A fine way to start the week this early Monday morning as images of Deluxe Wheeljack and Nightbird from the upcoming Rise of the Beasts film have surfaced! In addition to this being our first look at their toys, this is also our first good look at their robot mode designs. To some surprise though, these two are supposedly straight from the ROTB line and not from Studio Series.
Update: Additional images added showing poseability, weapon storage, both modes from different angles and comparison shots with other WFC and Studio Series toys.
Check out the pics after the jump for a better look and share your thoughts and excitement in the ongoing discussion!
harrismonkey
mixed feelings on this one.
I actually really like the SS bot- it’s a neat, kibbly bot (I often like kibble here and there).
neither bot fully nailed the onscreen bot, but head aside the mainline is probably closer.
honestly, the onscreen version of mirage is a bit too clean looking for my tastes. The personality totally won me over- but from a design perspective I think he’s on the boring side.
octobotimus
Don’t see it personally. Mainline is slimmer, less horrible kibble all over he place, and tries to actually use the car to make parts of the robot.
Peaceful Soldier
NGL, SS mirage is far superior to the mainline.
octobotimus
I sort of feel the same way. I honestly think the mainline designers have way more creativity with designing TF figures. SS is cool, but seems to have an over reliance on vehicle mode accuracy and then making the toys a robot in a shell. Like Mainline wheeljack has the front of the car from his chest and then has the suspender pieces tab in as a separate piece. Meanwhile the studio series one just makes the entire torso a solid fake piece that doesn’t transform at all. Same thing with Mirage and Airrazor, the transformations are unique and result in pretty solid clean bots.
SS figures can be great but I’ve noticed a lot of figures now sort of all feel like the same 2 base transformations over and over again to me. Would love some creativity.
harrismonkey
Just got Nightbird from bbts.
I’m really starting to think the mainline molds (with a little more tlc and paint aps) were generally possibly superior to studio series here. There are details about her way better than the mainline, but I really feel like mainline is the better mold- and I may feel that way about wheeljack as well (unsure- I did mod mine a lot).
is it just me?
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At least some people are nice
BWIguanusfan2
Are you sure you don’t want to call this Adonis -Downshift- Cliffjumper?
Peaceful Soldier
Nah, I'm getting this guy and calling him PABLO on my shelf (SS ver.)
BWIguanusfan2
Here comes my hero!
Considering how rotb wheeljack was barely a character in the movie, this was all a big nothing burger. He might as well be an adaption of energon -Cliffjumper- Downshift. The guy on cybertron might as well be wheelhyphenjack. Nerd emoji wheeljack was completely unoffensive otherwise.
Peaceful Soldier
That actually looks amazing. Also, don't mind the ppl complaining for a single notification.
BBJazz
Chill
VVa
My hero. <3
Omegaclaw
This discourse ended a while ago so maybe lets keep it that way. Also that kiiiiiiinda looks like shit
TF Hot Rod
Lets not do this for the 50th time.
– Signed someone who isn’t a fan really of the new head design.
Also thread bump.
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View attachment 30152297why didn't we get this as a head ?