Takara Tomy MP-45 Bumblebee 2.0

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by TTemploy, Feb 4, 2019.

  1. smkheidze

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    NATAS says you are welcome.



    side note....NATAS is (or was) the name of a latin stonerrock band in the 90's...Their song "Alberto migre" is fantastic.
     
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  2. Vwfan88

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    selling my V2 bumblebee. $110 shipped in US. new and sealed. DM me
     
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    He's also my deskbot 20200714_223005.jpg
     
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    Aside from my Bee's right hand being filled to the brim with fucking Bondic, haha, I adore him. Him for me is also a constant deskbot, not permanent since I am not one with a lot of space. Gotta try to make said room both on my desk and in my closet, along with refreshing some of my PC parts to boot.

    I for one personally have a desktop WAIFU as a permanent.

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    Though it's most likely MP Bee or Maketoys Swerve and/or Tailgate that joins Noriko for a day or two on the desk.

    Sometimes, even all three of them stop by?!

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    Is it just me or are those two... CLASSROOM DESKBOTS???
     
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  5. Fafnir72

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    Will you PLEASE stop wagging that kawaii waifu of yours in front of my face!:lolol  My wallet is crying already from getting the ER Seekers, SoC Diannan A, etc etc. Last thing I need is another compulsion to get this dahling gal!:lol  (the ebay one is still too expensive for my taste)

    And yup! BB is a great update! No need to rid of MP21. I take the latter as a testament to the evolution of the mold. And Takara never forced me to buy him.

    But you my friend .....BAAAAAAAAAAAD Influencer!:ev: 
     
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  6. ThatGuyCalledBlaster

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    Glad to be of service!

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    Seriously though, if you're fine with overseas sites, Solaris Japan has her for about $203, and Amazon Japan for around $183 for someone with at least a solid seller rating, in comparison to the more hefty eBay listings (lowest I saw was about $250, with no in-hand images to boot!). I bought my Gutto Kuru Medaka from Solaris and have almost nothing but good to say about them. My only complaint being that it takes a while to get something shipped from them. Took at least a week for her, iirc. In the end, you get your product and in nothing but pristine condition (Except for the nasty paint chip on the back of her shirt that's obscured under her collar, thankfully. Full disclosure, Medaka was a pre-owned anyway, so this didn't happen just out of nowhere.).

    Besides, how many times do I gotta remind you that someone is making and gonna be selling en masse, their own Noriko? Haha. (Seriously though, don't be surprised if you see me touting that thing in the GB thread once I get her in hand. Would I be me if I didn't? :D )

    Ok, ok, back to the bug. Bee was definitely a $90 that I don't really regret much after fixing him up, haha.

    Earthrise Seekers, eh? Good lord, I hope you got those for MSRP. Wew.
     
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    Got her on my wish list now. Thanks! :thumb (I really need to rest my wallet which just got snookered by another anime sale offer(SpecED SenKag Season 1).

    The Seekers impossible for me to get in retail. Went for the ebay route and got them at the most justified cost possible ($109.00 is acceptable given the 20% cut ebay gets).

    BB on the otherhand, personal preference so I don't blame the negatory feedbacks on design choice and even QC issues. But waaaaaaaaay back MP21 came out, there was like non stop deluge of how derpy looking he looked like and that his "feet wuz oversized" (as if the OG Microchange Pennyracer had proportional feet :rolleyes2  which btw I love especially the 2004 TFC anime head update, yup, I already owned it waaaaaaaay back in 2004). Now MP21 is being spoken of in the opposite from the previous.

    Give MP45 an extra 5 years and ver 3 comes out and we'll get to see a repeat of praise wave on MP45.:drunk 
     
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    Don't mention it, happy to help!

    Senran Kagura, eh?

    Oof. Glad you got them, regardless!

    Same here, it has it's problems, without a shadow of a doubt.

    You mean when Fans Toys puts out a Bee?
     
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    I saw some alternate foot transformations, but is there any chance I can see how the feet look from the front and a few poses?
     
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    Yup. SenKag.

    You changed your avatar huh?:thumb 
     
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    You mean you want to see the feet with the alternate transform from different angles or the standard transform?
     
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    Alternate transform. Thanks
     
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    Not sure if anyone’s posted this before but I finally got bumblebee’s gun to store in vehicle mode with there still being clearance for him to roll (on a very flat surface)!

    It’s very minimal, but there is a gap between the gun and the shelf and the rest of the car still fits together perfectly without any huge gaps between panels:
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    To get it in, you just have to squeeze first on the thicker section of the gun right over the handle while keeping pressure on both sides of the front of the car. Then, massage the front of the gun down until it touches the legs while still applying pressure to the handle section with your thumb and to the sides of the car. I did this repeatedly until it didn’t budge anymore and Voilà!
     
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    if anyone got the toyhax set for this and didn't use the transparent blue windows, pm me. that's all I want from the set and I hate to buy the whole thing just for that.
     
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    I’ve seen some pretty cheap ($70-80) mp-45’s on eBay ...are they KO’s? I didn’t realise this ever had a KO?
     
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    The KO hit the streets like a day or 2 before the official in some places.

    But yeah, anytime I see a below priced ebay MP I assume it's KO (or damaged). I usually have to fish it out of the seller that's it's not legit.

    Ran into this problem a lot with Megatron.
     
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    They are 4th party figures. Basically official, but not sold as such I believe.
     
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    ShowZ also sells those, but info's a bit jaded on them, though. General consensus is that they're official, but factory rejects.
     
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