Buzzworthy Bumblebee with Spike Witwickey

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  1. autobot prowl

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    I definitely want this figure, but he will definitely be modded into bumper.
     
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    I love this little guy. He's got such personality, and he comes with his little gun. How cute.

    This is my new official Bumblebee. He's small, poseable, and has a great head sculpt.

    I even like the little Spike that comes with it as a nice extra.
     
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    Curious to see what this looks like next to SS86 wheelie (that comes with Grimlock). Debating making this my SS86 Bee and basically wonder if general sizes are comparable
     
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    Bought him on a whim, really like the scale and option to remove the kibble. He’ll be my G1 mainline Bee until one with a more accurate car mode comes around at this size

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    I love this Bee, he's so cute.
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    You don't get how tinsy it is till you have it in hand

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  7. autobot prowl

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    I like this figure, but he definitely looks like he could have been refined a bit more before release. The gaps in the car hood are very distracting and the transformation, while not being difficult, is a bit odd with the arms. Also, should have been Bumper
     
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  8. prfctcellrulz

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    I’d just get this for Spike and toss Bee in one of my desk drawers
     
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    I guess this was intended for those who missed the Netflix Bumblebee
     
  10. GAUGE

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    exosuit is quite literally Trash.

    the BB toy is ok. scale is there. I still prefer Netflix Bee.
     
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  11. Mudslide

    Mudslide Eyes rolled so hard they fell out of my head.

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    Picked him up on a whim. He's okay. What is the secret to getting his back wheels to roll in car mode?
     
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    Had him for quite a while, but was not very keen on opening him - but I made good experiences with other G1 Core Class figures from Kingdom (Optimus, Megatron Soundwave), so now I wanted to check him out.

    He does not disappoint! Nice little bot for my desk. Yeah, that Spike is not that great... but WAY better than that Daniel that comes with SS86 Slug! XD

    At first I found his wings annoying, but after a while they did not bother me any more. I do not know if this was the intend but they remind me of the wings from several Bayverse BB toys.
     
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    Finally got around to picking up this random two-pack.

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    The set is random, the packaging odd, the figure small and the "accessory" dull. And I love it.

    In hand, this Bumblebee feels like they finally captured the spirit of the G1 figure! Past attempts have either been too basic (Universe Legends), oddly proportioned (Titans Return), or over-engineered (Netflix WFC); but this Buzzworthy release has nailed a good balance of size, complexity, articulation and sculpt. Plus he also comes with a weapon....that stores away in vehicle mode! Finally!

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    Nitpicks wise, the alt mode isn't a VW and the wings aka kibble in robot mode aren't G1 accurate, but they're not cumbersome and don't look too out of place for a post-movieverse Bumblebee design. I can live with it if those are the height of the complaints about this one.

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    The Spike accessory/mini-fig is fine....it doesn't do much, but it ticks off having a decently scaled exo-suit character in the mainline scale.

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    I can already tell that this smol guy is going to be picked up and tinkered with more than 90% of releases from the last few years.

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