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News Credits: 6188 · Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:39 pm

Thanks to Japanese hobby site TAG Hobby, we have another batch of scans, and it's the Dengeki Hobby magazine. Featured inside are some images of the lineart for the upcoming Masterpiece Wheeljack figure, including another shot of its prototype. Check it out below!

Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:48 pm

Cooooome oooooon Sunstreaker reshell. :pray:

Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:25 am

The untappered thicker knees and thighs on the line art looks better than the prototype. That's the only thing that I can nit-pick at.

Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:33 am

I'm starting to really hate those hands, nowhere in g1 does Jack have hands that look like that. these are more of a classics updated interpretation of his hand guards/shield

Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:50 am

I like where the wheels go on his back and hide away, very cool.

News Credits: 226 · Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:47 am

warzon3 wrote:I'm starting to really hate those hands, nowhere in g1 does Jack have hands that look like that. these are more of a classics updated interpretation of his hand guards/shield

If anything it's more an updated interpretation of his G1 toy with the guards/shields shifting from behind to the sides.

News Credits: 10 · Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:44 am

Burn wrote:
warzon3 wrote:I'm starting to really hate those hands, nowhere in g1 does Jack have hands that look like that. these are more of a classics updated interpretation of his hand guards/shield

If anything it's more an updated interpretation of his G1 toy with the guards/shields shifting from behind to the sides.

And is most likely a necessary compromise so the hands are covered in alt mode. If that and the 'thin' thighs are the only compromises, then there really isn't anything much to complain about considering the liberties taken by the G1 animators >:oP

Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:42 am

But like the toy they should be at the bottom, or at at least they should not be angled and come to a sharp point. There is also this raised circle detailing on the hand guards that really take away from the g1 look.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:27 pm

I really like how they still sketch these designs out by hand rather than relying purely on CAD and CG. You can really see how the transformations are thought out.

News Credits: 5749 · Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:10 pm

Following up his earlier comparison tweet of MP-20 Wheeljack with MP-12 Sideswipe, MP-18 Bluestreak, and MP-Smokescreen, Takara Tomy designer Shogo Hasui has revealed the group in robot mode. However, MP-17 Prowl has replaced MP-Smokescreen for this shot. Check em out below!

Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:50 pm

man.. this is going to be way way WAY too long of a wait.

he looks almost perfect.. as usual.

i really hope we see teasers or prototypes of bumblebee and magnus soon.

i am surprised that he didn't flatten out prowl's feet.. they're very articulated and would've easily been able to sit flush on the ground.. not to mention i don't see his heal flipped out.. odd for someone who designed it to overlook that.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:44 am

warzon3 wrote:I'm starting to really hate those hands, nowhere in g1 does Jack have hands that look like that. these are more of a classics updated interpretation of his hand guards/shield

Suck it noob!
Now stop your complaining!

News Credits: 60 · Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:56 am

End of August............an eternity too long............

News Credits: 226 · Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:13 am

fenrir72 wrote:End of August............an eternity too long............

Oh come on, you know you would have waited an eternity for this ...

Tue Jan 28, 2014 4:49 am

after holding back on the masterpieces i caved in and got smokescreen, now i'll chase sideswipe. So i for one am glad wheeljack will be a while, gives me a breather to pick up some of the new generations figures

News Credits: 122 · Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:03 am

TimothyR wrote:he looks almost perfect.. as usual.

TimothyR wrote:i really hope we see teasers or prototypes of bumblebee and magnus soon.

Same. I assume we'll see some 'Bee test shots in month or so.

TimothyR wrote:i am surprised that he didn't flatten out prowl's feet.. they're very articulated and would've easily been able to sit flush on the ground.. not to mention i don't see his heal flipped out.. odd for someone who designed it to overlook that.

Hmmm...

mesh wrote:Suck it noob!
Now stop your complaining!

Burn wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:End of August............an eternity too long............
Oh come on, you know you would have waited an eternity for this ...

frogbat wrote:after holding back on the masterpieces i caved in and got smokescreen, now i'll chase sideswipe. So i for one am glad wheeljack will be a while, gives me a breather to pick up some of the new generations figures

No need to chase! 2nd Production run of Sideswipe will be at the major retailers this March. Preorders are up at:
BBTS - http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail
TFsource - http://tfsource.com/masterpiece/mp-12-sideswipe-2nd/

Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:44 am

Looks great, now where are pics of this so-called Masterpiece Ultra Magnus we've been hearing about?

News Credits: 409 · Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:45 pm

The scale looks great.

News Credits: 5749 · Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:35 pm

Takara Tomy designer Shogo Hasui continues to tweet new images of the Transformers Masterpiece MP-20 Wheeljack prototype, this evening we get a little closer look at shoulder mounted weapon. His Magnetic Inducer Shell can at very least be removed from the launcher, possibly fired. Image mirrored below.

News Credits: 60 · Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:57 pm

Torture! I can't wait to see colored pics! Btw, I have a bad feeling that this will not make the end of August release.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:58 pm

Given the size difference between him and MP Frenzy, reenacting his famous use of this weapon in Marvel US#9 will seem kind of mean. But if it actually fires, that's what's happening as soon as he's out of the box.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:06 am

fenrir72 wrote:Torture! I can't wait to see colored pics! Btw, I have a bad feeling that this will not make the end of August release.

Here's a good indication how he would look

News Credits: 3 · Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:10 am

Torneira wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Torture! I can't wait to see colored pics! Btw, I have a bad feeling that this will not make the end of August release.

Here's a good indication how he would look

Hmm, my picture didn't load up, so here 's the link to it:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachmen ... ckdigi.jpg

News Credits: 3 · Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:12 am

Torneira wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Torture! I can't wait to see colored pics! Btw, I have a bad feeling that this will not make the end of August release.

Here's a good indication how he would look

Hmm, my picture didn't load up, so here 's the link to it:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachmen ... ckdigi.jpg

News Credits: 226 · Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:42 am

I've been holding this back for a while but I'm going to say it.

I know they're going for cartoon accuracy but I really did love the double shoulder mounted launchers that the G1 toy had.