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I have a few spare G2 labels so I pimped out my Select Sandstorm and G2 Ramjet. Because in my headcanon Netflix Hotling is Cybertronian G2 Ramjet and Netflix Sparkless Seeker is Cybertronian Sandstorm, I applied the labels to them as well. Everything is just perfect and even the Targetmasters are of the right colors!

Wave 3 was very underwhelming yes. Was a perfect opportunity for Primal and Rattrap to instead be Packrat and Apelinq for instance. Was disappointing, but at least I got Deeseeus out of it (I refuse to call that an army drone, that to me will be my Deeseeus). He is fun

Well this sucks. Finally got around to opening Soundwave (yeah, just a bit late) only to find his right hip pin is grossly misaligned. Instead of going straight through it's at a downward angle and leaving a tiny bulge just below the hole preventing outward movement of the right hip at all (and it forces the hip to sit a little lower). If this was the Siege figure it wouldn't be a huge problem, but outward movement of the hips is the bulk of NetFlix SW's transformation. Definitely getting the Legacy version if it really is the same mold, either as a replacement for a hip replacement.

Emerje

While we have seen many complaints of there being too many Bumblebees on the shelves, one of the most coveted toys from Hasbro for the past year(s) is a Bumblebee toy. The deluxe toy from the second wave of the Netflix line, available only at Walmart, and it was the only release of this specific mold with the Volkswagen alt mode. Well, Canadian retailer Toysnowman, who ships to the US, was able to get a shipment of these (along with the other Netflix deluxes). It is available right now with a limit of 1 per order for 39.99 CAD (31$ USD), which is about half what it goes for e-bay at times. Do be wary of international shipping though if you are outside Canada.

Here is the link https://toysnowman.com/collections/tran ... per-person

And, sold out.

As expected.

-Kanrabat- wrote:And, sold out.

As expected.

Once the news breaks...

Still regretting on skipping the 'Bee I saw at Walmart, all because of a stupid blemish.

Made sure he stood next to Optimus. Got him for $40 in box. Could not find any price better and goven the scarcity of the figure likely caused by that container accident in the Pacific.

There is always a chance they could reissue him in Studio series 86 with Spike.

I saw Netflix BB multiple times, so I had my chance. It's not in my wheelhouse of collecting, so I have no regrets. The only Netflix item I never saw at retail was Soundwave. But again it wasn't on my want list, so no loss.

Oh well...I saw him once in the wild...didn't feel right paying that much for such a tiny figure.

And then Ingo around and pay MORE for an Origins 'Bee at TRU...

Roadbuster wrote:Made sure he stood next to Optimus. Got him for $40 in box. Could not find any price better and goven the scarcity of the figure likely caused by that container accident in the Pacific.

There is always a chance they could reissue him in Studio series 86 with Spike.

All depends on if the agreement with VW allows that,after all, he used the cliffjumper body in the World's Collide set

ZeroWolf wrote:

Roadbuster wrote:Made sure he stood next to Optimus. Got him for $40 in box. Could not find any price better and goven the scarcity of the figure likely caused by that container accident in the Pacific.

There is always a chance they could reissue him in Studio series 86 with Spike.

All depends on if the agreement with VW allows that,after all, he used the cliffjumper body in the World's Collide set

Which makes me wonder: we know Movie Bumblebee is the main focus of that agreement, with G1 Bumblebee tagging along. VW is no longer in play for future toys since Bumblebee traded in at the end of the Bumblebee movie, but what about reissues? Also, are the licenses company-specific? TakaraTomy has that Perfect Finish Beetle Bumblebee coming out.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Roadbuster wrote:Made sure he stood next to Optimus. Got him for $40 in box. Could not find any price better and goven the scarcity of the figure likely caused by that container accident in the Pacific.

There is always a chance they could reissue him in Studio series 86 with Spike.

All depends on if the agreement with VW allows that,after all, he used the cliffjumper body in the World's Collide set

Which makes me wonder: we know Movie Bumblebee is the main focus of that agreement, with G1 Bumblebee tagging along. VW is no longer in play for future toys since Bumblebee traded in at the end of the Bumblebee movie, but what about reissues? Also, are the licenses company-specific? TakaraTomy has that Perfect Finish Beetle Bumblebee coming out.

Here's a thought twist. What if they can re-use the netflix mold/license but chose not to for the World Collide set just to avoid giving what is so far a Walmart exclusive to their main competitor in the US. It would sort of like giving Walmart a go at Redwing. Redwing was available again online about a year or so after Target's exclusive go at him and I think we are nearing that point with Netflix Bee.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Roadbuster wrote:Made sure he stood next to Optimus. Got him for $40 in box. Could not find any price better and goven the scarcity of the figure likely caused by that container accident in the Pacific.

There is always a chance they could reissue him in Studio series 86 with Spike.

All depends on if the agreement with VW allows that,after all, he used the cliffjumper body in the World's Collide set

Which makes me wonder: we know Movie Bumblebee is the main focus of that agreement, with G1 Bumblebee tagging along. VW is no longer in play for future toys since Bumblebee traded in at the end of the Bumblebee movie, but what about reissues? Also, are the licenses company-specific? TakaraTomy has that Perfect Finish Beetle Bumblebee coming out.

Licencing agreements are done at the national level. What may be ok in Japan may not be ok in the US. Hence why Hasbro is importing that toy rather than manufacturing and distributing it themselves.

william-james88 wrote:Here is the link https://toysnowman.com/collections/tran ... per-person

Toy Snowman

-OR-

Toys now, man!

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Roadbuster wrote:Made sure he stood next to Optimus. Got him for $40 in box. Could not find any price better and goven the scarcity of the figure likely caused by that container accident in the Pacific.

There is always a chance they could reissue him in Studio series 86 with Spike.

All depends on if the agreement with VW allows that,after all, he used the cliffjumper body in the World's Collide set

Which makes me wonder: we know Movie Bumblebee is the main focus of that agreement, with G1 Bumblebee tagging along. VW is no longer in play for future toys since Bumblebee traded in at the end of the Bumblebee movie, but what about reissues? Also, are the licenses company-specific? TakaraTomy has that Perfect Finish Beetle Bumblebee coming out.

The G1 reissue probably was just tagging along since Hasbro specifically reissued him to go with the movie release. But we know it isn't as simple as "Hasbro has the Beetle license" otherwise they wouldn't have had to renegotiate for the Earthrise Bumblebee which took so long to approve it ended up in the Netflix line instead.

Emerje

My holy grail. A Bumblebee I have never seen in the wild and never had the chance to order.

Sorry it sold out so quickly. My minions were lucky to find one on the shelf a while back, and I posted a review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvbl2SE_SHE

As Bumblebee figures go, this one was pretty good. Yes it was a retool of ER Cliffjumper, but an extensive retool. And since the G1 figures were also very similar, it seemed appropriate. The Netflix figure did a much better job with the paint and the detailing. Not perfect mind you, but still pretty good. It was $19.97 at the time, so we at least escaped the Ebay markups. If you were lucky enough to snag one of the ones mentioned here, kudos. As long as you're not scalpers!

Wolfman Jake wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Here is the link https://toysnowman.com/collections/tran ... per-person

Toy Snowman

-OR-

Toys now, man!

Haha, if you click the link, it's pretty clear which one it is. Also, it's a Canadian retailer so....

william-james88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Here is the link https://toysnowman.com/collections/tran ... per-person

Toy Snowman

-OR-

Toys now, man!

Haha, if you click the link, it's pretty clear which one it is. Also, it's a Canadian retailer so....

But that takes all the fun out of it!

"...deluxe toy from the second wave of the Netflix line, available only at Walmart IN THE USA..."

Fixed it for you. In Japan, for example, it was available from Amazon Japan and TT Mall, I believe? How about all the other countries, outside the USA?

And this kind of stupid BS takes all the fun out of collecting.

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:And this kind of stupid BS takes all the fun out of collecting.

Only if you let it bother you.

But I guess most of us including myself can take that advice about 1 facet or another when it comes to collecting.

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:And this kind of stupid BS takes all the fun out of collecting.

Nah. It's pretty much standard fare since ever.
I could even say that it ironically ADD to the fun. Especially when you happen upon the hard to find thing by chance and finally get it.

Does anybody have issues with their Soundwave yellowing? I'm starting to hear some rumblings that the gray plastic is becoming discolored. Figures are kept out of sunlight etc.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Does anybody have issues with their Soundwave yellowing? I'm starting to hear some rumblings that the gray plastic is becoming discolored. Figures are kept out of sunlight etc.

I last handled mine back in November, didn't notice anything at the time. He did come out around the same time as Cyberverse Hammerbyte whose light blue plastic is known to yellow very quickly after opening, mine yellowed after a month sitting on my desk out of direct sunlight. Maybe they were having an issue with some light colored plastic?

Emerje