I picked Wheeljack today at TRU for $30. Despite the price gouge I really wanted this figure. So yes my opinion of this figure will be biased. Wheeljack was the first TF I got as a kid. It broke my heart when it was stolen at school all those years ago...


What The Math? SWORDS? by ENsoehardi, on Flickr

I'll post a few photos here but you can see more on my flickr account or just by searching the web.

I'll start with the figure's cons:

  • OMG he has swords like Drift
  • He doesn't invent things that go BOOM (unconfirmed)
  • The knee spurs keep folding back on his leg
  • No bicep swivel
  • His vehicle attack mode is nonsense
  • Window/ windscreen hang off forearms
  • No Autobot insignia (What's up with that Hasbro?)
  • Bit of a hunchback
  • "Transformers Prime Robots in Disguise Deluxe Revealer"



TEEF by ENsoehardi, on Flickr

And now the figure's pros:

  • It's Wheeljack
  • His vehicle mode is cute, petite and angular (if he was sprayed black he'd be a stealth car! Or Slicer. Hmm...)
  • Vehicle mode weapons storage
  • He is really easy and fun to transform
  • Robot mode is nicely proportioned
  • Weapons store on back
  • Paint apps are a stylised version of the G1 figure
  • Figure has good stability
  • Decent articulation (I count 13 points)



This would be easier with bicep swivel by ENsoehardi, on Flickr

Now for something completely different! What other characters could you mod him into?

  • Makeshift (no mods necessary! Maybe red eyes.)
  • Slicer (or Stealth Mode Wheeljack. Black, blue, whatevs.)
  • Chromedome
  • Arcee (to fit in with the whole, "Arcee was gonna be a Chromedome repaint.")
  • Sideswipe (Swords!)
  • Sunstreaker
  • Hotrod
  • I guess Drift


Yes my review is a bit light on commentary but there has been a stack of reviews of this Wheeljack (Not mine, they all bought their own.) on Youtube. I just wanted to give you guys my opinion on this figure and that is, "Yes he's worth the purchase."
If you can get it cheaper he is definitely worth it!

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