Adventure EZ Bumblebee/Steeljaw/Strongarm Clear Versions

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  1. Lbsammills51

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    Just got these in hand today from a seller in Malaysia. For those that don't recall, like previous campaign micron giveaways, these were offered as freebies by various Japanese retailers for purchasing a certain amount of Transformer product during the initial release wave of Adventure toys in March (but have just recently been making their way to eBay.

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    Interestingly, two of the three (Bumblebee & Strongarm) had stickers indicating these were distributed by Hasbro Malaysia.

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    Each of the three came with an instruction sheet and a tiny sheet with one of the RiD/Adventure faction logos - I'm guessing these are scannable logos similar to the scannable logos on normal Adventure toys in relation to an app game or something like that.

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    All three are made in mostly clear plastic, with black plastic used for inner joints; the only paint aps are reserved for the faces of each character. Bumblebee comes in the standard clear piss yellow, Steeljaw in a very light purple and Strongarm in blue.

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    With the clear plastic, it's a little nervewracking getting Bumblebee's head through his hood, but in the end it can be done with no stressing of plastic at all. There's only one stress mark I can notice anywhere on these, and it's in the "knee joint" for Steeljaw (not sure how easily it shows up here, but included a picture). That said, the legs don't feel fragile in that area and I can still transform Steeljaw back and forth without breaking anything or worsening that stress mark.

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    No notable QC issues I can notice on any of these beyond those stress marks on Steeljaw - the tail is a bit loose in alt mode for Steeljaw, but that's about it.

    (I don't have the normal versions of any of these three yet - they're all in my PoL right now, otherwise I would include comparison pics.)
     
  2. Flexx Ark

    Flexx Ark Original Cyberverse - Yes! New - Meh......

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    Nice review. Can't wait to get these. I hope they do a translucent purple Megatronus down the road.