Transformers Toys Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Leader WFC-E23 Doubledealer Triple Changer Action Figure - Kids Ages 8 and Up, 7-inch

I'm an adult nerd and Doubledealer was one of my favorite Transformers when I was a kid, even though his major points of articulation were that his elbows bent. Really - that was it, his robot arms bent at the elbows.When I saw a new Doubledealer was coming out, reengineered and based on the original, I scheduled in this splurge and preordered him.He's got some new things going on and he's very satisfying. There's a grey piece with some stabilizer struts or something that you can see in some of the figure's photographs - it's involved in some connectivity gimmick with other figures and was clearly a design afterthought, since it does nothing important or graceful for the figure. Since it seemed poorly considered, I'm going to consider it poorly and say it's mostly negligible. Otherwise, he has a few new accessories in black plastic, like a pair of missile pods, some sort of surveillance/tracking/guidance device, and a gun/cannon. They're welcome additions in an otherwise sparse but nigh atomic arsenal, which consists of a massive missile that can split into a less massive missile and a very bulky rifle, much like the original issue.Doubledealer transforms admirably into each of his classic forms, but better. That's about all there is to this Doubledealer - he's everything the ancient Doubledealer was, but better. They had the technology, they could rebuild him, they did, and it was good. Notable casualties in this update include Knok and Skar, the original Power Master engines that accompanied the old Doubledealer. A notable engine chunk can be found on this reimagined Doubledealer in memorial to their loss.The only goofy parts going on with Doubledealer are some awkwardness with stowing the purple wings of his big robotic vulture bird form. There's a new point of articulation here that doesn't quite fold up nice and neat like in the original.Otherwise, I have only good things to say about this Doubledealer. He has met my expectations for a modern Doubledealer.

Really love this figure. I haven't had any issues with his legs like some have reported, though when transforming him it's important to be careful due to the double-joint assembly in his knees.All three modes look fantastic, and he comes with some nice accessories.The one flaw I've found is that his elbow joints aren't particularly strong, so putting a heavy accessory in his hand (like the gun that's the back half of his missile, or a Micromaster weapon) has a tendency to cause his forearm to droop. There's a ratchet lock when it's folded to 90 degrees, which works with the gun he comes with but not a Micromaster weapon.

I bought this based on someone else's review. It's a great figure.

I I absolutely love the siege double dealer,Great robot mode,I also like the vulture mode although viewed as the weaker mode by some. I dont see it I've always been a sucker for characters who can be spys for ether side,a big selling point for me,highly recommend.

good, but not great. the overall presentation is nice. the best gimmick is the panels he has on his upper arms that fold up and down, changes his faction symbols to autobot or decepticon, whichever you prefer. lots of accessories is nice, but the figure becomes extremely top-heavy when all the accessories are attached in robot mode. all the alt-modes are excellent. missle can store on top and bottom in bird mode. the fourth mode, missile launch station is really cool. the one downside is the legs. the entire assembly is a little loose and completely hollow. theres a production flaw, where the legs attach to the body. theres a slight offset between the two upper leg posts, so if his legs are straight in robot mode, he sort of leans over to one side, which is annoying, but not a deal breaker. slightly offsetting the legs will get him in a straight pose.also the leader class price point is a bit of stretch, hes basically a large voyager, but in scale with earthrise and siege toylines. the parts count and engineering definitely justify the price. aside from the little leg issue, i would definitely recommend this to all transformers collectors. makes for a pretty good toy..

Package was new like description stated. Awesome buy💯

I grew up with G1 as a kid and remember having the original Doubledealer. This is a great update to the design and character. Very happy to have it in my modern collection. The transformation is fairly simple. The only difficult area is with the knees, that may take a little gentle work to get them in the right positions. I was able to get the figure for $42 when Amazon had it on sale at one point.

This is the first truly leader scale sized transformer in the WFC lines!He is very well made and has awesome nods to the original toy. I'd love for it to feature more ratchet joints, but this isn't the end of the world.