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News Credits: 5 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:11 pm

Is this really the most iconic Wheeljack accessory? How about those energon conductors from the first episode? The immobilizer? Maybe even that rocket launcher that blew up in his face in one episode. I don't even remember this thing

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:14 pm

Sloppy, the Japanese has a typo: It's supposed to be ヒプノチップ (hipunochippu) or Hypno-chip, not ヒュプノテップ (hyupunoteppu), which is just nonsense. :-B

Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:14 pm

El Duque wrote:They could have also went with the Immobilizer.

Or the remaining four MP Dinobots, either would be fine I guess.

Masterpiece Wheeljack with Amazon exclusive Slag,Sludge,Snarl and Swoop? That'd get me to Amazon!

Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:19 pm

welcometothedarksyde wrote:Is this really the most iconic Wheeljack accessory? How about those energon conductors from the first episode? The immobilizer? Maybe even that rocket launcher that blew up in his face in one episode. I don't even remember this thing

To be fair he may already come with one of those in package, much like Sideswipe included a set of pile drivers. His amazon exclusive simply added a second, different, pair. I don't think we have enough info to know yet.
Here's hoping!

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:29 pm

They should keep these Amazon exclusives stupid **** nobody wants anyhow...

Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:46 pm

he should come with his own laboratory

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:24 pm

Va'al wrote:(Extrapolated thanks to Google Translate. The original reads トランスフォーマーマスターピース MP-20 ホイルジャック amazon.co.jp限定特典ヒュプノテップ対抗装置 (仮) 1個付き - if you have a better translation suggestion, please let us know in the Energon Pub!)

Amateurish attempt at translating:

"Transformers: Masterpiece MP-20 Wheeljack Amazon.co.jp Limited Special Offer Hyupno-chip counter device (temporarily) 1 with each"

Like JelZe said, they typoed "Hypno-chip" as "Hyupno-chip".

News Credits: 4 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:22 pm

his patented Bat-Anti-Hypnotising Micro-chip Signal Device? I say, old chum.

News Credits: 409 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:45 pm

El Duque wrote:They could have also went with the Immobilizer.

Or the remaining four MP Dinobots, either would be fine I guess.

lol. I'll take the latter please.

News Credits: 122 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:23 pm

Dead Metal wrote:My work here is done, and so I shall disappear into the night like a phantom

If you have to declare that you're going to disappear into the night like a phantom, I don't think you've accomplished what you've set out to do (that is, disappearing into the night like a phantom)... :-?

hinomars19 wrote:To be fair he may already come with one of those in package, much like Sideswipe included a set of pile drivers. His amazon exclusive simply added a second, different, pair. I don't think we have enough info to know yet.

Here's hoping!

That was my thinking as well. He may already come with a Wheeljack-specific accessory, and this is just icing on the cake. Weak icing, but icing nonetheless.

Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:14 pm

I would have thought the Amazon exclusive for Jack would have been the double Black Shoulder launchers like the g1 toy???

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:25 pm

El Duque wrote:Or the remaining four MP Dinobots, either would be fine I guess.

And if they do a yellow-eyed Marvel variant, Amazon could tack on the MP Aerialbots.

warzon3 wrote:I would have thought the Amazon exclusive for Jack would have been the double Black Shoulder launchers like the g1 toy???

Maybe they're saving those for Marlboor Wheeljack?

News Credits: 5749 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:02 pm

Site sponsor TFsource just uploaded several new images of recently revealed Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-20 Wheeljack! Check out the great new prototype images below, they give us good looks at the highly anticipated figure in both modes. Pre-order yours at TFsource by clicking here.

Update: Shogo Hasui has also tweeted an image of the prototype from a slightly different angle. It's been added to the images below.

News Credits: 1235 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:04 pm

The TFSource Facebook page has posted five additional images to give us a better and clearer look at the MP-20 Wheeljack prototype. They give us more angles to study this newest Masterpiece in both robot and alt modes. It even shows us Wheeljack with out his weapon in hand. Check out the pictures mirrored below.

Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:08 pm

OMG, I can't look any more. This what it seems like to be Transformers perfection is blinding me.

:michaelbay:

News Credits: 86 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:21 pm

I am seriously excited for this figure. So far, it looks awesome.

News Credits: 122 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:21 pm

That head sculpt is to die for. The bot mode looks OK, but I think it will improve with color.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:32 pm

Looks great from the ankles up.

Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:24 am

I feel like there's something about this one that takes it a good notch or 2 down from MP-10 through 19... I'm not quite sure what though. :-?

Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:27 am

I hope that split in the roof is due to mirror casting for the prototype and the final mold is one piece. Also, am I the only one that feels that the shoulder rocket is a little to, um, phallic? Or is it a tampon launcher now? Either, way it doesn't look right/appropriate.

Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:32 am

Looks pretty sweet. I love the head sculpt but i'm really excited for that car mode and some colour photos.

I hope for a pristine Takara paint job on this release. A real primo spare no expense type of paint job.

Wheeljack has my favourite alt mode of all the car formers......ever.

News Credits: 86 · Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:33 am

80sgeek wrote:am I the only one that feels that the shoulder rocket is a little to, um, phallic? Or is it a tampon launcher now? Either, way it doesn't look right/appropriate.

I looked really, really hard and I don't see it... Just looks like a rocket launcher to me? :-?

Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:36 am

I think once the painted design is on the roof, the split will be less noticeable.

I would like them to simplify his hand guards to be more like the g1 toy and also g1 animation.

I hope the wings are the clear smokey gray just like the G1 toy!!!!!!

Shoulder cannon is g1 accurate...so its all good!

Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:23 am

Stormrider wrote:
El Duque wrote:They could have also went with the Immobilizer.

Or the remaining four MP Dinobots, either would be fine I guess.

lol. I'll take the latter please.

Might I suggest something a tad more attainable which would also provide enhanced MP interaction and display possibilities: the reformatted brain module he developed for Grimlock?

Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:16 am

Car mode is pure sex, coz the lancia stratos all beefed up just is.

Robot mode is okay. Couple things right, couple things eh... like those thighs being super thin. I'll take the Generations robot mode over this, even if it ain't as G1.