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News Credits: 905 · by **Mach** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:39 am

Tfclub dedicated online store webpage at Taobao.com (Chinese Auction website) has listed a couple upcoming Transformers movie toys - Voyager Class Night Ops Ratchet & Scout Class Backfire.

Both of the figures are not the brand new toys as Night Ops Ratchet is the repaint version of Transformers movie 1 Ratchet, http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... chet/1101/
and Backfire is another repaint of Reverb http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... verb/1841/
from Revenge of The Fallen toy line.
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... verb/1841/

You can check auction for Night Ops Ratchet here: http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_det ... 32ec37.htm
& Backfire here: http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_det ... 4515d9.htm

News Credits: 17 · by **cannonfodder4000** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:06 am

backfire is a repaint of knockout not reverb

News Credits: 10 · by **HighPrime** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:23 am

cannonfodder4000 wrote:backfire is a repaint of knockout not reverb

Six of one... Reverb is a repaint of Knockout; Backfire is a repaint of either

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:28 am

This is the fourth deco for the motorcycle dude. Is he really selling strong enough for that? I'm kinda sick of seeing him myself.

by **Cobalt Prime** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:30 am

Ya know, despite the fact that I own regular '07 voyager Ratchet and the follow-up "Rescue" version, I WOULD have probably still bought this N.O. version if they had thrown in a gun, LIKE HE HAD IN THE MOVIE. I bought the recon IH because of the new weapons, after all, not the paint job. This Ratchet is just another uninspired repaint.

Pass on the Knockout clone too. ONE version of that figure is more than enough for my collection. They seem to really be using the heck out of that particular mold for some reason. And IMO it's one of the least striking scout molds to boot.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:31 am

Flux Convoy wrote:This is the fourth deco for the motorcycle dude. Is he really selling strong enough for that? I'm kinda sick of seeing him myself.

Amen to that.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:31 am

Backfire is a FAIL repaint of a FAIL mold, pretty much FAIL.

Ratchet looks better in the darker colors than the puke green, but still not my cup of tea.

More passes for me!

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:32 am

I wouldn't mind the ROTF Bike mold, if only the leg plates didn't pop off every off time and had terrible balancing issuies. Although I'll probably get Backfire because he's totally in Canadian colors.

News Credits: 1 · by **Lord Onixprime** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:09 am

this is like the 100th repaint of both of these molds. I'm tired of all the repaints for this line. I'm finding it hard to even imagine taking an interest in the third movie.

by **RiddlerJ** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:13 am

Another ratchet repaint. #-o

At least make him Trailbreaker or someone new.

by **RiddlerJ** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:28 am

sorry. technical difficulties.

http://www.youtube.com/user/mitchsantona · by **mitchsantona** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:47 am

RiddlerJ wrote:Another ratchet repaint.

At least make him Trailbreaker or someone new.

Second that

News Credits: 17 · by **cannonfodder4000** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:53 am

HighPrime wrote:
cannonfodder4000 wrote:backfire is a repaint of knockout not reverb

Six of one... Reverb is a repaint of Knockout; Backfire is a repaint of either

so what about trenchmouth ? :lol:

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:14 am

So, the mysterious Oil Pan will be sold opposite to Backfire...

by **Megatronsdemise666** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:28 am

LOL ANOTHER RATCHET

YOU KNOW THEY SHOULD STOP RELEASING THE VOYAGER RATCHET CAUSE THERE NOT SELLING
LITERALLY

EVERY TIME I GO TO WAL MART TARGET OR TOYS R US THERES ABOUT TWENTY OF HIM
SOMETIMES THE 07 MOVIE RATCHET TOY IS IN THE NEW ROTF BOX

I HATE GOING ANYWHERE TO LOOK FOR A VOYAGER CAUSE HES ALL I SEE

I LIKE BUNNIES

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:51 am

Mkall wrote:
Flux Convoy wrote:This is the fourth deco for the motorcycle dude. Is he really selling strong enough for that? I'm kinda sick of seeing him myself.

Amen to that.

Not me, man. I'm army building with this little dude!

I really like the mold and it displays well next to movie stuff, classics and even alts where it is in really good scale.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:53 am

Wow, they're really milking the repaints for all they're worth. I have the first G1-inspired Ratchet so I won't be picking this up, and while I actually do like the motorcycle mold, I already have one, so I have no reason to get this.

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:59 am

I like the new packaging or boxes, but dont like whats in them. As the old saying goes "Same junk, different box"

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:18 pm

rpetras wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Flux Convoy wrote:This is the fourth deco for the motorcycle dude. Is he really selling strong enough for that? I'm kinda sick of seeing him myself.

Amen to that.

Not me, man. I'm army building with this little dude!

I really like the mold and it displays well next to movie stuff, classics and even alts where it is in really good scale.

I'm with you reptras! I like this mold. But I only have the Knockout version and none of the Con versions of this mold. I'll definitely be getting Backfire. They'll be my bot equivalent to Rumble and Frenzy!

by **JRFitzpatrick7** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:16 pm

I'll get these, probably not on my first run though. Second run for sure

by **ang3l3s** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:21 pm

Cobalt Prime wrote:Ya know, despite the fact that I own regular '07 voyager Ratchet and the follow-up "Rescue" version, I WOULD have probably still bought this N.O. version if they had thrown in a gun, LIKE HE HAD IN THE MOVIE. I bought the recon IH because of the new weapons, after all, not the paint job. This Ratchet is just another uninspired repaint.

Pass on the Knockout clone too. ONE version of that figure is more than enough for my collection. They seem to really be using the heck out of that particular mold for some reason. And IMO it's one of the least striking scout molds to boot.

+1 , i could not agree with you more.

by **Cobalt Prime** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:30 pm

ang3l3s wrote:
Cobalt Prime wrote:Ya know, despite the fact that I own regular '07 voyager Ratchet and the follow-up "Rescue" version, I WOULD have probably still bought this N.O. version if they had thrown in a gun, LIKE HE HAD IN THE MOVIE. I bought the recon IH because of the new weapons, after all, not the paint job. This Ratchet is just another uninspired repaint.

Pass on the Knockout clone too. ONE version of that figure is more than enough for my collection. They seem to really be using the heck out of that particular mold for some reason. And IMO it's one of the least striking scout molds to boot.

+1 , i could not agree with you more.

On a related note, I clear-banded the gun from Deluxe Ratchet to the '07 Voyager Ratchets' hand and it looks pretty darn good if I say so myself! The colors blend in well with the figure, but it's a bit of a trick to get it positioned just right.

by **Mechas8n** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:12 pm

I don't have the Bike mold yet.

Wasn't really fussed about it, then they did this repaint.

I used to collect McFarlane's Spawn toys back in the late 90's Loved all the different versions of Spawn,

and now there's this one, in just the right colors and general shapes (The head and the chest and the colour on the limbs that its Transformer Spawn!

Once I repaint the eyes green and whack some chains on him he'll be sorted

by **Heckfire** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:43 pm

ANyone else notice in Backfire's bio is the first hint we get of this "Oil Pan" character that turned up in the WalMart computer in another article? Apparently he's a high-speed Scout class mold...any guesses?

For the record, I kinda like the Knockout mold. Yeah, they've used him too may times in one year, but I still dig him (of course, I have a thing for motorcycle TFs).

by **Evil_the_Nub** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:50 pm

I was getting a Spawn vibe from him too. The Knockout mold would be great if it weren't for the leg panels coming off so easily or the weak waist connection.