Rattrap
{Transmetal} (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
(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 Rattrap Transmetal. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Rattrap Transmetal here.)
Wal-Mart came out with
an exclusive version of Rattrap Transmetal in the late '90s, with different
coloring. The choice of coloring is very nice on this toy, especially in
the vehicle mode. The transmetal deep blue and light green go extremely
well together, as do the gray with the purple tinge parts and the dark
bluish-black parts. Heck, they ALL go well together. Because of the predominantly
blue coloration of this toy, many Transfans have taken to calling it "Packrat
Transmetal", after the blue Botcon exclusive repaint of the original Rattrap
mold, called Packrat. The coloration, in my
opinion, actually fits the character Rattrap even better then his color
scheme on the original toy. The only problem I have the color scheme is
that the light green and bright yellow on the robot head don't mix with
the purplish gray at all, and makes his robot head look rather funky. Other
than that, the color scheme rules.
No mold changes were
made to this toy, so this version of Rattrap Transmetal, also dubbed
"Wal-Rat", retains all the features and flaws of the original toy mold-wise.
Because of the greatly
improved color scheme, I recommend the Wal-Mart exclusive of Rattrap Transmetal
over the original one. Pick one up, if you can still find it...
Review by Beastbot