Because in the realm of military aircraft insignia, if the insignia has a proper orientation, when displayed on horizontal surfaces the 'top' of said insignia is oriented towards the front of the aircraft. Like, for example, the top point of the star in the US military's insignia. (WWII-era insignia pictured, but the convention still stands)
Sounds like amazing SDCC fodder to me!
Hasbro is salivating just thinking of the paint apps they'd save in a line of decos inspired by Nel Yomtov's coloring.
Correct thread.
I would hazard a guess that this Wheelie will hold together better than TR Wheelie, but I'd say (initially) Titans Return wins in the looks department.
More pictures of Wheelie are at https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/14...eries-86-core-class-wheelie-new-images-460653.
No real attempt at having him transform properly. Barely better than sticking Action Master Soundwave's legs behind his ears and calling it a boombox.
It looks terrible.
No real attempt at having him transform properly. Barely better than sticking Action Master Soundwave's legs behind his ears and calling it a boombox.
It looks terrible.
"Hands...whose hands are these? Hands from the bumper of the car, what have these hands done...?"
"Ok, that's it, Wheelie, you need to admit you have a problem and get help."
"Ok, that's it, Wheelie, you need to admit you have a problem and get help."
Wow, this is just...bad. Isn't Studio Series supposed to be like, a little bit better than the average-release figure? For all of TR Wheelie's issues staying together, I think he's still the better representation. This version also fails my "are the hands sticking out of the back of the vehicle mode?" test that I put most modern Transformer figures through. I no longer support that level of lazy/cheap engineering, even if it's a character that I really like.
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......How are they continuing to find ways to make the toys look blockier than G1? Wheelie here is somehow worse too, since his vehicle mode is made of curves!
I feel like the nose of the car mode is either mistransformed or missing a piece. It doesn't look right, even compared to the rest of the car mode itself, and definitely not the original. If this really is the finished product, someone ought to be reprimanded for an incomplete job.
Yeah I'm hoping that's a non-final prototype, because, woof. Not that I was gonna buy a Wheelie anyways, the one I got from SS86 Grimlock is already more than I need. Can't imagine this one will sell well, being a fairly unpopular character and a pretty bad looking mold.
That's exactly how I transformed my action master Blaster....... Also what the BB movie Soundwave looks like.
It's hard for me to agree that this Wheelie toy is worse than G1, but I'll certainly agree that it's blockier.
(This Wheelie toy absolutely looks worse than the TR version, which was... as has already been observed... a floppy mess in vehicle mode)