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I was honestly excited to look at this guy after the success of Bluestreak and because I love Wheeljack. While he is good, there are issues here that really bug me. In the end, call me a perfectionist, but masterpiece, by definition, pretty much means we are getting a perfect, definitive version, as we should for those costs (Of course the KO is cheaper because, well, it is a KO after all). Still, even if I expect too much, it is what I would expect for such a pricey figure for the size. This guy, unfortunately, is a mixed bag, at best. The niggling parts just ruin the experience for me and left me feeling a bit deflated. See the good and bad for yourself. And, to be fair, I had heard so many good things that I was really built up for fantastic. Instead, I got a little better than mediocre.

You get what you pay for.

Lol, agreed. But as I said, he isn't mine, I had a lend of him for the review. If I actually paid the higher price for the official and got no better than this for Wheeljack, I would be really underwhelmed. He is only okay, and that just doesn't cut it for me for the pricepoint. My biggest concerns are the questionable shoulders. Even if they do tab in, I would be waiting for that little tiny clear plastic piece that tabs into the front of the shoulder to break off. Maybe Bluestreak just set the bar too high for me. Maybe I am just too picky for the Masterpiece line to appeal to me. I dunno, I think I really need to handle more to see. But, so far, I have been on the fence about this line, personally speaking. Meh, we all have different collecting tastes and experiences, hey?

If you are interested there is a new version of Wheeljack out with rubber tires !

Really? That would be a start. I think I would also feel betterif I felt like the shoulders we stronger and a little more secure, but that's me being knit-picky.

RAR wrote:If you are interested there is a new version of Wheeljack out with rubber tires !

i thought that was just tracks. are they any prowls with rubber tires.

RAR wrote:If you are interested there is a new version of Wheeljack out with rubber tires !

i thought that was just tracks. are they any prowls with rubber tires.

Yes Wheeljack as well - I've not been able to find out if it applies to Exhaust too or not.

It may be all the new stock with rubber tires - I just hope that the Chinese sellers understand what you are on about if you ask them before you buy one as things can get lost in translation.

Soon as I hear of any others with rubber tires I'll pass it on - the MP-10V has rubber tires as does the Giant Sideswipe toy.

Not seen it on the smaller Lamborghinis yet though.