Toy Review - Prime Deluxe Autobot Ratchet

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

(Please post photos, comments or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just brief details)

Toy Review - Autobot Ratchet
Series - TFPrime
Sub-line - none
Size/class - Deluxe
Wave - 2
New/remould/redeco - New
Released here - Soonish
Approximate Retail Price - ($24-30?) US$12
Approximate Size - 12
Allegiance - Autobot (it's in his name...)
Alt-mode - Ambulance
Main Features/Gimmicks - Pop up head at end of Transformation
Main Colours - Red and white
Main Accessories - Dual Battle blades





I have come to the conclusion that I really like this guy. Despite the lack of paint aps where it counts (no emergency markings anywhere), the robot mode is a lot of fun. Although limited by truck kipple on his calves. The blades look just like his cartoon ones when attached to his arms and he has excellent shoulder and arm articulation.

My Main concerns are general Prime concerns; small size, lack of paints, NO INSIGNIA!!!! His blades' plastic reminds me of gummy bears and makes me hungry they are that soft. Plus despite the large gaps in his backpack and calves, there is nowhere to store his blades when not in use in robot mode. Come on Hasbro, you can do better than this!! Just a slight change in a tab on his back and you would have the perfect spot. Oh and no backpack aerial...

Still, I do like it, partly due to the cartoon, and he can be posed in many Ratchety poses. I find the transformation slightly unsatisfying for some reason I haven't yet put my finger on... I would love to see a Masterpiece version, or a quality Voyager.

[Doubledealer]

His blades' plastic reminds me of gummy bears and makes me hungry they are that soft.

Mmm, edible weapons. I love the way the hands fold back allowing the blades to act like an extension of his arms...Genius! Nice light-piping too if your photo is anything to go by. Love me some good light-piping.

As someone who doesn't own this toy yet, my biggest disappointment is the missing heart beat decal. It's the very first paint app that should have been applied as it's so iconic for Ratchet in both bot and alt modes. The strangest thing is they started the heart beat app (note the thin red line below the side window) but just didn't finish it off!!. Truly bizarre.

[Sky Shadow]

My Main concerns are general Prime concerns; small size, lack of paints

I read that as 'lack of pants'. I hate it when Transformers aren't wearing pants.

Is this toy you have here the same one you're reviewing? http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpo...&postcount=191

In that photo it looks quite large.

[Decepticon]

Are they fake doors on his chest?

[Doubledealer]

Are they fake doors on his chest?

Well...I prefer to think that Ratchet is paranoid and likes to keep a spare set of doors handy just in case a Decepticon rips his other ones off. Doubles up as chest armour too!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I read that as 'lack of pants'. I hate it when Transformers aren't wearing pants.

Is this toy you have here the same one you're reviewing? http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpo...&postcount=191

In that photo it looks quite large.

I would love to see some Transformers without pants~!

And yep, that's the same toy. It is interesting that it looks large in my acquisitions photo. Mayhap a fish-eye thing going on. He stands about as tall as wheeljack, but vehicle mode looks small, as it's not as long as wheeljack and it should be bulky, but due to scale, just looks small. I have some comparison shots somewhere...


**and here they are!**










Oh and the light piping is excellent, just the tiniest bit of light manages to have him shining his bright blues at ya!

[Decepticon]

He is sooo tiny. He looks good though apart from the fake doors.

[griffin]

The official pic for reference...

[Sutton]

The official pic for reference...

Lol at perpetually mistransformed official pics

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Lol at perpetually mistransformed official pics

It's sad isn't it? Any one of us could probably get it right...

Anyhoo, I have a vid review and some photos as well as thoughts on my blog

I have finally figured out why I wasn't so impressed with his Transformation. And this explains the same feeling I had for Cliffjumper as well. Due to the 'head reveal' gimmick, they have a solid chest, which features little to no transforming, so all you really transform are the arms and the legs.

I knew there was a reason (extra reason) why I preferred FE CJ over the normal one.

Oh and final plug, my unboxing video