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News Credits: 2 · by **tacogrande** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:02 am

I'm sure this is old news, I'm sorry I couldn't find it. But my friend linked me to this, is this real? While it's not exactly what I would have expected I do really like it. Wheeljack is not only my favorite Transformer (though lately Prime has tied him for favorite, I still love WJ slightly more) but one of my favorite characters/designs ever. I draw him constantly. Please tell me this is real and is for TF2

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2295/215 ... b3cc_o.jpg

Also redirect and merge to the proper thread since I'm late. I just couldn't find the conversation.

AWESOME!!!!

by **AlienQuiksilver** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:57 am

he does look a bit funky, but still quite awesome regardless. Thanks, haven't seen that one yet!

by **ultra tron** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:23 pm

It might be a fake or fan made, but the quality looks great.

I could actually see that as a good look for movie wheeljack

whoever did it has real talent, the G1 accurate color however gives it away, the "movie" wheeljack might not be as show accurate.

News Credits: 665 · by **Skowl** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:32 pm

It's a fake.

Move along folks, nothing to see here.

by **Optimus Prime 1996** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:12 pm

Is he gonna be in the sequel?

News Credits: 2 · by **tacogrande** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:43 pm

The colors are almost close to g1 but if this was some fan made project I wouldn't think they would use a Ford with British flags on it? WJ was always Italian, his colors were from the Italian flag because he was an Italian race car.

I was hoping it wasn't fake but if it is that's really damn good.

by **Optimus Prime 1996** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:45 pm

Hmm it might be official..Since the sequel might be out in 2009

by **Dozertron** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:01 pm

tacogrande wrote:I'm sure this is old news, I'm sorry I couldn't find it. But my friend linked me to this, is this real? While it's not exactly what I would have expected I do really like it. Wheeljack is not only my favorite Transformer (though lately Prime has tied him for favorite, I still love WJ slightly more) but one of my favorite characters/designs ever. I draw him constantly. Please tell me this is real and is for TF2

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2295/215 ... b3cc_o.jpg

Also redirect and merge to the proper thread since I'm late. I just couldn't find the conversation.

I think it's fake; although these are the signs of a fan made robot for the movie...

1. The character's design doesn't match the others
2. It looks too much like the 80's original
3. It has the same vehicle mode
4. It has exactly the same weapon or weapon design
5. Looks too real, but looks fake at the same time.

But I wouldn't count on even HAVING Wheeljack in TF2... Soundwave too. Hmmm... Maybe Soundwave, but he's not gonna be a radio or have cassetes. The writers' strike will ruin the robots even more!

AWESOME!!!!

News Credits: 2 · by **Decepticon Spike** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:48 pm

Skowl wrote:It's a fake.

Move along folks, nothing to see here.

True, but since WJ's my favorite Autobot, I like it.

News Credits: 2 · by **tacogrande** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:20 pm

I think it's fake; although these are the signs of a fan made robot for the movie...

1. The character's design doesn't match the others
2. It looks too much like the 80's original
3. It has the same vehicle mode
4. It has exactly the same weapon or weapon design
5. Looks too real, but looks fake at the same time.

But I wouldn't count on even HAVING Wheeljack in TF2... Soundwave too.

1. The design matches the others pretty well.
2. Looks too much like the original? Maybe you should do a side by side, only the head and the colors match the original.
3. Completely different vehicle mode from the original, this one is some type of Ford, the original was a Lancia Stratos.
4. Where are the cannons? All I see is some sort of hand blaster.
5. It looks real, doesn't really look fake at all. The only reason I think it's fake is because it didn't get news coverage from Seibertron already. I am NEVER the guy to be giving news, I'm usually a week behind everyone.

Wheeljack actually wouldn't be too much of a stretch for TF2. I think he got his named dropped in the movie's video game. He was an original autobot, and fills a role not really taken up by anyone which is inventor.

Ok I found the thread where it's from, somewhere at tfw2005 and they confirm it's fanart. Man I wish I could do stuff like this.

by **Soundwave For President** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:52 pm

He's not a GM vehicle, the Autobots sans Prime are GM vehicles.

by **Wheelimus Prime** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:01 pm

sweet if that were real u could not count on seeing those at my store

by **AlienQuiksilver** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:32 am

Soundwave For President wrote:He's not a GM vehicle, the Autobots sans Prime are GM vehicles.

News flash ... things change.

Then again, Bay's "The Island" was riddled with Caddillac's. I hope his priorities for the TF franchise start to outweigh his fascination for GM product placement.

by **woosh** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:04 am

looks fake.
i can clearly see that it's a photo in the background, the lighting is different.
but anyway, someone did a grat job.

News Credits: 1 · by **Cascadia** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:17 pm

I think that it is a fake..right now it is too difficult to determine on what is real and what is fake with the sequel at this point. But I am leaning towards it being a fake for all of the reasons that were already given.