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News Credits: 33 · Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:08 am

Up for pre-order soon . Flaptrap , Bad bat , Ravage cage .

News Credits: 1 · Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:07 am

Two recolors everybody wanted and the cage that nobody wanted? That's kinda like getting school supplies along with candies in your stocking stuffer, isn't it?

I didn't think that cage was a KFC product. A Google search tells me that's Xtransbots. I guess we can add Dr. Wu to the list of companies that's secretly CHMS. They must have had a lot of these left over if they're this desperate to offload them.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

So two repaints and something that I'll toss into the trash upon receiving?

I'm intrigued by the Wingthing coloured version, but I don't think I want the SG version.

Awww, who am I kidding, I'll probably get it.

News Credits: 33 · Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:05 pm

Yeah , clearly milking the mold to keep the interest for later and they will probably will gain more interest this way for the original Ratbat colour.

News Credits: 10 · Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:46 pm

If the price isn't too high because of that stupid cage I'll bite as this'll rid me of any desire to get the Badbat that comes with Undercover Not-Perceptor

Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:05 pm

Ill buy em. will BBTS have it ?

Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:57 pm

I desperately want a Ratbat for my MP Soundwave but not sure i want it in these colours.
I'm torn on this one........

News Credits: 2 · Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:11 am

So SG Ratbat and Wing Thing, eh? I suspect that if they go the route Takara did with their official MP Ratbat of forcing everyone to buy a full sized figure (in this case the Soundwave repaint/retool vs Takara's MP SoundBlaster) it would be a big mistake. They need to sell the standard Ratbat colored version alone. Plenty of people would buy it I'm sure (though not me, because I'm getting SoundBlaster).

News Credits: 14 · Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:40 am

xyl360 wrote:They need to sell the standard Ratbat colored version alone. Plenty of people would buy it I'm sure (though not me, because I'm getting SoundBlaster).

As I speculated in another thread, KFC will be selling BadBat on its own after the new year.

First we get the two pack of Mugan Vox with CST-07 BadBat, then we get the Xmas Trio, then we get CST07 BadBat on its own.

KFC may be even more crafty and release the obligatary black repaint of BadBat before they put out RatBadBat, giving them more time to capitalise on the Mugan Vox sales! :lol:

News Credits: 119 · Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:24 pm

Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:17 am

So where is the pre-order ?

And that horrible MP Ravage will look much better in a cage. The classics version that came with Hound is superior.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Rated X wrote:So where is the pre-order ?

right here.

I'm holding out for BBTS. This set's only worth it to me if I can get it at the reduced shipping cost of their PoL.

Tue Dec 24, 2013 7:18 pm

Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:So where is the pre-order ?

right here.

I'm holding out for BBTS. This set's only worth it to me if I can get it at the reduced shipping cost of their PoL.

Me to. Of course this could be a TF Source exclusive like the FP deluxe insecticons last year right before Christmas. But even those took a while to sell, so no hurry. If BBTS doesnt have them by new years, Ill place an order with TF source.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:So where is the pre-order ?

right here.

I'm holding out for BBTS. This set's only worth it to me if I can get it at the reduced shipping cost of their PoL.

Me to. Of course this could be a TF Source exclusive like the FP deluxe insecticons last year right before Christmas. But even those took a while to sell, so no hurry. If BBTS doesnt have them by new years, Ill place an order with TF source.

And here's the BBTS preorder

Thu Dec 26, 2013 1:18 pm

Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:So where is the pre-order ?

right here.

I'm holding out for BBTS. This set's only worth it to me if I can get it at the reduced shipping cost of their PoL.

Me to. Of course this could be a TF Source exclusive like the FP deluxe insecticons last year right before Christmas. But even those took a while to sell, so no hurry. If BBTS doesnt have them by new years, Ill place an order with TF source.

And here's the BBTS preorder

Got it ! Thanks...

News Credits: 1 · Thu Dec 26, 2013 1:24 pm

Ok, I'm game. Despite the lame cage it comes with.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Ok, I'm game. Despite the lame cage it comes with.

I'm planning on tossing the cage when it shows up, even at that it amounts to under 25 bucks per cassette, which is average what KFC's other cassettes go for.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Dec 26, 2013 1:38 pm

I have a cassette display, so I'll toss a cassette or two in there. But it's just such a lame product and, to me, seems like an obvious cash-grab using leftover stock from CHMS' attempted cage.

Fri Dec 27, 2013 2:22 pm

A little off topic but it's good to see that Hound mold getting some action. The cage accessory makes more sense when used in that context. And to go further off of topic, if you have a classics Hound I highly recommend the reprolabels upgrade set. It's excellent.