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News Credits: 5 · Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:05 pm

My order arrived today! Love the Prime set! Definitely thinking about ordering another to keep MISB. Cuponk tournament at my house tonight!

News Credits: 1 · Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:52 pm

I got my Prime set today too! I'm trying to assemble Bee in his robot mode now.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:59 pm

did u guys spent $37.96 on Prime set?

News Credits: 1 · Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:19 pm

TeamAutobots51817 wrote:did u guys spent $37.96 on Prime set?

was $33 flat if you went to NYCC

Was $28 + tax and shipping if you bought it from HTS, so I'd imagine it would be close to $40 when all is said and done.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:27 pm

oh okay cuz i bought mine at NYCC last Thursday

News Credits: 1 · Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:41 pm

TeamAutobots51817 wrote:oh okay cuz i bought mine at NYCC last Thursday

All I gotta say is, Hasbro better go to NYCC again next year. Lol. I don't live in California and all the big cons that go on out there hurt my soul a little :sad:

*wants to be at Blizzcon right now*

This is what I get for deciding I didn't want to live out in Cali / pursue a 3D animation career -__-

Well... I still don't want to live in Cali. I hated Burbank and the surrounding area's (where many of the studios are) when I was out there for a bit, but still... why do most of the big cons have to happen out there :sad:

News Credits: 1 · Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:52 pm

Erailea wrote:
TeamAutobots51817 wrote:oh okay cuz i bought mine at NYCC last Thursday

All I gotta say is, Hasbro better go to NYCC again next year. Lol. I don't live in California and all the big cons that go on out there hurt my soul a little *wants to be at Blizzcon right now*

This is what I get for deciding I didn't want to live out in Cali / pursue a 3D animation career -__-

Well... I still don't want to live in Cali. I hated Burbank and the surrounding area's (where many of the studios are) when I was out there for a bit, but still... why do most of the big cons have to happen out there

i didn't expected that Hasbro will be at NYCC till a week before i bought my tickets for comic con so i was lucky that i bought it n as soon as i was in the Javits Center i was the first one in line n went straight to Hasbro shop n bought the figure n it took's me 6mins to get it so i hope they can come back to NYCC next year

News Credits: 1 · Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:05 am

I was surprised when I got mine in 2 days. I selected the UPS ground, but mine was delivered
Fed Ex ground.

Either way I love the set and got 2, one to open and play with and another to keep MISB display. :grin:

News Credits: 129 · Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:03 pm

I got mine today.

What do you all think now that you have Prime toys in your hands?

I think I like Arcee better over all. She's got a great robot mode and a decent alt mode. There's a complexity to what needs to be done with her transformation that's probably only matched by Animated Prowl. Prowl did things better, but Arcee is interesting too.

Bumblebee is way better than I expected. I'm glad to see the plastic is somewhat dense and durable. There's a few points of his transformation that I dislike, especially where the chest all closes together and the force required to pull the arms apart from alt mode.

I do like BB's bulk and stature. He looks great.

News Credits: 217 · Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:11 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
What do you all think now that you have Prime toys in your hands?

I found Prime Prime to be impressive in the complexity of his transformation for a deluxe but there's something that just doesn't excite me about the figure that I can't put my finger on.

News Credits: 5749 · Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:12 pm

Counterpunch wrote:I got mine today.

What do you all think now that you have Prime toys in your hands?

I think I like Arcee better over all. She's got a great robot mode and a decent alt mode. There's a complexity to what needs to be done with her transformation that's probably only matched by Animated Prowl. Prowl did things better, but Arcee is interesting too.

Bumblebee is way better than I expected. I'm glad to see the plastic is somewhat dense and durable. There's a few points of his transformation that I dislike, especially where the chest all closes together and the force required to pull the arms apart from alt mode.

I do like BB's bulk and stature. He looks great.

I've had the set since Saturday, but only got around to transforming them today. I'm quite pleased with both. Considering how burnt out I am on Bumblebee as a character, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed his figure. I was mainly getting the set for the pink Arcee, and she did not disappoint. Between these and the SDCC Prime I'm pretty excited for the mainline line.

News Credits: 1235 · Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:15 pm

My set has been sitting in Kansas City since late Friday. The delivery estimate says tomorrow but unless these have been moving without the tracking updated, I don't think I shall get them tomorrow.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:47 pm

I had to ship my set back. Be careful with Arcee's ankles! I was transforming her back to car mode for the first time today since I got the set and her ankle just fell right off! I was following the instructions and everything fully and carefully to what they were showing on the sheet. Just be super careful with Arcee! Luckily, the people over customer service was the nicest people in the world. I will be hopefully getting mine replaced if they still have them in stock and thus far, they seem to be.

News Credits: 12 · Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:23 am

I only have two minor complaints, and they're both about Bumblebee's bot mode: (1) His shoulders and chest pieces: I can't figure out how they're supposed to be set. (2) His arms are too long for his body. He looks like a robot chimp.

Otherwise, I love the set.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:02 pm

its been almost 2 weeks(on Thursday)i kept it in the box for like a week(this past Saturday got my laptop fixed) n i open it for the review n BB chest didn't moved downwards so i jus kept the chest the way it is(bottom bumper)so i transformed both of them n kept it in robot mode ever since n jus now i jus transformed Arcee in bike mode n i have no problem wit it so i jus can't wait for Prime figures to come out in December.

News Credits: 129 · Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:27 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:I only have two minor complaints, and they're both about Bumblebee's bot mode: (1) His shoulders and chest pieces: I can't figure out how they're supposed to be set. (2) His arms are too long for his body. He looks like a robot chimp.

Otherwise, I love the set.

There's a hook on the shoulder chassis. There is a set point for it to rest in inside the yellow shoulder pieces.

News Credits: 12 · Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:52 am

Counterpunch wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:I only have two minor complaints, and they're both about Bumblebee's bot mode: (1) His shoulders and chest pieces: I can't figure out how they're supposed to be set. (2) His arms are too long for his body. He looks like a robot chimp.

Otherwise, I love the set.

There's a hook on the shoulder chassis. There is a set point for it to rest in inside the yellow shoulder pieces.

I found that, but when you clip it into place like that, the Autobot symbol on his chest is covered up by two pieces of kibble - or perhaps I should call them "bits" instead of "kibble"

And those half-disc thingies on his shoulders rotate too easily, so they never stay where I want them. But those complaints are minor. I'm much more bothered by how long his arms are in proportion to his body. No matter how I pose him, he looks like a yellow ape.

News Credits: 217 · Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:38 pm

Having now got my mitts on the set I'm pleasantly surprised. Bumblebee combines a lot of the best qualities of his movieverse and Animated counterparts with the beefiness of the former and dynamicism of the latter. He's not exactly stunningly original but he's better than RTS Bee and at least 9/10ths of the movie Bees I have. Too bad his gun is kinda weedy.

Arcee is a treat. It's a real novelty to get a transforming robot who's this deliciously estrogen-y shade of pastel pink. Her weapons are also delightfully over-the-top in a Beast Wars way. I can't help but feel it would've looked better if the waist rotated during transformation as her feet look good from the inside but pretty hollow from the outside, and her shoulder kibble and back kibble are fighting a war that neither will win. Also her hands look like they can hold nothing ever. Still, gotta love her high heels, little smirk and pointy robo-boobs.

It also came with a figure of a slacker kid and Izzy from Digimon so there's that. And the packaging is GORGEOUS. I really hope we get some sort of convention-exclusive Ratchet & Bulkhead set to finish the team up.

This whole "FIRST EDITION" crap is rubbing me the wrong way though.