It’s become an accepted fact now that the Generations Selects line is going to be part of the Transformers toyline for the foreseeable future. Whilst annoying that one can never simply walk into a store and purchase one of these figures, at least they are still easier to obtain than store-exclusive figures (most often only obtainable in the US).
Most Generations Selects figures are either simple recolours or slight retools of toys from the main line. And today figure is no different. So without further ado lets take a look at WFC-GS11 Decepticon Exhaust
The character Exhaust has a kinda cool history. A Diaclone figure that shared a mold with Wheeljack and whose paintjob was closely associated with a brand of cigarettes, in the new area finally got a Transformers toy (Masterpiece no less!) based on him as well as an actual name – Exhaust. And yes the smoking jokes have never stopped since then.
Robot Mode
As you can see here, Exhaust being a retool of Wheeljack continues, with a new visor and paintjob being the only real difference between this figure and Earthrise Wheeljack. Like the Autobot mad scientists toy, I find this Exahust to be a tad stocky. I also would have liked to see some greater detail in the paintjob such as some blue on the wings and patches of green on the body. Still, for his first Generations outing Exhaust got a fairly good toy. What is interesting to note is that he is sporting a ‘Mercenary’ badge rather than a Decepticon one.
Like most toys in the War for Cybertron trilogy toyline, Exhaust comes with extra ports to attach Weaponizer components, such as those from Greasepit.
Vehicle Mode
This is where he comes into his own. He retains his old number but otherwise the paintjob is different from his MP outing, with Decepticon even being spelled out in Japanese on the side. It’s a really nice looking sportscar and the little missile launcher on the roof I feel suits the likes of Exhaust better than Wheeljack.
For us older fans, we have to wonder: Is Exaust deep down a Burt Reynolds fan? And with a new paintjob could he be the source of the next movie crossover figure?
Transformation
Pretty simple, you aren’t going to break your brain changing this guy.
Overall
If you are a Generations completionist then Exhaust is worth grabbing. Unlike Prime and Soundwave and so many other big names he doesn’t already have hundreds of toys out there of him. If looking for a solid figure with an interesting history then this is also a good reason to pick him up. However if simply looking for a new toy, there are plenty easier (and cheaper) to obtain than this smoky bandit.
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