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News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:22 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:I also wanted to add that this much of a change for Buzzworthy Kup is part of the reason I won't be at all surprised if the Legacy Galvatron is a slightly different variation of Purple.

I wanted him to be, but the current description merely states the battle damage is removed.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:21 pm

sol magnus wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:I also wanted to add that this much of a change for Buzzworthy Kup is part of the reason I won't be at all surprised if the Legacy Galvatron is a slightly different variation of Purple.

I wanted him to be, but the current description merely states the battle damage is removed.

Still won't be surprised if a slight color change happens... While that would be significant to at least some, I'm not sure it would be considered worthy of being mentioned in a reveal.
Of course, I won't be surprised at all if it's 100% the color of the Kingdom version.
All of the changes we have with Buzzworthy Kup still give me a bit of hope.

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Wed Mar 09, 2022 7:58 pm

Emerje has asked and I forget if he got his answer. But for Kup and Cliffjumper, they aren't painted windows but rather opaque plastic.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:30 am

william-james88 wrote:Emerje has asked and I forget if he got his answer. But for Kup and Cliffjumper, they aren't painted windows but rather opaque plastic.

Yep, picked up Cliffjumper the other day, his entire chest is molded in blue plastic. And what's really neat is that they went above and beyond and not just painted the roof red, but the space under his "belly" is painted gray and the space at the hinges is painted black. Really impressed that they went so heavy on details that the mass majority wont even notice. His forearms are also painted gray and they did a really great job matching the rear window blue paint to the front window plastic. Really love this figure.

BTW, the Optimus on the side of the box is indeed the Cyberverse version. Makes me wonder if the next wave of Deluxe figures will be the rumored Earthrise Arcee repaint, Kingdom Mirage repaint, and a repack of Cyberverse Deluxe Optimus (or maybe with some added bot mode detail and painted tires).

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:24 pm

Used the target sale to get the Buzzworthy Bee for $18. Still not a great mold, but the new head is nice, and the colors outside of the painted clear plastic are nice.

On the other hand, we probably really did not need another Kup

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:38 pm

Good news for everyone waiting for the excusive blue Silverstreak redeco. Chinese collectible stores have been receiving them, so they are ready for distribution. As we saw with Kup and Cliffjumper, it took a few months between them popping up in Asia and seeing them on shelves in Target so keep that in mind. But at least now we know exactly where to expect to see this exclusive and we know at which stage it's at. The image below comes from an unboxing video of an Asian collector getting their latest collectibles, which includes all of Legacy wave 1.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:02 pm

Nice! I was hoping that blue Bluestreak was coming along soon!

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:03 pm

They called the blue-side deco Silverstreak, hm? That's pretty great XD

News Credits: 387 · by **Bounti76** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:42 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:They called the blue-side deco Silverstreak, hm? That's pretty great XD

I wonder if that means they're kind of spinning him off into his own character.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:13 pm

I think 20 years ago they had lost the Bluestreak name so for the G1 reissue and Alternators they used the name Silverstreak. It's nice to see it come back around.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Sat Mar 19, 2022 2:42 pm

Silverstreak's been found at retail.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:00 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:Silverstreak's been found at retail.

In the US, or elswhere?

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:19 pm

sol magnus wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:Silverstreak's been found at retail.

In the US, or elswhere?

The US, I should have specific, my bad. TFW article says Chicago.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:24 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:Silverstreak's been found at retail.

In the US, or elswhere?
The US, I should have specific, my bad. TFW article says Chicago.

Not the worst thing. I just asked so that I can set my expectations to start looking for it.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:13 pm

Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Nemesis Primal, we have news that the teased but never officially revealed Transformers Buzzworthy Bumblebee Silverstreak figure has been found at US retail. Silverstreak is a repaint of the Transformers War for Cybertron Earthrise Bluestreak figure, in the original diaclone silver and blue color scheme. He has been teased and leaked, but so far he "officially" has not been revealed, but hopefully we will get a proper reveal with stock photos soon.

The Silverstreak shown below was found at a Target by Twitter user @Gei4Mei.

So with Silverstreak hitting the Targets, if you are in the US, head on out and start checking your Targets, looks like you might get lucky real soon. Let us know if you find one in the comments section below!

News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:15 pm

Glad to see he's not a red card exclusive as rumors suggested, but they really did just go "Well, we ran out of Bees, just throw whatever in", didn't they?

by **Blastback** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:22 pm

Wait, they call him Bluestreak with the Black and silver colorschem, and Silverstreak with the blue and silver? :HEADHURTS:

And he's released in the Bumblebee line?

But whatever, I love that design and color scheme to much to pass.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:38 pm

Blastback wrote:Wait, they call him Bluestreak with the Black and silver colorschem, and Silverstreak with the blue and silver?

They call him Bluestreak with the black and silver color scheme because that was the name they chose for him in G1 (in reference to the expression "to talk a blue streak") and that was the Diaclone Fairlady color scheme the G1 cartoon used for him (whereas the toy used an adulterated all-silver version for whatever reason). Now, they may have meant to use the blue-sided scheme, since that would have added another layer to the name and it is the one featured in the catalog and his instructions, but they didn't. Despite many playground rumors to the contrary.

Calling him Silverstreak (originally a lawyer-friendly substitute name, akin to the likes of "Trailcutter") with the blue-sided color scheme is somebody's idea of a joke, and IMO it's a pretty hilarious. And it's not like it doesn't fit.

Blastback wrote:And he's released in the Bumblebee line?

Because "Buzzworthy Bumblebee" is in practice an odds-and-ends line. It's just that "Buzzworthy Bumblebee" sounds snappier than "The Transformers: Odds and Ends".

by **Blastback** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:16 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Blastback wrote:Wait, they call him Bluestreak with the Black and silver colorschem, and Silverstreak with the blue and silver?

They call him Bluestreak with the black and silver color scheme because that was the name they chose for him in G1 (in reference to the expression "to talk a blue streak") and that was the Diaclone Fairlady color scheme the G1 cartoon used for him (whereas the toy used an adulterated all-silver version for whatever reason). Now, they may have meant to use the blue-sided scheme, since that would have added another layer to the name and it is the one featured in the catalog and his instructions, but they didn't. Despite many playground rumors to the contrary.

Calling him Silverstreak (originally a lawyer-friendly substitute name, akin to the likes of "Trailcutter") with the blue-sided color scheme is somebody's idea of a joke, and IMO it's a pretty hilarious. And it's not like it doesn't fit.

I'm familiar with where the Silverstreak name comes from, it's just wierd that that's the name they role with when they relese him with the blue paint job.

And it gave me a chance to use this smiley. :HEADHURTS:

Don't get enough of those.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:37 pm

Blastback wrote:I'm familiar with where the Silverstreak name comes from, it's just wierd that that's the name they role with when they relese him with the blue paint job.

That's the whole joke of the name's use. They're using the opposite name for the opposite color scheme, on purpose, to make that joke.

by **Till-all-R1** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:25 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Glad to see he's not a red card exclusive as rumors suggested

While part of me agrees as I don't particularly care for Exclusives, that step does help in it not selling out as fast only to immediately be offered by the 3rd party sellers for double.

I hope it's like Origin Bee where it might be scarce in teh beginning it actually winds up being very plentiful later on.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:20 pm

Weeeell after some deep pondering I've decided to keep my Collector's Club Bluestreak as my Neo-G1 stand in. Yeah it sux that he is missing the door wings which was lame for that line but it's to the difference that I dig him so 'nuff said! :VEHI:

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:54 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Because "Buzzworthy Bumblebee" is in practice an odds-and-ends line. It's just that "Buzzworthy Bumblebee" sounds snappier than "The Transformers: Odds and Ends".

You legit got me to laugh out loud with this one; nice work! :lol:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:13 pm

I checked tonight and didn't see him. My local store still has around a dozen Origin Bees and at least 6 SS86 Kup figures yet, plus the new BB Kup. Might be a bit before I see him

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:25 pm

Yeah I’ve been meaning to ask if the Buzzworthy Kup & Cliffjumper have been difficult for people to find…
As far as I know, my Target has only had them the time I saw them. There were 3 of each based on 3 B-127’s. There were two of each of them, & I took one of each.
I go to Target a lot, & haven’t seen them since.
Not any B-127’s either.
Today there were 8-9 Origin Bee’s, & that was it for that line minus the Megatron multi-pack things… 6-7 of those.

I would’ve thought with the work they put into those repaints, they would be really plentiful.
But maybe not?