DOTM Specialist Ratchet for $10.00.
Excellent mold imo, with one exception. The arms are a little finicky when converting back to vehicle mold as there is a little tab behind his waist that they have to clip on to.
Side by side comparison with ROTF Rescue Ratchet:
Bot mode:
- Roughly same size as Rescue Ratchet.
- Kibble on back and shoulders integrates a little bit better on the Specialist Ratchet.
- No large pieces of kibble hanging off his waist.
- Hands support standard 5mm weapons.
Vehicle mode:
- Smaller than Rescue Ratchet.
- Appears to be a pickup modified into a Fire Rescue/Ambulance (Rescue Ratchet was a converted Humvee.)
- Three available MechTech ports (Two are hidden under panels.)
- lots of nice silver paint.
- headlights and searchlights not painted in correct colours, overhead racks and front grill not painted.
- No obvious bot pieces hanging from the undercarriage.
Overall a great figure, very Ratchet-like, though I would have preferred the mold in rescue Ratchet's colours as a G1 homage.