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Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:33 am
by Stormrider
The Encore Ratchet Visualworks exclusive has been released in Japan. Love him or hate him - this unique version of Ratchet features him in an emergency green and black concept similar to his Transformers Movie counterpart.

He comes with die-cast parts, all his G1 accessories/decals, and a cartoon accurate paper-head cutout that can attach to the front windshield. Emergency Green Ratchet sports blue lights instead of red and has the words "Fire Department" and "Ambulance" written on the side. As you can see, he comes packaged in the Encore Ratchet box.

This particular exclusive was tricky to get and required a mail-in coupon from the Visualworks artbook.

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Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:44 am
by alldarker
I like exclusives as much as the next person, but I'll pass on this one... It looks like someone was sick all over poor Ratchet.

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:16 am
by olokin
Doesn't looks bad as I thought. Must be the nice Encore packaging.

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:57 am
by Zeds
Really should not have looked at this while I was having my breakfast! Feel queasy now.

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:11 am
by Hard Hacker
Looks like the Mystery Machine. Considering his voice actor, this partical-homage is to be expected.

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:14 am
by Dr. Caelus
I just realized, this would almost be like having an official homage to my old HMW character Necromanix. :P

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:38 am
by First Gen
Somebody's gonna say that they love this and will try to get it. I will disagree with them fully.

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:46 am
by Nekoman
I like this repaint, if it was a little cheaper I would get it.

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:28 pm
by Autobot032
GAH! >_< I had forgotten all about this...exclusive.

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Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:55 pm
by rhinox555
this is the very best toy ever designed,no sarcasm intended.

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:53 pm
by JTKranix
I bought the figure and the book.

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:31 pm
by Tigertrack
The book is actually a very worthy purchase. Plenty of awesome G1 related artwork in it. Quite worth a purchase if you like art compilations, and G1 Transformers. :D

Oh the toy looks alright too...

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:48 pm
by ShGarland_1383
Hard Hacker wrote:Looks like the Mystery Machine. Considering his voice actor, this partical-homage is to be expected.

I kind of see it too, but I would have said G1 Ratchet in Movie Ratchet colors. I may yet change my mind and grab a Movie Ratchet (or at least the G1 deco of that one), but pass on this one. Movie deco just isn't well-suited for G1 Ratchet IMO.

Re: Encore Ratchet (Emergency Green) - Released

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:07 pm
by Booda
Reminds me of the Mystery Machine.