MP13B Soundblaster and Ratbat revealed

I was pondering Ratbat's transformation last night actually!
Comparing Rat and Cassette mode, you can see the top centre of the cassette folds back behind his head. I think the weapons are in 2 pieces, top and bottom. The top half looks like it will fold up to form the edge of the cassette similar to how Laserbeak's legs transform. That might be wrong though cause that'd mean a side of the weapons won't be gold, they'll have cassette decals on them, which'd be a shame. Then the bottom part of the weapons will slide up to give room for the black chest piece to rotate to the other side. The claw/pointy bit at the top of his wings look like they swivel around to fill in the odd shape of the lower wings when they're folded around to the back as well.

The new photos of both Soundblaster & G2 Sideswipe look awesome!!!

Pre-orders are up!

http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT47434/Sci

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10241983

Images without watermarks from Amazon Japan.

Some of the photos

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0b2771d9.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...psf6e6a0bf.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...pseb176148.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...psc84241ee.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...pse4819d01.jpg

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Originally Posted by Trent

All the bits are integrated. You can see the gold bits on his back fold up behind the wings for tape mode.

At least that's how it looks to me. :)

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Originally Posted by Deonasis

Have another look. The chest for Ratbat folds around from his feet so he may be formed into a casette AROUND his gold bits. Also i saw a alt pic and it had gold pieces within the casette. Hope it is all self contained :D

I would happily buy this, a real character (not like 9b & 10b and i bought them). Though i would be dirty if the red cube was an exclusive.

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Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat

I was pondering Ratbat's transformation last night actually!
Comparing Rat and Cassette mode, you can see the top centre of the cassette folds back behind his head. I think the weapons are in 2 pieces, top and bottom. The top half looks like it will fold up to form the edge of the cassette similar to how Laserbeak's legs transform. That might be wrong though cause that'd mean a side of the weapons won't be gold, they'll have cassette decals on them, which'd be a shame. Then the bottom part of the weapons will slide up to give room for the black chest piece to rotate to the other side. The claw/pointy bit at the top of his wings look like they swivel around to fill in the odd shape of the lower wings when they're folded around to the back as well.

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I stand corrected. :)

These new photos give a much better view of what's happening in cassette mode. you can clearly see the thrusters of the backpack on the side of the tape, it looks like they fold right out so might not have cassette colours visible on the back pack bits, which you would sort of expect if they were going to integrate them like this.

very nice, still, I have no interest in a soundblaster.

i guess that it going to look like ravage on the other side of that tape ... and look at the rub mark already on the joints :eek: :(

From the look of it, I'd say the back will be more like Laserbeak than Ravage - the boosters will be flat on one side and the back of the head and chest should be flat too when flipped around. The paint rubs are most likely due to it still being a painted prototype. I'd be moulding it in pink and black plastic, if I were them, so I wouldn't read too much into it.

Soundblaster is now up on HLJ.

http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT47434/Sci

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Originally Posted by lancalot

and look at the rub mark already on the joints :eek: :(

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That does look a bit worrying doesn't it?