Dr. Wu company has presented the first images of a prototype action figure based on Flywheels, a character from Generation 1. This Decepticon is a Duocon, a rare subclass of Transformers that separates into two distinct vehicles. In this case, the robot splits into a fighter jet and a tank, which can then rejoin.
Dual engineering: the challenge of a robot in two vehicles 🔧
The development of this figure presents notable technical complexity. The design team has had to solve articulation and stability for three distinct modes: combined robot, jet, and tank. The transformation mechanism must allow a clean separation and joining of the two halves, maintaining structural integrity. The materials and assembly aim to make each vehicle feel like its own unit, without compromising the final robot form.
When your worst enemy is deciding what to turn into 🤔
Flywheels always had a serious identity problem. While his fellow Decepticons transformed into a single menacing vehicle, he debated between being a jet or a tank. One imagines the discussions in the heat of battle: Turn into the tank! No, the jet is better! Dr. Wu now allows us to recreate that existential drama on our shelf. It's the Transformer for the indecisive, or perhaps for those who want two figures for the price of one, with assembly work included.