Transformers Prime "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Ratchet Revealed, New Mold Deluxe Arcee on the Way?

Not my favourite Prime mold, but it's pretty decent. And look at the size of Arcee's gun! Holy Moly!

Hmm...I'm not too sure about this figure. It doesn't seem to be very similar to the CGI model from what I can tell. It also seems to be a little too stout to be an accurate representation of Ratchet. I wish we could have seen some size comparisons because he looks really short.

He looks alright, but I'd like a Voyager one since Ratchet's a pretty huge guy compared most of the cast. If not though, this should be quite fine. That Arcee though, I don't really know what they're trying to pull off with that giant gun blade thing, but... I don't know. I think it'd be pretty cool if they made her a Scout/Commander class figure that was meant to be with the deluxes and voyagers. It'd also be fine if they released her as a deluxe even if she was a bit smaller with some accessories, like her blades and guns.

Re Arcee: Looks like it takes some cues from FE such as the leg attachment points for blades and the shape of the blades. Also, it looks as though they have reduced the FE's windshield kibblie - at least from the front.

Most importantly, it looks as though they molded in some more athletic looking roboboobs, which is more consistent with the CGI than FE's articulated D-cups (yes, they are articulated to bounce, FYI).

He looks so... so... plain-looking. So bland. He needs a serious amount of more red, as well as other paint apps.

I'm actually impressed. He's one figure I'll search for.

eh, he is ok. he would be better if had more paint and a bit more cgi accuracy. i will get him though. cant say the same for that horrid arcee. already have the first edition one dont need that crap.

Sabrblade wrote:He looks so... so... plain-looking. So bland. He needs a serious amount of more red, as well as other paint apps.

An excuse to try one's hand at customizing?

Me thinks so Goodness knows I have a lot of paint after making x-mas cards last month and Ratchet's always been a shelf warmer figure, so if I screw up big time it won't be hard to replace him.

Sabrblade wrote:He looks so... so... plain-looking. So bland. He needs a serious amount of more red, as well as other paint apps.

I have to agree that he is lacking some red but aside from that this is the first figure out of this line that I would not hesitate on at all before buying. I'll pick up Optimus on general principle and probably CJ for his alt mode but this one I happen to like in both modes and think they did a fairly decent job translating the character into a toy. I'm probably going to be in the minority on this one but it wouldn't be the first time and certainly won't be the last.

Yahoo!I've been waiting for his reveal. After all the snafu of some of the newer molds I'm glad to see Ratchet looks pretty good I will agree that he does look a bit bland though, but hopefully Reprolabels will help us out with that Anywho a must buy for me.

This is one character who should have gotten the First Edition treatment. I wonder how better he would have been if he came out with the First Edition figures.

Damn you Hasbro!
Damn you to hell.

Now he won't be in semi-scale with the rest of the figures.

Oh man, the more I see of this line the less I want it. Hasbro couldn't be arsed to add some shine to DoTM Soundwave, but they certainly don't seem to mind spaffing the silver all over these guys' faces. Not exactly blown away by the mold but will see if Takara can make it more inspiring (and get the blades to attach to the forearms, please).

Boring. Easy pass. I was hoping for an interesting figure, but one of the DOTM ratchets look more interesting than this mould. Dissapointed. RID looks pretty crappy so far, except for the vehicon (and maybe Wheeljack)... oh god... they better not eff up Airachnid...

I've decided to put a preorder on the TT Ratchet on the off chance it has better paint apps.

I'm not impressed. The paint apps are seriously lacking and he looks small and simplistic. Really would've liked to see a FE version of him. I guess I might see what the Takara version looks like but I hate paying Takara prices. I guess I'm in no hurry to buy Ratchet. Maybe a better version will come out later, or I'll buy him when there's a sale.

While it is lacking in paint apps, I think I could learn to like it. Right after I finish getting all the cyberverses on my list.

On the plus side, he has a whopping 26 points of articulation.

Is it me or is the orange a little bright too? I really hope TakTom does this guy justice.
It is nice though how he can move his arms independently from his shoulder pads.

cannonfodder4000 wrote:Is it me or is the orange a little bright too? I really hope TakTom does this guy justice.
It is nice though how he can move his arms independently from his shoulder pads.

I'm hoping it's their bright lighting :/ ... if you look at their FE bumblebee review, he looks a lot brighter yellow than he is in person (he almost looks highlighter ish) but in hand he's more of a vibrant yellow)... i'm hoping this is the case with ratchet's orange

Fake chest= easy pass. I'll just wait for the inevitable redesigns/repaints later.

yes yes he looks good and all, but BRING ON THE PICS OF KNOCK OUT ALREADY!!! IM DYING OVER HERE!!

Sabrblade wrote:On the plus side, he has a whopping 26 points of articulation.

That's so he can bend over and suck his own ----!

Are they TRYING to kill this line?!?!?!?

The FE figs looked great! I have Arcee, Screamer and NYCC Bumblebee, and they are all excellent figs. BB is a bit undersized IMO, but otherwise a nice figure.

But this thing looks like a frigging Happy Meal toy.

The crappy look of the redesigned CJ and BB, then this?

What is going on over at Hasblow???

I'll get it, but only as a placeholder till they come up with something better.

I'm on the fence here. I like that they added the dual knives and I think the mold looks decent. The head, paint, and applications are all lacking though.

Ratchet looks alright. Honestly, this is the level I was originally expecting for the entire Prime line before the FE figures started getting leaked, so I'm not gonna complain now.

And the Arcee figure looks like the FE version with blue forearms and a big gun added

I can't see the back kibble but otherwise it looks like the same figure. And the blade is one of FE's forearm blades plugged on the bottom of the gun

fine mold right there! though i agree on lack of red.

looks like a happy meal toy

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

I'm looking forward to picking this up, but I might have to wait for the Takara version because I'll bet that the paint apps are mucho better.

The Hasbro paint apps are mucho ballsack.

I can't help but feel that if this had been design in the same light as the first editions it would be considerably higher quality. Something about this just screams "cheap kids toy" like all the other RID figs and I don't mean that in a good way.

Regardless. I'm boycotting Hasbro toys until they give us the first editions.

Megatron Wolf wrote:looks like a happy meal toy

Looks like a knockoff.



I will note that there are a few cases where the RID figures look slightly better than the FE figs. This Arcee looks better (from a distance anyway) and the Vehicon had no kibble like the FE, though judging by it's Japanese name it's actually meant to be a bike instead of a redo of the FE. Or was that already established?

I can overlook the cheats, because let's face it, these designs are ridiculously complex, Ratchet's among the worst. Plus F.E cheated, so I can't blame PRID for following suit. I can blame PRID for everything else.

I think F.E. Bulkhead is the only one that isn't a cheat. Well, him and Arcee.

Looks really bland to me... maybe its just the drab shade of white and the orangy red. Looks more like a happy meal toy

With all that cheating, Transformation's probably gonna end up real simple. Gonna wait for the Takara ver, maybe i'll like the metallic red more

I love it. I love the design of the bot mode. I'm assuming the orange color is a trick of the lighting, but I actually wish it wasn't. I think this figure looks awesome in orange and white.

I've been rather pleased with the Prime molds so far-- I guess after more or less succeeding with making practical toys out of the complex movie designs, all other series should be much easier to engineer.

My only disappointment in Ratchet would have to be the faux chest plate, considering that his vehicle doors were supposed to end up on his chest. I was hoping they'd be able to pull that off.

Having weapon ports end up below his knees is interesting. I'd be tempted to plug his robo-scalpels THERE instead.

As for Arcee, if it turns out to a mold re-tool that's close to 50% new, I'd consider getting another to accompany the FE I already have. It's just a shame with the way she's capable of compressing her mass into her bike form, that the bike itself becomes out of scale with the robot form. Would have been nice to have bike sisters as compatible as the Junkions.

He does exist! And he looks great

The Arcee is too bitty to tell much beyond it's not FE (well that and giant murder blade)

Why is everyone complaining lol ... He looks accurate in both modes (at least as best he could be as a deluxe) .. Sure he could use more paint but he looks fine IMO.

Odd news. Called Wal-Mart, gave them Ratchet's UPC and said "Item Not On File; Ordering Disabled"

WTH does that mean??

Autobot032 wrote:Odd news. Called Wal-Mart, gave them Ratchet's UPC and said "Item Not On File; Ordering Disabled"

WTH does that mean??

could just mean Walmart hasn't ordered any and is baring it's stores from doing so until further notice - ie: emptying the cluttered DOTM shelves.

Obviously I don't know for sure, but that's my guess.

Erailea wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:Odd news. Called Wal-Mart, gave them Ratchet's UPC and said "Item Not On File; Ordering Disabled"

WTH does that mean??

could just mean Walmart hasn't ordered any and is baring it's stores from doing so until further notice - ie: emptying the cluttered DOTM shelves.

Obviously I don't know for sure, but that's my guess.

I thought that might be a possibility, but I called a different store just now and she gave me the same thing as the first store, but this time she said "It's been discontinued, it seems. It's not on file because we'll no longer carry it. That's why we can't order it and it's not on file."

I was really looking forward to this figure and now after seeing him, I am going to wait out the Prime line.

Some bad design decisions are being made and I find no reason to get into these toys now until I see more of them.

I think I've finally had enough of settling for what we get. We have seen what can be done with these toys in both the Generations line and in Animated.

I have a feeling I'm going to be saying this a lot now, but you should know better Hasbro. You should know better by now.

Now I really want a FE Arcee...And all the others to be honest (Accept Vehicon, he looks better in PRID)
I Like this though. I mean, it's overly obvious that the doors on his chest are fauxed, and he's really bland. This is why a voyager is needed. I do like him alot though.

easy pass needs voyager

GuyIncognito wrote:I love it. I love the design of the bot mode. I'm assuming the orange color is a trick of the lighting, but I actually wish it wasn't. I think this figure looks awesome in orange and white.

I'd assume it actually is orange, because, well, he's orange and white in the show.

edit: also, what's with all the tusks in vehicle mode these days? they trying to subliminally influence a Beast Wars revival?

While some folks seem to be less fond of this figure, I really like it. Sure, I'd love to see a voyager version with a few more paint app details, but this version would look great amidst the other deluxes of my Classics shelf.

Autobot032 wrote:I can overlook the cheats, because let's face it, these designs are ridiculously complex, Ratchet's among the worst. Plus F.E cheated, so I can't blame PRID for following suit. I can blame PRID for everything else.

I think F.E. Bulkhead is the only one that isn't a cheat. Well, him and Arcee.

FE CJ has no cheats, unless you're counting the tiny grille details on his waist and horns both on his butt and his head. Bumblebee's not bad either though his lower torso/stomach area could be considered a cheat I suppose. Same with Starscream. They're just not as bad as Prime. But yeah, if all those are considered cheats then we just have to accept the cartoon designs are just way too complex to translate into toys.

Looks like a freaking Cyberverse fig.

This really looks underwhelming. I mean the robot looks too thin, and the remolded arcee down there, from what I can tell, looks like vehicon from the tiny picture. Cliff's arms are too long, and bumblebee I can't tell anything from the picture, but I digress. This ratchet looks too small, especially the vehicle. The only figure I am interested in from this line is soundwave, and maybe starscream depending on the remold.

It's not bad; but it's not great. I mean, compare this to Animated Ratchet, for instance.

There are a lot of notable deviations from the CGI model; but interestingly, I think what annoys me most is that the signature EKG striping is completely missing from this figure. And that would have been so easy to do.

Vicalliose wrote:…and the Vehicon had no kibble like the FE, though judging by it's Japanese name it's actually meant to be a bike instead of a redo of the FE. Or was that already established?

You're thinking in English.

I get the impression that "Vehicon" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue of a native Japanese speaker. FE Vehicon got listed as "Beacon" in places; now we see PRID listed as "Bikon".

I'm guessing it has nothing to do with bikes or signal flares or lighthouses.

I think I'll wait and see if we get a Voyager.

I suspect I'll be waiting for quite some time.

Ratchet is a deffinate buy also I like the looks of the new Arcee I hope she is smaller and more in scale with the other Prime toys like Bulkhead

funklizard wrote:

Vicalliose wrote:…and the Vehicon had no kibble like the FE, though judging by it's Japanese name it's actually meant to be a bike instead of a redo of the FE. Or was that already established?

You're thinking in English.

I get the impression that "Vehicon" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue of a native Japanese speaker. FE Vehicon got listed as "Beacon" in places; now we see PRID listed as "Bikon".

I'm guessing it has nothing to do with bikes or signal flares or lighthouses.

if they put Signal Lancer in every 2nd wave for the next year, the FE controversy will be forgotten!