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Toy Review: Cybertronian Bumblebee
To my delight, the new Generations toys have started showing up on Australianshelves. Fingers crossed future waves continue to appear at the same time they're seen in the USA. As it turns out, all the Optimus Primes were gone by the time I got to Toys 'R Us, so I couldn't have bought him even if I'd wanted to. Since Megatron and Starscream are in Wave 2, I picked up Bumblebee instead.
As you can see, he's pretty cute. This is a representation of 'Bee as he appears in Transformers: War for Cyberton, and the design draws on both his G1 design and the movie version. His bio reads:
Before he was the silent warrior he is today, Bumblebee was a non-stop chatterbox, charged with carrying the most vital Autobot communications. He was a fearless infiltrator of enemy lines who stuck to the shadows and faded into the background despite his bright yellow armor. His spirit was unbreakable and his friendly humor was invaluable during the first dark days of the war.
This zippy little Cybertonian vehicle is Bumblebee's alt mode. It's kind of a fusion of his movieverse Camero with the original VW Beetle. I like that it manages to be both sleek and curvy, and it's a nice touch that he doesn't really have a windscreen for a driver to see through since he wouldn't need one on Cyberton. Unfortunately, the toy's major weakness is visible here - his vehicle mode just doesn't click together properly. There are gaps between the panels and bits not quite lining up all over the place. Still, the design is good even though the execution is imperfect.
His robot mode is less problematic. The feet are rubbish, but everything else works well. Despite the loose feet, he stands well and has not fallen off my shelf once so far. He's an attractive shade of golden yellow, and the red and silver detailing complements his colour scheme. (Just look at that shiny silver crotch plate.) The paint job on the one I bought was near perfect.
He has two knife blades that pop out of his wrists for stabbing Decepticons, and also comes with a matching black and yellow gun accessory. (Not pictured here.)
Over all, I like the toy despite a couple of small flaws. I'd give it 7/10. You can find in-package images and many high quality photos at Seibertron.
As you can see, he's pretty cute. This is a representation of 'Bee as he appears in Transformers: War for Cyberton, and the design draws on both his G1 design and the movie version. His bio reads:
Before he was the silent warrior he is today, Bumblebee was a non-stop chatterbox, charged with carrying the most vital Autobot communications. He was a fearless infiltrator of enemy lines who stuck to the shadows and faded into the background despite his bright yellow armor. His spirit was unbreakable and his friendly humor was invaluable during the first dark days of the war.
This zippy little Cybertonian vehicle is Bumblebee's alt mode. It's kind of a fusion of his movieverse Camero with the original VW Beetle. I like that it manages to be both sleek and curvy, and it's a nice touch that he doesn't really have a windscreen for a driver to see through since he wouldn't need one on Cyberton. Unfortunately, the toy's major weakness is visible here - his vehicle mode just doesn't click together properly. There are gaps between the panels and bits not quite lining up all over the place. Still, the design is good even though the execution is imperfect.
His robot mode is less problematic. The feet are rubbish, but everything else works well. Despite the loose feet, he stands well and has not fallen off my shelf once so far. He's an attractive shade of golden yellow, and the red and silver detailing complements his colour scheme. (Just look at that shiny silver crotch plate.) The paint job on the one I bought was near perfect.
He has two knife blades that pop out of his wrists for stabbing Decepticons, and also comes with a matching black and yellow gun accessory. (Not pictured here.)
Over all, I like the toy despite a couple of small flaws. I'd give it 7/10. You can find in-package images and many high quality photos at Seibertron.