New Video Review of Transformers Earthrise Deluxe Class Ratchet

sol magnus wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Tontons review of Ratchet is up, pretty darn unbleeped funny as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9-7WptJETY

A lot of complaining for something he didn't and doesn't have to actually spend money on.

Dunno, he might have promised a thousand Vietnamese factory workers his soul or worse. Money or sexual favors are definitely being exchanged somewhere along the line.

aronjlove wrote:Well, after sending me an email saying I needed to approve a delay to the Quint and Smokescreen Target changed their mind about Smokescreen. I just got an email saying he shipped. Is Target just randomly filling orders as they get stock?

Amazon did the same with my Quintesson. I had an email saying I needed to approve a bunch of delays on the next waves into October. I approved all the delays but the Quintesson (waiting to find out more about the Pit of Judgment).

And then the Quintesson ships first anyway. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I think Hasbro forgot that red is one of Ratchet's main colors.

blackeyedprime wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Tontons review of Ratchet is up, pretty darn unbleeped funny as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9-7WptJETY

A lot of complaining for something he didn't and doesn't have to actually spend money on.

Dunno, he might have promised a thousand Vietnamese factory workers his soul or worse. Money or sexual favors are definitely being exchanged somewhere along the line.

I just find it the height of hypocrisy. I watch them for information on the new figs, but I don't get it twisted that he's getting them illegitimately. If it were me, I would probably be nicer about the stuff if I wasn't just hawking for views, knowing that I'm definitely 'Shelton Benjamining' the process of getting them.

blackeyedprime wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Tontons review of Ratchet is up, pretty darn unbleeped funny as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9-7WptJETY

A lot of complaining for something he didn't and doesn't have to actually spend money on.

Dunno, he might have promised a thousand Vietnamese factory workers his soul or worse. Money or sexual favors are definitely being exchanged somewhere along the line.

sol magnus wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Tontons review of Ratchet is up, pretty darn unbleeped funny as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9-7WptJETY

A lot of complaining for something he didn't and doesn't have to actually spend money on.

Dunno, he might have promised a thousand Vietnamese factory workers his soul or worse. Money or sexual favors are definitely being exchanged somewhere along the line.

I just find it the height of hypocrisy. I watch them for information on the new figs, but I don't get it twisted that he's getting them illegitimately. If it were me, I would probably be nicer about the stuff if I wasn't just hawking for views, knowing that I'm definitely 'Shelton Benjamining' the process of getting them.

Even if what you were reviewing was bad? Wouldn't that lead to a bad taste if you were mincing your words just because of how you got the toy?

I mean I'm glad to see the review and all as always, but this guy getting these figs so early just makes me hate him. I'm jealous, plain and simple. I want to keep watching but also tell him to get the hell outta here. Oh well.

ZeroWolf wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Tontons review of Ratchet is up, pretty darn unbleeped funny as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9-7WptJETY

A lot of complaining for something he didn't and doesn't have to actually spend money on.

Dunno, he might have promised a thousand Vietnamese factory workers his soul or worse. Money or sexual favors are definitely being exchanged somewhere along the line.

I just find it the height of hypocrisy. I watch them for information on the new figs, but I don't get it twisted that he's getting them illegitimately. If it were me, I would probably be nicer about the stuff if I wasn't just hawking for views, knowing that I'm definitely 'Shelton Benjamining' the process of getting them.

Even if what you were reviewing was bad? Wouldn't that lead to a bad taste if you were mincing your words just because of how you got the toy?

I'd be fair. I would review it as I would anything else, but that review was just trash. Plus, all the cursing? When did that start?

I get what you mean, but it was over the top (in my opinion).

Thats fine I was surprised by the language, wasn't like the other reviews I watcbed

ZeroWolf wrote:Thats fine I was surprised by the language, wasn't like the other reviews I watcbed

i don't even mind cursing. It's just that it came out of nowhere. Looking at the comments, it's like he's trying to compete with some other guy who curses.

sol magnus wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Thats fine I was surprised by the language, wasn't like the other reviews I watcbed

i don't even mind cursing. It's just that it came out of nowhere. Looking at the comments, it's like he's trying to compete with some other guy who curses.

"Compete with what you already have, never through total imitation"

So where's Lifeline?

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:So where's Lifeline?

They might of potentially been given Ratchet only, otherwise maybe there will be a part 2 but I think if they did have her it would of made more sense to put the two in a video together.

I'm not giving a guy who buys stolen toys any views. We know what the toy looks like already. I don't need to give advertising revenue to this.

Guys, TonTon joined a Discord that im in. I'm biting my tongue to not make a crack about stealing toys. Not sure how much longer I can hold out...

Black Bumblebee wrote:I'm not giving a guy who buys stolen toys any views. We know what the toy looks like already. I don't need to give advertising revenue to this.

Well, given this clearly has deco changes from the promo pictures initially released (specifically in that the thighs and windshield hinge are now white instead of grey, pushing him more into a Marvel-style Ratchet look)... no, we don't quite know what the toy looks like already. Same for all the other times reviews like this have shown that the final product's deco is different (sometimes substantially so) from the various CG or physical promo pics.

I thought the cursing was funny.

TBH, I'm really disappointed by Ratchet and have been really mulling over whether he's worth getting. I have the old Universe toy. It's not great, but I have him. This guy is more expensive and ... doesn't seem worth it.

On the other hand the robot mode is definitely better. I wish it was as clear cut a case as Starscream replacing the classics mold.

Ugh, 2 weeks ago I saw half of the wave 2 micros, but didn't get since my pre-order is only for both waves. So I waited, and tonight I found the other half only. both halves, different days 2 weeks apart, didn't get either to make sure I actually get both

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I thought the cursing was funny.

TBH, I'm really disappointed by Ratchet and have been really mulling over whether he's worth getting. I have the old Universe toy. It's not great, but I have him. This guy is more expensive and ... doesn't seem worth it.

On the other hand the robot mode is definitely better. I wish it was as clear cut a case as Starscream replacing the classics mold.

If you can find him Siege Ratchet actually makes for a great Earth-mode Ratchet, despite his alt-mode officially being a "Cybertronian" one it make for a good Earth truck, more so then Siege Ironhide.

That makes me wonder actually how the Earthrise Ratchet shield/roof would look on the Siege mold.

So, now Earthrise AND Siege have the same mistakes: Ratchet is supposed to have red hands and a red waist. At least Siege gave him some red highlights to break up the color scheme a bit, but this version is just a sea of white with dark gray(??) highlights and a touch of red on the shoulders and shins. The lack of his medical tools that Siege had is also a bummer. Instead of a repaint of Arcee, they should have just put that money into this figure.

adamage1 wrote:So, now Earthrise AND Siege have the same mistakes: Ratchet is supposed to have red hands and a red waist. At least Siege gave him some red highlights to break up the color scheme a bit, but this version is just a sea of white with dark gray(??) highlights and a touch of red on the shoulders and shins. The lack of his medical tools that Siege had is also a bummer. Instead of a repaint of Arcee, they should have just put that money into this figure.

Only way he was going to get all of the paint needed would be the Netflix line, usually when inaccurate paintjobs happen it's usually because of something with the figure mold, kinda why initially Earthrise Prime was gonna have grey hands.

Plus with him in a two pack here this was the only way Ratchet was going to be released, if it's an exclusive or part of a two pack then that's almost always the case, so what they "should" do isn't always in line with what they "can" do.

I'm not as tempted to give Hasbro a pass on this one. They decided to make Ironhide and Ratchet retools and it's clear that that decision was a mistake. Taken another way they could have planned ahead a bit better and made both of them work by making more van-like Cybertronian vehicles. I mean ... vans! Vans are boxy as it is!

I think I'm talking myself into cancelling my preorder. The only thing that holds me back are the robot modes definately being superior to the old ones. Hm.

I'm definitely passing on Ratchet. And whatever her name is.
I know he's supposed to be the exact same as Ironhide mold-wise, and this probably won't ever change.
However, Ironhide is a brute, beefcakey borderline meathead (which I'm okay with this type of character for being a warrior-type of personality), and Ratchet is a medic...
At some point I think a really cool update would be to not have them share the same mold...
Keep Ironhide bigger and bulkier while making Ratchet at least slightly smaller with a different, updated ambulance alt mode.
The only good thing about this Ratchet is the headsculpt. And I do like the look of the Autobot symbol.

But yeah, not only was I not sure about spending $40 to get him, the more I've seen him, the more I'm okay with saving some money and passing on this guy.
Makes me think that if I can't find Bluestreak or Netflix Bee, maybe I'll consider Wheeljack.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Was this supposed to be a joke or something? It's bad comedy!

Seriously, I don't understand why Ton Ton is so mad about this figure. He liked the mold as Ironhide just fine. I'm beginning to think this guy doesn't really care for G1. Watch the Warpath review again. He doesn't seem to get the "dumb design choices" made in that figure either, despite the fact that it's supposed to be a G1 throwback, like most other toys in the War for Cybertron Trilogy.

If you want Ironhide and Rathchet to be different molds, there are PLENTY of other Transformers lines that have done just that. G1 is really about the only time that Ironhide and Ratchet were mold-mates. It's NO surprise whatsoever that in a G1-inspired line, that is striving to give us the most faithful modern updates of these characters as seen in the original cartoon, that they stuck with making Ratchet a white recolor of Ironhide with a new head and an added light bar on top. Also, of course the figure is mostly white. That's how G1 Ratchet looks. Of course he doesn't have the Red Cross symbols on his shoulders. He can't anymore. They're a protected trademark that the Red Cross actively defends. They could have spared some red paint for the pelvis and hands, but that's all I would change, along with maybe Autobot logos on the shoulders to replace the Red Cross symbols. Is he really that upset that the gun barrels hidden in the shield are white with gray muzzles instead of all gray? Is he for real!?

Wolfman Jake wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Was this supposed to be a joke or something? It's bad comedy!

Seriously, I don't understand why Ton Ton is so mad about this figure. He liked the mold as Ironhide just fine. I'm beginning to think this guy doesn't really care for G1. Watch the Warpath review again. He doesn't seem to get the "dumb design choices" made in that figure either, despite the fact that it's supposed to be a G1 throwback, like most other toys in the War for Cybertron Trilogy.

If you want Ironhide and Rathchet to be different molds, there are PLENTY of other Transformers lines that have done just that. G1 is really about the only time that Ironhide and Ratchet were mold-mates. It's NO surprise whatsoever that in a G1-inspired line, that is striving to give us the most faithful modern updates of these characters as seen in the original cartoon, that they stuck with making Ratchet a white recolor of Ironhide with a new head and an added light bar on top. Also, of course the figure is mostly white. That's how G1 Ratchet looks. Of course he doesn't have the Red Cross symbols on his shoulders. He can't anymore. They're a protected trademark that the Red Cross actively defends. They could have spared some red paint for the pelvis and hands, but that's all I would change, along with maybe Autobot logos on the shoulders to replace the Red Cross symbols. Is he really that upset that the gun barrels hidden in the shield are white with gray muzzles instead of all gray? Is he for real!?

Thank you,

Wolfman Jake wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Was this supposed to be a joke or something? It's bad comedy!

Seriously, I don't understand why Ton Ton is so mad about this figure. He liked the mold as Ironhide just fine. I'm beginning to think this guy doesn't really care for G1. Watch the Warpath review again. He doesn't seem to get the "dumb design choices" made in that figure either, despite the fact that it's supposed to be a G1 throwback, like most other toys in the War for Cybertron Trilogy.

If you want Ironhide and Rathchet to be different molds, there are PLENTY of other Transformers lines that have done just that. G1 is really about the only time that Ironhide and Ratchet were mold-mates. It's NO surprise whatsoever that in a G1-inspired line, that is striving to give us the most faithful modern updates of these characters as seen in the original cartoon, that they stuck with making Ratchet a white recolor of Ironhide with a new head and an added light bar on top. Also, of course the figure is mostly white. That's how G1 Ratchet looks. Of course he doesn't have the Red Cross symbols on his shoulders. He can't anymore. They're a protected trademark that the Red Cross actively defends. They could have spared some red paint for the pelvis and hands, but that's all I would change, along with maybe Autobot logos on the shoulders to replace the Red Cross symbols. Is he really that upset that the gun barrels hidden in the shield are white with gray muzzles instead of all gray? Is he for real!?

To be fair, they also shared a mold in Animated (their Cybertronian mode) and obviously classics. Now that I think about it, was there ever an ironhide released in Prime/Robots in Disguise? I don't even think there's an ironhide in Cyberverse (at least not in toy form)

You really want different molds look at how the live action movies handled the pair.

Disclaimer: I've never been bothered that they shared molds. I always took it that they had both started the same way but choose different career paths. I also still want to see the universe where Ratchets gender was kept female like his name sake

ZeroWolf wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Was this supposed to be a joke or something? It's bad comedy!

Seriously, I don't understand why Ton Ton is so mad about this figure. He liked the mold as Ironhide just fine. I'm beginning to think this guy doesn't really care for G1. Watch the Warpath review again. He doesn't seem to get the "dumb design choices" made in that figure either, despite the fact that it's supposed to be a G1 throwback, like most other toys in the War for Cybertron Trilogy.

If you want Ironhide and Rathchet to be different molds, there are PLENTY of other Transformers lines that have done just that. G1 is really about the only time that Ironhide and Ratchet were mold-mates. It's NO surprise whatsoever that in a G1-inspired line, that is striving to give us the most faithful modern updates of these characters as seen in the original cartoon, that they stuck with making Ratchet a white recolor of Ironhide with a new head and an added light bar on top. Also, of course the figure is mostly white. That's how G1 Ratchet looks. Of course he doesn't have the Red Cross symbols on his shoulders. He can't anymore. They're a protected trademark that the Red Cross actively defends. They could have spared some red paint for the pelvis and hands, but that's all I would change, along with maybe Autobot logos on the shoulders to replace the Red Cross symbols. Is he really that upset that the gun barrels hidden in the shield are white with gray muzzles instead of all gray? Is he for real!?

To be fair, they also shared a mold in Animated (their Cybertronian mode) and obviously classics. Now that I think about it, was there ever an ironhide released in Prime/Robots in Disguise? I don't even think there's an ironhide in Cyberverse (at least not in toy form)

You really want different molds look at how the live action movies handled the pair.

Disclaimer: I've never been bothered that they shared molds. I always took it that they had both started the same way but choose different career paths. I also still want to see the universe where Ratchets gender was kept female like his name sake

There was in Commander Class if I recall... with... Kup (?) I don't recall if they upsized it to Deluxe

Probably a less sweary review or Ratchet (spoiler it wont make the figure any less lazy) and the medic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4kStYIAZ0g

plus reviews of RED figures have been online as well. Looking forward to seeing how the Prime comparse to WFC Primes.

Weird thing is the lightbar doesnt do nada, as much as I dislike Siege red alert, at least his did something.

Lifeline does look better over Arcee from having a painted face.

Black Bumblebee wrote:I'm not giving a guy who buys stolen toys any views. We know what the toy looks like already. I don't need to give advertising revenue to this.

If you're watching on a web browser, you could install adblock, then just turn it on while you watch his content.

SpikeyTigertron wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Now that I think about it, was there ever an ironhide released in Prime/Robots in Disguise?

There was in Commander Class if I recall... with... Kup (?) I don't recall if they upsized it to Deluxe

There was a Deluxe Prime Ironhide, but it only got released as Ironhide by Takara, most of the world just got it as Kup at retail.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Now that I think about it, was there ever an ironhide released in Prime/Robots in Disguise?

There was in Commander Class if I recall... with... Kup (?) I don't recall if they upsized it to Deluxe

There was a Deluxe Prime Ironhide, but it only got released as Ironhide by Takara, most of the world just got it as Kup at retail.

Primetoy-IronhideArmsMicron.jpg

It was a really cool design for Ironhide too! I wish he had been made available in Hasbro markets and featured on the show.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Now that I think about it, was there ever an ironhide released in Prime/Robots in Disguise?

There was in Commander Class if I recall... with... Kup (?) I don't recall if they upsized it to Deluxe

There was a Deluxe Prime Ironhide, but it only got released as Ironhide by Takara, most of the world just got it as Kup at retail.

Primetoy-IronhideArmsMicron.jpg

It was a really cool design for Ironhide too! I wish he had been made available in Hasbro markets and featured on the show.

agreed, although its a tad on the small end for a Deluxe, and especially for Ironhide. Now, a Voyager...

i got Scorponok.



He is chonky boi!


*Attack on titan theme intensifies*




I do love that even between their Headmasters, Cerebro's bigger than Zarak.

Psssst....The toes flip down in Robot mode

o.supreme wrote:Psssst....The toes flip down in Robot mode

Yeah, I got told that on another message board. Just presume Scorpy stubbed his toes on a desk leg and isn't taking any chances.

Anyone else’s collar piece on Scorponok come with a bunch of stress marks and fractures??



I just got him yesterday, and he’s a magnificent toy. I’m really bothered by this, and I’m wondering if it’s commonplace, or if I have awful, awful luck.

Bucky wrote:Anyone else’s collar piece on Scorponok come with a bunch of stress marks and fractures??

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I just got him yesterday, and he’s a magnificent toy. I’m really bothered by this, and I’m wondering if it’s commonplace, or if I have awful, awful luck.

While my neck collar was not damaged but it was loose in the box as I noticed a rattle carrying it in from the car. When I opened him up and pulled the inner box out the collar fell out.

Bucky wrote:Anyone else’s collar piece on Scorponok come with a bunch of stress marks and fractures??
I just got him yesterday, and he’s a magnificent toy. I’m really bothered by this, and I’m wondering if it’s commonplace, or if I have awful, awful luck.

Mine was just fine, and I think you might just have some bad luck, those stress marks are really bad for something that is new.

Thanks to a post on the STFU Facebook page, we have our first image of the upcoming Runabout that completes the duo with Transformers Earthrise Runamuck. He does have a different head, in line with the G1 toy. However, it is a straight redeco for the rest of the car. The G1 versions were actually different cars. We have posted images of those below for comparison.
While we use the "Earthrise" moniker, it is just used here as a placeholder name until we know how this is actually getting released. At this point we have 5 different avenues of release with that being mainline retail, mainline retail exclusive (ie Amazon/Target), online only (ie Fan Channels) Netflix line and Generations Selects.






Transformers G1 1986 Runabout Gallery


Transformers G1 1986 Runabout Gallery

The paint detail differences on the front of the car modes actually do kinda create an illusion of them sorta looking like different cars.

The head sculpts look different.

Edit: Huh the two always had different heads...huh how did I never notice?

Deadput wrote:The head sculpts look different.

Will said that.

I know the idea of ER having 4th wave has been dismissed by some, but Hasbro stated as much with their Map, and until Hasbro says they changed their plan, that is what I'm going with. I still believe that Runabout & Thrust may be the only toys of a standard retail 4th wave (repacked with others of course). Pretty much every exclusive has been revealed. It would not make sense to me for these to be released as Selects, nor in a 2 pack from Amazon, but I guess stranger things have happened.

Sabrblade wrote:

Deadput wrote:The head sculpts look different.

Will said that.

Didn't read article just looked at pictures since tired and just browsing phone before sleep

I may actually pick up Runabout because I prefer that color scheme. I would pickup Runamuck, but the lack of orange makes the white a bit too overpowering

o.supreme wrote:I know the idea of ER having 4th wave has been dismissed by some, but Hasbro stated as much with their Map, and until Hasbro says they changed their plan, that is what I'm going with. I still believe that Runabout & Thrust may be the only toys of a standard retail 4th wave (repacked with others of course). Pretty much every exclusive has been revealed. It would not make sense to me for these to be released as Selects, nor in a 2 pack from Amazon, but I guess stranger things have happened.

Well Thrust and Runabout both have WFC-E numbers, so selects is out. Also Thrust is WFC-E26, way too low to be in wave 4. Also, the shelf tags in Canada showed he was a solid case and likely an exclusive like Bluestreak. Runabout is WFC-E41 which does line up with wave 4 if it still exists, but it also lines up with where many exclusives ended up for Siege.

Keep in mind, the map is the only item that ever indicated a wave 4 and that would have been created before Covid-19 threw everything off.

Since wave 2 isn't even in stores yet, I can definitely see them moving Runabout to online only just so they don't have to delay the start of Kingdom. From a planning standpoint, skipping wave 4 for retail/in stores and moving it to online only makes the most sense so that they can try to line up Kingdom wave 1 for January.

I mean obviously Runabout was going to be a thing but I’m taken by how spiffy he looks! Will definitely get him and Runamuck for sure.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Since wave 2 isn't even in stores yet,

The first sighting of wave 2 in stores happened this past weekend

https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/09/05/tra ... ail-418721

Looks way better in black. The gold strips placement and lack of on runamuck along with the panels showing more, just make it look bad. Would have preferred the decepticon symbols to be on the hoods like the originals but hey.

Still on the fence due to runamuck and may go for g1 over them.