Following on from the pictures posted on Mega-Fox.net of Bumblebee’s new look, we’ve got some on set images from tweetphoto showing off Optimus Prime and Ratchet on a flatbed trailer. Optimus Prime does not at first glance look too different from the truck from the first two films, however Ratchet looks significantly different – a lot more green, with white stripes and what appears to be markings on the side of the vehicle. There’s also a picture of a couple of Ironhide trucks cruising the 405 for your pleasure.
omegagoalie
Perhaps the yellow/green Ambulances and Fire Trucks are only here on in our neck of the woods? I personally don't believe that but there have been many posts whining about "Ambulances/ Rescue vehicles aren't green!"…ummm YES THEY ARE. Several fire houses here in Jersey City have 100% florescent green fire engines, ladder trucks AND Ambulances. I always like them better Red is so 10 minutes ago
MTME
ok I don't even think that is Ratchet, I think it is an entirely different character that they are trying to introduce someone new.
Megabot I too used to live in Valencia well Santa Clarita next door, but they are filming in Long Beach along the 405 not the 14 or 5 so I don't think you'll be seeing any filming.
I also doubt that is Ultra Magnus towing them, totally broing and wrong color scheme and why would Ultra Magnus being towing Prime without his smoke stacks, could it possibly be that they had to use a bigger truck to tow the prop vehicles somewhere else and people are reading juuuuuust a little too much into that?
RedAlert Rescue
Perhaps the white truck is female and Prime's trying to mate with it.
[Yes we noticed the lack of smokestacks – it's likely so he does not interfere with overpasses, bridges, and electrical / phone lines that sit at that height when being transported they are probably stored someplace for transport].
Incidently I think it might have been a good idea to cover them up a bit more than they have – as they have a very expensive paint job on them they don't want a smashed light or a thrown up rock chipping the flames on Optimus.
Sideswipe's car mode was carried in an enclosed car transporter so perhaps the Ferrari is too.
I'll be curious to see if they change Sideswipe to a production Corvette or another car or keep him as he was – or just leave him out completely.
Similarly if GM have a new Hybrid to hype that differs from Jolt would he get a new body too… or just be left out.
If they don't have a new Version of the Volt to hype perhaps an alternative idea is to change Jolt's colors and otherwise keep the car mode.
[As to the Heroic point].
I suspect that the Autobots will be more Overly weaponised. bare in mind in movie #1 Prime has 1 Blaster and 1 sword in the 2nd movie he's got 2 guns and two swords/scythes.
So I'm guessing the 3rd movie he will gain rocket launchers and possibly over the shoulder firing back cannons formed from his truck kibble.
I also predict that some characters will use weapons in their vehicle modes.
Shatterpoint
Since skids and mudflap are getting new,somewhat darker paintjobs I wouldn't be suprised if ratchet and maybe other autobots are doing the same. oh btw did anyone besides me notic prime has no smokestacks?
Sso02V
Yeah, a lot of our fire engines have been the same yellow-green as Ratchet for years. As a kid it was a favorite game of mine to see what color the fire engines were when we passed a firehouse.
Satomiblood
Is that a Peterbilt on top of another Peterbilt?
Scottimus
LOL why bother covering up the autobot insignia on ratchet when anybody who could recognize it is gonna notice the very distinctive semi right behind it…
FMA1987
i really wish they would just do the old white and red i think he looked just fine like that
HIM666fan
i dunno i always saw him as yellow…..
and im sure allot of other people did too
this is totally different green alltogether….
it looks sharp with the white.
Recall
I'm still waiting for a Ratchet with an emergency flouresent stripe deco like our Ambulances.
I wouldn't buy it mind you, but just wanna see it
ThaConqueror
Really? Pure green rescue vehicles? I've seen ambulances with green detailing (dark and Ratchet-style-neon green), but not pure green. I would love to see some pictures, mainly so I can have a good chuckle at everyone who were going "WHAAAH RESCUE VEHICLES ARNT GREEN WARGH".
Sso02V
What's that even supposed to mean? I see green rescue vehicles all the time.
sideswipe89
No need to be defensive, the decepticons in the 1st film were mostly U.S millitary vehicles….
AniProwl
Like those colors will have kids want Ratchet.
Seriously, how is green a rescue vehicle color?
General Magnus
And why russian planes/tanks have to be Decepticons? Why can they be good guys? The Cold War is over, there´s no need to go down that routte again.
Weremole
Ratchet whas allready green. Flourescent green, wich is the green closest to yellow. It really depends on how its lit.
The thing here though is that it's white and green. A middle ground between G1 white and Movie green.
His robot mode CGI model whas getting an spruce-up to look more heroic (I boggle how that is possible since Prime is pretty much perfect, but I suspect its mostly finetuning the fiddle and making it more easy to work with and maybe slightly change proportions). Bumblebee whas going to look more mature.
All signs point to the third one being set quite later than ROTF.
RedAlert Rescue
I hope he has changed if only because it might just offer an excuse to make a new mold toy of the character.
I really would like to see 'Ultra' Ironhide & 'Ultra' Ratchet. being slightly bigger and then putting some small light up feature in the guns… perhaps when the guns store they can light the vehicle lights up. nothing as in your face as Onlaughts electronics. small and non-obtrusive with enthesis on the mold quality not thrilling Target & Walmart reps with -look it lights up stuff.
maharg83
Think i'd actually buy that.
On topic, apart from the fact they wouldn't want joe public thinking that ratchet was a real emergency vehicle, why would they want to cover up his insignia's et al. I mean it's not that you can't tell who prime is
HIM666fan
the blue and white almost BDAY wrap on Ratchet is deff covering up somthing
most likely a N.E.S.T./Autobot logo i can almost gaurantee that!!
and i hoenstly dont mind the green i liek it better then the yellow!!
Waveride
Maybe those were the real cars megabot, the way you can tell is with the back bumper and the mirrors. The movie cars have the small mirrors but the one GM sells comes with those truck like elongated mirrors.