Another piece of release news for you now – there’s new toys being released every other day right now it seems! Today’s new sighting is for the Target Exclusive Voyager Class assortment of Starscream and Ratchet. Starscream is a redeco of the Revenge of the Fallen Voyager Class toy, while Ratchet is the 2007 Voyager updated with his new deco from Dark of the Moon. Both come with free comic books.
They were sighted at the Target in Lancaster, PA by 2005 Boards member Squall42080.
NCStarscream
I got the figure today. The dual endcap display was up and there was a shelf full of Ratchets and Screamers – only one translucent red SS was there; the rest had the solid red. The same plastic is also used on the MechAlive gears and eyes (meaning those parts are translucent on the translucent canopy figure and solid on the solid canopy figure).
TheTFReview
Yes! Another movieverse Starscream. Rachet looks great. Of all the Autobots I have still yet to have a single Rachet toy. This looks to be my first.
HulksmashU
Actauly its not. the GMC topkick is about a foot or 2 shorter in height and about 5 feet shorter in length.
SPLIT LIP
Wait… I thought the Road Armour was attached to the part that covers his face in Alt mode and swings over to his back. But in the package his Road Armour is still attached to the chest/front, but his face is still visible.
Actually, it would, sorta.
Bad guys don't sell as well in larger scales, and the Fallen doesn't turn into anything. So that'd be a stupid move. Megatron, supposedly, is coming, so that just leaves Shockwave, who we haven't heard isn't coming, but don't get your hopes up.
FatalT 71
Just saw these in my Target – I had considered picking up the Starscream, but after a good in person look I turned it down. The big blotch of yellow on the mouth really doesn't help IMO. Probably good for those who like the movieverse Starscream, but I'm not enough of a fan of the design to pick it up.
Auto Morph
I'll be picking up this Ratchet somehow. I am a poor sucker for screen accurate decos.
YoungPrime
Sadly it's the only thing in DOTM that I'm even vaguely interested in.
Which means it's probably wave 7 or 8 leaving me to sort through all this other crap till it gets here.
Octavius Prime
This. I was afraid they had dropped it after the one they had in the cases at botcon seemed to have the opauqe pinkish-red.
I saw this post this morning, and knew that I might end up at Target today, so I got excited. Alas, no repaint Starscream. They did have DOTM Deluxe wave 3, which I hadn't seen before, but I passed on them for now (before finding RTS Prowl at the Marshall's down the way!).
Barricade24
Actually Ironhide's alt mode is about the same size as Prime's I am sure there is a picture somewhere that compares them.
As for the figures both are easy passes for me.
420bot
I think this is the first time I went to the store right after reading the sighting and they actually had Ratchet!
I love this mold so I'm pretty happy with this new figure, thank you Squall for the news!
I love getting more new TF waves only three weeks after the last wave, weeeeeeeeeee!
knoted
Good to see Hasbro went with the red translucent plastic for Starscream's canopy. Want !
420bot
Now I gotta go check for Ratchet, see ya later (gets in car/drives to Tar.) guys.
HulksmashU
Yes! finaly some news on these. I'm only intrested in Starscream though, but i need to get a new Rotf starscram anyways to display with shockwave and the others. As for Ratchet. that Ratchet mold has been used far too many times and to be honest the DOTM deluxe is a better figure :/.
Roadblock1977
Speaking of Leader, it wouldn't hurt a darn thing if Hasbro threw Leader Class versions of Megatron, Shockwave, and even The Fallen. Just saying.
Roadblock1977
I think I'll just get Ratchet, although it wouldn't've hurt Hasbro to revamp him from a new mold, just as they did the Deluxe I got back a few weeks ago (and just 3 days before the release date, along with Skids).
Bountyan
>that feel when you realize they will never make a new Voyager Ratchet mold
artiepants
I still think the Original TFTM Voyagers for Ironhide and Ratchet are the best interpretations of either: both have issues, but less issues then any of the retreads (i.e. HFTD Ratchet and DOTM Ironhide are too skinny, Dotm Ratchet and HFTD Ironhide are too small, Leader Ironhide too big… etc)
that said, every release of the Ratchet mold between Premium and this one was a bit of a waste (and a shelf-warmer)
Batman
Hasbro loves that Ratchet mold.
turbobungle
still love that Ratchet mold, when voyagers used to be proper sized
Doug
I don't care to much for Ratchet, but I want Starscream.