The paint application is paying homage to Ratchet's G1 counterpart.




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Prime Riblet wrote:I picked up the standard version of this mold, and I really wish I had saved the money. These deluxe versions of the larger molds are not my ticket to fun land.
Moft wrote:Prime Riblet wrote:I picked up the standard version of this mold, and I really wish I had saved the money. These deluxe versions of the larger molds are not my ticket to fun land.
This isn't a scaled-down Voyager figure. The original yellow version of deluxe Ratchet was an entirely new mold.
What didn't you like about it? It has more articulation than voyager Ratchet, and his 'bot mode is much, much closer to his on-screen CGI model. The vehicle mode may be a little different, but its still by far the superior figure in my opinion.
Senator Ratbat wrote:Loving the Deluxe version of this repaint. And I may be going out on a limb here, but he looks like he would have been more appropriately named as Red Alert - but there are many reasons for that to be an unreasonable expectation, so I'm not miffed or anything.
Although I really like the dense, beefed-up design of the Voyager Ratchet, I have to say that the Deluxe mold does far more justice to the actual movie's depiction of the character. The Voyager mold always kind of reminded me of Ratchet if Ironhide were ever to fall in battle - he'd naturally be the next one to step up to the plate, and with his extensive medical knowledge, he'd know exactly where to strike to make his hits count. And Ratchet did have a tinkering hobby in G1 - it may not have been noticeable, but his name was often mentioned alongside Wheeljack's in taking credit for building new gadgets & weaponry. So I don't find it such a stretch that he'd be able to thicken himself out with extra weaponry and various gadgets that would allow him to still somewhat function as a field medic while operating largely as Prime's muscle. But yeah, I see the Deluxe as "medic" Ratchet, and the Voyager as "sh*t done hit the fan, time to step up" Ratchet. So I'll definitely be picking the Rescue repaint up in the Deluxe mold, and I'll likely think "RED ALERT" every time he pops up at the corner of my eye, just like his Voyager counterpart.
Wow, got a little carried away with the Voyager Ratchet brainstorming.
Moft wrote:Prime Riblet wrote:I picked up the standard version of this mold, and I really wish I had saved the money. These deluxe versions of the larger molds are not my ticket to fun land.
This isn't a scaled-down Voyager figure. The original yellow version of deluxe Ratchet was an entirely new mold.
What didn't you like about it? It has more articulation than voyager Ratchet, and his 'bot mode is much, much closer to his on-screen CGI model. The vehicle mode may be a little different, but its still by far the superior figure in my opinion.