Hasbro just can't get enough of BB. I agree with some posts that The Fallen should've had a Leader Class toy.
Putting a regular car as a Leader class figure just seems weird. That's what (in my mind) Deluxe and the HA pricepoints are for. This thing is going to be gargantuan and silly looking next to a truck, alien tank, F-22, and SR-71, and I'm the last person to give a crap about scale. Oh well. If I can see that it's worth it, I might go for it, but chances are I'll enjoy my leader Starscream instead. EDIT: I forgot, I already own the perfect movie Bumblebee anyway.
Not really a shock in retrospect. Bumblebee is essentially the "mascot" of the live-action film franchise; it makes sense to have him on the store shelves in as much capacity as possible. If he is really significantly different from the HA mold I might consider it.
This was uncalled for. SO many better options. And besides, isnt this going to now compete with the Supreme version?
not another bb.... sheesh.. i already have like 5 of him.. HA included.. what a waisted slot! they could have used that on someone who dosnt already have like 5 toys in the line. like grindor.. or soundwave..
That they keep depriving Bee of 2 hands is, to me, very bad decision-making. That's like if the Leader Primes didn't have 2 hands, and instead he was stuck with a permanent sword coming out of his wrist. Who would I have liked to see in Leader class instead of Bee? Ironhide. Definitely has to be Ironhide. His Voyager class is really too small. Ironhide is supposed to be the bulkiest Autobot next to Prime.
I don't really think they can give the Fallen a leader mold simply because he doesn't transform (at least in the film. I'm not sure about the non-canonical sources. And I don't count the Voyager class mold jet). However, I do agree that the Fallen should get a Leader mold. And for a leader mold, they definitely dropped the ball on transforming the front grill/headlights. What they did with the Ultimate version was probably the best I've seen from his chest being as close to movie accurate as possible. I'll reserve final judgement until I see officially confirmed images, but if the front is "as is," they dropped the ball.
Ironhide is my most wanted in Leader Class. He would fit LC size more than Bumblebee. I may be in the minority, but I have no desire to see The Fallen in Leader Class. I was just so uninmpressed with him in RotF that I wouldn't make it a priority to buy him.
OMG!!!!! I never say that but this could be serious! HA BB was already a MP. It more than made up for ultimate BB. I expected this leader class BB to be better than HA BB and that's say something. Are those shoulder cannons/guns? I'm a prime collector but this may be better than ROTF Leader Prime
Good news. Bumblebee is a character who hasn't gotten nearly enough exposure in toy form for the movie. Nice to see this fairly obscure character get another shot at toyhood. Anybody else think this is just Hasbro epic trolling all the fans who keep bitching for Leader Blackout?
There's a way to make an educated guess about that. Take the average length of a Leader; add to that the proportional width of a Camaro, and you have the 2 basic dimensions necessary to figure it out.
a slight remold of ha bumblebee, transfomation is nearly the same, look at the hands, chest and shouldest, these are definatly from ha bee!
Gaah! We don't need a leader class Bumblebee! We have too many of him as it is! Human Alliance is the end all be all 'Bee figure. Come on! There's plenty of other worthy characters to choose from. *nerd rage subsides*
