Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review
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Full Metal Hero member Gamofsteak has posted in-hand images and a short review of Transformers Prime "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Wheeljack. Images are mirrored below, click here to read his thoughts on the figure.
Credit(s): FMH's Gamofsteak
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Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336192)
Posted by Delicon on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:19pm CST
Posted by Delicon on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:19pm CST
I'm not sure how much of a TF:Prime collection I'm going to end up with, but he looks like he could even fit in well with my Animated G1 homages.
Only bad thing about this fig is his "Drift complex"
Only bad thing about this fig is his "Drift complex"
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336194)
Posted by sky_fire12 on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:20pm CST
Posted by sky_fire12 on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:20pm CST
Very cool pics, his feet just look a bit tiny in robot mode 
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336195)
Posted by Godzillabot Primal on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:20pm CST
Posted by Godzillabot Primal on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:20pm CST
Pure love
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336197)
Posted by therc203 on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:21pm CST
Posted by therc203 on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:21pm CST
Awe-freaking-some!!!
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336200)
Posted by AnimeFreak505 on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:27pm CST
Posted by AnimeFreak505 on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:27pm CST
love it except for the head 
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336202)
Posted by gothsaurus on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:31pm CST
Posted by gothsaurus on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:31pm CST
Looks fantastic. Every mode. Face. Fantastic.
I'm trying not to collect the whole line for Prime, but I'm going to have to pick this up.
I'm trying not to collect the whole line for Prime, but I'm going to have to pick this up.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336205)
Posted by #Sideways# on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:32pm CST
Posted by #Sideways# on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:32pm CST
Wheeljack doesn't like Trolls just like the rest of us.
Hes also certain that Trolling is an art, not "a" art.
Ahem. Now that the Troll Joke is over...
This figure looks really good! This could even substitute for a Cybertronian Wheeljack, you know? With all these IDW designs coming in with the Cybertronian modes, this seems like a great substitute for the toy.
Hes also certain that Trolling is an art, not "a" art.
Ahem. Now that the Troll Joke is over...
This figure looks really good! This could even substitute for a Cybertronian Wheeljack, you know? With all these IDW designs coming in with the Cybertronian modes, this seems like a great substitute for the toy.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336208)
Posted by horus on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:37pm CST
Posted by horus on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:37pm CST
Needs his shoulder mounter weaponry.. otherwise, way cool!
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336209)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:38pm CST
Posted by Nemesis Destron on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:38pm CST
Well this does seem to have potential, I'm not sure about the head though but it could be the lighting. But to believe that WJ is a swordsman after all these years...sorry but no. I'm just gonna have to find him a decent pistola or 2 cuz the blades just ain't right...'nuff said! 
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336212)
Posted by Delicon on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:41pm CST
Oh, I'm sure Perfectfanclub or some other 3rd party yahoo has already started work on that....
Posted by Delicon on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:41pm CST
horus wrote:Needs his shoulder mounter weaponry.. otherwise, way cool!
Oh, I'm sure Perfectfanclub or some other 3rd party yahoo has already started work on that....
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336214)
Posted by gothsaurus on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:45pm CST
Posted by gothsaurus on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:45pm CST
True... his accessories are incongruent. I hate it when they arbitrarily say someone is a ninja and give them swords. Animated Prowl, I'm lookin' at you.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336219)
Posted by Down_Shift on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:54pm CST
Posted by Down_Shift on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:54pm CST
Don' like them plugged into the front of the vehicle like that, but overall not bad.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336220)
Posted by Requiem Prime on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:56pm CST
Posted by Requiem Prime on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:56pm CST
Very nice....
Those swords had better be at least semi-stiff. It better not be gooey rubbery like Drift's sword. Bludgeon's weren't much better at least they didn't flop under gravity like it was melting.
Those swords had better be at least semi-stiff. It better not be gooey rubbery like Drift's sword. Bludgeon's weren't much better at least they didn't flop under gravity like it was melting.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336221)
Posted by MGrotusque on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:58pm CST
Posted by MGrotusque on January 20th, 2012 @ 2:58pm CST
Alt mode is sexy sauce!
Minus the dumbfoolery of giant swords sticking out of his bumper.
Minus the dumbfoolery of giant swords sticking out of his bumper.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336224)
Posted by BeastProwl on January 20th, 2012 @ 3:12pm CST
Posted by BeastProwl on January 20th, 2012 @ 3:12pm CST
Let it be known that Wheeljack will NOT STAND FOR TROLLS! 
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336225)
Posted by Dead Metal on January 20th, 2012 @ 3:12pm CST
Posted by Dead Metal on January 20th, 2012 @ 3:12pm CST
Wow, this kinda gives me back my faith in this line.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336227)
Posted by BeastProwl on January 20th, 2012 @ 3:22pm CST
Posted by BeastProwl on January 20th, 2012 @ 3:22pm CST
For all of you guys hating on Wheeljack's "Ninja" Complex, keep this in mind: Not every scientist is a total "Stay in the lab" Pansy. G1 Wheeljack scrapped alot to, didn't he? Sure, our first taste of Prime "Jacky" wasn't of his Scientist side, but that Wheeljack we saw in the base was Makeshift. The one that escaped and came back and Kicked Makeshift's ass? Wheeljack, and he ended Makeshift with a bang. Probably a bomb of his very own design...
All the Character Development came from Makeshift. We'll see his Scientist side next time he rolls into town.
The wreckers needed him because he was a Warrior, AND a scientific mind, Drift was just a cold-sparked killer turned good through training with monks and the like and gave up guns for swords and all that. While they share in looks, they are NOT the same.
All the Character Development came from Makeshift. We'll see his Scientist side next time he rolls into town.
The wreckers needed him because he was a Warrior, AND a scientific mind, Drift was just a cold-sparked killer turned good through training with monks and the like and gave up guns for swords and all that. While they share in looks, they are NOT the same.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336235)
Posted by Rodimus Minor on January 20th, 2012 @ 3:49pm CST
Posted by Rodimus Minor on January 20th, 2012 @ 3:49pm CST
He looks epic I'm off to Stockport tomoz so lets hope they have the figs i'm after
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336238)
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on January 20th, 2012 @ 4:00pm CST
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on January 20th, 2012 @ 4:00pm CST
Personally, I think he looks like some kind of Dwarf-Gimp hybrid.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336239)
Posted by infinitimagnus on January 20th, 2012 @ 4:01pm CST
Posted by infinitimagnus on January 20th, 2012 @ 4:01pm CST
Still going after the Prime line. Wheeljack looks pretty good!
So when does he hit toy stores in the states? January 2013??? The way its been going lately with the 1st Editions, it seems plausible...
So when does he hit toy stores in the states? January 2013??? The way its been going lately with the 1st Editions, it seems plausible...
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336262)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on January 20th, 2012 @ 4:51pm CST
Posted by Megatron Wolf on January 20th, 2012 @ 4:51pm CST
this is the only tf prime figure im 100% sure ill get, it looks great and the size doenst look to bad. Wish there was a pic comparing HotRod & Wheeljack in robot mode though.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336270)
Posted by Mat001 on January 20th, 2012 @ 5:08pm CST
Posted by Mat001 on January 20th, 2012 @ 5:08pm CST
I definitely wouldn't say no to this toy if he had been available back in the day.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336283)
Posted by Sodan-1 on January 20th, 2012 @ 5:33pm CST
Posted by Sodan-1 on January 20th, 2012 @ 5:33pm CST
Very glad the swords can be stored under the chassis in vehicle mode. Can't wait to get hold of this guy tomorrow.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336285)
Posted by MINDVVIPE on January 20th, 2012 @ 5:35pm CST
Posted by MINDVVIPE on January 20th, 2012 @ 5:35pm CST
Very sick, but I do think the face just doesn't hit me as wheeljack as MUCH as the generations figure.
Now, for those of you who are kinda wondering if they want this wheeljack in addition to the generations figure, and dont know how they will fit in on the shelf, well, I'm betting they're going to repaint this figure. I'm going to wait it out, coz other than the fact that its a sick freakin mold, I still think the generations version is more accurate to the character I know Wheeljack to be.
I will give the vehicle canopy to Prime: Wheeljack though; thats much closer to a lancia stratos than the generations fig.
Now, for those of you who are kinda wondering if they want this wheeljack in addition to the generations figure, and dont know how they will fit in on the shelf, well, I'm betting they're going to repaint this figure. I'm going to wait it out, coz other than the fact that its a sick freakin mold, I still think the generations version is more accurate to the character I know Wheeljack to be.
I will give the vehicle canopy to Prime: Wheeljack though; thats much closer to a lancia stratos than the generations fig.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336288)
Posted by gothsaurus on January 20th, 2012 @ 5:42pm CST
Posted by gothsaurus on January 20th, 2012 @ 5:42pm CST
Yeah, the vehicle and style doesn't look too cartoony to not fit in with Classics. I may do a head swap and call this guy Classics Wheeljack... then let Tracks and the Battlechargers occupy that other mold. Heh.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336294)
Posted by kirbenvost on January 20th, 2012 @ 6:00pm CST
You must've got a Lucky Draw Bludgeon or something, because mine is worse than Drift.
This figure is amazing. Don't even care that he isn't traditionally a ninja. Need it.
Posted by kirbenvost on January 20th, 2012 @ 6:00pm CST
Requiem Prime wrote:Very nice....
Those swords had better be at least semi-stiff. It better not be gooey rubbery like Drift's sword. Bludgeon's weren't much better at least they didn't flop under gravity like it was melting.
You must've got a Lucky Draw Bludgeon or something, because mine is worse than Drift.
This figure is amazing. Don't even care that he isn't traditionally a ninja. Need it.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336306)
Posted by alexison on January 20th, 2012 @ 6:46pm CST
Posted by alexison on January 20th, 2012 @ 6:46pm CST
This guy looks good. I don't care too much for the swords but this Wheeljack is bought on site.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336309)
Posted by 1337W422102 on January 20th, 2012 @ 6:49pm CST
You DO realize that's part of the trolling, yes?
Massive oldschool Wheeljack fan here. Great to see him getting some more action-figure love. Really not digging the whole Gary Stu Durifto-san vibe at all, so I guess those swords will remain stashed, or will go to Bludgeon.
Posted by 1337W422102 on January 20th, 2012 @ 6:49pm CST
#Sideways# wrote:Hes also certain that Trolling is an art, not "a" art.
You DO realize that's part of the trolling, yes?
Massive oldschool Wheeljack fan here. Great to see him getting some more action-figure love. Really not digging the whole Gary Stu Durifto-san vibe at all, so I guess those swords will remain stashed, or will go to Bludgeon.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336320)
Posted by amtm on January 20th, 2012 @ 7:00pm CST
Posted by amtm on January 20th, 2012 @ 7:00pm CST
I still just can't get into the Prime look. Too much like animated.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336341)
Posted by Galvatron X on January 20th, 2012 @ 8:08pm CST
Posted by Galvatron X on January 20th, 2012 @ 8:08pm CST
Damn - that's a sharp-looking figure!
I like the "hunched" look he has to him; looks like he's ready for a fight.
I like the "hunched" look he has to him; looks like he's ready for a fight.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336360)
Posted by MGrotusque on January 20th, 2012 @ 9:39pm CST
Posted by MGrotusque on January 20th, 2012 @ 9:39pm CST
I can't stop looking at that alt mode! I would LOVE to have that car in real life. It's pretty damn hot.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336382)
Posted by Optimus1138 on January 20th, 2012 @ 10:52pm CST
Posted by Optimus1138 on January 20th, 2012 @ 10:52pm CST
This looks like an awesome figure. It'll be another Prime figure that I'm definitely buying. I'm getting an almost Speed Racer-esque vibe from the vehicle mode. It'd be awesome if Reprolabels would make a Mach 5 themed set for him.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336397)
Posted by Rated X on January 20th, 2012 @ 11:29pm CST
Posted by Rated X on January 20th, 2012 @ 11:29pm CST
After micheal bay butchered wheeljack in the 3rd movie, I can live with him being a warrior instead of a scientist. We dont want another einstein, do we ???
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336457)
Posted by Mykltron on January 21st, 2012 @ 4:23am CST
Posted by Mykltron on January 21st, 2012 @ 4:23am CST
Dual swords but no bicep swivel so he can't wield them properly. Nice one.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336487)
Posted by Genocide G2.0 on January 21st, 2012 @ 6:06am CST
Posted by Genocide G2.0 on January 21st, 2012 @ 6:06am CST
The more i look at him the more i realy hate those swords he looks shit as a ninja
The Gen WJ is a much better mould in Alt and robot, this prime WJ while not a bad figure doesnt represent how i see him
I was and now only might pick him up im not into the prime toys and wont be untill some characters i have no version of comes out and gets me going.
The Gen WJ is a much better mould in Alt and robot, this prime WJ while not a bad figure doesnt represent how i see him
I was and now only might pick him up im not into the prime toys and wont be untill some characters i have no version of comes out and gets me going.
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1336919)
Posted by metaphorge on January 22nd, 2012 @ 4:36am CST
Posted by metaphorge on January 22nd, 2012 @ 4:36am CST
Apparently Revealers Cliffjumper is also pretty dinky; I saw a video review in which he is show to be barely taller than RTS Windcharger (a Scout).
It seemed like the Autobot cars from the DOTM line were also rather small, so I'm wondering if this means that this is the new standard size for Transformers at this price point?
It seemed like the Autobot cars from the DOTM line were also rather small, so I'm wondering if this means that this is the new standard size for Transformers at this price point?
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1337506)
Posted by kirbenvost on January 23rd, 2012 @ 5:59pm CST
It's a little less flashy, but how about this?
The 2005 Fenomenon Stratos concept car:
2010 New Stratos concept in full rally gear mockup:
2010 street version which made it to a fully operational car, but as far as I know will not be put into production:
Posted by kirbenvost on January 23rd, 2012 @ 5:59pm CST
monstergrotusque wrote:I can't stop looking at that alt mode! I would LOVE to have that car in real life. It's pretty damn hot.
It's a little less flashy, but how about this?
The 2005 Fenomenon Stratos concept car:
2010 New Stratos concept in full rally gear mockup:
2010 street version which made it to a fully operational car, but as far as I know will not be put into production:
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1337525)
Posted by MINDVVIPE on January 23rd, 2012 @ 7:01pm CST
Posted by MINDVVIPE on January 23rd, 2012 @ 7:01pm CST
the rally version looks kinda cool, but nothing compares to
Re: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wheeljack In-Hand Images and Review (1338237)
Posted by kirbenvost on January 25th, 2012 @ 5:24pm CST
Posted by kirbenvost on January 25th, 2012 @ 5:24pm CST
^ Well of course, but I was looking for an updated version since TFP Wheeljack is an updated bot. 
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