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Published: 2014-09-05 19:14:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 631; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 5
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G1 Ratchet (toy version) is kickin' some ass.Related content
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Cheers. That was unintentional but thanks
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Cool! Β The silhouette of face looks a bit like his movie version's face.
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Thanks. I never thought of it like that but now you mention it...
It was such a bad idea to have a sticker for his face! Why not just have a head on the seat that spun around? Still, it makes for a comedy figure.
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The original Diaclone toys didn't have a head because they were supposed to be mech-suits controlled by little humanoid figures which sat in the seat in both modes. It was cheaper and easier in 1984 to add a sticker than to commission a mold change to an existing 1982 design from Takara, particularly for a toy line which was just starting out and had no guarantees of lasting more than a single season.
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Ah, I think I recall hearing that somewhere. Is that why Grimlock has a seat on his back? I think little figures were intended to fit in Prime's cab too.
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Yeah, I've got the third party add-on heads for Ratchet and Ironhide.Β They're pretty cool and their face resemble their G1 cartoon designs.
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I've seen them. They look like a great idea. Luckily the stickers on my Ratchet and Ironhide are ok.
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I couldn't imagine mine without those heads now
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Did you take the original sticker off then? Would look weird with a face in his chest.
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I left the stickers on them.Β The heads just slide over them, although Ironhide's sticker is starting to wear/crumple because of it.
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He's got two faces now. No need for his sticker face anymore!
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You can't see the sticker faces when the heads attached because the clip goes over the sticker.
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Sounds like I might have to check these out...
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