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News Credits: 217 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:46 am

The Hub website has put up its Launch Line up page and some rather interesting images appear: Ratchet (this time a full body shot) and a sinister purple car which may well be a Decepticon drone.

You can see Hub's Launch Lineup here.

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News Credits: 2 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:07 am

Ratchet looks great. Really hoping for a figure line of these.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:12 am

Love TF:Prime Ratchet!

Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:37 am

I want a toy of this Ratchet soon. Best Ratchet design ever.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:46 am

Kinda looks like they combined Ratchet and TFA Prowl.

Me likey!

News Credits: 3 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:57 am

That Ratchet design is sliiiiick!

The DCon looks pretty close to a Cadillac, doesn't it? :lol:

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:23 am

That's a Decepticon alright. The front grill looks like the top portion of the Decepticon insignia.

News Credits: 11 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:23 am

Sooo. He was kind of orangish before, and now he's red again?

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:40 am

Ratchet looks badass! Don't like the orange but he still looks awesome. No stupid gut.

Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:06 am

This toy would make a badass custom drift. The new drift jut seems a little.............idk. But this is a bad ass design

News Credits: 8 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:12 am

LoL Would be funny to see that caddy turn into megatron

News Credits: 2 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:42 am

I only hope that when they are designing these characters for the cartoon, they are putting some real thought into how the toys will actually transform. Otherwise we will end up with more toys (like the movie toys) that have generally crappy or over-complex transformations or else do not look screen accurate at all.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:45 am

They are not planning on a toyline for this series. Per the toy panel discussion at Botcon.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:51 am

Wow! THat looks fantastic! It's weird...his color is in that area where you can't really tell if he's dark orange or light red. SOrt of reminds of the color of the TRU exclusive Animated Ironhide,,,he also falls in that area. That 'Con car looks cool too. Why do I feel like, if that turns out to not be a drone, it might be Barricade. Anyone else get that vibe or am I just imagining things?

News Credits: 2 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:55 am

--B-- wrote:They are not planning on a toyline for this series. Per the toy panel discussion at Botcon.

I remember that. Though it is disappointing, it really isn't that surprising. The toy line is going in, what, three different directions right now? I think it gets to the point where you have to focus more rather than diversify. I'm sure they've done tons of studies and research on branching toy lines and probably have found a point of diminishing returns. Plus, I couldn't imagine how they'd make a toy of that...it all fits together so seemlessly that a toy would probably be a major letdown.

Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:04 am

while they might not be planning a line of toys around prime, I'd bet there's probably a good chance we may see some characters in the generations line. that's where they stuck the WFC toys.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:33 am

moritron wrote:while they might not be planning a line of toys around prime, I'd bet there's probably a good chance we may see some characters in the generations line. that's where they stuck the WFC toys.

While I think some of the designs might be cool in toy form, I would rather them make more WFC figures first.

Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:53 am

As mentioned, the Generations line leaves plenty of room for TFP toys to appear. Real question is whether or not we'll see Fugative Wasp / Mercenary Swindle appear (if they do at all mind you) under the TFA line or Generations line. If the Generations line stays constant, anything can fall into it from G1 to Beast-era and beyond, if they are smart enough to take advanyage of it. :ic$:

Daddycon

Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:56 am

I was unaware that they were not making a TF Prime toyline. I blame the movie line.

but still this ratchet is the best design for him EVER. If not in TF Prime line, make a generations version of this.

-Star-

Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:13 am

Ratchet's design is definitely my favorite out of all the TF: Prime designs I've seen. And the drone's alt-mode looks very sleek. I would prefer that they avoided drones altogether, though, and just develop a core group for us to follow in the show. I'd rather see Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream, Shockwave, and maybe the Constructicons than just Megs, Soundwave, Starscream and an endless supply of drones.

I can also see why a devoted toyline might not be the best idea for them. With TF3 releasing next year, they'll want to build that up heavily, and likely devote their resources to the Movie Line. Three concurrent lines would likely result in a lot of shelf warming and might put off some buyers.

Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:21 am

I bet that decepticon car is one of the Drones we saw getting their butts kicked by bumblebee

Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:27 pm

SO hoping for a figure line. Though, i do see how the designers can get in some big trouble at the converting...

Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:05 pm

Everyone actually likes Ratchet's design? He looks like a Gundam...Yeck.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:37 pm

Abraxsis wrote:Everyone actually likes Ratchet's design? He looks like a Gundam...Yeck.

Tuned down perhaps. Not as much pointy stuff on him as Gundams. I always thought the Gundams would be cooler if they actually did transform...but there's probably a copyright infringement in their somewhere.