Bumblebee Movie Model Kits By Trumpeter

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Heat Guy, Apr 18, 2019.

  1. Shmoptimus Prime

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    Someone said showz was carrying these. I gotta go check that out!
     
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    Oh man- sure hope everyone gets made.

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    Didn’t realize there were multiple sizes
     
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    Yeah, this one is like 4in, and the other one, which we haven't seen since the initial showroom pics is 6in and more complex/articulated, etc.
     
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    Just for Bee I think. He gets a larger, more complex kit as well.
     
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    There’s bound to be other carriers for these I would imagine.

    I’d like to see the larger version. I seem to have missed it’s prior reveal.
    I can see myself getting these as my BB figures instead of waiting for Studio Series.
    Maybe a combination.
     
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    They do carry Trumpeter, so maybe it's just a matter of time.

    We've only seen him in proto stage and CGI images. He's at the top in this pic:

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    And here's a pic of comparisons between big Bee and small Bee. The big one has some pretty great parts movement:

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    That's what I'm doing. The small BB model will be taking the place of the trash SS VW Bee on my Studio Series shelf. I may even get two, one to paint and one to leave "toy-like" so he blends in finish-wise with the other SS figures.
     
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    I think I’m giving up on the idea of a decent to good transforming BB, and maybe the larger of the BB models might fit the bill.
     
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    Same. I mean his robot mode had so much character that anything short of perfect accuracy seems... not right. And yet his onscreen model was such a cheating pig of a transformation that I can't reasonably expect any toy to match it 100% at that scale. :lol 
     
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    Y’all seen transcraft’s MPM scale version? It’s about as perfect as you can ask. Only real issues with it are a couple of visible hinges in alt mode.
     
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    I meant SS scale specifically, and yeah Transcraft's is the best despite the jigsaw alt mode. They were smart enough to give him a fake chest.
     
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    I still really enjoy the VW Studio Series, but I certainly won't defend it's accuracy to the final film version.
     
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    I was these to be out/up for pre-order already.
     
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    The big one is 6 inches tall.
     
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    Hmmm, so he's too small for SS scale. Not gonna stop me from putting him there. I mean, he's Bumblebee, he's never really "too" small.

    This also makes me ten times more excited though, as it just makes the articulation and detail even more impressive at what is basically Legends size.

    No kidding. You'd think HLJ would have them at least.
     
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