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He looks way less like Ratbat and more like Hellbat.

Heckfire wrote:He looks way less like Ratbat and more like Hellbat.

Mindmaster wrote:

I dunno, looks pretty Ratbat-ish if you ask me.

SkyWarpsGhost wrote:I think this Ratbat would make a good Leozack custom. The head just screams LZ to me.

Yes, YES! That's what it was making me think of! That he'd just screams breastmaster!

Ok, I'm going to ask this here, out of curiosity:

When you see a new release, do you try appreciating it for what it is, which character it represents, and its pros and cons, or do you only see the potential for something else?

I'm not trying to attack anyone, just asking after those last comments!

(Also because I really just see Ratbat in that figure, and I like seeing Ratbat. )

I've pre-ordered him because I like him as he is. I do mod tfs, but only to cheap ones I find on sale. I'd never spend £30 on a deluxe, just to repaint etc.
Maybe I see potential for repaints etc because of my modding/repainting eg Runabout & Runamuck from movie Sideswipe (the silver/red with 2 guns ver) that I got for £5 each. I see a bargain and just start getting ideas of who else that mold would work well with.

I'd maybe take a mold of Ratbats head, and try and find a cheap scourge.

That was also in my thoughts.
Why spend money on a relatively expensive figure if you're then going to take it apart?
I understand cheap, discounted ones for parts or troop building or repurposing, through modding or not; but I would never look at, say, a MP figure, and go, Oooh, that'd look ace as something completely different.

I guess it's a factor of both resources and skills, too.

In any case, I was going to pre-order this, but noticed that it's not expected until May/June. So I'll wait a bit, seeing as how there doesn't seem to be a rush for him.

Va'al wrote:So I'll wait a bit, seeing as how there doesn't seem to be a rush for him.

Like I said about both Senator Ratbat and MP Soundwave:

Mindmaster wrote:I'm giving Hasbro six months to announce stateside releases before biting the bullet and importing.

Preorderd both, but I'm not sure I'm going to keep them.

We'll see.

Mindmaster wrote:

Va'al wrote:So I'll wait a bit, seeing as how there doesn't seem to be a rush for him.

Like I said about both Senator Ratbat and MP Soundwave:

Mindmaster wrote:I'm giving Hasbro six months to announce stateside releases before biting the bullet and importing.

Indeedy.

rpetras wrote:Preorderd both, but I'm not sure I'm going to keep them.

We'll see.

I'll take your Ratbat for free then!