And now fellow Autobots, and especially Optimus Prime, it gives me great pleasure to present… the gallery for MP-20+ Wheeljack! This is another of Takara-Tomy’s cartoon inspired repaints of previous Masterpiece releases. Wheeljack gets a sleek new deco to match his anime look, which is less busy than the Lancia racing style the toy was inspired by. The colors are bright, the windows’ blue pops. Structurally he is the same as his predecessor, but does come with an extra Immobilizer accessory to match the episode from G1. Bottom line, these anime repaints are to the collector’s taste. I personally dig them, and in this case prefer the 20+ robot mode and 20 vehicle mode. Both give off great throw back feels for the character.
We’ve run him through a session, hit the link below to check out over 40 HD images after the break courtesy of TFSource! You can also check a select few shots after the break.
He’s in stock and shipping now!
JonnyBravo808
Although I sit on the "toy accuracy" side of the Masterpiece equation, I must admit, this guy looks amazing. I still prefer the original MP 20's car mode, but the bot mode on "+" is outstanding. The + version of Prowl also makes me almost want to double dip on these guys. I'm also happy for all the toon officianados getting their version of these awesome toys.
Cracka J
the bot mode looks superb now. the alt mode looks like dook.
think that means I stick with the og where there's a great alt mode and pretty good bot mode.
Dev1160
Whelp, looks like I’ll be double dipping with Wheeljack.
Stryder Wolfe
Love “plus” Wheeljack so much that I immediately bought “plus” Prowl and Sideswipe and preordered Bluestreak. I like the originals too but the plus versions are a huge improvement imo.
Requiem Prime
Still haven\'t hammered out which one I want.
Dean ML
Who said I'm wearing any ((WINK))
DinoSnarl
Settle down. Don't get your knickers in a knot.
Ninjak
I'm pretty sure that some of the people saying there's less paint mean that there's fewer design elements/colors making it appear less busy or blander to them, not that there's literally less paint applied to the figure.
While I respect the original paint apps on the first Wheeljack, it was never for me personally as I always felt it distracted a bit from the overall design. I actually like this subtler design. I'd be tempted to grab him, but I'm good with my Exhaust. I'm definitely liking what I see, but no one design is going to please everyone. It's great to see these options. Would be nice to see a Slicer deco as another option, but I wont hold my breath.
Dean ML
Jeez. Five anime+ releases in and there's still bitching and moaning about the fallacy of having "less paint" than the originals. Every single one of them has MORE paint paint than the original. Every single one. Every copy I've had has tighter joints than the originals and, with the exception of Red Alert, all come with more accessories than their originals. The ones that have been Takara wide releases (not TT Mall exclusives) also cost nearly the same as the originals (I think my WJ+'s were less than $65 each preordered and shipped from AJ).
Anyway, really beautiful shots, @Tony_Bacala . You did this beautiful figure justice.
jackisking
Amazing how people see the same things in different ways. Back when I started collecting as an adult and EBAY used money orders and checks I won a MIB diaclone wheeljack with light blue tinted windows, that's exactly what this reminds me of.
Maximus Danz
Yeah, thanks. I was a fan of the older MP design style and I liked the cartoon accurate shape with the colors of the toy. Just not for me, I'll wait for Bluestreak.
BlackHawkOmega
The one thing I would have liked to see is if his windows were a solid blue. It works for the other MPs, but I think having the windows make up so much of his torso really looks weird to me.
Solrac333
It looks nice but it also looks so plain. I'm glad I have the first version.
Digger
And that’s cool that you feel that way. But when you do say it just be aware there might be more than you think.
Maximus Danz
It just looks like less
Shockwave81
Beaut!!
Acteon
I do like all that white paint, and I wish they'd used it on the original before that sumptuous deco was slapped onto it, as it is now either of these feels like a compromise. Lovely whites or accurate deco. Hm.
Some of the + figures I've taken the plunge on (Alert, Bluestreak, Shockwave) but Takara splitting the line like this still feels like a bit of a slap in the face for those of us who supported the early releases. In order to get a coherent set of figures we have to jettison the Hasui era and start over. I'm not willing to go that far, so like some have said the line is losing its lustre a little because of it. My MP collection is pretty much 50/50 official to 3P, and since the latter is almost completely in the earlier style, I'm going to stick with what I have and cherry pick toon decos based on merit. They won't go with the main display though, and it feels like a waste.
OP was right on this one though – + for bot, standard for altmode in my opinion.
Either way, lovely photos as always
TheWarPathGuy
To me Prowl is the worst looking one. It just took away text, branding, and the windows are blue. Atleast Bluestreak tried to fit in with the current Masterpiece style.
Digger
Dude it’s coated in paint. All the surfaces have paint on him. Unlike the original. It’s fair that you may not like the deco but it does not have less paint. In fact it has more.
MST3KFan
He looks so boring and plain now.
I just can't justify re-purchasing the same character for a paint job to be closer to the animation.
Honestly, I think the 'full toon' push they've been doing with the Masterpiece line killed a lot of my interest in the line.
I liked it better when they were a nice merging of cartoon with G1 toy/real world vehicle.
It's cool for those that want cartoon accurate looks for all their bots, but not for me.