Via two Ebay / auctions we have our first look at the new Generations Selects Exhaust and Greasepit for your viewing pleasure.
GS-11 Exhaust is a remold and redeco of Earthrise Deluxe Wheeljack based on the Diaclone figure that became Wheelback, better known as “Marlboro Wheeljack” (which also had a Masterpiece toy recently). The figure features a new head and , while the instructions sheet labels him as a Decepticon, we can spot a different insignia on his chest. This the Mercenary symbol that was first introduced in the Transformers Trading Card game and it was supposed to be part of the Earthrise line too.
GS-12 Greasepit is a redeco of Eartrise Deluxe Ironworks based on the base included with G1 Micromaster Greasepit.
We learned about these characters while back in February thanks to some Toys”R”Us Canada listings.
Not much left to say, so click on the bar to see the mirrored images on this news post and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!
marvel b
Alright, I need to know. Has anyone else gotten Greasepit and swapped his arms with Ironworks? I personally like the look on both figures and I'm so glad I got two of each now.
barrelks
Customs look great (and I am not a custom guy). Still love the original generations mold the best. With any luck my order will be here someday. I think the whole Hasbro Pulse membership would be great if they didn't go with Fedex shipping. I don't worry too much about getting my packages (and I know it is covid season), but that cheap Fedex shipping has got to be the worst service available. My delivery status has officially been updated from 7/28 to "pending". For some reason with me they are lucky to get it within a week of their estimated delivery day, which wouldn't be a huge issue if they didn't deliver it to the wrong house 1/2 the time.
allew
Got my Exhaust from Hasbro Pulse in yesterday, glad to finally have an official version of him. Feels good to retire the two customs that were standing in for him from the Generations and Combiner Wars figures.
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I got the nonnef upgrades for Exhaust and Wheeljack
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Want to get an Actionmaster Slicer from the Wheeljack mold too!
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RKStrikerJK5
I can't begin to tell you how much I love that he's a gas station. I never owned the original base, so this is new to me and just so damned… he's a gas station.
I just love it.
Seeaich
Wow! Sly nods to defunct cigarette brands? That's pretty baller!
Q Prime
Watch the Slag Podcast’s segment on them. Protoman explains that all of the different tampos are based off real cigarette companies.
Seeaich
Toy designer Stoner Mark outright said that the Bandit & Exhaust decals were "Johnny Warden specials", and "you'd have to ask him about them" in the Fan Friday Stream which pretty much lampshaded that they are intentional, and that "Exhuast" is a nod to "Marlboor". What exactly "Bandit" refers to as a ref I'm still not 100%?
Operative294
maddogtheta
I remember it being mentioned in one of the fan first fridays as being a John Warden inside joke of something like that.
ziltama
Some obscure references should stay buried.
Thundershot
I know many of us assumed that, but did Hasbro actually SAY it was intentional? If they did, I missed it…
maddogtheta
Homage to the misspelling of "malboor" on the original Exhuast
OptimusPrime10
Did they say why?
marvel b
intentional.
OptimusPrime10
Did we ever get official word, is there a plan to fix the typo on a further batch or was it intentional?
OptimusPrime10
There's enough space to sticker over it.
butheadimus prime
I ordered mine as soon as they went up and got them 2 days ago. They look fantastic, Hasbro distribution is a mess right now. They are experiencing insane delays on the magic the gathering side.
geekatron prime
Finally had a chance to look over these two after work. Found I had an assembly error on my Exhaust. Don't know if others have had this problem as well. Have gotten behind on alot of threads. If this has already been addressed, just think of this as a friendly reminder on how to fix it. Pretty easy.
After I transformed him I noticed the two black squares on his front end didn't match.
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Upon closer inspection underneath I noticed the armature holding the foot to the ankle was on upside down. The one on the left. The proper way(on the right) has a square-ish indent.
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I removed the ankle, just pops off, and the foot from the armature(same, just pops off). I next removed the pin so I could rotate the arm piece around. Make sure you push the pin out in the right direction so can see the knurled end as you push it out.
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The way it needs to look before re-assembly. Push the pin all the way back in.
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Popped the foot onto the armature then the leg. Now both have the square-ish indent facing down.
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Now the black square is properly lined up.
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Hopes this helps anyone that has the same thing. Sorry about the crappy cell phone pics. Best I can do.
Falleneva55
Should have gotten both today. Checked the package, only Greasepit. Checked the shipping info, 1 package. Sent an email asking what's up
geekatron prime
Got both of mine today from pulse.