The Transformers Movie inspired green Encore Ratchet repaint, which is exclusively available through the Transformers Visual Works book, is now shipping, with some of them already appearing on Japanese auction sites as seen in this auction. The exclusive Ratchet comes packaged in the same box as the normal release of Encore Ratchet.
Bête Noire
Well, I originally bought two, one to keep and one to sell, but I'm not sure if I really want to keep one anymore.
Sure, the tampoes are really great, and I like the old Ratchet mold, but it just seems redundant to me now.
I'll sleep on it and see how I feel in the morning.
SydneyY
mad mad mad
OK, I'm over it now
Hope you'll like the toy. Sounds like he needs some love.
Bête Noire
Well, I just had mine redelivered today.
It was sent via Seino, and 10,000 included everything. I'm not sure why you got slapped with an extra courier fee. But it shipped from Tokyo, and I live in Tokyo so maybe that had something to do with it?
SydneyY
Considering the amount (417yen) I think that's a CoD fee to the courier. I am pretty certain it was all inclusive, too, but I wasn't there to argue
Did you contact the takkyubin office? Just to make sure they don't send the package back or anything.
Ramrider
Heh. Excellent point; me too!
Foster
For the same price in 2001, I bought Brave Max.
Ramrider
Oh my word, that thing's a bit of a munter, innit? It's an interesting idea, transferring the movie colourscheme onto the G1 toy, but it can only work on novelty value – it doesn't look realistic, and it doesn't look good.
Bête Noire
Oh really? I thought that the 10,000 Yen was all inclusive for two Ratchets.
Well that sucks. I'm not going to be home tomorrow or friday, either so it'll probably be Monday before I get mine.
DeathStorm
Must…go…through…with…purchase of…ugly…green…Ironhide
I'll like it once it's in my hands, I'll like it once it's in my hands, I'll like it once it's in my hands, I'll like it once it's in my hands…
SydneyY
There was extra 417yen as well. I thought it was all inclusive? Bloody CoD (even more so because I gotta pay CoD fee to my proxy ).
Devastattor
That thing is so damn ugly!!!
When repaints go bad.
Acteon
Does nothing for me – it was never the best G1 mold anyway, and by mirroring a hideous movie design's equally hideous colour scheme, Takara has created new levels of ugly with this thing.
Nerdling
I cant believe more people dont ask themselves this question on this board
Bête Noire
Doh. I missed the delivery guy as he was attempting to deliver mine today.
It's just as well, I need to get money out of the bank first, anyway.
Damn COD's…
Megatronwp38
That is so ugly.
flywheels
*waiting for Hydra to ship his from Japan*
Railguard
Just not interested in these, I want the new ones this August.
BigRC83
Meh. I still prefer the black version.
bumblebee79
I'm keeping my preorder, but things like this are what makes it tough being a completist.
Kupp
Yup, did the same thing, but I am skipping the book. Getting the Toy for that much less at TFSource is well worth paying upfront.