Studio Series 100 RotB Bumblebee

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  1. Heat Guy

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    20230116_180941.jpg Robot mode:
    Fairly articulated, ankle pivots side to side, waist rotation with a soft detent up front, ball joint shoulders, ball joint hips with thigh swivels, swivel pinned in arms, knees have a soft defent on bending which removes them staying in place from about a 5 to 45 degree bend. Weapons are meh. The sword is under painted while the cannons details look a bit soft in person due to paint, guess it can't win.
    paint is ok, but that head needed more paint detailing, it's lost in the unpainted yellow on his face

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    Alt mode:
    It's a car. Looks great though it has not accurate stripes on the roof, movie car lacks those. One reason I haven't bought main line is the clip on wheels having those holes in them for the flexing when being pegged on. My own personal gripe.

    First Hasbro figure in a few years, not bad. Worth picking up in person but be noted he's not worth overpaying for really.
     
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  2. megatroptimus

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  3. OptimusTarzan

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  4. AutobotJazz1

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    First of all whoever bought that needs the taste slapped out of they mouth. Secondly I still stand but my feelings on this figure. It's nice but I personally won't be paying damn near $30 for this shit. Sorry if I sound like I'm complaining but it's getting beyond ridiculous at this point.
     
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  5. Wars

    Wars I ate the WHOLE plate

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    Really liking the look of this guy. I definitely agree he could do with more paint on his face, particularly around the eyes, but otherwise he looks super solid. What I really like about this design over the VW bug design is that it looks like it could fit in pretty well with either the Bumblebee/ROTB figures or the Bay figures. If I get him he'll likely be posed alongside some of my Bay-verse Studio Series figures anyway
     
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  6. megatroptimus

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    It looks like a cross between AOE Vehicon and '7X Bee.
     
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  7. Shmoptimus Prime

    Shmoptimus Prime Za Warudo!

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    First thing I’m doing when I get this is to paint the face and spray the blade of the sword.
     
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    He looks good, it's also my favorite LA Bumblebee design with VW Bumblebee as my second favorite probably. Didn't think it would top VW Bee for me but it seems to have.

    But I think I'll wait for the inevitable normal Camaro version. Hopefully, they paint the face more (around the eyes is where it needs it) on that version. But I could see that version having the battle mask. Both to recreate the scene with Scourge and just to get you to buy both I guess.
     
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  9. Purple Heart

    Purple Heart Some other time..

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    Same.
     
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  10. Shmoptimus Prime

    Shmoptimus Prime Za Warudo!

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    Next will be the missing black in alt mode, and then some yellow for the gun attachment!
     
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  11. PlanckEpoch

    PlanckEpoch Red and black red and black

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    I love how he's an off-road Camaro. Looks like someone loved Fast and Furious quite a bit!

    Definitely want it for alt mode alone. I LOVE off road and rally stuff!
     
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    Pros:
    1. Constructed like a real toy
    2. A transformation that doesn't make you want to tie a noose, but not too simple to be insulting
    3. ankle tilt + pivot

    Cons:
    1. Painted like a hasbro toy
    2. Awful yellow matching
    3. Scratches on the inaccurate yellow roof right from the box

    7.5/10, with paint its a solid 8.5
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  13. Ashiaka

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    Honestly the feel and fun factor of the figure does make up for the poor paint job on this guy. Put enough silver paint on the right areas and he'd be a 9/10 for me

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    Getting him into alt mode was a pain, the legs were really hard to tab together, the chest was really hard to un-tab and he kept popping apart at the waist when trying to get it un-tabbed (the waist is just a mushroom peg so it went right back on but still annoying).
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    But it is a nice car.
     
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    Looks cool but I think the scale is off. The car should be slightly bigger per the movie trailer.
     
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  16. megatronix1002

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    So based on hand feel and overall.. How does he compare vs VW and Jeep Bee?
     
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    Love it
     
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    OK, did a 2nd transformation to car mode and it went much smoother than the first time. I'm happier with this toy than I was at first.
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  19. Mr. Chaos

    Mr. Chaos New Holder of the Matrix of Leakership

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    I'll get into it more tomorrow when I can type properly but I think people skipping him will regret it

    EDIT: Alright, let's do this.

    This is probably the best Camaro Form Bumblebee we have gotten and is only beaten by Jeep Bee as best version of the character.

    What is amazing is how they have managed to blend with this design the old and the new to create something that straddles the line. There are plenty of pieces from the original movies there, such as the wings on his back, but also a ton of updates. The legs are probably the biggest thing. Bumblebees in the past had long lanky legs that made them too tall and skinny in my opinion. But getting rid of the alien feet and going with thicker legs with shoe-like feet Bumblebee becomes shorter and more rounded, which just works perfectly for the character.

    The transformation is the smoothest of the bees SAVE for Jeep (honestly, that thing is magic). Once you understand how it works you can quickly go from vehicle and robot.

    Yes, he is lacking some paint. But on the other hand if you look at the CGI renders on the box Bee in this movie is going for FAR more yellow, especially on the head, to shift the last of the original movie series alien designs to match the G1 designs the new movies are going for. I actually don't mind it. And I'm shocked that other than two small sections the color match on the yellow is darn near perfect.

    I think there are a lot of people passing on him as 'yet another bee' who are going to come to regret that when this figure becomes hard to find.
     
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  20. BumblebeeNotOP

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    Been looking for ideas for what I can do with this guy. If it's not too much trouble, will someone be able to try interchanging the head, arms and legs of the ROTB Bee with the original 74 Camaro Bee? Do the pegs fit? Might need to know this before I pull the trigger on this one
     
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