Wheelie has always been one of the more polarizing characters from 1986's Transformers: The Movie — a small, motor-mouthed scavenger who talks in rhyme and rubs plenty of fans the wrong way, but who's also become a genuine cult favorite precisely because of how distinctly he stands out from the rest of the Autobot roster. Hasbro is bringing him into the Studio Series line, with pre-orders opening August 27 on Hasbro Pulse and participating retailers at $42.99, and a release slated for Fall 2026.
Studio Series has spent the past several years working through The Transformers: The Movie's cast in earnest, giving figures like Wheelie the same conversion-accurate treatment the line applies to its bigger-name Autobots and Decepticons. For a character who's been comparatively under-served in premium figure form compared to leads like Hot Rod or Ultra Magnus, that's a meaningful addition for movie-era completionists.
Wheelie converts from robot mode to his signature Cybertronian dune-buggy-style car mode, and Studio Series figures in this line have generally prioritized screen accuracy over playability — meaning collectors can expect a faithful sculpt over exaggerated posability. At $42.99, it sits at a reasonable mid-tier price point for a character-specific figure rather than a larger Leader or Voyager class release, reflecting Wheelie's smaller stature in both the film and the toy line's class system.
Collectors should note this isn't the only recent Wheelie figure to hit the market — a Retro G1-styled version was previously offered as a Walmart Collector Con exclusive at $24.97, aimed at a more classic-toy-accurate 1980s aesthetic. The Studio Series version reviewed here takes the opposite approach, translating Wheelie's movie appearance into Hasbro's modern conversion-engineering standard rather than a retro-styled reissue. Knowing which version you're chasing matters if you're collecting for screen accuracy versus vintage nostalgia specifically.
The Transformers: The Movie has a smaller but fiercely dedicated collector base compared to the original G1 cartoon or more recent live-action films, and Studio Series filling in its remaining cast gaps — Wheelie included — gives that specific collecting lane a more complete roster over time. Characters like Wheelie who never got a proper modern figure until now tend to see stronger demand at release simply because there's no recent alternative competing for the same shelf spot.
Character-specific Studio Series figures for The Transformers: The Movie have generally held their value reasonably well once initial retail stock sells through, particularly for characters like Wheelie who haven't had a proper modern figure until now. Collectors who miss the initial pre-order window shouldn't necessarily panic about long-term availability, but should expect secondary market pricing to trend above the $42.99 MSRP once retail inventory thins out, which is a common pattern for movie-era Studio Series releases covering previously underserved characters.
Collectors building out a complete Transformers: The Movie shelf should keep an eye on scale consistency across Studio Series releases from different years, since the line's engineering standards have evolved gradually. Wheelie displayed next to earlier Studio Series movie-era figures should read reasonably consistently, but it's worth a quick side-by-side check before finalizing shelf arrangement if precise scale matching matters to your display.
Wheelie's smaller Deluxe-class scale fits comfortably in the EVORETRO Acrylic Modular Case, which keeps dust out of the figure's transformation joints between mode changes. For a single-figure spotlight display in either robot or vehicle mode, the EVORETRO 4-Step Acrylic Display Stand works well as a compact riser.
Deluxe-class figures like this Wheelie release typically represent Studio Series' mid-tier pricing, sitting above the smaller Core class but well below Voyager, Leader, and Titan class figures that scale up in both size and price. Understanding where a given release sits in that class structure helps set reasonable expectations for included accessories and overall size before buying, since class naming isn't always intuitive to newer collectors comparing Transformers figures across a full wave.
Pre-orders open August 27, 2026 on Hasbro Pulse and participating retailers.
$42.99 USD.
Fall 2026, per Hasbro's official release window.
No — that was a separate Retro G1-styled Walmart Collector Con exclusive priced at $24.97, aimed at classic-toy accuracy rather than movie-screen accuracy.
Wheelie was overdue for a proper modern figure, and Studio Series filling that gap rounds out The Transformers: The Movie's cast in a way longtime collectors have been asking for. Whether you love or hate the character's rhyming dialogue, there's no denying he's one of the more distinctive designs from the film, and that distinctiveness translates well into figure form.
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