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News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:35 pm

It appears this little guy has been KO'd. While I'm not one too celebrate KOs, it's either get this guy for $20, get an official one sold separately for roughly $80-$110, or pay $130 or a Ratbat with a Soundblaster accessory.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Transformers-Mas ... SS:CA:3160

Sorry Takara, I'll get this one.

EDIT - this listing appears to have sold out, however keep an eye on the seller. He's burned through at least 4 listings of 30-50 each so I would suspect he'll re-list it again in the future.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 2:43 pm

I managed to snag one form this auction. I'll let you know how it goes.

I asked about paint details and if it comes with the case, but the answer wasn't very easy to discern.

by **Rated X** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 6:21 pm

Damn, so me not being patient got me stuck with a soundblaster I didnt have to have. :-(

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 7:03 pm

It's entirely possible these won't be so good. I asked and the guy said the paint apps aren't so good. I balanced that out with this being about $20.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 8:45 pm

Back up

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400799799438?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 9:12 pm

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Back up

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400799799438?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Twenty-Three sold out in one hour and only Two left.

News Credits: 8 · by **chachipower** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:50 pm

TF-Direct has em til 11/16/14 for $19.95 shipped to USA/Canada/UK/Australia

You can also get $5 off orders of $50 or more using my channel promo code rpa5

Hope this helps those who are having trouble getting one.
http://www.tf-direct.com/store/masterpi ... ssettes-ko

by **necr0blivion** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:10 am

Ace's also has this on pre-order for $20 + shipping.

http://acestoystore.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13&products_id=771

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 7:08 am

Ordered two yesterday, one for me and one for a friend but I had to order from two different eBay sellers. Now the race is on!

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 5:04 am

Weibo-Toyszone posted some in-hand pix.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 7:32 am

Curious to know what Articulation this MP Ratbat toy has. From the pics it appears the bat wings have some articulation. the Two bat legs look like they can swing forward.

Wondering if the bat head and ears have any articulation.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:44 pm

The ears do not move.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 6:04 pm

zodconvoy wrote:The ears do not move.

Does the bat head move?

I'm probably going to need to watch a you tube video review on Takara MP Ratbat later. I'll do a search for Peaugh, As he's my favorite TF toy video reviewer.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 6:42 pm

Rated X wrote:Damn, so me not being patient got me stuck with a soundblaster I didnt have to have.

But Soundblaster is freaking awesome!

by **Rated X** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:22 pm

Tsutsukakushi wrote:
zodconvoy wrote:The ears do not move.

Does the bat head move?

I'm probably going to need to watch a you tube video review on Takara MP Ratbat later. I'll do a search for Peaugh, As he's my favorite TF toy video reviewer.

It's only 20 bucks, just buy it. It's MP Ratbat that most people paid over $150 to own.

by **Rated X** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:24 pm

megatronus wrote:
Rated X wrote:Damn, so me not being patient got me stuck with a soundblaster I didnt have to have.

But Soundblaster is freaking awesome!

MP Soundblaster and Soundwave are both awesome figures. Sadly they just sit on the sidelines because Im not a fan of the MP scale. I only bought them for the cassettes.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:12 am

megatronus wrote:
Rated X wrote:Damn, so me not being patient got me stuck with a soundblaster I didnt have to have.
But Soundblaster is freaking awesome!

i knowwwwww. its ridiculous how much i loved him, especially with there being no surprises after owning soundwave.

honestly, ratbat was the letdown. he transforms and looks perfect, but hes a statue. nothing but the ends of his wings move. hes very static.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:50 am

shajaki wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Rated X wrote:Damn, so me not being patient got me stuck with a soundblaster I didnt have to have.
But Soundblaster is freaking awesome!
i knowwwwww. its ridiculous how much i loved him, especially with there being no surprises after owning soundwave.

honestly, ratbat was the letdown. he transforms and looks perfect, but hes a statue. nothing but the ends of his wings move. hes very static.

I kind of agree... Laserbeak is the much better tape I think.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:11 pm

mooncake623 wrote:
shajaki wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Rated X wrote:Damn, so me not being patient got me stuck with a soundblaster I didnt have to have.
But Soundblaster is freaking awesome!
i knowwwwww. its ridiculous how much i loved him, especially with there being no surprises after owning soundwave.

honestly, ratbat was the letdown. he transforms and looks perfect, but hes a statue. nothing but the ends of his wings move. hes very static.
I kind of agree... Laserbeak is the much better tape I think.

same. out of all the tapes, lazerbeak/buzzsaw ended up being my favorites. rumble/frenzy were second only because those pile drivers arent very solid, and ravage terrifies me. hearing about people breaking theirs makes me nervous, so i carefully TF'd him once and posed him. thats it. and while he looks pretty good, i wasnt blown away like the others.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:06 pm

Looks like the KO maker used one shade of plastic for the whole thing. Real ones have two different shades - parts where movement occurs are darker. Just comparing my official one in hand to pictures of these KOs.

I'm glad it'll be easy to recognize the Knockoffs.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:03 pm

Guess what I got today! The plastic is of a good quality, not the best but serviceable and the paints okay, not perfect but okay. The wings don't fit in the shoulders when fully extended but with the real thing going for at least $100 on its own, I can live with it. It does come in a cassette case. I ordered tow of them from two different sellers so when I (eventually) get the other one, I'll compare them.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:27 pm

I'm going to pass on buying this.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:32 pm

At less than a fifth of the cost of the real thing, I don't regret it.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:55 pm

zodconvoy wrote:At less than a fifth of the cost of the real thing, I don't regret it.

I'll know tomorrow, according to the tracking. I'll let everyone know how it looks/feels/goes.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 3:37 pm

I got the second one today. It's virtually identical. The right back thruster piece doesn't straighten up on either and the torso doesn't fold completely flush and the shoulders separate the same way but the gold paint is slightly better on the second one. I took comparison pics but I'm having trouble connecting my phone to my laptop to post them but honestly, they are the same. Still worth $20 to check Ratbat off you MP list.