(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 the deluxe version of Revenge of the Fallen Ratchet. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the deluxe version of Revenge of the Fallen Ratchet here.)

    Like the other toys in the Toys "R" Us exclusive "Scan Series", this line's version of Ratchet possess the same general colors of his movie/original color scheme, but changes it up in vehicle mode by applying a "Trans-Scan" pattern, with the front part looking normal, the middle being covered with transparent blue plastic and light blue & white lines, and the back end being mostly made of unpainted clear plastic to simulate the vehicle being "scanned" by a Transformer, like what happened in the first live action TF movie. Ratchet's "scanning" pattern looks particularly cool, as beyond the transparent blue in the middle and the light blue "tech" lines, there's also Ratchet's signature "heartbeat" line design on his sides outlined in light blue as it's "applied" to his reformatting. This just looks all sorts of nifty. It's also particularly impressive just how many different colors of paint apps this version has; in addition to the colors you'd expect from a movie Ratchet toy and clear plastic at the back end, he's got a few bits of gray that are actually slightly purplish in color; a couple different shades of blue; a really nice metallic gunmetal gray on his robot face and his upper legs; and some white on said upper legs. The way his door emblems fade away into the "trans-scanning" part of the vehicle is EXTREMELY well-done, too. In robot mode, this "trans-scanning" look still goes quite well with his plastic layout, with the top part being his normal colors, some of the middle having his transparent blue "trans-scanning" plastic and paint apps, as well as a bit of transparent green on his lower arms to help with this "formatting" effect, and his legs are mostly clear plastic. However, as cool as all of this is, a word of caution; ALL of Ratchet's green is painted on clear plastic, and being a slightly metallic shade, it's a tad on the rough side. None of the green paint on mine has rubbed off after a few years, but if it ever does it'll be really noticeable.
    No mold changes have been made to Scan Series Ratchet.
    Scan Series Ratchet continues the Toys "R" Us exclusive subline's trend of applying an extremely cool "trans-scanning" effect to the toy, with approximately a third being the toy's normal colors, a third an awesome combination of transparent and light blue "scanning" paint apps, and the last third being mostly clear plastic. The way everything comes together looks stunning in both modes, and is definitely my favorite of this mold's various color schemes. (That said, I wish this was made from the superior DotM deluxe mold and not the medicore RotF deluxe mold.)

Review by Beastbot

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