Origins Bumblebee bts

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  1. Zeta Trion

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    I see
     
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    I know I'm a broken record, but...
    GLYPH!!! (disclaimer: color was for the character, NOT sarcasm... I'm super serious about this)

    Because it was not actually meant for him.
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    "THAT'S why I have that thing? OH MY PRIMUS!"

    EDIT: it's not about the central port in NF BB's back... the jet pack sort of cups his wheels and tabs in down near the thrusters.
    "conforms as admirably as an insect taking refuge in a den's large decorative woven-fabric floor mat"
     
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  3. MegatronsLoyalSycophant

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    likely a reason I didn\'t by that figure. Too much kibble, me no like!
     
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    bearytrek Unicron Backer #1...

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    well technicially his Cybertronian mode had wheels, which were seen when he gets damaged during the escape from the raid...

    the jetpack wasn't on top of the cyber-car...
     
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    Ah right. So he can’t fly but the the toy doesn’t have wheels. I get it now
     
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    There's really not that much kibble. Just the backpack (which ends up very close to his back to not be an issue) and the legs. It looks much cleaner in person. Plus, how were they really gonna engineer such a small figure without having some margin of kibble? Not really possible bruh
     
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    This is just a fun figure. The silly fact that he has VW Bug details in robot mode just like in the cartoon gives me such "work of passion" vibes. Glad I have him.
     
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    So at first I thought I understood why they cut the energon rod storage gimmick, because I wouldn't have wanted those grooves molded onto Bee's back / the hood of the alt mode... but then I reread it / looked closer and realized that was supposed to be a feature of the removable jetpack, and was only cut to improve the aesthetics of that jetpack. And that swings me over to the side of not liking that decision, because a weird-looking jetpack would be a small price to pay for the rods being even vaguely useful.

    (Although really... even then we'd have all been like, "What is this, this looks like crap, we're never displaying this toy this way." We wouldn't know about the alternate universe where the rods were totally useless. And I say that despite kinda liking that they included the rods!)
     
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    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    Is it actually fun to transform? I've passed on him several times due to both size and what looks like an annoying amount of shellforming.
     
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    I think he's a lot of fun; the only troublesome point is remembering to hinge his leg kibble in the right order, but I find unfolding his legs and seating everything into saucer mode to be quite satisfying.
     
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    1) I thought he had wheels in the cartoon?
    2) It might just be a hovercraft rather than a flying car.
     
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    I gave mine to MP Wheeljack. If I clump enough in his hands, he holds them well enough.
     
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    You are all great folks. The energon rods are to be held in the arms. Bend the arms as if he is hugging them. Exactly the way he holds them in the source media.
     
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    While the cliffjumper mold is good i can say that bee\'s version was underwhelming alt mode aside i prefer origin bee because his headsculpt captures the character better compared to netflix bee\'s headsulpt which makes him look lifeless (It was better on bugbite for that reason though) even the yellow color used was better i see netflix bee and see more yellow-orange rather than lemony-yellow origins has.
     
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    Am curious if those rods will fit into the old Generation’s clip system clips, or into the hands of a Lego/Mega Construx fig?

    Who’s hands could be popped out and the wrist pegs could fit in some little holes, or pre-drilled holes on the side of something that bee/wheeljack could wear on their backs.

    Edit: Nm just tried with Mega Construx , rod’s too thicc. The clips to those Constructbots looks like they would work since the areas they clip onto seem about the same size.
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    Earthmode Bumblebee likes that the jetpack fits him so perfectly, and Origins Bee likes that he can wield Earthmode Bee's bazooka the way God intended bazookas to be wielded.
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    They came really close to making a fantastic toy and then fell over into a pile of horse dung.

    Seriously Energon Rods that were never a long running feature of the franchise that mostly Wheeljack and Bumblebee interact with and Bee can't even hold them ?

    Also those huge lumps on the legs are just ugly, and the missing paint application that leaves the white paint showing isn't great either.

    The Jetpack was completely pointless & the money would have been better spent on pinned opening hands that can hold the rods.

    The tiny dangerous and asking to break hook tab on the back of the vehicle mode is made of the stupids and a good example of the sort of bad design that Hasbro needs to beat out of Takara's designer's heads.

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    On a positive note I like that you can adjust his height, and I like that he retains "some" 5mm compatibility - his pistol is also "nice" - maybe they could repaint him as (blue) Glyph and give them grey or silver legs and a grey or silver jetpack (so Bee can have the proper colour one) as I thing the mould is quite friendly to being a fembot - at least compared to the normal Netflix one. a "G2 Gold Bumblebee" version might work decently too - just as the colours would suit him.

    So it's typical - a good toy that "should" have been better if the people working on it cared a bit more.
     
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  20. ZapRowsdower

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    I think he turned out very well, tho I will echo the criticisms of the rods and jet pack - did we need those? Extra guns would be better; I could use them on all those Legends/Deluxes with no weapons.

    Mostly, I need a Wheeljack to pair him with! :D  This figure could have sold very well in a set of two! ;) 

    Edit: I do like artwork on the back of packaging, but don't lose the renders - u need to see actual toy in both forms! Instructions: Excellent. White paper and nice use of yellow - the black instructions from previous releases, with gray on black printing... ow, my eyes!!! Origins Bee had easy to follow steps, and I very much appreciate the picture that shows where to peg guns/rocket pack!