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News Credits: 2 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:44 pm

Hey Seibertronians,

I don't know if anyone else saw this yet. But since we got news about TF: Prime Starscream & Arcee toys (probably filling those Generations slots we were hopeful for being Classics toys in the Walmart listings... ah well), ign.com also had an exclusive toy reveal this morning of the upcoming TF: Prime Bumblebee action figure with images here: http://comics.ign.com/articles/114/1148173p1.html

News Credits: 37 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:50 pm

YES!!! I knew they wouldn't make a show with no toy line to go along with it! It feels like Animated all over again!!! =P~

News Credits: 2 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:07 pm

This toy line is ALOT better than animated!!

News Credits: 5749 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:33 pm

Hot on the heels of the Transformers: Prime Arcee and Starscream reveals we now have images of Bumblebee courtesy of IGN.com! Feast your optics on his product description and images below!

Transformers Prime has brought the animated robots-in-disguise back in a big way, and Hasbro is keeping up with a brand new assortment coming in October of 2011. It is IGN's pleasure to bring you the exclusive first look at Hasbro's Transformers Prime First Edition Bumblebee action figure, shown below. Pretty snazzy, if we do say so. The Transformers Prime First Edition action figure assortment includes Arcee and Starscream as well.

Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:36 pm

Holy foot kibble Batman! I don't really like it. Arcee looks good, Starscream is await and see. Bumblebee looks too wide and has too much awkward kibble.

News Credits: 23 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:47 pm

Yay! No cannon arm!

News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:49 pm

Three for three.

Looking good!

I'm much more excited for these 3 than for anything from DotM.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:55 pm

Hate to say it but i like the movie bumblebee toy better. Anyone else get a Hot Shot vibe from his car mode?

News Credits: 37 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:55 pm

Stockade wrote:This toy line is ALOT better than animated!!

Not to me. It's only been like 3 toys.

Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:56 pm

Stockade wrote:This toy line is ALOT better than animated!!

Seems the same to me.
Actually Amiamted Arcee > Prime Arcee
So, I'd say so far, animated is better.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:03 pm

I'm not sure what I think of this figure. It looks okay in robot mode, but I really don't like the wide shoulders. The vehicle mode looks pretty good, though. I'm hoping we'll see Bulkhead soon.

News Credits: 129 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:05 pm

Optimus1138 wrote:I'm not sure what I think of this figure. It looks okay in robot mode, but I really don't like the wide shoulders. The vehicle mode looks pretty good, though. I'm hoping we'll see Bulkhead soon.

I think the shoulders are perhaps slightly mistransformed or at least are at the far point of their articulation.

News Credits: 2 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:06 pm

Eh. I'm just sick of Bumblebee. If I pick up any from Prime, 'Bee will not be one of them.

Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:07 pm

IM TOTALLY GETTING ALL THE TRANSFORMERS:PRIME TOYS!

Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:10 pm

Not feeling any of these. Looks like if bayformers and animated had a baby this is what would turn out. They look too much like movie figures in an animated style. im new btw

News Credits: 4 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:10 pm

They are really capturing the look of the show with these figures. Bumblebee's looking good.

Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:16 pm

arcee is my fave one so far.. star scream sacrificed his alt mode and bumblebee is ok

think they've done a fine job of marrying animated with the movieverse and am intrigued - hopefully the quality of the show will improve as they go along

am sure finding these more of a win than the moon thingies

News Credits: 5 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:18 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Optimus1138 wrote:I'm not sure what I think of this figure. It looks okay in robot mode, but I really don't like the wide shoulders. The vehicle mode looks pretty good, though. I'm hoping we'll see Bulkhead soon.

I think the shoulders are perhaps slightly mistransformed or at least are at the far point of their articulation.

Agreed, the right and left shoulders do not even match up.

But, I will say I think they have went 3 for 3 so far with these guys. Granted, the colors are probably photoshopped to no end, the molds have been great. Really looking forward to seeing Prime. Hopefully, he is a voyager and has his battle mask/plate =P~

News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:19 pm

Don't know what it is about the alt mode but for some reason I want to see it redone in Cybertron Downshift's paint scheme. Not the bot mode, that would just look odd, but the vehicle mode in the green and black. Aside from that I don't have much of an opinion about this guy one way or the other. Other than some of the Generations figures, my enthusiasm for the most recent TF designs has dropped sharply.

Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:25 pm

Bumblebee looks awesome, I really like this style and I'm beginning to accept the no-noses. Since a lot of TF lines have noses, this is different. I also love the way animated + movie worked out, it's win from both lines. There are so many TF toylines now and coming out in the near future, I really need to get a bigger room :s

Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:26 pm

bout time

News Credits: 3658 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:50 pm

Where's the toy of Cliffjumper from episode 2?

News Credits: 1452 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:54 pm

Really sexy.

News Credits: 11 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:55 pm

I would much rather see a CJ myself. Not that I collect CJs, but I could make an exception for Prime.

This Bumblebee looks decent, but I'm much less enthusiastic because it's Bumblebee, and that lower leg kibble looks pretty bad. I'm sure they could've done something a little better than that. But I'll probably buy it.

Bring on Bulkhead!

News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:08 pm

I really don't like the beefed up, badass warrior Bumblebee that's come out of the new movies. But MY GOD that is one sexy looking Transformers figure.