Hasbro Transformers Masterpiece MP-08 Bumblebee In Hand Comparison With MP-21
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Comment by Ultra Markus
Jun 20, 2016
not much of an overall difference
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Comment by Bumblebee21
Jun 20, 2016
The box is smaller than most hasbro releases. They used the same tray as the Takara version.
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Comment by shajaki
Jun 20, 2016
Virtually identical. It was hard to find that serial number though. Like a freakin Where's Waldo 
Anyways, here's why I needed a second Bee:
Anyways, here's why I needed a second Bee:
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Comment by Emerje
Jun 20, 2016
On the Hasbro version is the entire tail light section molded in translucent red plastic rather than the Takara Tomy version using clear plastic with tinted red "lights"? Looks that way on the comparison image where you can see the panel joint on the arm.
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Comment by DeathReviews
Jun 20, 2016
Gee, a hundred bucks for another Bumblebee? And how many new variants will choke the market once Movie 5 is out? Sorry Hasbro, but I've already got enough Bumblebees to blow up an entire hive....
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Comment by MGrotusque
Jun 21, 2016
130$ Canadian for that boring ass hunk a junk!?!?! You can suck it Hasblo for trying to thieve that much money out of us Canucks for what boils down to a 40$ transformer. What a hustle....
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Probably not that many (if any) variants of this mold considering it's expensive and is also the G1 character. At most, if anything, we'll see a G2 gold version and a version with movieverse's wasp stripes. If anyone's going to get variant-spammed it's Camaro-boy.
Although, maybe they have finally learned their lesson about overpacking Bee. Grimlock was the one I've seen shelfwarming (Especially the stupid worthless jumbo-sized non-transforming brick version).
Comment by ZeldaTheSwordsman
Jun 21, 2016
DeathReviews wrote:Gee, a hundred bucks for another Bumblebee? And how many new variants will choke the market once Movie 5 is out? Sorry Hasbro, but I've already got enough Bumblebees to blow up an entire hive....
Probably not that many (if any) variants of this mold considering it's expensive and is also the G1 character. At most, if anything, we'll see a G2 gold version and a version with movieverse's wasp stripes. If anyone's going to get variant-spammed it's Camaro-boy.
Although, maybe they have finally learned their lesson about overpacking Bee. Grimlock was the one I've seen shelfwarming (Especially the stupid worthless jumbo-sized non-transforming brick version).
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jun 21, 2016
Considering how Hasbro doesn't typically do character variants of Masterpiece molds, I'd say this will be the only use of this mold we'll ever see from Hasbro for the foreseeable future.DeathReviews wrote:Gee, a hundred bucks for another Bumblebee? And how many new variants will choke the market once Movie 5 is out? Sorry Hasbro, but I've already got enough Bumblebees to blow up an entire hive....
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Is Takara's official price much cheaper than Hasbro's?
Comment by OptimalOptimus2
Jun 21, 2016
MGrotusque wrote:130$ Canadian for that boring ass hunk a junk!?!?! You can suck it Hasblo for trying to thieve that much money out of us Canucks for what boils down to a 40$ transformer. What a hustle....
Is Takara's official price much cheaper than Hasbro's?
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Oh yes.
The SRP was $61 USD but it was available at Japanes retail at $46 USD.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
In the US, this bee will cost $64.99 USD BUT for some reason in canada their official price (after conversion) is $92 USD. Which is madness.
Comment by william-james88
Jun 21, 2016
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:MGrotusque wrote:130$ Canadian for that boring ass hunk a junk!?!?! You can suck it Hasblo for trying to thieve that much money out of us Canucks for what boils down to a 40$ transformer. What a hustle....
Is Takara's official price much cheaper than Hasbro's?
Oh yes.
The SRP was $61 USD but it was available at Japanes retail at $46 USD.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
In the US, this bee will cost $64.99 USD BUT for some reason in canada their official price (after conversion) is $92 USD. Which is madness.
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Comment by Bridgemagnet
Jun 21, 2016
Here is my video review!
This figure is AWESOME. the price is NOT awesome.
and a bunch of photos I took.
http://bridgemagnettoys.blogspot.ca/201 ... mp-08.html
It comes with a virtually identical faceplate. It doesn't have the battle mask as in the instructions.
This figure is AWESOME. the price is NOT awesome.
and a bunch of photos I took.
http://bridgemagnettoys.blogspot.ca/201 ... mp-08.html
It comes with a virtually identical faceplate. It doesn't have the battle mask as in the instructions.
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Comment by shajaki
Jun 21, 2016
Good eye! Yes, you are indeed correct.Emerje wrote:On the Hasbro version is the entire tail light section molded in translucent red plastic rather than the Takara Tomy version using clear plastic with tinted red "lights"? Looks that way on the comparison image where you can see the panel joint on the arm.
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Comment by huryochagi
Jun 21, 2016
They forgot to flip his bonnet under his torso on the package. The figure's only real difference is the brown colored license plate.
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Interesting that it would be Hasbro to go the extra mile and make TWO different clear plastic sprues to get this effect. Although, Takara's execution does look a bit better. The painted red clear plastic is brighter, and it hides the non-yellow plastic better in the forearm assembly in robot mode, being clear instead of red, preserving the "animation accurate" look.
EDIT: It didn't hit me until I got home from work that Takara's MP Bumblebee has clear BLUE plastic windows, so there always were two different clear plastic sprues for the figure. Hasbro just swapped around which ones would be colored and what color. Still, I think Takara's execution in that regard was more on point, but Hasbro's take doesn't really detract from the figure much at all.
Comment by Wolfman Jake
Jun 21, 2016
shajaki wrote:Good eye! Yes, you are indeed correct.Emerje wrote:On the Hasbro version is the entire tail light section molded in translucent red plastic rather than the Takara Tomy version using clear plastic with tinted red "lights"? Looks that way on the comparison image where you can see the panel joint on the arm.
Interesting that it would be Hasbro to go the extra mile and make TWO different clear plastic sprues to get this effect. Although, Takara's execution does look a bit better. The painted red clear plastic is brighter, and it hides the non-yellow plastic better in the forearm assembly in robot mode, being clear instead of red, preserving the "animation accurate" look.
EDIT: It didn't hit me until I got home from work that Takara's MP Bumblebee has clear BLUE plastic windows, so there always were two different clear plastic sprues for the figure. Hasbro just swapped around which ones would be colored and what color. Still, I think Takara's execution in that regard was more on point, but Hasbro's take doesn't really detract from the figure much at all.
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It's probably that high since Hasbro knows that collectors will buy Masterpieces in the U.S. rather than order them online and pay a bunch of taxes just to get a figure overseas. I think, based on the knowledge of my small brain, this is a way to ease Bumblebee's access.Or to get more money off of a high quality toy.
Comment by OptimalOptimus2
Jun 21, 2016
william-james88 wrote:OptimalOptimus2 wrote:MGrotusque wrote:130$ Canadian for that boring ass hunk a junk!?!?! You can suck it Hasblo for trying to thieve that much money out of us Canucks for what boils down to a 40$ transformer. What a hustle....
Is Takara's official price much cheaper than Hasbro's?
Oh yes.
The SRP was $61 USD but it was available at Japanes retail at $46 USD.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
In the US, this bee will cost $64.99 USD BUT for some reason in canada their official price (after conversion) is $92 USD. Which is madness.
It's probably that high since Hasbro knows that collectors will buy Masterpieces in the U.S. rather than order them online and pay a bunch of taxes just to get a figure overseas. I think, based on the knowledge of my small brain, this is a way to ease Bumblebee's access.Or to get more money off of a high quality toy.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jun 21, 2016
Any collector willing to pay that much more money for a Hasbro release of this MP would have most likely just went ahead and bought the already-released Takara version beforehand.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:william-james88 wrote:OptimalOptimus2 wrote:MGrotusque wrote:130$ Canadian for that boring ass hunk a junk!?!?! You can suck it Hasblo for trying to thieve that much money out of us Canucks for what boils down to a 40$ transformer. What a hustle....
Is Takara's official price much cheaper than Hasbro's?
Oh yes.
The SRP was $61 USD but it was available at Japanes retail at $46 USD.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
In the US, this bee will cost $64.99 USD BUT for some reason in canada their official price (after conversion) is $92 USD. Which is madness.
It's probably that high since Hasbro knows that collectors will buy Masterpieces in the U.S. rather than order them online and pay a bunch of taxes just to get a figure overseas. I think, based on the knowledge of my small brain, this is a way to ease Bumblebee's access.Or to get more money off of a high quality toy.
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This.
It really boogles the mind on how Hasbro's suites come up with this pricing ranges.
Comment by fenrir72
Jun 21, 2016
Sabrblade wrote:Any collector willing to pay that much more money for a Hasbro release of this MP would have most likely just went ahead and bought the already-released Takara version beforehand.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:william-james88 wrote:OptimalOptimus2 wrote:MGrotusque wrote:130$ Canadian for that boring ass hunk a junk!?!?! You can suck it Hasblo for trying to thieve that much money out of us Canucks for what boils down to a 40$ transformer. What a hustle....
Is Takara's official price much cheaper than Hasbro's?
Oh yes.
The SRP was $61 USD but it was available at Japanes retail at $46 USD.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
In the US, this bee will cost $64.99 USD BUT for some reason in canada their official price (after conversion) is $92 USD. Which is madness.
It's probably that high since Hasbro knows that collectors will buy Masterpieces in the U.S. rather than order them online and pay a bunch of taxes just to get a figure overseas. I think, based on the knowledge of my small brain, this is a way to ease Bumblebee's access.Or to get more money off of a high quality toy.
This.
It really boogles the mind on how Hasbro's suites come up with this pricing ranges.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jun 21, 2016
fenrir72 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Any collector willing to pay that much more money for a Hasbro release of this MP would have most likely just went ahead and bought the already-released Takara version beforehand.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:william-james88 wrote:OptimalOptimus2 wrote:MGrotusque wrote:130$ Canadian for that boring ass hunk a junk!?!?! You can suck it Hasblo for trying to thieve that much money out of us Canucks for what boils down to a 40$ transformer. What a hustle....
Is Takara's official price much cheaper than Hasbro's?
Oh yes.
The SRP was $61 USD but it was available at Japanes retail at $46 USD.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
In the US, this bee will cost $64.99 USD BUT for some reason in canada their official price (after conversion) is $92 USD. Which is madness.
It's probably that high since Hasbro knows that collectors will buy Masterpieces in the U.S. rather than order them online and pay a bunch of taxes just to get a figure overseas. I think, based on the knowledge of my small brain, this is a way to ease Bumblebee's access.Or to get more money off of a high quality toy.
This.
It really boogles the mind on how Hasbro's suites come up with this pricing ranges.
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Comment by Mr_Autobot411
Jun 22, 2016
what a goddamn joke 125 bucks after tax. I got 2 takara with coin for 70
hasbro ur effing drunk, go home.
hasbro ur effing drunk, go home.
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Comment by william-james88
Jul 3, 2016
While there were sightings of the newest Hasbro Masterpiece release, Bumblebee, at Toysrus in Canada, there were still no listings, stock images or any information from Hasbro about this release. The listing for this toy is finally up at Toysrus.ca along with some stock images. The item is unavailable to order online at the moment but you can check if your store carries it. If you want more images, be sure to check out our pictorial review which compares it with the Takara version.
Here is the product description along with stock images of this toy.
Here is the product description along with stock images of this toy.
Transformers Masterpiece figures showcase the greatest Transformers characters in a high level of detail. This Masterpiece Bumblebee figure is inspired by the classic 1986 Transformers animated movie and depicts the Autobot scout in his G1 Volkswagen Beetle form. This ultra-premium, collectible figure is a must-have for any Transformers collection.
Before becoming a renowned warrior and trusted lieutenant to Optimus Prime, Bumblebee was a young scout, eager to prove himself in the eyes of his fellow Autobots. Despite his small stature, Bumblebee earned the respect and admiration of his comrades through acts of bravery that far exceeded his size. He was among the first Autobots to arrive on Earth and, thanks to his friendship with Spike Witwicky, played a crucial role in gaining humanity's trust.
This Masterpiece Bumblebee figure converts from robot mode to a licensed Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle vehicle mode. It comes with a converting Exosuit Spike Witwicky figure. Both are inspired by the classic 1986 Transformers animated film. The figure comes with 2 swappable faceplates (smiling and neutral), a blaster accessory, a removable spare tire cover, and an extra side mirror. MP-08.
