I have it, and honestly if you look at it as a live action Bumblebee of its own design it isn’t bad. Just does a bad job entirely at what it’s trying to be a masterpiece of unlike this version which isn’t perfect by any means but will be good enough for some.

 

My package from ShowZ is finally here! Took 2 weeks to arrive.


And the figure itself is nice and solid. At first I thought there's no feet articulation because joints were so stiff! And I really dig all the accessories, so many options to display!


The transformation is as you would expect - mostly a nightmare of panels folding around each other, reminded me of MPM Ironhide a little...

Man I struggled hard   but mainly because most tutorials on the internet rather unclear and in non-english language. Even good ol' Ben has him transformed from alt to the robot mode which was pretty useless   But it's not that bad once you get used to it and know exactly what to do I believe.


So overall the guy is awesome. I have yet to buy batteries but if you ask me if he's worth 100$ I'll say yes. Zeta put much care and effort into this product and you won't regret supporting them.  

 

i got mine today along with my replacement top/front half of MP hound from Robotkingdom and hole freaking hell this figure is amazing. absolutely amazing, the transformation was pretty damn cool but i took my time as the instructions were pretty terrible to be honest but man the bot and alt modes are really well done, the black wash over the figure really makes it look so very very good, out of the box it had a kind of nasty vinyl stank about it but as long as that wasnt some kind of corona stank its ok. i just need to wait for my AR0/SR521/AG0 batteries to arrive so i can get all the lights going, the way this thing mass shifts reminds me of the Unique toys R02 OP challenger Prime in that both modes work so well without visible compromises ruining the mode so far ive only gone from bot to ALT once, and that took me a few hours while doing other things and taking my time to not break anything, that said i never thought like i was going to break anything just that after step 12 of the instructions i put them back in the box and just worked it out myself as they were pretty much useless. is a little weird that there is not a single mention of a company name on the box in any way shape or form, nor on the instructions for that matter.

Does anyone know what the strip of copper that came in the baggy with the rubber blades is for?

 

I don’t own this figure yet but I think they’re there to fill in the gap in case the battery connections aren’t working properly?

 

Has anybody taken pics of this guy with any of the Optimus figures out there? Particularly interested in how he looks next to Aoyi Mech OSKO Optimus from the Bumblebee movie though I'm guessing he's pretty small comparatively.

 

- Did you do it?
- Yes
- What did it cost?
- extra 45$...
- Was it worth it?
Absolutely! This Bee is rockin'

Hey if you're interested in any OS Prime then here he is next to WJ/Black Apple.
I'm sure he'll look gorgeously next to Freedom Leader since they're both in 3A scale.

 

Nice. A little too big in fact but I dig it. He'll look great next to Optimus. Now if only he would actually ship - been staring at a nonfunctioning tracking number for the past 2 1/2 weeks.

What was that about the extra $45? Like you paid extra for express shipping or something?

 

12x AG0 batteries

 

He looks awesome! Zeta V did an amazing job on Bee and the quality looks top notch, I agree he's going to look great with the TW movie primes.

Man...I cant wait for mines to arrive.

 

I have been holding off on this because I’m waiting to see how the TransCraft turns out...but these pictures and positive vibes are really tempting me haha.

 

Not having a completely different head sculpt so the light can illuminate the whole battlemask eyes is kind of a wasted opportunity.

 

Agreed. And even with the light off, the battlemask looks awkward, making it a completely useless accessory in my book.

 

Can't get enough of this guy

 

Is that how many it needs in total?

 

Yes. A pair goes into his head, weapon, 2 head lights and 2 back lights. 6 spots in total

 

Cool, thanks.  

 

Got Pioneer from Chosen Prime and I can definitely say that he is NOT floppy. In fact, some of the joints on mine were scary tight until I broke them loose for the first time.

Question for anyone else that has him: In the baggie with the arm blades there's a thin strip of... something... that is like a shiny copper on one side. I think it's a sticker? I can't figure out what I am supposed to do with this.

 

It's copper. You use it to fill in the gap in the battery compartment since they're a little loose.

 

Finally arrived today. Looks great with Aoyi Prime and will look even better with Freedom Leader when he comes out. Gonna need to put some foil over those eyes, though - they look way too dead with the lights off.