream (classics and MP)

and we have the other side of the spectrum...

- a cage
- Unicron's eyeball
- a plastic box that vaguely simulates his becoming invisible (Gear of War set #1 for those keeping score)

Compared to what we've seen before this definatelty falls into the lame category.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue May 15, 2012 8:38 am

[quote="Dead Metal"]
The Mirage invisibility box was a free extra in the Gear of War box, nobody knew it existed before opening the box, so I wouldn't say it should count.

by **Dead Metal** » Tue May 15, 2012 10:55 am

[quote="Gauntlet101010"][quote="Dead Metal"]
The Mirage invisibility box was a free extra in the Gear of War box, nobody knew it existed before opening the box, so I wouldn't say it should count.

by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue May 15, 2012 11:59 am

[quote="Dead Metal"][quote="Gauntlet101010"][quote="Dead Metal"]
The Mirage invisibility box was a free extra in the Gear of War box, nobody knew it existed before opening the box, so I wouldn't say it should count.

by **Dead Metal** » Tue May 15, 2012 1:12 pm

[quote="Gauntlet101010"][quote="Dead Metal"][quote="Gauntlet101010"][quote="Dead Metal"]
The Mirage invisibility box was a free extra in the Gear of War box, nobody knew it existed before opening the box, so I wouldn't say it should count.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Tue May 15, 2012 7:32 pm

I could easily see people purchasing this. It's a great idea for a display. Heck, that's the reason those Ark sets sold so well (and are in HIGH demand now from what I hear).

This may not be as central of an item to TF history as the inside of the Ark, but it's still something we all remember from the only episode of G1 where Ravage ever speaks (when he is played back through Soundwave in tape form after being allowed to escape).

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue May 15, 2012 10:30 pm

Well, this is... 40 bucks for a cage.

Bottom of the barrel? No, this is under the barrel!

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Tue May 15, 2012 11:11 pm

[quote="zodconvoy"]See this right here? This is that line crossing crap that makes me think the 3rd party should have a bouncer on the door. :BLACKEYE:

This is the sh!t that Ryan says isn't worth cluttering the front page with. Serious consideration should be given to what even possessed them to make this thing.

by **xyl360** » Wed May 16, 2012 7:36 am

[quote="Kibble"][quote="zodconvoy"]See this right here? This is that line crossing crap that makes me think the 3rd party should have a bouncer on the door. :BLACKEYE:

This is the sh!t that Ryan says isn't worth cluttering the front page with. Serious consideration should be given to what even possessed them to make this thing.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Wed May 16, 2012 8:04 am

I think it's a pretty cool idea, but way over priced. If there was a props set for the same sort of price, with this cage, maybe some other random bits and pieces (like the Dr Wu eyeball, or maybe a Metroplex Transforming cog, a Psychoprobe, Quintesson Journal, that sort of pointless stuff) then maybe, maybe it'd be worth it to some people.

I'd be more inclined to buy more weapon packs though, the GOW and iGear Kup and Perceptor guns case looked pretty cool.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Wed May 16, 2012 8:18 am

BTW, it sounds like the key isn't even included...

by **Dead Metal** » Wed May 16, 2012 9:00 am

[quote="Kibble"]BTW, it sounds like the key isn't even included...

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:10 pm

BBTS has the preorder up for this now (under the "XTransbots" brand, which we all know is CHMS):

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:17 pm

Took 'em a while, didn't it?

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:25 pm

[quote="Gauntlet101010"]Took 'em a while, didn't it?

by **Rated X** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:52 pm

I would rather see CHMS focus on what they do best: doing repaints Hasbro wont do.

* Dead End from RTS Jazz mold

* G2 Drag Strip from classics Mirage Mold

* Marlboro Wheeljack from Generations Wheeljack mold

* Diaclone Mirage from classics Mirage mold

* Classics G2 Sideswipe for everybody

Screw the stupid cage...