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Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:20 am

He arrived today. Enjoy these pics!

Bumblebee Gun 01

Bumblebee Gun 02

Bumblebee Gun 03

Bumblebee Gun 04

Bumblebee Gun 05

Bumblebee Front 01

Bumblebee Front 02

Bumblebee and MP Prime

News Credits: 15 · Thu Dec 10, 2009 4:34 am

Mine arrived yesterday and was expecting to be let down. I actually like Bumblebee. I do wish that his big fat chest could have collapsed down a bit but its not as bad as you might be thinking.

I thought I was going to break him during the part of the transformation where you pull his legs and head down. I didnt like doing it and the resulting snap/click when the parts finally moved into positions sounded bad but all was well.

He arrived in a parcel with my Black MP Prime and the upgrade kit for my FP City Commander, so yesterday was quite a good day for me.

Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:44 am

And here he is G1'd:

News Credits: 2 · Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:59 am

Great photos, Crimson Dynamo! Thanks for sharing them with us. I can't wait to get Alternity Bumble. I love the photo of the figure beside MP OP.

News Credits: 129 · Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:06 am

My initial assessment of the toy was wrong. Those pictures make him look quite good.

My set of Bumblebee and Cliffjumper arrive today. I'm pretty excited now.

News Credits: 217 · Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:10 am

Counterpunch wrote:My initial assessment of the toy was wrong. Those pictures make him look quite good.

My set of Bumblebee and Cliffjumper arrive today. I'm pretty excited now.

He's better than he looks in pictures. He's still not comparable to Convoy or Megatron, but he's been growing on me.

Cliffjumper has the less-appealing headsculpt but the way prettier colour.

News Credits: 905 · Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:32 am

Diem wrote:He's better than he looks in pictures. He's still not comparable to Convoy or Megatron, but he's been growing on me.

Cliffjumper has the less-appealing headsculpt but the way prettier colour.

And cliff paint is easier to chip off during transformation, thats the problem i am facing..... Havent play with bumble bee yet, not sure is he facing the same problem....

News Credits: 217 · Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:40 am

Real Devastator wrote:
Diem wrote:He's better than he looks in pictures. He's still not comparable to Convoy or Megatron, but he's been growing on me.

Cliffjumper has the less-appealing headsculpt but the way prettier colour.

And cliff paint is easier to chip off during transformation, thats the problem i am facing..... Havent play with bumble bee yet, not sure is he facing the same problem....

I haven't had any paint issues so far. Where on him did it chip?

News Credits: 129 · Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:51 am

RD, you are the first person to mention anything about paint chipping on these guys that I've heard.

News Credits: 217 · Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:01 am

Counterpunch wrote:RD, you are the first person to mention anything about paint chipping on these guys that I've heard.

It's certinly troubling...this figure (and the Alternity line in general) doesn't need any more reasons for bad publicity.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:13 am

Hmm, I've read people express paint chipping problems with Alternity Convoy but I haven't run into the problems myself and I've transformed the figure over a dozen times for sure, maybe two dozen. I think it comes down to the way that some of the production figures may have somewhat misaligned parts. So with that in mind, I'm hoping the Alternity Bumble mold doesn't have inherent design issues that contribute to paint chipping.