Ratchet's one of the those Transformers whose key selling point to me is the action figure style robot mode. I think he looks great in robot mode with nice shaping to the legs, chest and arms and a nice head mold. The weapons look good swapped in for his hands (although I'd only ever do this for one first). I don't know the cartoon character so I'm projecting the IDW Ratchet's persona onto the toy (and it generally fits well although IDW Ratchet would have a happier expression). The vehicle mode is not as nice, and I can understand the complaints about paint apps in that mode. But in robot mode, the use of red, white and grey is just about right and the robot mode is the winner here.