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News Credits: 458 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:58 am

Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:Man, if this is a Universal theme park exclusive I'm going to be very angry.

Would I like you when you're angry?

I dunno, I'm a pretty big guy, and already pretty agitated over my internet being out and having to type this out on a little phone...

...until you can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within you.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:13 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:Man, if this is a Universal theme park exclusive I'm going to be very angry.

Would I like you when you're angry?

I dunno, I'm a pretty big guy, and already pretty agitated over my internet being out and having to type this out on a little phone...
...until you can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within you.

That might take some time since pretty much everything I planned to do tonight requires the internet and it isn't estimated to come back until 4:30AM. :-x

Emerje

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:21 am

Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:Man, if this is a Universal theme park exclusive I'm going to be very angry.

Would I like you when you're angry?

I dunno, I'm a pretty big guy, and already pretty agitated over my internet being out and having to type this out on a little phone...
...until you can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within you.

That might take some time since pretty much everything I planned to do tonight requires the internet and it isn't estimated to come back until 4:30AM.

Emerje

Good, good, give in to your anger.

News Credits: 2 · by **Rodimus Knight** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:40 am

Doesn't really look like it fits in with the WTC trilogy at all to be honest, and the picture of spike on the box looks more like Daniel to me.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:15 am

Moonshot wrote:One of the big ones is Goldbug(also a good Alpha Trion)

The reaction alpha trions pretty good for what it is, if a bit small maybe they could do a Red version.

As for where this bee fits into the lines maybe siege was meant to have legends sized figures after all and this was cybertronian bee :p and they thought na, we pushed our luck fooling them with the rest of the cybertronian modes.
Would have been cool for slammer to be this size or core class freeing up a slot in the deluxes for Tarantulus or terorsaur.

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:01 am

Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:Man, if this is a Universal theme park exclusive I'm going to be very angry.

Would I like you when you're angry?

I dunno, I'm a pretty big guy, and already pretty agitated over my internet being out and having to type this out on a little phone...
...until you can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within you.

That might take some time since pretty much everything I planned to do tonight requires the internet and it isn't estimated to come back until 4:30AM.

Emerje

Earlier in the summer, my family was under quarantine because of a potential COVID close contact (thankfully, it was a false alarm). Some construction guys took out our WiFi and the earliest Suddenlink could fix it was a week later. Lo and behold, after a week passed and no fix happened, we called and found out they didn’t even put us on their schedule. Very irritating.

News Credits: 458 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:11 am

Autobot N wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:Man, if this is a Universal theme park exclusive I'm going to be very angry.

Would I like you when you're angry?

I dunno, I'm a pretty big guy, and already pretty agitated over my internet being out and having to type this out on a little phone...
...until you can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within you.

That might take some time since pretty much everything I planned to do tonight requires the internet and it isn't estimated to come back until 4:30AM.

Emerje
Earlier in the summer, my family was under quarantine because of a potential COVID close contact (thankfully, it was a false alarm). Some construction guys took out our WiFi and the earliest Suddenlink could fix it was a week later. Lo and behold, after a week passed and no fix happened, we called and found out they didn’t even put us on their schedule. Very irritating.

That must have been a lonely time.

News Credits: 4 · by **Quantum Surge** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:32 am

A lonely time can best be spent as we all come together and find out what led to this toy's existence and think of ways to repurpose it.

News Credits: 458 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:37 am

The back side of the set's packaging:

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:57 am

If the shoulders could be raised a bit higher... Nope, still can't justify another Bee even if it's does a few things we'll over a few other figures.

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:21 pm

Since I imagine we’ll be seeing more figures under the “Buzzworthy Bumblebee” label, I wonder if we’ll see other lines/eras incorporated as well. For example, maybe that Studio Series ROTF Bee with Sam is actually under this label too.

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:51 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Source
Here is a quick size comparison to Core Optimus using the 3mm hand ports as a size reference. He's a little big, but probably as close as we can expect to relative scale at this small a size.

I kinda doubt this comparison is accurate. A Bee that small would be legion class-sized, and this Bee looks way more complex than I think is really feasible at that size (like having thigh swivels). I think it's more likely that this is standard core-size and has 5mm hands for whatever reason.

News Credits: 1 · by **just_aCloud** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:29 pm

Quantum Surge wrote:A lonely time can best be spent as we all come together and find out what led to this toy's existence and think of ways to repurpose it.

Ahh yes--let's all share the joy this Holiday Season. :HEADHURTS:

LOL

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:55 pm

just_aCloud wrote:
Quantum Surge wrote:A lonely time can best be spent as we all come together and find out what led to this toy's existence and think of ways to repurpose it.
Ahh yes--let's all share the joy this Holiday Season. LOL

Maybe the real Bumblebee was the friends we made along the way.

Day 343 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 6:03 pm

Rodimus Knight wrote:Doesn't really look like it fits in with the WTC trilogy at all to be honest, and the picture of spike on the box looks more like Daniel to me.

It's Spike. He's got 2005 Spike's squared chin and jowls.

Tuned Agent wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Source
Here is a quick size comparison to Core Optimus using the 3mm hand ports as a size reference. He's a little big, but probably as close as we can expect to relative scale at this small a size.

I kinda doubt this comparison is accurate. A Bee that small would be legion class-sized, and this Bee looks way more complex than I think is really feasible at that size (like having thigh swivels). I think it's more likely that this is standard core-size and has 5mm hands for whatever reason.

I think we'll have to wait for better reference pics to be sure, but I think you're right. Especially looking at the Exo-Suit

If you're right, I think I'd rather reshell either this or the Titans Return version into a Bug than get Netflix Bee.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:20 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:If you're right, I think I'd rather reshell either this or the Titans Return version into a Bug than get Netflix Bee.

But then you would miss out on netflix Bees car cannon mode (which is way worse than half the made up modes of Takara legends, but hey its a thing and in the instructions).

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:45 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:If you're right, I think I'd rather reshell either this or the Titans Return version into a Bug than get Netflix Bee.

But then you would miss out on netflix Bees car cannon mode (which is way worse than half the made up modes of Takara legends, but hey its a thing and in the instructions).

The most dorky looking Stealth Force config ever.

News Credits: 4 · by **Quantum Surge** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:51 pm

It's a dorky thing, but I can ignore it since I'm so happy to own that figure and make it the final version of G1 Bee in my collection (I went to reduce my collecting habits with G1-related lines at some point).

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:04 pm

I wonder how hard it would be to mod that mold to have an integrated transformation..

News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:06 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I wonder how hard it would be to mod that mold to have an integrated transformation..

Probably the exact same difficulty as modding Cliffjumper to be integrated. Bee's just a reshell with no mechanical changes

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:45 pm

Autobot N wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:Man, if this is a Universal theme park exclusive I'm going to be very angry.

Would I like you when you're angry?

I dunno, I'm a pretty big guy, and already pretty agitated over my internet being out and having to type this out on a little phone...
...until you can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within you.

That might take some time since pretty much everything I planned to do tonight requires the internet and it isn't estimated to come back until 4:30AM.

Emerje
Earlier in the summer, my family was under quarantine because of a potential COVID close contact (thankfully, it was a false alarm). Some construction guys took out our WiFi and the earliest Suddenlink could fix it was a week later. Lo and behold, after a week passed and no fix happened, we called and found out they didn’t even put us on their schedule. Very irritating.

I once had Time Warner disconnect my internet at the utility pole while I was on it. I ran out to the guy as he was getting into his truck, probably thought I was coming to kill him (I'm 6'7") but I was just asking him why he disconnected me out of no where. He said I was on his disconnect list because I hadn't paid for four months, I told him that was impossible, I was just using it and would have been disconnected remotely a long time ago. Turned out to be a glitch where the payment side wasn't recording my payments (how?) but the service side was. However, even with that cleared up they still made me pay my current bill which wasn't even due yet before they'd reconnect me as if they still didn't trust me to pay it. :roll:

Tuned Agent wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Source
Here is a quick size comparison to Core Optimus using the 3mm hand ports as a size reference. He's a little big, but probably as close as we can expect to relative scale at this small a size.

I kinda doubt this comparison is accurate. A Bee that small would be legion class-sized, and this Bee looks way more complex than I think is really feasible at that size (like having thigh swivels). I think it's more likely that this is standard core-size and has 5mm hands for whatever reason.

I think it's just a matter of whoever did this composite image doing a bad job. Those 3mm fist holes don't match at all, Bee's are way smaller than Prime's. Bee should be closer in size to Prime when they match. Still shorter, but with more bulk.

Trying to do this myself it looks like this:

Doesn't really work with the rest of the Core Class IMO.

Emerje

News Credits: 2 · by **Hero Alpha** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:55 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:
Moonshot wrote:One of the big ones is Goldbug(also a good Alpha Trion)

The reaction alpha trions pretty good for what it is, if a bit small maybe they could do a Red version.

As for where this bee fits into the lines maybe siege was meant to have legends sized figures after all and this was cybertronian bee :p and they thought na, we pushed our luck fooling them with the rest of the cybertronian modes.
Would have been cool for slammer to be this size or core class freeing up a slot in the deluxes for Tarantulus or terorsaur.

I have seen and thought about the ReAction Alpha Trion and the 3rd party one from a while ago. The first is not quite there and the latter is way too expensive. Now a RED Alpha Trion would be great and a perfect character for that line.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:59 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I wonder how hard it would be to mod that mold to have an integrated transformation..

Probably the exact same difficulty as modding Cliffjumper to be integrated. Bee's just a reshell with no mechanical changes

That's why I said "that mold" rather than "him" or "Bumblebee" :-P

Modding that mold to be integrated could potentially be an ideal Bee, depending on how fiddly it was.

Regarding this possibly Core class Bee and how he scales with Core Optimus if so.. Well, that's kinda inevitable with "Tiny version of (X)" all being the same price point. We saw it in Cybertron, we saw it in the movies...

News Credits: 4 · by **Quantum Surge** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:12 pm

Honestly with the Core Class version of Bumblebee, I can see this figure being better suited for Bumper, which I'd be fine with because I want the Netflix Bee to be the definitive version of the character in my display. IDK who made this pic but the new head does work well for me at least.

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:22 pm

Moonshot wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:
Moonshot wrote:One of the big ones is Goldbug(also a good Alpha Trion)

The reaction alpha trions pretty good for what it is, if a bit small maybe they could do a Red version.

As for where this bee fits into the lines maybe siege was meant to have legends sized figures after all and this was cybertronian bee :p and they thought na, we pushed our luck fooling them with the rest of the cybertronian modes.
Would have been cool for slammer to be this size or core class freeing up a slot in the deluxes for Tarantulus or terorsaur.

I have seen and thought about the ReAction Alpha Trion and the 3rd party one from a while ago. The first is not quite there and the latter is way too expensive. Now a RED Alpha Trion would be great and a perfect character for that line.

But RED works in it's own garbage scale. RED Alpha trion would be way too small to be part of any collection.