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Love the Vehicon, Hotshot looks okay, I hate Knockout.

Vehicon looks badass where ever he "goes" ..... But there's just something creepy about Hotshot, it's like he's starring at me, I don't like.

Vehicon looks awesome! Knockout is growing on me, but I'm really not a Hotshot fan.

Does anyone know if/when these guys are scheduled for UK release?

Dr. Heavy B wrote:Knockout is growing on me, and vehicon? Puts the first edition backpack to SHAME.

It puts the First Edition to shame PERIOD

Only thin I liked about the FE Vehicon compared to this one is the really cool heels in bot mode. Those just appeal to me for some reason.

Lord Onixprime wrote:I don't quite get the hate for RID Bumblebee aside from the fact that I don't think I've ever seen a single picture with him positioned right so that the hood actually faces in a downward angle instead of straight out. He is actually (which surprised me once I got him) and very solid figure. Better than Cliffjumper.

I had the figure for about a day before I broke it trying to fix the head and shoulders. They didn't go back far enough and it looked like the transformation was unfinished. That and the guns never really attached well, literally a case of a round peg in a square hole. I don't miss it though, I got FE BB and it's much better.

Well, I do want Hot Shot, but I don't want to get him if this problem persists. Hopefully someone like Peaugh or Optibotimus will review him soon so we can rest assured!

Seems like Knockout DOES have a torso after all...sort of. Still, the two-tone plastic and ports on his alt mode's sides make him a pass for me.

Surprised that PRID Vehicon is actually an improvement from his FE version. Will be picking this one up.

Soundwave is a must-buy as well.

Evil_the_Nub wrote:

Lord Onixprime wrote:I don't quite get the hate for RID Bumblebee aside from the fact that I don't think I've ever seen a single picture with him positioned right so that the hood actually faces in a downward angle instead of straight out. He is actually (which surprised me once I got him) and very solid figure. Better than Cliffjumper.

I had the figure for about a day before I broke it trying to fix the head and shoulders. They didn't go back far enough and it looked like the transformation was unfinished. That and the guns never really attached well, literally a case of a round peg in a square hole. I don't miss it though, I got FE BB and it's much better.

Sound like you tried to force the shoulder back further then they ever were meant to go. The head, on the other hand, if you have watched Peaugh's video review, can be moved independently from the gear so it sits appropriately in robot mode (and really doesn't cause it to sit to high in vehicle mode).

Lord Onixprime wrote:

Evil_the_Nub wrote:

Lord Onixprime wrote:I don't quite get the hate for RID Bumblebee aside from the fact that I don't think I've ever seen a single picture with him positioned right so that the hood actually faces in a downward angle instead of straight out. He is actually (which surprised me once I got him) and very solid figure. Better than Cliffjumper.

I had the figure for about a day before I broke it trying to fix the head and shoulders. They didn't go back far enough and it looked like the transformation was unfinished. That and the guns never really attached well, literally a case of a round peg in a square hole. I don't miss it though, I got FE BB and it's much better.

Sound like you tried to force the shoulder back further then they ever were meant to go. The head, on the other hand, if you have watched Peaugh's video review, can be moved independently from the gear so it sits appropriately in robot mode (and really doesn't cause it to sit to high in vehicle mode).

I saw that, but the shoulders bothered me the most and I thought fixing them would take care of the head too. I didn't try to force it back, I tried trimming the parts that I thought were stopping it. The tab that attaches the front of the car to his torso and those little nubs that hold the arm mechanism in place. Apparently there's more going on inside that I couldn't get to because they decided to glue it shut. So all I accomplished was removing the parts that held it together.

Definitely picking up Hot Shot and a Vehicon. I feel they could've done better w/ Knockout.

Are the RID Bumblebee shoulders worse then the FE Bumblebee Shoulders? Seriously, those things always come of. I have the New York Bumblebee so I'm also getting the RID normal version.

If they come out in Holland that is, otherwise it will be 3 times the price from ebay :s

MightyMagnus78 wrote:Vehicon looks awesome! Knockout is growing on me, but I'm really not a Hotshot fan.

Does anyone know if/when these guys are scheduled for UK release?

I read somewhere that it should be end of March.

Hang on, let me find the link..


Ok, the Forbidden Planet website says between 20th and 30th April, for all retailers.
http://forbiddenplanet.com/toys/action-figures/transformers/

noctorro wrote:Are the RID Bumblebee shoulders worse then the FE Bumblebee Shoulders? Seriously, those things always come of. I have the New York Bumblebee so I'm also getting the RID normal version.

If they come out in Holland that is, otherwise it will be 3 times the price from ebay :s

It was the aesthetic that bothered me. They're low and angled forward in a cowardly submissive posture.

I think this picture says it all.

Hot Shot looks worse than it's original mould.

Vehicon looks much better than the old one but still a pass since there's barely any purple on him in vehicle mode.

Knockout...I might actually buy him once I see a full review of him and his transformation sequence. What I really wanna know is the chest pegged in like Voyager Megs or not like Deluxe Megs cause main reason I hate Deluxe Megs is that the chest cant be pegged -.-...

They all look very nice ,Knock-Out is my favorite .At least with Hotshot they (HASBRO) just didn't go and make him an other shade of yellow and call it Battlefield Bumblebee .Or reverse the colors and call him Off-Road Racing Bumblebee , I could go on . Thank Haruhi that it is at least recolored blue .

michael alex kawa wrote:They all look very nice ,Knock-Out is my favorite .At least with Hotshot they (HASBRO) just didn't go and make him an other shade of yellow and call it Battlefield Bumblebee .Or reverse the colors and call him Off-Road Racing Bumblebee , I could go on . Thank Haruhi that it is at least recolored blue .

"Haruhi" as in Haruhi Suzumiya? I don't think she had anything to do w/ Hot Shot's design.

Va'al wrote:

MightyMagnus78 wrote:Vehicon looks awesome! Knockout is growing on me, but I'm really not a Hotshot fan.

Does anyone know if/when these guys are scheduled for UK release?

I read somewhere that it should be end of March.

Hang on, let me find the link..


Ok, the Forbidden Planet website says between 20th and 30th April, for all retailers.
http://forbiddenplanet.com/toys/action-figures/transformers/

Thanks mate, appreciate that.

CrimsonPrime wrote:Vehicon looks much better than the old one but still a pass since there's barely any purple on him in vehicle mode.

Knockout...I might actually buy him once I see a full review of him and his transformation sequence. What I really wanna know is the chest pegged in like Voyager Megs or not like Deluxe Megs cause main reason I hate Deluxe Megs is that the chest cant be pegged -.-...

RPM716 wrote:
I agree with you for knockout, but theres not really supposed to be much purple

Dr. Heavy B wrote:Knockout is growing on me, and vehicon? Puts the first edition backpack to SHAME.

It puts the First Edition to shame PERIOD

YESSSSSSSS

Vehicon is a definite buy, it almost makes me forget about wanting the FE verson. I still hope they come out with a flying one too.

Knockout's paintjob is disappointing, I wish they had given him his gold/yellow rims, and his shins look really plain in bot mode, but I like the character and the mold so I will buy it. Maybe Reprolabels can make it better.

Hot Shot looks a lot better than Bumblebee but he was never one of my favorite characters so I'll probably pass.

what i want to know is where the roof and windshield end up, cuz the transformations look fairly similar in that the same bits of the car end up in the same places. That was pretty much the biggest fail of the FE is that the roof ends up on the back pretty much untransformed, and the RID's roof is nowhere to be seen

The RID Vehicon's roof, front end and front wheels are all collapsed on the legs. Look closely at the comparison pics with the FE version. Only thin I can't find are the spoilers. This figure **** rocks.

Wait wait wait wait wait...

Is it just me or THERE'S NO BUMBLEBEE IN THAT WAVE?!

Did Hasbro finally get that enough Bumblebees is enough?

Yeah, Hot Shot is a retool/rapaint of the Bumblebee mold, but you perfectly know what I mean.

KnockOut has the worst paint scheem i have seen for a while i realy dont like him he's so boreing.

Vehicon is simply the coolest figure in the prime line to date and the only one who looks better than the FE.

suddenly i dont feel so bad about not getting the FE Vehicon. Knock Out looks ok, and Hot Shot ill probably get for completionists sake.

got Arcee and while she needs some "brush love" she is a vast improvment over the FE version