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News Credits: 372 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:57 am

From the designer.

News Credits: 6188 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:04 am

Takara designer Shogo Hasui has once again taken to Twitter, this time to tease the upcoming Masterpiece figure MP-21 Bumblebee! It's only a silhouette of the prototype, but Hasui has stated that more information will be revealed shortly, as the 'ban on imformation will be lifted'. Check out the image below, and Hasui's comments (via adapted machine translation)!

As the launch of the MP-20 Wheeljack is confirmed, the whole picture will be gradually revealed! The people in charge of development will be lifting the ban on information soon. The photograph is a silhouette of the prototype. Please forward to the follow-up of this place by all means. # TT_TF

Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:07 am

1 kidney for sale. good condition.

After getting mp smokescreen, i'm looking forward to wheeljack and bumblebee.. damn you takara to hell.

News Credits: 14 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:30 am

So who can work some magic on this picture to bring out some of the hidden details?

Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:39 am

Something like that… i can not do more:(

Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:40 am

with the picture is better

bumblebee_test.jpg

News Credits: 1 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:23 am

A show-accurate G1 Bumblebee? Nice. :grin:

Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:26 am

Would it be sacrilegious of me to say I've always hated Bumblebee? Dunno why, he's just always seemed like a boring wimp. That being said, I'd still have to own this when it becomes available. The Masterpiece line has become the Gold Standard in Transformers. I wonder how tall he will be? Will he be in line withe MP's of Prowl, Sideswipe and Smokescreen?

News Credits: 226 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:29 am

MegaDump wrote:Would it be sacrilegious of me to say I've always hated Bumblebee?

nah, he was a bit annoying in G1, and having him shoved in our faces in the last seven years hasn't done him any favours.

But love him or hate him, he's a necessity in the MP line.

News Credits: 1235 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:30 am

This guy is worse than 3rd parties with his tweets. Next it will be a silhouette from the back or a different angle.

News Credits: 226 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:32 am

LOST Cybertronian wrote:This guy is worse than 3rd parties with his tweets. Next it will be a silhouette from the back or a different angle.

Or a fully revealed shot of the ... back bumper bar.

Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:47 am

I said it about Prowl, but it's even more true in this case:

Dude, his feet are huge! :shock:

I mean, look at 'em, they're the same size as his entire torso!

Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:55 am

I did a quick photoshop job on it

Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:00 am

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News Credits: 26 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:36 am

Unless this mold is decked out to the nines and has the most detailed bug interior in the history of Volkswagen Bug toys then I say no way am I forking out $75.00+ for an MP Bee with Clown Feet and that is probably half the size of the other MP cars for aesthetic reasons. :SICK:

. I saw the silhouette and all I could think of is those stupid Takara Disney Transformers...Slap a Mickey or Donald head on this lame duck and let's move on to bigger and better things.

~reluctantyouth~

Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:41 am

Reluctantyouth is obviously not a GeeWunner...

The fact that it's a Volkswagon Beetle, alone, has most of us over 38 years old or so just about going happynuts in our seats.

News Credits: 21 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:06 am

superbat wrote:with the picture is better
bumblebee_test.jpg

Look better before :???:

looks like official I gear version of bumblebee master piece version wheels stick out more slightly more inside of his feet on takar version igear wheel of his feet are revesed fold down stick out from out side simaler differnces , same look

News Credits: 409 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:18 am

Looks great to me including the feet. I am not sure what people are expecting the feet to look like for a VW Beetle. His feet are even toon accurate.

Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:38 am

Henry921 wrote:I said it about Prowl, but it's even more true in this case:

Dude, his feet are huge!

I mean, look at 'em, they're the same size as his entire torso!

if you can honestly do better have at it. till then don't complain, and have you look at prowls feet in the show?

News Credits: 5749 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:03 am

I guess it's official now. I've updated the title of this topic to the official discussion for this figure. Let's try to keep all future teasers, images, info regarding him to this topic.

News Credits: 12 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:10 am

LOL, not really much of a surprise! Looks exactly like it should!

You think this is one that Hasbro might get for the U.S. (TRU) market, since Hasbro loves Bumblebee so much?

Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:17 am

I just hope it can beat the 3rd party competitors.

News Credits: 409 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:27 am

Crystiallic wrote:I just hope it can beat the 3rd party competitors.

I think if it scales correctly with the other MP figures, and the head is spot on accurate I don't think Takara will have any problem selling him (even if folks have already bought the 3P versions).

News Credits: 7 · Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:28 am

I hope they don't use this mold for Cliffjumper. It would be nice to see Cliff as a proper Porsche 924 for the first time since 1984. That being said I think this is going to be the best Bumblebee ever!