First look of PF Studio Series Ratchet and Siege Starscream!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Obomber, Jul 23, 2021.

  1. Bakarina

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    Disappointed tbh. For the price PF Bayverse Megs is basically covered head to toe in paint and looks stunning. PF Ratchet should have done the same. If not, at least more than this lol. This look probably should have been the vanilla default paint loadout right out of the gate.
     
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    Kind of regret pre order the “premium finish”

    below my custom from original release
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  3. octobotimus

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    I mean people who don’t live in Japan have to pay a different price.

    3p figures are also insanely cheaper if you live in China, yet I don’t go around saying how every single thing is actually a great deal if you factor in how in China it’s way cheaper….
     
  4. lord ginrai

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    He is quite literally wrong though. This figure is sold for $30, not $40.
    Having to pay for shipping has nothing to do with how much the manufacturer is charging for their product. It’s simply an inaccurate statement.

    Maybe he’s quoting like a BigBadToyStore price or something? In this day and age it really doesn’t make sense to buy overpriced goods through a local importer.
    I mean, fine if someone does but then they shouldn’t go around and complain about the fact that they overpaid.

    Your 3rd party analogy doesn’t really work, as this is not a case of Taobao (domestic) vs AliExpress (international) prices. This figure is readily available to consumers worldwide for $30 before shipping through the various Japanese e-tailers.
     
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  5. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    3p comparison is the same, it’s technically the same price as in China, just with added shipping. Just like the PF line.
     
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    Not quite. AliExpress (and other international Chinese sellers) are significantly marked up compared to domestic pricing. And often (depending on how expensive the figure is) they charge shipping on top of that.

    in Japan, prices are the same both online and in retail stores.

    let me turn it around for you. It would be like me saying Hasbro overcharges for their figures because I need to pay a bunch of shipping if I wanted to get them delivered from the US to Japan.
     
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  7. John TheDestroyer

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    Do you do commissions btw?
     
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    @savio-prime i bought from taobao. It is water decal. Some area i need to remove existing decal.
     
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    Because he’s a mid reviewer.
     
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    I feel like almost all of the movie bots would be better suited with a paint scheme like SS Sentinel Prime's, where the base figure is entirely or mostly gray, black, gunmetal plastic, and the bright colors are all paint apps added onto the panels (compared to the usual scheme of colored plastic with dark details painted on). If you look below at Sentinel and Savio's custom Ratchet, you can see the similarities in the way the colors are laid out, with all the under details being dark and only the panels brightly colored, and it really makes the figure pop

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    The previous delay announcement from Amazon Japan said Ratchet was expected to be released on March 20.

    I just got a shipping notification, so looks like they moved it up a week. Nice little surprise going into the weekend.
     
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    What was your price after discount?
     
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    ¥3,261, so a 22% discount.
     
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    Well done
     
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    I got "premium" Ratchet today from amazon. Putting aside the fact that the box was dented, ripped open and crushed, the figure is still a total disappointment. It feels cheap and lazy, and there's nothing "premium" about it. The paint apps are sloppy as hell, the roof rack and one of the side panels won't tab in properly for alt mode, and there's tons of unpainted or under-painted areas. I'm returning this one and hoping to get a better copy. If my original didn't have major sun damage (stupidly left him on a shelf with lots of sunlight for like a year) I wouldn't have even bothered with this, but here I am... Oh, and it's beyond stupid that he doesn't come with the goddamn gun.

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    How're the ball-joints? I remember SS Ratchet being pretty floppy.

    It feels like in that """wave""" everybody focused on Ratchet and passed over Siege WFC Starscream. But it turns out Starscream is really good and you can't tell from the package and promo shots, but the plastic color of the actual figure is this very dark grey that makes me think of Animated Screamer. Also the Siege battle damage tampos blend in better to the point it kind of fades into the sculpt and almost, *almost* looks like a clean version.
     
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  19. zark225

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    Damn that sucks, especially with the sloppy paint apps.
     
  20. lord ginrai

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    Sounds like you got a lemon. That’s too bad. Good thing Amazon Japan is great with returns and exchanges.