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News Credits: 97 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:50 pm

Seibertron.Com has received word from Mike at DigitalToys that he has just received his November/December release schedule from Takara. New items include a A-03 Alternity Bumblebee Suzuki in both yellow and red, Disney Label Donald Duck, and Encore Cassettes Vol. 3. DigitalToys' email also states that preorders and pictures should be online within the hour.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:08 pm

Alternity Bumblebee? Cool, but I won't be able to afford it in a million years. Still - wait, what? Did it say red Bumblebee? Doesn't it mean...Cliffjumper? :wink:

I can't wait for pics. Are Alternity toys hard to transform?

:BOT:

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:17 pm

Nemesis Rodimus wrote:Are Alternity toys hard to transform?

Not any more so than your average movie figure. And thus far, the two molds have a lot of similarity in their transformations...which I really hope changes with future molds if I'm going to continue shelling out $50 for a deluxed sized figure.

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:21 pm

Encore Cassettes #3, please give us Beastbox, Grandslam, Squawkbox and squawktalk. I would be all over that.

Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:22 pm

News Credits: 273 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:24 pm

We'd like to thank Mike from Digital Toys for providing us with new pics of a few items just announced from Takara-Tomy.

Kicking things off is Alternity-03 which is Bumblebee with a Suzuki Sport vehicle mode. Supposedly it is being released in both "champion yellow" and "pearl red", although for now only the yellow picture is available. No official word on whether the "pearl red" will be renamed Cliffjumper as of yet.

Next up is Disney Label Donald Duck concept art. If this holds true, look for a VW Bug similar to G1 Bumblelbee.

Finally, last but not least we have the latest Encore cassette mission set. Judging by the picture, it looks like it will contain Frenzy, Rumble, Lazerbeak and Overkill.

All of these items are slated for either November or December releases but you may pre-order them all right now by clicking here!

We'd like to thank Digital Toys not only for these pictures but also for being a valued site sponsor of Seibertron.com! If you have never checked them out before, now is a great time to do so!

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Hey those look pretty nifty

News Credits: 2 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:32 pm

I dont know what total moron decided the alternity line should be out of scale with alternators, but I would like to choke them.

I would have bought megatron, bumblebee and cliffjumper alternity figs in a second if they were 1-24 scale like the alts.

This really sucks, where do these weird molds fit into a collection?

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:37 pm

Sid Burn wrote:This really sucks, where do these weird molds fit into a collection?

Anywhere ?

Let's say that "size" has never been an issue for Hasbro/Takara/Tomy. That's why you get peanut sized megatrons and armchair sized bumblebees. :lol:

News Credits: 2 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:39 pm

Holy freakin' $#!t!!!!!! Finally they got it right by letting loose rumble and frenzy. Patients for all those who wait and the wait is over. And with what appears to be Overkill in the set and with the upcoming release of SDCC Soundwave on the horizon it's gonna be bitchin'...'nuff said!!! B-)

Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:40 pm

Everything is getting smaller
Yamato stopped making 1/48 Macross and went to 1/60, more and more action figures are going to the 3 3/4" scale, now this.

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:44 pm

Bumblebee looks pretty cool. Love to get the cassettes but cant aford them. Besides i have all but one of them, Frenzy (The red one). Still need a Ratbat too.

News Credits: 1452 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:51 pm

Those look fantastic! Especially Donald Duckformer!

News Credits: 462 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:00 pm

Bumblebee becomes an Alternity. What an honor! For someone like him to be endowed with such a tremendous amount of power and ability is quite an accomplishment! Way to go, Bee! :APPLAUSE:

Now if only Optimus Primal, BW Dinobot, and TFA Prowl can be granted the same honor...

Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:11 pm

It's a strange world where Bumblebee no longer transforms into a VW beetle but Donald Duck does.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:17 pm

Sid Burn wrote:I dont know what total moron decided the alternity line should be out of scale with alternators, but I would like to choke them.

I would have bought megatron, bumblebee and cliffjumper alternity figs in a second if they were 1-24 scale like the alts.

This really sucks, where do these weird molds fit into a collection?

I too wish they kept them at Alt/BT scale, but I'd be a lot more okay with the size if they weren't practically the same price as BTs anyhow...

Happy to see the BB fig looks nothing like the other two, though...

Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:22 pm

wait- is donald duck's alt mode herbie (the love bug)?

i think i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

News Credits: 9 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:37 pm

Sid Burn wrote:This really sucks, where do these weird molds fit into a collection?

On a new shelf? I've got movie shelves, RiD shelves, G1 shelves, soon I'll have Alternity shelves.

I like the choice of car for Bee and am glad the transformation will be totally new but he does look a bit stumpy and not really the same style as the other two. And having Prime and Megs the same size as Bee is a bit weird. I really hope they release a unique Decep next.

News Credits: 273 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:39 pm

I haven't gotten any Alternity yet but now may have to start, this Bumblebee looks freakin' awesome.

Actually all 3 items look cool to me, it's about time they issued Rumble and Frenzy together (and that way, we can choose for ourselves which figure is which!)

I saw there were some newer members posting in this thread, welcome to the site!

Check this out when you can!

News Credits: 32 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:44 pm

Donald Duck turns into Herbie the Love Bug? What does Alternity Bumblebee turn into? I wish Donald and BB acould trade alt modes so we could finally get a true new G1 Bumblebee.

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:45 pm

So are the alternity fgures Die cast metal? I find it hard to swallow paying 50 bucks for a deluxe class size fig.. Does it comes with grilled cheese sammiches?

Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:48 pm

I thought this was never going to happen but:
Donald Duck OWNS Mickey Mouse :lol:

At least until he's redecoed into Jungle Donald Duck or Nightwatch Donald Duck.

News Credits: 273 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:50 pm

Tripredacus agent wrote:It's a strange world where Bumblebee no longer transforms into a VW beetle but Donald Duck does.

I'm just happy we got a VW bug again somewhere.

BAD JOKE ALERT

I've already renamed this figure in my mind - Bumbleduck.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:26 pm

LiKwid wrote:So are the alternity fgures Die cast metal? I find it hard to swallow paying 50 bucks for a deluxe class size fig.. Does it comes with grilled cheese sammiches?

Some die-cast, but not enough to warrant the $50 tag. They are cool figs, though.

News Credits: 335 · Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:34 pm

Ok so Alternity Bumblebee looks alright. Maybe the Swift wasn't the next vehicle I would have picked, but I'm not the one paying a retarded licensing fee so more power too them. I love the head design, but the shoulders are very BT Overdrive and the chest has me a little troubled. I'm hoping we get to see some picks on this beauty soon.

Always happy to see more cassettes, and even Donald looks cool.