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[DedicatedGhostArt]

Jazz - I can totally see why people are unhappy with Jazz's size, but I think he looks just fine and is a massive improvement over the 2007 Deluxe. The car doors don't stay clipped together in on my Jazz though, but I'm not sure if that's just me doing something wrong.

You need to make sure that the car canopy is tabbed into the back of his pelvis section in the "display stand" hole. If you do that then his car mode should almost flawlessly fit together. (Mine sure does.)

[Hellscream9999]

The car doors don't stay clipped together in on my Jazz though, but I'm not sure if that's just me doing something wrong.

Look on the underside of his car roof. You will see a peg. This plugs into a port on the back of his, well, his butt. It doesn't perfectly line up during transformation and needs a little force to work right. It should solve your issue.

Holy crap, you are a wizard

I haven't heard anything on how to get him to line up in car mode, seriously, this should be front-page news

[DedicatedGhostArt]

The car doors don't stay clipped together in on my Jazz though, but I'm not sure if that's just me doing something wrong.

Look on the underside of his car roof. You will see a peg. This plugs into a port on the back of his, well, his butt. It doesn't perfectly line up during transformation and needs a little force to work right. It should solve your issue.

Holy crap, you are a wizard

I haven't heard anything on how to get him to line up in car mode, seriously, this should be front-page news

Damn you Ironhidensh for beating me to it. Stealing my glory!


Also as a general rule for me, if something won't fit together, that means I most likely didn't compact something properly in a previous step. I figured this out within 15 minutes of opening him at night when I was in a rush.

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Also as an extra thing, this guy SURE IS tiny! But damn, he's also gorgeous!

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[Carnivius_Prime]

The car doors don't stay clipped together in on my Jazz though, but I'm not sure if that's just me doing something wrong.

Look on the underside of his car roof. You will see a peg. This plugs into a port on the back of his, well, his butt. It doesn't perfectly line up during transformation and needs a little force to work right. It should solve your issue.

Holy crap, you are a wizard

I haven't heard anything on how to get him to line up in car mode, seriously, this should be front-page news

Had been mentioned by ToaLeePrime back in early July (and quoted by others since)
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[Carnivius_Prime]

Ok that assumed re-release of first Studio Bee now with little Charlie figure looks a lot more interesting than first thought.

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I got pics from https://www.facebook.com/Planetiacon.st ... 0601684871

[ZeroWolf]

That does look interesting nice find carni!

[Carnivius_Prime]

That does look interesting nice find carni!

Yeah it's neat. Not sure if the car pieces stay on for transformation though. The front bit (i dunno what you call it, i don't have a car) probably doesn't split for his chest. But yeah it's an interesting concept. Wonder if they could make a modern Camaro Bee figure that just includes all alternate parts to change his camaro form (and the robot parts it affects) throughout the first three movies and The Last Knight (obviously his AoE forms were far too different to work with that idea) so you could have just the one figure to represent all the Camaro updates.

[ZeroWolf]

A while ago we learned that there was more Bumblebees headed for the Studio Series line, one of these was pictured with a small Charlie figure but that was it. Now thanks to a tip off from fellow Seibertron user, Carnivius_Prime, we've learned that the Planet Iacon- Singapore Transformers fan group on facebook have gotten pictures of this toy in box! It's also nothing like fans were expecting.





Included in the box is the 1977 Camaro Bumblebee toy but with some extra tooling allowing for parts to be swapped out to change the look of the alt mode! It's unclear at this point if any of the pieces can be used for robot mode but it's a nice addition and extra incentive for those that purchased the original 1977 Camaro toy. The Charlie toy itself is an unarticulated statue.

What do you make of this first look? Are you likely to double dip on this Bumblebee? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned to Seiberton for all the latest news and reviews.

[Dr. Caelus]

I've had little interest in TFSS and have sold most of my movie figures, but this is pretty neat.

[angtre]

The spare parts are a neat extra, I'd like if those became a habit for toys with real cars for alt mode.

[Quantum Surge]

Is it easy to say I would have preferred a modern trilogy Camaro set?

[ZeroWolf]

Is it easy to say I would have preferred a modern trilogy Camaro set?

While I'm not promising anything, let's see how well this set does and maybe we can convince hasbro to do others

[william-james88]

Thanks for getting this ZeroWolf and Carnivius and sharing it with us. This is a really cool set and it would have helped Hasbro tremendously if they wouldhave conveyed its difference from other sets in that SS graph showing the million similar looking BBs tha were coming out. Its also important to note that it is a Target exclusive, I will add that to the news post.

I wonder what that means about it being found in Canada. EB Games has been getting all the target exclusive stuff so far.

[Carnivius_Prime]

yeah i'm wondering if it has any relation to the plot of the film. Like does Bee become his 70's Camaro form earlier than the end and as part of a race that Charlie helps him win or something? Or is it simply just a fun toy set?

Wonder what the price will be? I assume a lil more than regular Deluxe release but hopefully not Voyager price. I was very unsure about getting this one as I already have the first figure and wasn't keen on buying it all over again just to get the Charlie figurine (which I would like cos I do like having human figures with my Transformers) but now that we see the Bee toy itself has some interesting extra play value options I'm much more tempted.

[ZeroWolf]

Thanks for getting this ZeroWolf and Carnivius and sharing it with us. This is a really cool set and it would have helped Hasbro tremendously if they wouldhave conveyed its difference from other sets in that SS graph showing the million similar looking BBs tha were coming out. Its also important to note that it is a Target exclusive, I will add that to the news post.

I wonder what that means about it being found in Canada. EB Games has been getting all the target exclusive stuff so far.

No problem will I'm sorry I missed out the bit about target having it as an exclusive!

I'm tempted by this and in the past Tesco were able to distribute Target stuff so I'll remain on the lookout. Otherwise I'll have to see if places like kapow get it.

[beastwarsbrah]

I finally found lockdown and bought the only one I saw. When I got home his arm was already popped off in the box at the shoulder. After I finally figured out I had to remove a screw to get it back on I realized how incredibly floppy my copies right arm is.

I'm probably going to exchange him, but not because I don't like him. He is really cool and looks great. Even though I got a dud, I recommend him.

[Carnivius_Prime]

That sucks. Hope you get a better one cos yeah he's a very cool figure with great detail

[Carnivius_Prime]

More pics i got from https://www.facebook.com/Planetiacon.st ... 4261647505

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Just noticed the feet are unpainted. Guess some of the paint budget went into the accessories. That's fine. Can easily add silver paint there if I want to like I've done on many movie Bee figures. And yeah I don't think any of the parts stay on in robot mode (most of them go across parts that have to be seperated). Still, it looks like a fun toy and plenty stickers to play with too. Oddly it appears to have yellow paint on the hands whereas the original release does not (but I may add now with same yellow paint I added to the shoulders of mine)

[ZeroWolf]

Following the reveal earlier of Studio Series number 15, the 1977 Camaro Bumblebee with the Charlie figurine and car modifications, we now have more in hand pictures courtesy of the Planet Iacon- Singapore Transformers Fans Facebook group, as pointed out by fellow Seibertron user, Carnivius_Prime.

The pictures give us a better look at the car modification parts and what they look like in vehicle mode. We also get a look at the backdrop the set offers for display. We also get a better look at the Charlie figurine who is sporting a Bumblebee logo t-shirt. The photos also reveal an abundance of stickers, allowing you to further customise Bumblebee to your liking.

















Carnivius_Prime has also shared their observation that this version of the mold has unpainted feet compared to his first release yet now has yellow paint on the back of his hands.

So far this toy has been found at Target in California, but as they are getting many exclusives for the Bumblebee movie this could be one of them.

What do you think of this release? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Charlie's vest having the Bee logo on it is a pretty cute touch.

Thanks for the news cred points by the way.

[ZeroWolf]

Charlie's vest having the Bee logo on it is a pretty cute touch.

Thanks for the news cred points by the way.

Thanks for pointing us in the right direction of the news and pictures

I like that they've still kept to the template of having a backdrop for display despite it's odd nature. Question is, will they try and sell this at Voyager price point because of the extra plastic in Charlie plus the car parts

[Carnivius_Prime]

Charlie's vest having the Bee logo on it is a pretty cute touch.

Thanks for the news cred points by the way.

Thanks for pointing us in the right direction of the news and pictures

I like that they've still kept to the template of having a backdrop for display despite it's odd nature. Question is, will they try and sell this at Voyager price point because of the extra plastic in Charlie plus the car parts

Yeah I do like that backdrop, and it's a bigger one too cos of the box size but yes that does make me worry it'll be voyager priced cos of the size of the package but I'm hoping it'll just be a lil bit more than a standard Deluxe or perhaps somewhere in-between. Not gonna worry til it's out. I got my orders of Ironhide and VW Bee to look forward to anyways.

[Cybertronius Primus]

The question is- leave it mint or custom rust it like I did the first release?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

The question is- leave it mint or custom rust it like I did the first release?

Leave it mint. This release kinda reminds me of those "Pimp My Ride"-type shows, turning a rust-bucket into a one-of-a-kind souped up vehicle.

[ZeroWolf]

The question is- leave it mint or custom rust it like I did the first release?

Leave it mint. This release kinda reminds me of those "Pimp My Ride"-type shows, turning a rust-bucket into a one-of-a-kind souped up vehicle.

Just in time for it to be custom faded in the first movie