New Takara Transformers Generations Preorders: TG19 Fall of Cybertron Grimlock and TG20 Ratbat
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Jan 11, 2013 at 5:32am CST
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Re: New Takara Transformers Generations Preorders: TG19 Fall of Cybertron Grimlock and TG20 Ratbat
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Comment by Henry921
Jan 11, 2013
Do mine eyes deceive me?
A Senator Ratbat?
Preordering as soon as tfsource lists that.
A Senator Ratbat?
Preordering as soon as tfsource lists that.
Re: New Takara Transformers Generations Preorders: TG19 Fall of Cybertron Grimlock and TG20 Ratbat
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Already are at $37.
Not sure I'd buy Grimlock at $60.
Edit: The varying quality shown in Grimlock photos is deceiving and confusing. The pics used by TFSource for the Takara and Hasbro versions show the same metallic sheen on them you'd expect of silver paint. Some pics have a much duller unpainted metallic plastic for the Hasbro version. Other pics show the stripe across his chest blinged out in silver when the TFSource pics don't.
I can't make a decision when reliable info is hard to come by.
Comment by CBratetron
Jan 11, 2013
Henry921 wrote:Do mine eyes deceive me?
A Senator Ratbat?
Preordering as soon as tfsource lists that.
Already are at $37.
Not sure I'd buy Grimlock at $60.
Edit: The varying quality shown in Grimlock photos is deceiving and confusing. The pics used by TFSource for the Takara and Hasbro versions show the same metallic sheen on them you'd expect of silver paint. Some pics have a much duller unpainted metallic plastic for the Hasbro version. Other pics show the stripe across his chest blinged out in silver when the TFSource pics don't.
I can't make a decision when reliable info is hard to come by.
Re: New Takara Transformers Generations Preorders: TG19 Fall of Cybertron Grimlock and TG20 Ratbat
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Comment by Genocide G2.0
Jan 11, 2013
Nice, looking forward to getting Ratbat he looks awesome. should sit nice with Gen laserbeak.
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Comment by Mindmaster
Jan 11, 2013
Anyone else thinking "Mindwipe" when looking at that Ratbat? Because I am! 
If I import or if Hasbro is smart, release him stateside, he will be repurposed as Mindwipe.
If I import or if Hasbro is smart, release him stateside, he will be repurposed as Mindwipe.
Re: New Takara Transformers Generations Preorders: TG19 Fall of Cybertron Grimlock and TG20 Ratbat
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Comment by Down_Shift
Jan 11, 2013
I still think it should have been Divebomb, but this Ratbat looks good too.
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Comment by Arlekkin
Jan 11, 2013
The more I look at Ratbat's head... the more I see Leozack in the wrong colours... 
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Comment by morphobots
Jan 11, 2013
Isn't that the head design that was shown on Scourge's instructions way back at his release?
Re: New Takara Transformers Generations Preorders: TG19 Fall of Cybertron Grimlock and TG20 Ratbat
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Ratbat does look pretty tidy actually, Id buy one should they ever appear over the pond here in the U.K. as paying something like £35/£45 for a Deluxe delivered would be crazy for a repaint.
Nice though but some decent pictures without advertising blurb all over them would be better...
Comment by robotmel
Jan 11, 2013
Ratbat does look pretty tidy actually, Id buy one should they ever appear over the pond here in the U.K. as paying something like £35/£45 for a Deluxe delivered would be crazy for a repaint.
Nice though but some decent pictures without advertising blurb all over them would be better...
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Comment by Autobot032
Jan 11, 2013
*sighs* Can no one transform that wing/cape assembly properly? Yeesh. Still, Ratbat is a great redeco for that mold. Especially with the wings transformed properly. Smooth move, TakaraTomy. Smooth indeed. Grimlock, you suck. Get off my screen.
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Comment by Doubledealer93
Jan 11, 2013
ratbat better come to the states.
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Comment by xyl360
Jan 11, 2013
As soon as BBTS gets their preorders up, these are mine. I just cancelled my preorder for Hasbro's version of Grimlock.
Ratbat looks amazing with that paint job (much like the United version of Scourge did).
FYI, if Ratbat does come to the US, it won't have that shiny metallic purple paint. It will be the typical drab plastic.
Ratbat looks amazing with that paint job (much like the United version of Scourge did).
FYI, if Ratbat does come to the US, it won't have that shiny metallic purple paint. It will be the typical drab plastic.
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Comment by GuyIncognito
Jan 11, 2013
Ratbat is beautiful.
Re: New Takara Transformers Generations Preorders: TG19 Fall of Cybertron Grimlock and TG20 Ratbat
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Everybody likes the wings tilted down to resemble G1 Scourge. If the transformation only allowed the "proper" straight winged look the figure would have been an epic fail.
On Ratbat, it's a big maybe. I kind of like the Target repaint better. That mold makes the character more unique while this mold really just makes him a purple Scourge.
Comment by Rated X
Jan 11, 2013
Autobot032 wrote:*sighs* Can no one transform that wing/cape assembly properly? Yeesh. Still, Ratbat is a great redeco for that mold. Especially with the wings transformed properly. Smooth move, TakaraTomy. Smooth indeed. Grimlock, you suck. Get off my screen.
Everybody likes the wings tilted down to resemble G1 Scourge. If the transformation only allowed the "proper" straight winged look the figure would have been an epic fail.
On Ratbat, it's a big maybe. I kind of like the Target repaint better. That mold makes the character more unique while this mold really just makes him a purple Scourge.
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Comment by mooncake623
Jan 11, 2013
Ratbat looks great!!
not sure if i want to spend 65 bucks for Grimlock. I thought the USD-YEN conversion rates has been getting better? bet these e-tailers are just ripping us off...
not sure if i want to spend 65 bucks for Grimlock. I thought the USD-YEN conversion rates has been getting better? bet these e-tailers are just ripping us off...
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Comment by STngAR
Jan 11, 2013
I think Ratbat is a great idea for a repaint of that mold, but I'm not paying over 30 bucks for it. 
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Comment by El Duque
Jan 11, 2013
I'm sure it will use the alternate head that was revealed on Scourge's instruction sheet:
Re: New Takara Transformers Generations Preorders: TG19 Fall of Cybertron Grimlock and TG20 Ratbat
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How long ago was it that we first saw that head reported here? Two, three years, maybe? Something like that?
Comment by Sabrblade
Jan 11, 2013
Indeed!El Duque wrote:I'm sure it will use the alternate head that was revealed on Scourge's instruction sheet:
How long ago was it that we first saw that head reported here? Two, three years, maybe? Something like that?
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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Jan 11, 2013
And it's TakaraTomy throwing the curve ball this time around. In fact, a Classics-style mold in a mostly WFC/FOC-based line? They've got a nice sized gearbox. 
Thing is, this will influence my decision of a humanoid Ratbat: the Universe 2008 one, based on Cybertron Sideways, or this one?
Doesn't anybody find it ironic Ratbat's now really connected to Scourge via BotCon 2009 Scourge?
Thing is, this will influence my decision of a humanoid Ratbat: the Universe 2008 one, based on Cybertron Sideways, or this one?
Doesn't anybody find it ironic Ratbat's now really connected to Scourge via BotCon 2009 Scourge?
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Comment by Jazz813
Jan 11, 2013
I hope that TakaraTomy starts also a Toy campaign where they bring more IDW comic characters out like Senator Ratbat. And for TakaraTomy FOC Grimlock, I hope he comes with his red hips and not like the Hasbro one with the light yellow which doesn't be so accurate from the game...
And for TakaraTomy FOC Grimlock, I hope he comes with his red hips and not like the Hasbro one with the light yellow which doesn't be so accurate from the game...
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Comment by dirk2243
Jan 11, 2013
Grimlock is cool.
Ratbat is an EASY pass for me. Repainting is not creative, just lazy although I am impressed they waited that long to re-use the mold.
Ratbat is an EASY pass for me. Repainting is not creative, just lazy although I am impressed they waited that long to re-use the mold.
