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News Credits: 1 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:57 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:This Wheelie I'll have to get.

I wonder if it will be compatible with SS86 Grimlock with the same peg holes on the legs?

My thoughts exactly! I don't see the same pegs/holes, but that could be because of the bad image.

News Credits: 12 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:03 am

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Razorbeast88 wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So what was the point of the Wheelie Accessory?

They mentioned on one of the livestreams that they didn't yet know they could make core class figures, so they included the mini-figs as a little something

Someone else can probably recall better than me

Oh ok. so I take it then that we can expect a SS'86 Daniel to follow now? As a retool (ish) of Spike?

I was wondering the same, though I'm not sure they'd go for it

News Credits: 462 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:04 am

Yeesh. Unless it looks better in other pics, I'll stick with the Legends version over that scrawny thing.

News Credits: 10 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:55 am

Razorbeast88 wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So what was the point of the Wheelie Accessory?

They mentioned on one of the livestreams that they didn't yet know they could make core class figures, so they included the mini-figs as a little something

Someone else can probably recall better than me

There's no better recall than that. That's what they said.

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:03 am

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Razorbeast88 wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So what was the point of the Wheelie Accessory?

They mentioned on one of the livestreams that they didn't yet know they could make core class figures, so they included the mini-figs as a little something

Someone else can probably recall better than me

Oh ok. so I take it then that we can expect a SS'86 Daniel to follow now? As a retool (ish) of Spike?

How would it be any different from Spike?

Anyways, I find it's kinds of crazy that Wheelie gets this many figures. And unlike other toys, like Perceptor where it's incrementally getting to the show accurate not headmaster version, we already had a G1 accurate Wheelie in TR. With this release we now have 3 different molds for G1 accurate Wheelies in the same scale released in the past few years, two of them transforming, and all in mainline releases. All the while, Optimus Prime himself is stuck using the same base mold for 4 mainlines in a row, even though it gives him vestigial parts.

While I get the fiddliness of TR Wheelie, I will keep that toy over this one. I really like the clear plastic window and the fact that someone can actually ride in him. They really went above and beyond for that little toy

Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:05 am

Neat looking figure, will likely get it to complete the 86 lineup. Was never a big fan of Blurr or Wheelie so they're not essential but if I can get them at a deal I won't pass them up. And since I never got the Legends figure this version will save $20+ extra in tracking that older version down.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:11 am

I guess I'll switch out my Legends Wheelie for this one. The little guys are cheap enough for me not to feel bad if it turns out to be a dud after I buy it.

But this is it for Wheelie for me. Last one.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:18 am

william-james88 wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Oh ok. so I take it then that we can expect a SS'86 Daniel to follow now? As a retool (ish) of Spike?

How would it be any different from Spike?

That's what I thought, as writing. That's why I opted for "retool (ish)". As a smaller human head would be all I could think of to separate the two.

A friend of mine bought the upgrade kit for Grimlock & Wheelie. So it will be interesting to compare that Wheelie 2.0 to this upcoming Core Class one.

But, yeah. That is a lot of effort over the last few years. For arguably the worst '86 Movie character.

Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:49 am

I think it’s great that they’re going forward to make a Wheelie that can pose with the Dinobots that’s not some hunched over static figure. However, he just looks off to me, proportion wise. The legs and chest\waist area looks funky. Maybe it’s just the nature of the blurry image, but I’ll stick with my Titans Return Wheelie for now.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:36 pm

WOWOWOWOWOWOWW! AMAZING!

News Credits: 19 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:42 pm

Think I'll be sticking to my TR and Legends Wheelie. Chest may be better on the ss86 but those lower wheel arms are ugly and can't beat a toy that can fit titan master Daniel to ride in him.

Kind of weird going from a line like TR where I'd spend money to get a better deco/version of a toy or even both versions to not even wanting a toy in a line.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:45 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:Think I'll be sticking to my TR and Legends Wheelie. Chest may be better on the ss86 but those lower wheel arms are ugly and can't beat a toy that can fit titan master Daniel to ride in him.

Kind of weird going from a line like TR where I'd spend money to get a better deco/version of a toy or even both versions to not even wanting a toy in a line.

Tr wheelie looks great, and was the best version before this new one. I'd stick with tr if I already had it, seeing what an insignificant charecter Wheelie really is.

News Credits: 17 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:49 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:Think I'll be sticking to my TR and Legends Wheelie. Chest may be better on the ss86 but those lower wheel arms are ugly and can't beat a toy that can fit titan master Daniel to ride in him.

Kind of weird going from a line like TR where I'd spend money to get a better deco/version of a toy or even both versions to not even wanting a toy in a line.

The tabs on my TR copy are too thick to properly transform him into alt-mode, which I thought was a universal problem with the mold. I was really happy with that figure at the time and plan to hold onto him, but this still looks like it'll be an upgrade for me, but then I don't have the Legends deco.

News Credits: 19 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:06 pm

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

Tr wheelie looks great, and was the best version before this new one. I'd stick with tr if I already had it, seeing what an insignificant charecter Wheelie really is.

He was great in headmasters....ok...maybe not, but he was kind of a main character...oh wait that's still not a good thing. But even then compared to the humping robot version in baynus...poor wheelie.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:10 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

Tr wheelie looks great, and was the best version before this new one. I'd stick with tr if I already had it, seeing what an insignificant charecter Wheelie really is.

He was great in headmasters....ok...maybe not, but he was kind of a main character...oh wait that's still not a good thing. But even then compared to the humping robot version in baynus...poor wheelie.

I see Wheelie could hold potential as a charecter. But the main problem is he really doesn't do...anything. aside from helping Grimlock once in the movie, and we dont even now what he was doing or how he got to Quintessa.

News Credits: 56 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:36 pm

So Bumblebee and the other "minibots" are getting upgraded from legends/core figures in previous years, to deluxe within the last two years and going forward. But Wheelie remains legend/core scale?. Yeah I know TF scale is pretty much all about inconsistency, and I'm no Wheelie fan, but it just seems odd.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:37 pm

o.supreme wrote:So Bumblebee and the other "minibots" are getting upgraded from legends/core figures in previous years, to deluxe within the last two years and going forward. But Wheelie remains legend/core scale?. Yeah I know TF scale is pretty much all about inconsistency, and I'm no Wheelie fan, but it just seems odd.

I guess they really wanna recreate the TFTM scenes of him climbing and riding on the Dinobots.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:43 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
o.supreme wrote:So Bumblebee and the other "minibots" are getting upgraded from legends/core figures in previous years, to deluxe within the last two years and going forward. But Wheelie remains legend/core scale?. Yeah I know TF scale is pretty much all about inconsistency, and I'm no Wheelie fan, but it just seems odd.
I guess they really wanna recreate the TFTM scenes of him climbing and riding on the Dinobots.

Scale and being able to re-enact scenes from the movie is the entire point of Studio Series, so it does makes sense.

News Credits: 101 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:02 pm

TR Wheelie is a very bad toy. It's floppy, fiddly, and not fun to handle. All because of the Titan Master seat gimmick. He goes well with TR Kup at least.

The SS86 Core Wheelie will not be hampered by a gimmick. So I expect it to be good.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:06 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:TR Wheelie is a very bad toy. It's floppy, fiddly, and not fun to handle. All because of the Titan Master seat gimmick. He goes well with TR Kup at least.

The SS86 Core Wheelie will not be hampered by a gimmick. So I expect it to be good.

TR Wheelie actually seems similar to TR Bumblebee. I have TR Bumblebee and it's not as bad as it seems, very interesting transformation.

News Credits: 56 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:35 pm

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Scale and being able to re-enact scenes from the movie is the entire point of Studio Series, so it does makes sense.

Cool. Would love to hear What scene from any of the films you were able to recreate with these:

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:37 pm

o.supreme wrote:
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Scale and being able to re-enact scenes from the movie is the entire point of Studio Series, so it does makes sense.

Cool. Would love to hear What scene from any of the films you were able to recreate with these:

Dont have those, never liked the bay films.

News Credits: 51 · Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:17 pm

o.supreme wrote:Cool. Would love to hear What scene from any of the films you were able to recreate with these:

I got nothing for Nest Bee, but Thundercracker's packaging pegs him as one of the unnamed Decepticon reinforcements in Dark of the Moon that came from the moon through the Space Bridge and took part in the Battle of Chicago.