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News Credits: 2 · Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:54 pm

You're all wrong! This is the new iSlate thing from Apple! :-B

News Credits: 198 · Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:02 pm

Blurrz wrote:Aww... **** this toyline.

Is it any wonder you're losing interest. The rare Bludgeons aside, it's just repaint and repetition from Hasbro. So little creativity.

Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:21 pm

this cant be bumblebee is smaller commpare to optimus prime it would never come out :MAD:

Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:38 pm

I don't want/need a leader class Bumblebee. Yes, very major character, but not leader-class worthy in my humble opinion.

I, like others, would love a leader class Blackout, but I doubt I'll get one since his look-a-like, Grindor, didn't last too long in RotF (although neither did Brawl in TF1). Blackout was pretty significant in TF1 (opening character and in the final fight too), so he would have been more appropriate for a leader class figure than Brawl was. Don't understand why Hasbro chose Brawl over Blackout for leader class in TF1's toyline.

Sorry... went off on a blackout tangent there.

This BB pic does look photoshopped, but S250 has been very reliable on other rumors (like Season 3 of TFA being its last). Maybe the rumor is true (like for TF3 as others have said here) despite the likelyhood of the pic being fake... maybe.

Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:52 pm

Nope. Just your imagination. Im new btw.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:17 pm

Dead Metal wrote:Head and upper body from HA Bumblebee with extra gatling shoulder gun,
Arms from Deluxe Cannon BB
cannon arm from deluxe preview Bumblebee
belly and upper legs from deluxe BB
lower legs from Ultimate BB with new feet?

I don't think any of it is from UBB - the knee spikes are too slender. I think it's from a CGI pic.
Aren't the thighs and belly are from HABB?

I really hope it is fake, cos I'd hate the idea of a good BB that isn't in scale with anything else.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:04 pm

Yeah why can't Hasbro produce what the fans really want? Like a leader class or supreme Blackout. Must be to much of a challenge for them.

Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:07 pm

pics or it didn't happen :grin:

Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:15 pm

idk to me it is fishy but weird tho cuz i dont think we need a leader class bb i mean all our leader classes are in scale with our other figgs while lik wtf BB giant i dont think so even if its real. its a pass i couldnt afford another goddamn bb in my collectoion after some of the failed BB's lik nest alliance BB. (:|

Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:23 pm

i want The Fallen to be the next ROTF leader class mold. either he gets a leader class mold or hasbro is working on Unicron for TF3.

Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:31 pm

If this is another one, I pass. I'm tired of so many bumblebee toys

Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:35 pm

Chaoslock wrote:I'd bet there's a whole division of Hasbro designers that live only to make another yellow butterfly every two months... For Primus' sake I hope Megatron will shoot Bee to pieces in TF3.

Now let's just hope that happens

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:39 pm

To all who want a bigger Blackout/Grindor:

Hasbro wrote:We certainly try to listen to our fan's feedback, we do not have any plans to release any of these figures in the leader scale at this time.

Hasbro wrote:Overall, we look at all of the characters in the line, indvidual scales and the prominence of each character. From this we select which figures make sense at the appropriate scale and go from there.

Hasbro wrote:First off, we are incredibly excited about the upcoming release of our Leader class Starscream. We feel that this scale truly brings the character of Starscream to life!
Overall, we look at the Leader Scale as the scale where we can bring the most iconic characters to life in a highly detailed manner, thus our reason for selecting Starscream as the next Leader figure for the line. Based on this, we do not have any plans to release these Grindor/Blackout in this scale in the near future.

To all who want a bigger Bonecrusher:

Hasbro wrote:Ah the scale question… These decisions, especially for the movie, are the result of a combination of factors including character prominence, relative scale to other vehicles and number of assortments in which a character appears. Given our development cycle, we usually have to make these decisions well in advance of seeing completed content be it movie, animated episodes, etc. After seeing the finished first film, I think we would have considered creating a Voyager scale Bonecrusher for the movie line rather than Deluxe.

Hasbro wrote:We certainly try to listen to our fan's feedback, we do not have any plans to release any of these figures in the leader scale at this time.

Hasbro wrote:Overall, we look at all of the characters in the line, indvidual scales and the prominence of each character. From this we select which figures make sense at the appropriate scale and go from there

Hasbro wrote: Although Bonecrusher is certainly a cool character from the first movie, we felt that because he was not a major character or part of Revenge of the Fallen, it made more sense for us to focus on including more iconic characters and vehicle forms within the Voyager and Leader scales. Thus, we do not have any plans at this time to release Bonecrusher in either of these scales in the immediate future.

Oh Magic 8-Ball, will Blackout, Grindor, and/or Bonecrusher ever get bigger toys?... "All signs point to no." :roll:

Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:56 pm

Real or fake, the money stays in my pocket either way.

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And there's not a damn thing wrong with want of an imaginative treasure like Leader Class Blackout or Bonecrusher. Especially since there's a buyer's market for them, and it makes sense overall.

Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:02 pm

Waste of a mould. Make Soundwave or movie accurate Megatron, and I'd buy em.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Oh FFS

Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:53 pm

Chaoslock wrote:I'd bet there's a whole division of Hasbro designers that live only to make another yellow butterfly every two months... For Primus' sake I hope Megatron will shoot Bee to pieces in TF3.

Are you NUTS? Soundwave should rip out bee's spine by the head like that yellow peice of scrap did to Ravage.

News Credits: 2 · Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:56 pm

PhunkJunkion wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:Hasbro normally also use characters that make sense for the Leader size class. Bumblebee does not. At all.

Which means no Leader class Wheelie? Thank God.

Leader Wheelie is no good. However, I'd love to see an actual 1:1 scale Ultimate class Wheelie. Whether or not you liked him, you have to admit that would be an awesome figure.

Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:27 pm

i am beginning to think that this is just a ploy by hasbro to get an idea if a leader class bumblebee would be viable (also considering how photoshopped the image is). if am not mistaken sites like this are frequent by hasbro for marketing reasons. maybe if they want to make an iconic character they ought to consider the fallen or blackout.

Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:11 pm

looks like a buffed up Human Alliance Figure.... or maybe another Class in the ROTF line?

but there's a bit too many bumblebee's lately

News Credits: 8 · Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:13 pm

Why make a leader of a figure who already has a Ultimate mold? It makes no sense..What's next a leader class Wheelie?

News Credits: 335 · Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:58 pm

I'm curious off of what "facts" people are basing there asumptions from?

The same ones were people said leader starscream was fake because they already did 3 leader figures? Like Hasbro would put a limit off how much they could make off ROTF.

Really, weather you think it's legit or not this figure is coming. One way or another it'll happen. You're also only bullshitting your self if you say that "you won't buy it" but will chomp at the bit as it eventually gets closer to a release.

Me personally, I'd like another good BB figure.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:59 pm

prediction: FAKE

is this not exactly why ultimate bumblebee exists?

and if they were going to make a leader class of bumble bee i would think that they would have started working on it LONG ago and not so late after the movie (and hopefuly close to the end of the line)

Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:50 am

This may not be a hoax or it could be a real thing, lets face it - Hasbro do not detail their figures heavily though like this picture . If someone has kit bashed it from canabalising other parts of transformers they should be professional model makers because you have to admit it looks authentic .

There has been no mentions of any other leader figures to be released except Starscream and the possibility of The Fallen . In my opnion they should make a LC Soundwave or at least a Voyager size so he is at least half decent.

Is it real is it at fake ? I dont know -- if its fake its a damn good one , if its real i bet it will be released around June.

Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:03 am

Oooooh, come on. Another Bumblebee mold?

If he is being made: Geez Hasbro, there's so many other characters that deserve a size-boost, and of all you pick it has to be one of the smaller bots? This is BM Ultra-class Nightscream all over again (for the 3rd time, counting in the 2 ultimate BB molds).