Ramjet (G2) [2011 Collectors' Club Exclusive]
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon
Size: Deluxe
Price (in addition to membership): $58 (U.S.)
Difficulty of Transformation: Medium
Color Scheme: Black, purple, moderately dull aquamarine, and some silver, light red, white, light purple, transparent purple, and dull metallic gold
Rating: 9.5

(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Classics Starscream. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Classics Starscream here.)

    "G2 Redux" Ramjet is a great idea-- taking the ever-popular Classics Seeker mold and applying the rather unique Generation Two Ramjet toy's paint job to it, complete with all the little symbols and decals. The general color scheme is a nice shade of purple and black-- rather basic Decepticon colors-- but with a bit of a curve ball thrown in with some dull aquamarine. I quite like the result-- all of the colors complement each other extremely well, and the aquamarine makes the color scheme interesting and a bit "G2-ish" without going over-the-top and making the toy outright loud, so even those who aren't normally fans of the late G1/G2 color schemes could get to like this one. What's also great about this toy is that it replicates all the decals that were on the original G2 Ramjet toy-- from the "DC 002" bits on the tail fins, to the "AIR INTAKE" triangles near the engines, to the simple "RAMJET" letters under the cockpit, to the details on the knees and shoulders in robot mode. (In fact, the detailing on the inside of his shoulders in robot mode IS a sticker, interestingly enough.) The sheer number of paint details-- between that and all the little silver bits and whatnot on the toy-- could never have been done on a mass retail release, and it's all pulled off remarkably well here.
    From a first glance you'd think that no changes have been made to the mold beyond those originally made for Classics Ramjet, but you'd be wrong-- the nosecone on G2 Ramjet here is now rubberized, almost certainly to conform with toughening safety standards.
    "G2 Redux" Ramjet is a great homage to an old toy with a great color scheme, but not a great mold. Fortunately, this time around, it all IS on a great mold, and is just pulled off spectacularly well. Highly recommended, if you're in the market for the more high-end collectible side of the toy market.


Ramjet Bio:
MOTTO: "Everything's coming up Ramjet!"
Ramjet has always been something of a loser. Lacking both intelligence and luck, he could only resort to brute force to make his way in Megatron's army. With the Decepticons now scattered to the stars, Ramjet made his way back to Earth, hijacking human convoys and renting himself out as muscle to tinpot dictators. But he's just hit the motherload. A simple mugging of an Autobot courier named Motormouth has yielded a canister of Forestonite. Now able to sheathe himself in a whirling, drill-like force field while flying, he can safely ram his foes without crashing himself, though the process leaves him dizzy and disoriented. Ever since then, Ramjet's luck has changed for the better... unfortunately for him, the head of the Decepticon Syndicate, Clench, doesn't take kindly to freelancers on his turf.
Strength: 8.0
Intelligence: 5.0
Speed: 9.0
Endurance: 10.0
Rank: 5.0
Courage: 8.0
Fireblast: 7.0
Skill: 7.0

Review by Beastbot

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