skywarp-2 wrote:1: the Chest should be able to transform in a similar fashion like the movie counterpart, I can see them getting away with the whole flip down thing in the regular toy line up..still bothers me... but in a so called Masterpiece Movie toy, thats 80.00 and is electronic??? What were they thinking??
We haven't seen it from many different angles and Hasbro is well known for not fully Transfomring their figures. For what reasons, I can't really say. But until we see a more analitical breakdown of this figures transformation I don't think anyone can make the assumption that it doesn't have a more movie based chest like appearence.
2: the whole canon arm with the red boba fett missle sticking out his arm is a complete turn off.. if I wanted a one armed bumble bee I will buy the smaller version from the rgular line, but not in a masterpiece.
Again, no one has seen or heard that his cannon is permanently affixed to his arm. I'm sure we'll see something in a few weeks, but if I were to fancy a guess it's either a well hidden hand or a removeable arm piece. As for the missle, just don't put it in. That's what I did with Classics H-rod and it makes it look a world of better.
3: this is another problem i have seen, i can't tell if the battle helmet comes down or not..and I haven't seen a bumblebee with a battle helmet that slides down yet, you'd think they would place that in the masterpiece toy!!!I personally like Bumblebee with the battle mask on, versus off, he looks very ugly with it off, probably similar to prefering prime with a metal mask versus an actual moving mouth...dumb idea..
I totally agree with you, I don't much care for Bumblebees "face" as were, and I would fully expect them to include a faceplate for him. I don't see anywhere on the head for the battle mask so flip over, but I could be wrong. If there is one thing that it needs indefinitely is a battle mask. the boney face thing is kinda scary.
Overall, this action figure severly lacks anything remotely resembling in my view the title name of "Masterpiece" and should be left on the shelf or revised before final production..other wise, HASBRO KEEP it!! It's nice in other respects, the tires, the legs, but not very close to what I was to expect..it's just a large one armed version of your normal line Bumblebee figure, with electronics added.. its not nearly as intricate or as kibbly like the movie counterpart, and in effect not a Masterpiece at all..
In no way, shape or form, is this a Masterpiece figure. There are miles between the Hasbro Ulitimate line and the Takara Masterpiece line. While of course, they are all toys the MP line over in Japan isn't ment as a toy as it is a display piece for collectors. Statues and Bust sell just as well, if not better then actual toys over there, and the MP line is a perfect blend of display figure and play figures. Ultimate Bumblebee is the 80 equivalent (and I use the term very loosely) of Fort Max. A huge over priced chunk of plastic expected to sell very well but ends up falling short of that goal. Except this time they made is electronic, and not nearly as cool.
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