First Look at Studio Series 86 Wheelie

Looks quote charming (at the price point)

YESSS FINALLYYYY

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?

So what was the point of the Wheelie Accessory?

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

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?

-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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

WOWOWOWOWOWOWW! AMAZING!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

-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.

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:

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.

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.

Plus thundercracker makes a great body for any bodyless titan masters you might have lying around.

ZeroWolf wrote:Plus thundercracker makes a great body for any bodyless titan masters you might have lying around.

But he's not a headmaster I though.

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Plus thundercracker makes a great body for any bodyless titan masters you might have lying around.

But he's not a headmaster I though.

He's based on The Last Knight Nitro (Zeus):



... who has a Titans Return-like head removal gimmick as part of a deleted scene involving the "Headmaster" (ha ha) Cogman:



Cogman would have torn Nitro's head off and hijack his body.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Plus thundercracker makes a great body for any bodyless titan masters you might have lying around.

But he's not a headmaster I though.

He's based on The Last Knight Nitro (Zeus):



... who has a Titans Return-like head removal gimmick as part of a deleted scene involving the "Headmaster" (ha ha) Cogman:



Cogman would have torn Nitro's head off and hijack his body.

Alright, I think I remember that in a stopmotion.

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Plus thundercracker makes a great body for any bodyless titan masters you might have lying around.

But he's not a headmaster I though.

He is:


Just that his head does not transform into a tiny robot.

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Plus thundercracker makes a great body for any bodyless titan masters you might have lying around.

But he's not a headmaster I though.

The Thundercracker toy is though, as he's based off the nitro zeus mold who also shares the feature. It's all based off a plan for the Last Knight film where nitro zeus was going to get Decapitated and cogman was going to transform into a head and take control of the body. While it never made it to the movie itself, the feature was in the toys.

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:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Dont have those, never liked the bay films.

I'm not the biggest fan of the live action films either, nor do I own those specific toys. The point is, hopefully now you understand that despite the fan assumed pretense of Studio Series, the toys that are Produced are not always from a film, nor are they always to scale.

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:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Dont have those, never liked the bay films.

I'm not the biggest fan of the live action films either, nor do I own those specific toys. The point is, hopefully now you understand that despite the fan assumed pretense of Studio Series, the toys that are Produced are not always from a film, nor are they always to scale.

Studio series 86 is all the studi series I care about.

Ss86 isn't always gonna be to scale either (ratchet)

Razorbeast88 wrote:Ss86 isn't always gonna be to scale either (ratchet)

He was that scale in an animation error.

Razorbeast88 wrote:Ss86 isn't always gonna be to scale either (ratchet)

Excluding Core Class versions of larger characters... That should be specific enough to work for everyone, right?

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Ss86 isn't always gonna be to scale either (ratchet)

Excluding Core Class versions of larger characters... That should be specific enough to work for everyone, right?

This^ Aside from certain characters, core class exists so that parents/collectors have a cheaper alternative for a character. Outside of that price point, the other toys are adhering to a scale the best they can. Its mostly worked so far.

The point being made was not all figures from these lines are going to be to scale or only figures that appeared in the films. I know what the core class is for, didn't think i had to spell the rest out. Just adding on to o.supremes point

Razorbeast88 wrote:The point being made was not all figures from these lines are going to be to scale or only figures that appeared in the films. I know what the core class is for, didn't think i had to spell the rest out. Just adding on to o.supremes point

Not exact scale no, but you gotta allow for some leeway... but the idea of Core Class Ratchet being based on an animation error makes me think it wasn't all that unintentional

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:The point being made was not all figures from these lines are going to be to scale or only figures that appeared in the films. I know what the core class is for, didn't think i had to spell the rest out. Just adding on to o.supremes point

Not exact scale no, but you gotta allow for some leeway... but the idea of Core Class Ratchet being based on an animation error makes me think it wasn't all that unintentional

Oh I don't care about exact scale haha I think the core class figures are great for what they are, and some of them are done better than their larger counterparts. Scale for figures in most lines over the past few years has been pretty consistent

And it'd be pretty funny if they released ratchet first solely for that reason. Some dank humor in the tf world is always welcome

I like my TR Wheelie just fine, so I think I am good with him.

I did get my Sludge in tonight. My oh my I am enjoying him. He is exactly the chonkster I was hoping he would be. He is DENSE. He is a good figure. The transformation was pretty fun, and the dino mode is huge. He is really fun. Definitely leagues better than Slug.

That was pretty much my point. It makes no sense that Bumblebee and Cliffjumper are deluxe, while Wheelie ( roughly the same size) is a core - and all from TFTM.

Hasbro can do as they wish, which is fine, but the illusion that SS are so exactly on point as shown in animation is a proven fallacy.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I like my TR Wheelie just fine, so I think I am good with him.

I did get my Sludge in tonight. My oh my I am enjoying him. He is exactly the chonkster I was hoping he would be. He is DENSE. He is a good figure. The transformation was pretty fun, and the dino mode is huge. He is really fun. Definitely leagues better than Slug.

He does look like an amazing figure, I wish I could afford the dinobots.

Wheelie in da house!

o.supreme wrote:That was pretty much my point. It makes no sense that Bumblebee and Cliffjumper are deluxe, while Wheelie ( roughly the same size) is a core - and all from TFTM.

Hasbro can do as they wish, which is fine, but the illusion that SS are so exactly on point as shown in animation is a proven fallacy.

Considering that SS86 started just to move TF:TM designs to when they added beast wars to kingdom, that wasn't ever true anyway (especially when Kup and Cliffjumper got more accurate releases in Buzzworthy)

Now let's say that Wheelie got moved to Deluxe..I think he'd be packing a lot of accessories to bulk out the price point.

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

I need to see what it looks like too. Just that image, the figure looks kind of gross.