{"id":22011,"date":"2012-11-29T00:04:50","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T06:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22011"},"modified":"2012-11-29T00:49:04","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T06:49:04","slug":"vault-review-transformers-prime-wheeljack-dead-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22011","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime
Wheeljack & Dead End"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019m trying to catch up on some of my 2012 reviews before the end of the year, so today I\u2019m doing two Transformers Prime figures in one review.\u00a0 Dead End and Wheeljack End may share the same body, but their unique head designs and paint apps make them very distinct figures.<\/p>\n

I picked up Wheeljack near the beginning of the year as a test figure for the Transformers Prime line.\u00a0 I had bought a few of the First Release figures and really enjoyed both their physical designs and engineering.\u00a0 It took a while for me to stick my toe into the regular Prime line pool, mostly because I felt like these new figures were a bit too simplified.<\/p>\n

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Figures like Wheeljack helped me move past this feeling.\u00a0 His transformation was still pretty simple, but it didn\u2019t feel thrown together or forced.\u00a0 I also liked the figures overall design.\u00a0 The figure\u2019s frame lends itself to having the arms and legs bent slightly.\u00a0 This gives a definite wiry fighter look to a fairly small statured character.\u00a0 The vehicle mode was also pretty fun with its sleek Cybertronian racecar look.<\/p>\n

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Even though I liked Wheeljack\u2019s figure, I never expected to buy another version of this mold.\u00a0 Then Hasbro announced Dead End.\u00a0 As a character, I really didn\u2019t care anything about Dead End.\u00a0 He\u2019s just one of a billion other Transformers that I couldn\u2019t pick out of a lineup from any other series.\u00a0 My story and this review would have just ended here if Hasbro didn\u2019t lock onto one of my biggest toy weaknesses.<\/p>\n

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I love garishly ugly toys.\u00a0 There\u2019s just something about figures with fantastic neon colors that are expected to fit in seamlessly with the rest of a normal toy line.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because they\u2019re the underdogs of the paint app, but I can\u2019t get enough of figures like \u201cHalloween\u201d Skeletor, various Kenner Batmen, and now the Transformers Prime Dead End.<\/p>\n

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Wheeljack consists of a sleek ice-cream white body with alternating gray parts that are only exposed in robot mode.\u00a0 These areas are highlighted with just a few red and green stripe designs.\u00a0 It\u2019s a very simple look that gives the character a reserved tone.<\/p>\n

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Dead End is the exact screaming opposite, which works out pretty well considering he\u2019s a Decepticon.\u00a0 It\u2019s difficult to even decide where to start on this guy.\u00a0 His underlying body is made up of dark grays and blacks, but these colors are easily overlooked because of the blindingly neon yellows, oranges, and greens that seem to be fighting each other for the most eye attention. Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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The extreme color difference does a great job making these to figures seem much more different than they really are.\u00a0 As I mentioned above, they share the exact same body and articulation.\u00a0 There\u2019s a ball jointed head, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles.\u00a0 Due to the transformation designs their biceps and elbows are hinges.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a hinge in the wrists and knees.\u00a0 All this articulation lends itself to some great posing and I tend to have Wheeljack standing up straight while Dead End is hunched over with almost a pouncing look.<\/p>\n

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Each figure does have an entirely new head sculpt though.\u00a0 Wheeljack\u2019s is just a slight variation on his classic looking ear lights and masked mouth, making the figure instantly recognizable.\u00a0 I was a bit disappointed in his light piping though.\u00a0 The plastic they used seems to be a bit thick, making it difficult for light to make it all the way to the eyes.<\/p>\n

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I love pretty much every aspect about Dead End\u2019s head.\u00a0 The sculpting is fantastic, giving him a crazy screaming face that resembles a wild animal more than a robot.\u00a0 His light piping also works extremely well, lighting up his eyes and mouth with a sickly green glow.<\/p>\n

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Both figures come with the same weapons: two katana-like swords.\u00a0 Wheeljack\u2019s are the classic gray with silver blades, while Dead End has black hilts with neon green blades.\u00a0 Both figures look great dual wielding these swords, but I tend to put Dead Ends backwards to give him a less refined looking style.<\/p>\n

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Both of these figures make great additions to the Transformers Prime line.\u00a0 The body sculpt and design is expressive and fun to play around with, while the new head sculpts and paint jobs on each figure give them a definite personality.\u00a0 Obviously my favorite is the neon insanity that is Dead End, but I definitely would feel my collection was incomplete without his more reserved brother-by-design, Wheeljack.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m trying to catch up on some of my 2012 reviews before the end of the year, so today I\u2019m doing two Transformers Prime figures in one review.\u00a0 Dead End and Wheeljack End may share the same body, but their unique head designs and paint apps make them very distinct figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10,35],"tags":[1800,24,1371,1079],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/dewjTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-5J1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29350,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=29350","url_meta":{"origin":22011,"position":0},"title":"Transformers Masterpiece Wheeljack Review","date":"October 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":22989,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22989","url_meta":{"origin":22011,"position":1},"title":"Transformers Prime AM-32 Stunticon Wildrider","date":"March 21, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I remember a time when buying a Transformer was a rare occasion for me.\u00a0 But now things are heading towards the other extreme and I seem to always have a backlog waiting to be reviewed.\u00a0 So I thought I\u2019d make a mini-theme week with a repaint review of my own.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/wrid8.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":28712,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=28712","url_meta":{"origin":22011,"position":2},"title":"Transformers Masterpiece: Wheeljack, Bumblebee, & Ultra Magnus Pics!","date":"July 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32101,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32101","url_meta":{"origin":22011,"position":3},"title":"Transformers Masterpiece Exhaust Review (MP-23)","date":"October 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":29243,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=29243","url_meta":{"origin":22011,"position":4},"title":"Transformers Masterpiece: Exhaust & Star Saber Pics!","date":"September 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28650,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=28650","url_meta":{"origin":22011,"position":5},"title":"BigBadToyStore July 10th Newsletter","date":"July 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Sponsors"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22011"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22011"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22029,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22011\/revisions\/22029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}