Jason5billion wrote:That's cool that they're doing newer versions of Seaspray and Cosmos. Can anyone tell me if there are newer versions of Wheelie and Cliffjumper? Maybe I should go look at that link Burn gave me.
God bless, Jason Scott Irelan
There's definitely a
newer version of Wheelie, from just the beginning of this line! Legends class; probably the best-looking G1-styled Wheelie we've gotten in a long time (ever?); there's some debate over whether he's ruined by QC issues leading to a not-very-secure vehicle mode, but if you can get one that pegs together solidly enough (like mine) then he's a genuinely fantastic figure! The only problem might be that he was in Wave 1 and most stores are up to Wave 3 or 4 now, so he may be a little hard to find at retail. I'm sure WJ88 or someone can source up a few online stores that still have him for a decent price, though.
As for Cliffjumper, the most recent update to him was a
retool straight-up repaint (thanks Wolfman) of the Thrilling 30 Bumblebee mold, and that was about 3 years ago. I've never had that mold myself so I can't make a personal judgement, but from what I understand it's pretty decent (and also useful if you have the new Titans Return Bumblebee and want the two not to share a mold). Of course being so far out of production, you'd have to go secondhand to find him, but if you really want an updated Legends-class Cliffjumper
now then that's by far your best option. (If you wait a while longer though, I'm sure we'll see another new Cliffjumper within the next couple years, possibly/probably as a redeco or retool of TR Bee. No guarantees though, of course, just theorising!)
