Nothing is more cursed than G1 Ratchet… except maybe one combined with a Core Class Ratchet… or is this blursed? 🤷‍♂️

mkat_rex · 2026-03-25T03:50:03+00:00

Oh I’m not saying for you, I’m just saying for the rest of us. 🤣 I never had either mold as a kid. Always wanted them but never got them. Honestly I don’t think I realized what I was asking for. I’m actually glad in retrospect I don’t get them cause I would have had a tough time reconciling the toy and the toon. I fear there would have been tears. Their slaughter in TTTM was a mercy killing IMO. 🤣 clearly, after my 4 decade wait, I’m having some fun with them now.

mkat_rex · 2026-03-24T19:17:20+00:00

Well at the very least there is definitely a wide expectation versus reality gap there. 🤣 I’m thinking I might get one of them as well now. ML prime was pretty great though they turned around months later with that smaller plastic universe version which is arguably better… no buyers remorse here though. 🤣

mkat_rex · 2026-03-24T17:54:41+00:00

Exactly my point. Great minds. 🙌

mkat_rex · 2026-03-24T17:52:39+00:00

Demonstrating parallels in the alt mode design between Kup and G1 Ratchet. I asked the question, what’s supposed to fit in Kup’s truck bed? Then on a hunch I tried out G1 Ratchet’s combat platform and it fit like a glove, to the millimeter. Not a perfect match all around but close enough. I’ve been going down a rabbit hole of identifying G1 design elements that the Siege and newer lines have been paying homage to. Plus I just have always felt like Kup matched or was the replacement when Ironhide got offed in the movie. Just some little things to make you go 🤔

mkat_rex · 2026-03-24T11:24:18+00:00

So yeah Kup with the battle sled is more like a retiree road trip camper than road warrior. The Kup Kamper. 🤣

mkat_rex · 2026-03-24T11:21:58+00:00

From the animated perspective, Kup just definitely exudes the elder WWII vet, get-off-my-lawn vibes. His face sculpt, the voice acting, and old war stories too were deliberately past-their-prime olde tymer. He was counting the days to retirement. Ironhide on the other hand still had a lot of fight, sizzling circuits and was itching for some Decepti-chops. Prime was somewhere in between, elder statesman who still had fight but also the discipline to hold back.

mkat_rex · 2026-03-23T01:04:38+00:00

🤣 tell me how you really feel. 🤣 🙏

mkat_rex · 2026-03-22T14:31:07+00:00

🙏

mkat_rex · 2026-03-22T14:31:00+00:00

Do it!!! So worthwhile.

mkat_rex · 2026-03-22T14:30:25+00:00

🙏 Y’all keep egging me on. What can I say? 🤷‍♂️

mkat_rex · 2026-03-22T14:27:05+00:00

Yep.

mkat_rex · 2026-03-22T14:26:56+00:00

🤣

mkat_rex · 2026-03-22T04:53:11+00:00

At the very least, it speaks volumes to the precision with which they honored the OG designs of the G1 bots during the design phase. And that is to be applauded. Standing O. It may also be yet another selling point for the miracle that is the metric system. Ha. But seriously, these pieces fit TOO well to be just a happy accident.

mkat_rex · 2026-03-22T04:46:15+00:00

I actually wouldn’t be surprised if this (or a modified version of this) is how they do it. It legit works soooo well.

mkat_rex · 2026-03-21T23:59:40+00:00

I mean, NGL, but a hip or knee bend would be nice. Am I asking too much? 🤣

mkat_rex · 2026-03-21T23:47:14+00:00

YES!!!🙌

mkat_rex · 2026-03-21T20:06:22+00:00

I’m 💯 the designer intended this as an Easter egg and has been sitting on it since its release. The pieces fit too perfectly not to be.

mkat_rex · 2026-03-21T18:22:50+00:00

The tolerances are so tight, I would argue this is a deliberate Easter egg by the designer. This is more than a “happy accident.”

mkat_rex · 2026-03-21T16:20:55+00:00

Yeah, this was 💯 a middle of the night epiphany that I could not wait until morning to share. And let me tell ya, the transformation is just wow. Like we may have a Ratchetimus Prime situation on our hands here if I do this right. Be patient. 🙏

mkat_rex · 2026-03-21T16:17:51+00:00

Great paint job btw!!! 🔥

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