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News Credits: 461 · Thu Mar 20, 2014 3:10 pm

ScottyP wrote:Bumblebee and Spike are looking nice, now we need a Cliffjumper and Jazz to complete the Moon Base crews

Well, we do have the Moon base two crew here.

Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:42 pm

maybe there will be a MP Wheelie or Arcee with Daniel in an exosuit sometime in the future :-?

Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:46 pm

ScottyP wrote:Bumblebee and Spike are looking nice, now we need a Cliffjumper and Jazz to complete the Moon Base crews

a strong possibility since Volkswagen is on board and Volkswagen owns Porsche and Jazz and Cliffjumper are Porsches

News Credits: 241 · Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:53 pm

Ultra Markus wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Bumblebee and Spike are looking nice, now we need a Cliffjumper and Jazz to complete the Moon Base crews

a strong possibility since Volkswagen is on board and Volkswagen owns Porsche and Jazz and Cliffjumper are Porsches

TakaraTomy would need separate licenses for those models tho. Also, Volkswagen itself does not own Porsche, rather both Volkswagen and Porsche are brands that fall under the same parent company called Volkswagen Group. Coincidentally Lamborghini also falls under it. I'm sensing a trend here. :-?

Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:54 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Bumblebee and Spike are looking nice, now we need a Cliffjumper and Jazz to complete the Moon Base crews

a strong possibility since Volkswagen is on board and Volkswagen owns Porsche and Jazz and Cliffjumper are Porsches

TakaraTomy would need separate licenses for those models tho. Also, Volkswagen itself does not own Porsche, rather both Volkswagen and Porsche are brands that fall under the same parent company called Volkswagen Group. Coincidentally Lamborghini also falls under it. I'm sensing a trend here.

Right i meant Volkswagen Group naturally, its still a possibility.

News Credits: 767 · Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:10 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Bumblebee and Spike are looking nice, now we need a Cliffjumper and Jazz to complete the Moon Base crews

a strong possibility since Volkswagen is on board and Volkswagen owns Porsche and Jazz and Cliffjumper are Porsches

TakaraTomy would need separate licenses for those models tho. Also, Volkswagen itself does not own Porsche, rather both Volkswagen and Porsche are brands that fall under the same parent company called Volkswagen Group. Coincidentally Lamborghini also falls under it. I'm sensing a trend here.

Same thing, Volkswagen Group is the current official company name, like The Coca Cola Company is the legal name for Coca Cola.
We call Hasbro Inc just Hasbro, doesn't mean that they're two companies and one of them is the parent company.

And to expand on that. Volkswagen does not directly own Lamborgini, it is owned by Audi, which in turn is owned by VW. The thing is, all those companies still function as their own companies with their respective owners being able to veto decisions on product.
So if Porsche does not want to sell their license, Volkswagen can't make them.

News Credits: 5 · Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:11 am

Dead Metal wrote:So if Porsche does not want to sell their license, Volkswagen can't make them.

While that may be true, Porsche is not as hard a nut to crack as VW. Their main concern with licencing back in the BT/Alt days wasn't so much with war toys as with reflecting the lifestyle they try to represent. A straight 935 Turbo with their racing layout should be fine. Probably. Hopefully.

It better be.

News Credits: 372 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:40 am

If I understood the automatic translation correctly, Hasui said that you need to open the helmet and tilt back Spike's head when you transform the exosuit.

News Credits: 668 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:49 am

Takara designer Shogo Hasui has been teasing bits and pieces of the upcoming Masterpiece Bumblebee, and with each reveal, we're there to keep you updated. This newest tease is no exception.

As we all know, by now, Bumblebee comes with his human companion, Spike, in his exo-suit. Hasui shows a new and up close image of Spike's vehicle mode. According to Seibertron.com member Cyberpath, the translation says:

Cyberpath wrote:If I understood the automatic translation correctly, Hasui said that you need to open the helmet and tilt back Spike's head when you transform the exosuit.

Bumblebee, and Spike, will see release later this year in November. Preorders are open, now.

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:22 am

this is just so damn cool.. i'm still extremely happy that this is the extra that bumblebee comes with.. it's PERFECT.

News Credits: 70 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:18 am

Would have preferred a reduced price bumblebee with other accessories instead of an exo suit. I'm on the fence, but I'm mostly on the side of the fence that wants MP BB.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:36 am

Sorry, but still would have prefered the wheels on the arms to beef this MP BB figure up. Just too much in the feet, which the animation model did not have SO much of. His G1 toy battle mask would look 10 times better also.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:56 am

MR Optimus Prime wrote:His G1 toy battle mask would look 10 times better also.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:54 am

AWESOME !

News Credits: 462 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:59 am

MR Optimus Prime wrote:AWESOME !

Amazon Japan exclusive.

News Credits: 5749 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:24 am

Here's a second Takara Tomy Transformers MP-21 Bumblebee for your Monday morning! Weibo user 北马伊斯力 has shared a magazine scan that gives us our first clear look at the figure from behind. Image mirrored below:

News Credits: 462 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:29 am

Hrmmm... not quite as show-accurate as I had hoped.

News Credits: 767 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:37 am

Well, I'll be honest, a little disappointed with the backpack. But it was to be expected, and I can't think of a way how they could have avoided it without making it a separate piece and still retaining the size and show accuracy of the rest of the robot.

Still OK and glad I pre-ordered.

Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:38 am

Sabrblade wrote:Hrmmm... not quite as show-accurate as I had hoped.

True, but if they're going off the scale guide from the cartoon, he should only come up to the front bumper on Prowl's chest. I imagine they just don't have a lot of room to tuck panels away without making the roof a mess of panel lines.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:45 am

While not a popular move and defeatist to the point of MPs, I wouldn't have minded a car-part shield if it'd give us more show-accuracy to the bot.

News Credits: 372 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:46 am

El Duque wrote:Here's a second Takara Tomy Transformers MP-21 Bumblebee for your Monday morning! Weibo user 北马伊斯力 has shared a magazine scan that gives us our first clear look at the figure from behind. Image mirrored below:

http://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/uploads/1395674511_10153297_598475006904906_1511123406_n.jpg

Gimme!

News Credits: 122 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:03 am

"Junk in the Trunk Bumblebee"

Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:30 am

The backpack from hell ! :lol:

News Credits: 5749 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:33 am

The backpack isn't that bad, as long as it locks into place securely I'll be happy.

News Credits: 70 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:48 am

The Backpack is fine, all the MP cars have some backpack action. I am just glad they figured out a way to not have to 'cheat' and do like a double chest with like another car roof hidden in the alt mode.