Transformers Prime Deluxe Dead End Pictorial Review

Here are some of my views and pictures on Transformers Prime: Deluxe Dead End.
I got my shipment of Wave 4 from Kapow Toys in the UK. http://kapowtoys.co.uk/

Dead End is a repaint of Wheeljack with a new head so I won't bother going into articulation or transformation as it's well documented.
The package shows why he is the way he is and why not to spend too much time around Dark Energon.





The alt mode is exactly the same as Wheeljack with only colour changes. He has 1 green Decepticon logo on the right side which is more than Jackie got.


I've seen and made enough jokes about his paint scheme since it was announced. I kinda feel a Hasbro designer took a picture home and said to his kids, "colour this in and I will make it a real figure!" As with most of the line it's not too bad in person.
Like the Shadow Bumblebee the main colour isn't black but more charcoal/dark grey. It's a nice shade. The orange is nice too, not bright at all. The problem I think is the yellow. The 3 shades are too much together. If they left it black and orange it would have been much better.
The yellow on the roof isn't as vibrant as it's a different plastic I think.

The wheel rims and "lights" are a neon green shade. Another colour they didn't need to go with. The windscreen is transparent light green. This allows you to see his neon green chest through it. That's my other main problem I feel. Unlike Wheeljack which had a darker tint and a black chest this sticks out as odd and distracting for me.
It's a shame they didn't just make him mainly black and orange as it would have been a big improvement.


As for the robot mode. Pretty much what was white on Wheeljack is now yellow. He has orange shoulders and a green chest. Some of the dark grey areas are now black. The insides of his legs are now orange too.
He comes with the same Laser Swords but now in black handles and neon green blades.



So the biggest difference is the head. Great big gaping mouth with green plastic to light up with the light piping. The eyes are also green. It's ok and from the sides looks really good. Front on I'm left wishing it was filled in with inner robot mouth workings or something. It all falls back to the Dark Energon idea. Without that this could have been a great new repaint.



I believe this figure is saved from being a bad repaint because the Wheeljack mold is a good one with a lot going for it. That and Dead End is a Decepticon and gets away with it. If this was an Autobot repaint I don't think I would have been so generous.
I do recommend getting it when you see it to add to the army. I have already started doing some repainting/tweaking to the areas I don't like to improve on it. Maybe we will even see a new Dr Wu head for it. Who knows.