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Skylight22 β€” Quick Break: Infusion Wheeljack

Published: 2014-04-17 00:18:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1005; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 3
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Description Here's my design for the Infusion version of the nutty inventor, Autobot Wheeljack. As you can see, the vehicle mode is nowhere near a traditional take on the character. I like this one, but I think it might a little too organic-looking... What do you guys think? Anywho...

A little about this concept

- Wheeljack's alt mode is a blue and white 1984 Kenworth K100 wrecker, which I dusted up to give the impression he works a lot.

- As I mentioned in Bumblebee's profile, this is his mentor (although Bee is the one who makes sure that Jackie's inventions don't fall apart)

- That thing in his left hand is his Mega-tool (his only invention that didn't fall apart without Bee's help). It's a really cool multi-tool that can be a chainsaw, a wrench, a jackhammer, a nailgun, a crane, and his not-so-famous shock cannon.

-The baseball cap he has on his head can rotate and reveal a cool welding mask.

- In human years, he's 22.

- His beard was inspired by none other than the comedic former Game (Not-so)Grump, JonTron.

-Personality-wise, Wheeljack's a comedy relief. He's an absolute goofball who often swears and shouts at the top of his lungs when his inventions break, only to have a lot of unamused, blank and bewildered stares, accompanied by awkward silence and dropped jaws. But he's still very intelligent and very...um...Brooklyn.

- The tools on his belt are not the limit of what gadgets he has in store to help him make his various gizmos.

-Strika and Nova Prime scare him and Elita-1 gives him the creeps. But he does like a femme named Astroscope.

-Transformation is pretty cool. The majority of the cab becomes his legs, the rear section, cab windows, and sirens become his torso, the rear wheels become his arms, the tow crane becomes the Mega-tool, and the smokestack becomes his saw.

-If I had a voice for him, it'd be Nolan North's dub of Raphael in TMNT 2007.Β 

I hope you all enjoy this new take on Jackie.
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Comments: 21

Sencorw [2014-04-17 00:46:45 +0000 UTC]

It wouldn't be Wheeljack without faulty, exploding machinery. Good thing his poor, unfortunate trusty apprentice can at least try to mitigate the damage!

I especially like the transformation of his alt mode's crane into his multi-tool, very creative.

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Skylight22 In reply to Sencorw [2014-04-17 00:54:22 +0000 UTC]

XD Yeah. At least Bee does it out of his own free will.

And thanks. Do you think this is original enough with the alt mode and all?

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Sencorw In reply to Skylight22 [2014-04-17 01:14:18 +0000 UTC]

I think a tow truck definitely fits Wheeljack: rough but sturdy, and he can use his tow crane in a wide variety of ways, true to his creative nature.

I'm new to the TF fandom, so I haven't been exposed to enough of the source material to accurately judge whether it's original or not, but I think it's solid. C:

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Skylight22 In reply to Sencorw [2014-04-17 01:19:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. If you want to check the originality, you can look up his name and compare my design to other versions.

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Sencorw In reply to Skylight22 [2014-04-17 01:39:31 +0000 UTC]

It seems most people have a race/rally car for WJ's alt, as a call back to G1, although I did see some tow trucks mixed in. Regardless, yours is the only one that has his crane double as a swiss army tool, far as I could see.

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Skylight22 In reply to Sencorw [2014-04-17 01:42:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Β I think that the cab color is is also a difference.

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Sencorw In reply to Skylight22 [2014-04-17 05:34:12 +0000 UTC]

Yep!

Oh goodness me, I just noticed this, but is WJ missing some teeth? I wonder how that happened? XD

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Skylight22 In reply to Sencorw [2014-04-17 14:54:21 +0000 UTC]

It was part of yet another accident with is machinery.

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Sencorw In reply to Skylight22 [2014-04-18 04:12:46 +0000 UTC]

Bet he was more pissed with his invention screwing up than his messed up mouthΒ Β 

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Skylight22 In reply to Sencorw [2014-04-18 07:30:13 +0000 UTC]

Damn right he was. XD

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dcaldwell101 [2014-04-17 00:28:50 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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Skylight22 In reply to dcaldwell101 [2014-04-17 00:34:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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dcaldwell101 In reply to Skylight22 [2014-04-17 00:35:05 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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Skylight22 In reply to dcaldwell101 [2014-04-17 00:37:22 +0000 UTC]

Do you think this is different enough, David?

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dcaldwell101 In reply to Skylight22 [2014-04-17 00:40:35 +0000 UTC]

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Skylight22 In reply to dcaldwell101 [2014-04-17 02:04:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I think the jeans becoming the cab was a good idea.

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dcaldwell101 In reply to Skylight22 [2014-04-17 02:11:02 +0000 UTC]

Indeed

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Skylight22 In reply to dcaldwell101 [2014-04-17 02:11:27 +0000 UTC]

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dcaldwell101 In reply to Skylight22 [2014-04-17 02:24:09 +0000 UTC]

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Skylight22 In reply to dcaldwell101 [2014-04-18 14:28:50 +0000 UTC]

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dcaldwell101 In reply to Skylight22 [2014-04-18 16:52:18 +0000 UTC]

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