New Beelzeboss "Growing Pains" Goldbug Upgrade Set Images

Looks a lot more G1 now, glad I chose this one rather than RFs - Don't get me wrong, RFs is Great - but it has to be G1 all - day - long guys, Do we have a definitive date yet? I'm Itching to get my Grubby Mitts on this.

I'm really surprised to see another 3rd party designer making a different Goldbug kit, especially after Renderform/Venkstra's popular design. And yes it is popular, he apparently met his quota and sold out practicaly all of his planned kits I have to respectfully disagree with member Quantum Reflex's comment:
"Looks a lot more G1 now, glad I chose this one rather than RFs".

It looks more G1 now based on what? These are computer generated examples, they still have yet to release (to my knowledge) an actual hands-on solid prototype complete with paint aps and gun color detail. Renderform did this weeks ago as his ordering process geared up so he could show his potential customers what they were getting. And I too am G1 allllll day long, and based on what I'm seeing thus far Renderform is the clear winner here. When you do a product and cost comparison, your actually getting more for your money with RF...a headsculpt (which is VERY accurate in my opinion) and TWO guns. The RF upgrade kit makes little modest insecure Bumblebee into more of the bad-ass 'bot he always wanted to be. Also you get the benefit of multiple color options for those people out there that don't have the patience or money to track down a United Gold Bumblebee. And having that option is the tipping point here. I ordered both a black and navy-blue version (and it was nice to have that option) not to mention the kickass Bumper and Hubcap sculpts Venkstra's got coming down the pipeline. Completing the minibot line for Classics collectors...now thats G1 loyalty!

The only downside here is Renderforms unique ordering process which makes his products difficult to trackdown if you miss out during the initial ordering process (I'm still trying to find a freakin' RED ALERT kit that I missed out on back in the winter). So the benifit of "Devil" kits is they can generally be purchased at TF Source etc...and I did appreciate and admire their Cliffjumper kit (both red & yellow versions).
Everybodies entitled to their opinion but I'm going to have to go with Renderform on this one.

a headsculpt (which is VERY accurate in my opinion)

I'm trying to figure out why such an angry reply, anyway... Compare the two dude, It's not very accurate at all, pick up an original GB and look, Don't go by memory - Take a look, There are three notches on either side of the head, two horns and a Mohawk with a couple of notches and a triangle, RF's artistic interpretation has extra stuff here n there, missing notches here n there. I commend rendleform on his great job and commitment to his fans and I even waited until I saw his creations before I pre-ordered Beelzeboss. However RFs is not G1 and not as accurate as Beelzeboss Prototype pics, It's true I haven't got it in my hands yet but Glad it's on order ( the pricing is Terrible though!). You are entitled to your opinion and that's what makes this life interesting but in no way shape or form could you ever convince me RF's is "very accurate".

While the Beelzeboss set is more G1, Renderform's set looks more "NEO" to match the classics body which is not G1 because it is not a VW Beetle. I think Im just gonna buy both and switch em up once in a while.

Sweet, glad there's ETA on this. Especially considering these were offered before the Renderform/Venksta kits. I think his looks fine but I much prefer the clean look of this.

Renderform for me because I likey the two oversized guns he comes with.

But the Beelzeboss head dose look very nice. I probably would have ordered one if RF didn't have his up first.

He didn't. The Renderform kit went up October 3rd.

I don't believe thats accurate. I'll have to go to Renderforms website to get the exact dates down and all, but I ordered my RF-006 (goldbug) kit in Sept during the initial pre-order long before Oct. 3. He opended the orders back up for a couple of days a few weeks later, that might have been around the 3rd, again I would have to check the site log to get specifics but I know it was early Sept when I ordered mine because it took almost a month for Venksta to send my order confirmation email etc. I waited for that e-mail for weeks, so thats why I'm adamant about this (not that anybody really gives a sh*%) LOL.

And as for this debate on which mock-up came first I go back to what I said above...Preorders for Beezle may have been in July but RenderForm was the first to actually show pictures of the finished prototype for customer viewing and Beezlboss has yet to do that to my knowledge so for all intents and purposes I disagree, I think Renderform has been on top of this one as far as generating customer interest. Especially considering that he's a one-man-band and came up with the actual pictures for the guns AND additional color schemes on top of designs also for Bumper and Hubcap. True "Beezle" may have been thought up first and pre-ordered first but I'm still waiting for my Siebertron .com update any day now with actual pictures of a Beezle head on a gold "United BumbleBee"...and have yet to see it other than computer generated mock-ups. And I agree with the member above who mentioned liking the RF kits b/c of the NEO nature of the mini-coop alt mode rather than the classic VW. Thats a good point. I think the Beezle design will sell just fine, the ordering procedure will no doubt be more user-friendly than Renderform. Venksta needs to start getting his products to TFsource instead of trying to be all exclusive (but as long as his designs are still kick ass I'll jump through his hoops...for now).

it's a really nice head. but i don't think BB's mold screams "goldbug"!
need to find another mold for the body

amcgrath929 wrote:Renderform for me. Can't wait for his Bumper

Same here!! I got my United BB and RTS BB this past Tues and are awaiting their new heads...well, Classics BB will be my Bumper and RTS will be good ole "B".

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amcgrath929 wrote:Renderform for me. Can't wait for his Bumper

Same here!! I got my United BB and RTS BB this past Tues and are awaiting their new heads...well, Classics BB will be my Bumper and RTS will be good ole "B".

I'm using United as Goldbug, RTS as Hubcap and the first Classics BB as Bumper. I have Henkei Bumblebee who'll stay as is. Which means I need to track down ANOTHER freaking Classics BB. Sheesh, the mania for these homages to little known characters baffles me. I'm caught up in it too, just saying. Oh, and I went ahead and ordered the Beelzeboss kit after being pretty impressed with his previous kit. They're good quality items. I'd like to support both but I went this route this time. The Renderform head just looked too "busy" to me.

I've got the United Bee for Goldbug(Blue version), Original Classics Bee for Bumper, and the RTS Bee for Hubcap. I'll use the Legacy version as my regular Bumblebee.