Title:
Wheeljack With Windsheer
Description:
Wheeljack with Wind Sheer (Super-Con, 2003)
Takara ID number: MD-07
Takara release date: August 14, 2003
Accessories: 2 missiles
Released in the sixth wave of Armada Super-Cons, Wheeljack transforms into a gullwing-doored supercar resembling a Ferrari F50. His most distinctive feature is the large, scarred Autobot symbol on the center of his hood/chest, with a smaller Decepticon sigil beneath it. When a Mini-Con is attached to his active rooftop Powerlinx plug, both doors either side of the vehicle mode open up like wings, which also give access to the triggers for his door-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers. This plug is in a recessed section of roof designed to accommodate Wheeljack’s pack-in Mini-Con Wind Sheer in jet mode, but any Mini-Con will suffice to unlock the doors. It might just be a bit more awkward to do so.
In robot mode, his missiles can be held in his hands as melee weapons. Unusually, his right wrist features a swivel joint while his left wrist is immobile. Also unusually, his proper transformation scheme requires a Mini-Con to open his doors/wings.
The Takara Legend of the Microns release of Wheeljack, named "Rampage”, has major differences from the Hasbro version. His predominant vehicle mode plastic is now solid black rather than charcoal, with the large yellow paint striping replaced with much smaller light blue stripes. His windows are metallic light blue instead of metallic light purple, and his eyes are painted blue, making him more cartoon-accurate. While Hasbro representatives expressed interest in releasing the Takara deco, possibly as a running change, this ultimately never happened.
This mold was also used to make a proposed, but unreleased, Universe Battle in a Box Drench. This mold in a similar deco was later used to make the BotCon 2008 exclusive Shattered Glass Sideswipe.
Takara ID number: MD-07
Takara release date: August 14, 2003
Accessories: 2 missiles
Released in the sixth wave of Armada Super-Cons, Wheeljack transforms into a gullwing-doored supercar resembling a Ferrari F50. His most distinctive feature is the large, scarred Autobot symbol on the center of his hood/chest, with a smaller Decepticon sigil beneath it. When a Mini-Con is attached to his active rooftop Powerlinx plug, both doors either side of the vehicle mode open up like wings, which also give access to the triggers for his door-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers. This plug is in a recessed section of roof designed to accommodate Wheeljack’s pack-in Mini-Con Wind Sheer in jet mode, but any Mini-Con will suffice to unlock the doors. It might just be a bit more awkward to do so.
In robot mode, his missiles can be held in his hands as melee weapons. Unusually, his right wrist features a swivel joint while his left wrist is immobile. Also unusually, his proper transformation scheme requires a Mini-Con to open his doors/wings.
The Takara Legend of the Microns release of Wheeljack, named "Rampage”, has major differences from the Hasbro version. His predominant vehicle mode plastic is now solid black rather than charcoal, with the large yellow paint striping replaced with much smaller light blue stripes. His windows are metallic light blue instead of metallic light purple, and his eyes are painted blue, making him more cartoon-accurate. While Hasbro representatives expressed interest in releasing the Takara deco, possibly as a running change, this ultimately never happened.
This mold was also used to make a proposed, but unreleased, Universe Battle in a Box Drench. This mold in a similar deco was later used to make the BotCon 2008 exclusive Shattered Glass Sideswipe.
Theme:
Armada
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2003
Country:
United States
Series:
Armada
Asst. Number:
AM10
Date Added:
2022-08-20 16:05:20
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-02-19
Date Added:
2022-08-20 16:05:20
