The Energon Pub

I did a quick search to see if any one mentioned this or not and I couldn't find anything from the past few days.

I've noticed some people complaining about his ability to store his knives in robot mode, so when I managed to snag a Ratchet at a Walmart in RI I took a good look at him to see if there's any possibility of a knife storage.

He has these two rectangular nobs on the back of his shoulders. The knives fit perfect, if not a little flimsy because of the material used for the knives.

I like to point mine up and it give a cool winged look.



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Found two more modes on TFW2005:



http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/269002-cool-hidden-features-nobody-knew-about-103.html#post7487955

Peaugh's review displays a few alternatives as well.

that's pretty cool. "Boot knife!"

Crap! None of them seem to work right for me. The shoulder ones just fall right off, the arm one despite claims of not hindering the arm closing defintely does on mine, and the leg one, while working slightly better, is still not secure enough and one or the other seems to fall out every time I pick up the figure.

Oh well, I just guess he'll have to remain armed.

I'm not really that pleased with the figure in general. I really wish he'd been voyager sized and more properly done. I love the character on the show, and the lack of his proper backpack and forearms just drives me nuts.

Dammit stop making me want Hasbro's AND Takara's Ratchets

orangeitis wrote:Dammit stop making me want Hasbro's AND Takara's Ratchets

Hasbro's is better. Real paint apps instead of stickers, and they're well done. Plus, no molded ports for the Microns. There are holes, but they don't protrude out like TakaraTomy's.

orangeitis wrote:Dammit stop making me want Hasbro's AND Takara's Ratchets

Hasbro's is better. Real paint apps instead of stickers, and they're well done. Plus, no molded ports for the Microns. There are holes, but they don't protrude out like TakaraTomy's.

Autobot032 wrote:

orangeitis wrote:Dammit stop making me want Hasbro's AND Takara's Ratchets

Hasbro's is better. Real paint apps instead of stickers, and they're well done. Plus, no molded ports for the Microns. There are holes, but they don't protrude out like TakaraTomy's.

I agree, butI'm getting Takara's just for the Minicon.

And yes, I know they're build-it-yourselfs. They're too awesome for me to care.

orangeitis wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

orangeitis wrote:Dammit stop making me want Hasbro's AND Takara's Ratchets

Hasbro's is better. Real paint apps instead of stickers, and they're well done. Plus, no molded ports for the Microns. There are holes, but they don't protrude out like TakaraTomy's.

I agree, butI'm getting Takara's just for the Minicon.

And yes, I know they're build-it-yourselfs. They're too awesome for me to care.

Most of the minicons from the AM wave are pretty great. And really...it's not like minicons are all that complicated to begin with. xD

orangeitis wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

orangeitis wrote:Dammit stop making me want Hasbro's AND Takara's Ratchets

Hasbro's is better. Real paint apps instead of stickers, and they're well done. Plus, no molded ports for the Microns. There are holes, but they don't protrude out like TakaraTomy's.

I agree, butI'm getting Takara's just for the Minicon.

And yes, I know they're build-it-yourselfs. They're too awesome for me to care.

Oh, I don't mind build it yourself stuff, in fact, I think we could use some of that, here. It's just the mods to the figures that bother me.

well there are the 2 holes in his mid back/butt plate that they fit in.

Autobot032 wrote:Oh, I don't mind build it yourself stuff, in fact, I think we could use some of that, here. It's just the mods to the figures that bother me.

yeah the Arms Micron kits result in some great looking little toys, so I'd happily build them up. I'd like multiples of more than a few of them, actually, but the price of the larger figures, combined with the sub-Hasbro look of them in the paint department has put me off. I really want those kits on their own.

oh good, this was actually bothered me a bit, I guess I wasn't thinking outside the box enough. Good to have a place besides the big weapon dump.