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TFW Generations Wheelie Gallery

Posted on 08-01-2012 at 05:28 PM by Sol Fury under Generations / Classics

Next up in our look at the Asia Exclusive / China Import assortment of Transformers Generations is the toy that made a lot of us laugh and say "wait, what?" I am of course referring to Wheelie! Wheelie here is a reuse of the Reveal the Shield Jazz toy, again with a new head and also this time a new accessory, trading out Jazz's gun for Wheelie's trusty slingshot.

The crazy thing with Wheelie is that he actually works extremely well out of Jazz's mold. In vehicle mode a combination of a clever paint job and the overall shape of Jazz evoke the look of the Universe Legends Wheelie extremely well. In robot mode the new head, new deco and new accessory help to set Wheelie aside from Jazz, and give him a personality all of his own. It is perhaps a testament to how well done this deco is, and how well designed Jazz was to begin with, that I'm now on my sixth version of this toy and it still feels as fun and fresh as the first one.

Open the link below to check out the gallery for a look at Generations Wheelie! Like the rest of this Asia Exclusive Deluxe Assortment, he'll be available as a part of the Toys R Us exclusive China Import assortment later in the year.

Generations Wheelie (Asia Exclusive) Gallery

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alfred p. sloan

I really like this toy. The car mode is very reminiscent of the legends toy from the 08 universe line.

Crystal Convoy

Really like the looks of this figure, expect for the face. Never noticed before how soft the details are.

bigpink

I really like this Wheelie figure. It feels more like Wheelie after he's grown up a little. This Wheelie doesn't feel like he would be quite as annoying and since he's in Jazz's mold it also feels like he's got a little extra backstory. Like Wheelie started to look up to Jazz and took on his alt form once he mellowed out and matured a little.

soymonk

I like this deco but I'm still not telling the figure. It just doesn't look right for some reason.

Obsidian X

So awesome looking! My only problem is that he is bigger then he should be in my classics collection, then again, I am not happy with a whole lot of characters sizes in classics, I'll get used to it.
Besides the classics size issue, as a standalone toy he is pretty perfect imo.

artiepants

His head sculpt is a little derpy and the mold doesn't really fit the character very well to me, but i kind of love it anyway, the color scheme looks really great on that mold.

UltimusPrime

I love this figure. Paint apps are really nice. I recommend picking up.

Grimlock_13

I'm surprised at how much I love this. It really is the size that is throwing me off but it works really well. The colors are great and the headsculpt is definitely Wheelie. Plus it's one of my favorite molds. It's a definite buy!

G1Jetfire

Thanks for sharing the pic's. Wheelie looks great in that mold. The slingshot gun is cool. I'm interested in this figure and Swerve from the same series of releases.

GreednGluttony

i really like it i must say
i will own this toy one day
i like the orange, i like the gun
i can't wait to get my hands on one
wheelie as a deluxe makes me glad
cuz tiny wheelies make me sad
i'm happy wheelie is not an elf
because he will look great up on my shelf!

warriorpriest

i will have to hold one before I make final judgement on him. I do find it funny that the picture of Wheelie on the front of the card shows him holding Jazz's gun.

bossprime

Oh god the headsculp is really creepy, lol

Alucard77

This figure was instant love when I saw it. I think it's perfect.

Cadbane

Wheelie is a bit too large, why not pick a smaller car for this repaint? I think COF Jazz could be a better mold for him.

The 12th Prime

I saw it at TFCon this past weekend, it's crazy enough that it works for me but I'd only pick it up on the cheap. It's kind of like when Wheelie grows up, "I wanna be just like Jazz!"

legotron123

I don't think this character deserves the hate he gets.

GreednGluttony

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Originally Posted by legotron123

I don't think this character deserves the hate he gets.

i agree, wheelie is a badass!

don't you give wheelie sass
wheelie will shoot you in the face
make you like a big disgrace

Obsidian X

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadbane

Wheelie is a bit too large, why not pick a smaller car for this repaint? I think COF Jazz could be a better mold for him.

COF Jazz?

Cradle of Filth Jazz?

mattomaton

What do you think would be a good price to pay for him, if you live in the states?

420bot

I almost don't believe it... but Generations Spinger, G2 Meg's, and this Wheelie will be my three TF purchases of the year 2012... if I can find them.

Bahamut Prime

Awesome! I never understood what was with the hate anyways!

Hyperoptic

Thanks for the pics Sol

Seeker

Not bad at all. Too bad it's a asian exclusive.

1984forever

WORST REPAINT EVER

This mold wasn't even good for Jazz. It's too big.

GreednGluttony

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Originally Posted by 1984forever

WORST REPAINT EVER

This mold wasn't even good for Jazz. It's too big.

but, it's wheelie, that means its great
please don't earn wheelie's hate

shadeozero

doesnt work, face is too weird looking look at it clos up, and come one we all remember wheelie as that tiny ryming mischevous autobot, they should make a deluxe/scout version better to represent the character.

juise

It is truly disturbing how well this figure works in this mold!

PrimulArchangel

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Originally Posted by shadeozero

Maybe Wheelie grew up and got upgraded. Was over 20 years ago when we first seen him. He was just a kid in the movie so it make sence to have him grow up and get upgraded.. I love the mold and the look of this. Are these in stores already or when do they come out ?

1984forever

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Originally Posted by GreednGluttony

but, it's wheelie, that means its great
please don't earn wheelie's hate

I convinced that if they put Wheelie's head on a classics seeker mold some people on this site would still rave about it.

GreednGluttony

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Originally Posted by 1984forever

I convinced that if they put Wheelie's head on a classics seeker mold some people on this site would still rave about it.

a seeker with wheelie's head would be nice
i think that toy would be as cool as ice

kiyoshioni

I dont know if this was mentioned, because Im tired and too lazy to read two pages worth of back posts, but that card art man, that is the face of pure evil!

I like the figure though, Imabuyit.

T4mercustomz

Great now I have to buy another version of the jazz mold. witch is fine buy me

AnAutobot1985

I don't know.. I didn't really like Jazz's deluxe mold (too flimsy), and this is nothing more than a repaint with new head. I'll stick with my Super Alloy Wheelie. Love that figure!

YoungPrime

This is almost to biggest disappointment out of the 4 of them.

What next, is Bumblebee going to get a Optimus remold?

artiepants

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Originally Posted by YoungPrime

What next, is Bumblebee going to get a Optimus remold?

My gosh man, don't give them any ideas!!!!

Bubbah

I am loving this! I think he looks awesome! My only gripe, and it's minor, is that he still has Jazz's speakers on the insides of the door, I would have rather them removed them and left them bare to make him stand out just a bit more. But the inclusion of the slingshot totally makes up for that!

Sol Fury

The speakers are on 3mm clips, so they can be removed if you so choose. I just leave them folded in, though I can't think of a time Wheelie would want speakers!

swbruni

looks good , I will try to find 2 whenever thay hit ?

Trailbreaker77

Sol Fury awesome pictures man! Even your awesome photography skills could not save this figure, this repaint is lazy in so many ways. Hasbro this screams "Cash Grab" to me the head looks good and the colors are great but you completely struck out on this mold/character.

Autovolt 127

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Originally Posted by bigpink

Exactly the same reasoning I think when I see Wheelie out of Jazz. I'd love to see this get incorporated into some fiction at some point.

G1Prowl

No gun, but they left the speakers? Hilarious. At any rate, I still hold that this guy makes a perfect Crosswords. I'm on the fence as to whether I should leave him Wheelie or Decep him up.

reflector7

This Wheelie is the silliest TF we have seen in a while. He is a giant sized wheelie, which doesn't work. Someone on here made me chuckle when I they said he "grew up". Its a robot....

And how worthless is a slingshot when fighting giant robots? Heck, I thought it was silly in the originial movie when he used it on Griomlock and Grimlock rubbed his nose like it hurt. Really? What would have really happened would have been Grimlock tearing Wheelie into two parts with one snap of his jaw for annoying him. That would have been better!
I really like the asian exclusive, I have the LEgends ones myself, but if I still collected deluxes this would be a definite pass. The only Wheelie that works is a deluxe/voyager CHUG collection is the Legends Wheelie. They nailed him with that release. This one seems very unnecessary. They could have done a G1 Skids with this mold instead.

opt1musaber

The figure looks ok, but the head sculpt doesn't quite remind me of Wheelie.

bellpeppers

I'll probably get it.
At least it's not a G1 head stuck on a MOVIE or PRIME body.

And, it don't look bad either. Dig the slingshot.

odeean

I really like it, him and Swerve are all I like from that deluxe assortment. I have some on the way. Having said that I still prefer the SuperAlloy Wheelie because he is perfect in design and scale, and he is made from die cast for only a few dollars more than what I paid for this Asian exclusive.

Megatronwp38

So I've been out of the loop for a long time, these are Asia Exclusives and not coming the the US at all or is TRU carrying them?

I really like this wheelie, hope to be able to get him.

Prowl 2009

This figure looks great, the alt mode really fits him well and I love the face sculpt and inclusion of his slingshot! This is, so far, the only one of this line of figures I'll be getting for sure when they start hitting TRU.

Cliffjumper and Springer were just too disappointing, never thought Wheelie would be a lines redemption.

SPLIT LIP

Despite the head being too small, it still looks oversized. By that I mean it looks like a legends scale sculpt inflated to barely fit a deluxe body. Weird.

bellpeppers

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Despite the head being too small, it still looks oversized. By that I mean it looks like a legends scale sculpt inflated to barely fit a deluxe body. Weird.

Is it the paint?
because we all know that the body is pure deluxe.