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News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:56 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Out of curiosity, can you swap the bee cannons? Or are they non-compatible?

Just tried and nope cos surprisingly Vw Bee has a thicker elbow joint that means Camaro Bee's arm cannon will not fit over it and Vw Bee's puny weapon doesn't fit on Camaro Bee's elbow joint either.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:49 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Out of curiosity, can you swap the bee cannons? Or are they non-compatible?

Just tried and nope cos surprisingly Vw Bee has a thicker elbow joint that means Camaro Bee's arm cannon will not fit over it and Vw Bee's puny weapon doesn't fit on Camaro Bee's elbow joint either.

Thanks for checking it out for me

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:27 pm

Received SS VW Bee. It's a fiddly mess going to vehicle mode. Maybe I'm missing something but it's pretty frustrating right now.

News Credits: 8 · by **Autobot Roadburn** » Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:53 pm

nycPrime wrote:Received SS VW Bee. It's a fiddly mess going to vehicle mode. Maybe I'm missing something but it's pretty frustrating right now.

Best way I've found is leave the butt end of the car folded down (behind his lags) and save that for last. I usually fold the side stuff into place (doors, headlights), then plug the roof/hood in, then push arms in place and close the front wheel wells, then finally the car butt. It's definitely annoying to line everything up though.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sat Sep 29, 2018 9:14 pm

nycPrime wrote:Received SS VW Bee. It's a fiddly mess going to vehicle mode. Maybe I'm missing something but it's pretty frustrating right now.

I heard that from others as well. Not sure about this one. Really hated that Camaro.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:07 am

Autobot Roadburn wrote:
nycPrime wrote:Received SS VW Bee. It's a fiddly mess going to vehicle mode. Maybe I'm missing something but it's pretty frustrating right now.

Best way I've found is leave the butt end of the car folded down (behind his lags) and save that for last. I usually fold the side stuff into place (doors, headlights), then plug the roof/hood in, then push arms in place and close the front wheel wells, then finally the car butt. It's definitely annoying to line everything up though.

I found the first time transfdrming him into car mode was tricky but after a couple goes I found it much easier now I have a better sense of where everything goes and what fits where and the tolerances and such. Very happy with the figure overall but as I said before I just still prefer the Camaro Bee but both are currently my 'deskbots' that are getting much play while I procrastinate on my projects.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:29 pm

I know we're all excited about the new VW Bee, but I want to take a step back to wave 2 again cause Jazz is still really really awesome

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:55 pm

Yeah, my Jazz is far superior to the Beetle Bee.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:20 pm

Got shadow raider and vw bee today... bee is hot garbage, but shadow raider kinda makes me want 2 more re-uses of the lockdown mold (one in navy and one in red with silver stripes) for a whole team for him, they're just so cool, with their interchangeable weapons, the way the gun attaches into the arm is so cool

Bee is a mess with a dumb alt mode... if he tabbed together, I might feel different about him, but holy mother of god is he a pain in my d### to even try to tab together, and the hood clearance in bot mode to fold his trunk under is so close to non-existent, it makes want to never transform him again; that being said, he's got a bitchin' battle mask ;)^

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:21 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, my Jazz is far superior to the Beetle Bee.

Since I figured out how to get him to transform properly, he has rocketed way up to one of my faves, plus, he's pocket-sized to boot, so he can go anywhere :lol:

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:30 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, my Jazz is far superior to the Beetle Bee.

Since I figured out how to get him to transform properly, he has rocketed way up to one of my faves, plus, he's pocket-sized to boot, so he can go anywhere

My main issue with Jazz was the price. But the toy itself is fine and yes, much better than VW Bee. I just got him today and hate him so much. Mine is defintitely defective due to one of his breastplates not turning, which messes the entire alt mode. Still, even if it worked, I woldnt know how to get that alt mode to tab together. Those pegs in the back really dont do much. I have a replacement on the way, we will see.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:36 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, my Jazz is far superior to the Beetle Bee.

Since I figured out how to get him to transform properly, he has rocketed way up to one of my faves, plus, he's pocket-sized to boot, so he can go anywhere

My main issue with Jazz was the price. But the toy itself is fine and yes, much better than VW Bee. I just got him today and hate him so much. Mine is defintitely defective due to one of his breastplates not turning, which messes the entire alt mode. Still, even if it worked, I woldnt know how to get that alt mode to tab together. Those pegs in the back really dont do much. I have a replacement on the way, we will see.

Yeah, he's beserker/crankcase levels of everything wrong with movie figures (too many tabs which leads to a higher chance of qc issues wrecking one or more modes)
Jazz I was okay with the price mainly b/c of all the paint, and b/c it felt like he had just as much meticulous effort put into him as any of the other figures - and certainly more than crankcase :SICK:

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:49 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, my Jazz is far superior to the Beetle Bee.

Since I figured out how to get him to transform properly, he has rocketed way up to one of my faves, plus, he's pocket-sized to boot, so he can go anywhere

My main issue with Jazz was the price. But the toy itself is fine and yes, much better than VW Bee. I just got him today and hate him so much. Mine is defintitely defective due to one of his breastplates not turning, which messes the entire alt mode. Still, even if it worked, I woldnt know how to get that alt mode to tab together. Those pegs in the back really dont do much. I have a replacement on the way, we will see.

Yeah, he's beserker/crankcase levels of everything wrong with movie figures (too many tabs which leads to a higher chance of qc issues wrecking one or more modes)
Jazz I was okay with the price mainly b/c of all the paint, and b/c it felt like he had just as much meticulous effort put into him as any of the other figures - and certainly more than crankcase

Berserker and Crankcase are a breeze compared to VW Bee. I honestly think there is something wrong with that toy's design.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 3:19 am

william-james88 wrote:Berserker and Crankcase are a breeze compared to VW Bee. I honestly think there is something wrong with that toy's design.

Uh. Haven't had any issue with Berserker at all (one of my fave Decepticon figures ever, at least in robot mode.. vehicle is a bit bland, due to the choice of vehicle itself rather than the recreation though Toyhax stickers improve it a lot) and VW Bee was only tricky for me when transforming him for the first time as I didn't understand how to get certain things tabbed and his backpack properly in place (cos the instructions are often not too clear). He's absolutely fine now.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:13 am

Bee times three. (I love playing with these)

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:29 am

That I like

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:30 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Bee times three. (I love playing with these)

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He's got a whole hive going now! :lol:

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:38 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Bee times three. (I love playing with these)

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He's got a whole hive going now!

Hey them's just the three most recent ones (and with the TLK figure being re-released in Studio I guess all three of these count as Studio Series figures now).
I also have the DotM deluxe, the second AoE Deluxe, the second 2007 figure (concept camaro) and the huge Ultimate figure I found in charity shop recently. And in past I've had the 2007 Classic Camaro, the black and cliffjumper versions of the 2007 concept camaro, the RotF deluxes, the Nitro and Cyberfire figures from DotM and the Human Alliance figure. Only deluxe i can think of that i've never had was the first AoE one (the black 1967 camaro). I cull my collection time to time selling off figures I don't like or have grown bored with and just keep my faves but I find it oddly difficult to not own more than at least several deluxe movie Bumblebees

EDIT: Oh i forgot Battle Blade Bumblebee. I had him but sold him after a while cos he didn't scale well with anything. He even got reclassified from Deluxe to Voyager when re-released.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:19 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I cull my collection time to time selling off figures I don't like or have grown bored with and just keep my faves but I find it oddly difficult to not own more than at least several deluxe movie Bumblebees

His design and alt mode is so different from one movie to the next that it makes sense to have several. 70s camaro, beetle, new camaro and that cool ass camaro in the begining of AOE. Plus his body changes too, quite drastically in AOE with his chest and pentograms.

I got SS Ironhide today and I like him a lot. Dot have much time to talk but I am surprised he and VW Bee are in the same line since they are so different in the way they are designed. Ironhide is actually simpler but makes for a more enjoyable and elegant transformation. And everything tabs in well. Reminds me a bit of how enjoyable TLK Hound was. ANd i Have 0 issue with calling him a voyager, he has the mass to back it up. My main issue (aside from the bumper which we have all talked to death about) is that one of his gun has fake alt mode kibble. Its ok in robot mode but it looks super silly when plugged to his truck bed in alt mode.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:28 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:I cull my collection time to time selling off figures I don't like or have grown bored with and just keep my faves but I find it oddly difficult to not own more than at least several deluxe movie Bumblebees

His design and alt mode is so different from one movie to the next that it makes sense to have several. 70s camaro, beetle, new camaro and that cool ass camaro in the begining of AOE. Plus his body changes too, quite drastically in AOE with his chest and pentograms.

Yeah, it's just tricky if you're someone who just wants one figure per character for the shelf. Hard to pick a fave in both robot and vehicle modes but I'm pretty happy owning several of my fave versions of him.

I got SS Ironhide today and I like him a lot. Dot have much time to talk but I am surprised he and VW Bee are in the same line since they are so different in the way they are designed. Ironhide is actually simpler but makes for a more enjoyable and elegant transformation. And everything tabs in well. Reminds me a bit of how enjoyable TLK Hound was. ANd i Have 0 issue with calling him a voyager, he has the mass to back it up. My main issue (aside from the bumper which we have all talked to death about) is that one of his gun has fake alt mode kibble. Its ok in robot mode but it looks super silly when plugged to his truck bed in alt mode.

know what's weird? I've been quite happily transforming VW Bee from robot to car and back (done it many times since I got him on Friday) but my previous five Studio figures I bought I haven't actually properly attempted transformation yet despite having had some of them for months. Stinger, Blackout, Thundercracker, Ironhide and Megatron. I buy mainly for the robot modes anyways but it's a bit strange even to me that I haven't even felt an urge to transform them. I think sometimes it's cos I haven't the time to go through it and I just want them up on the shelf and for that it's the robot mode they all come packaged as (often just fixing up anything that was 'mistransformed' to fit in package like Ironhide's hood/door pieces. I need to find some time to just take one off the shelf and learn a transformation again.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Oct 03, 2018 6:53 pm

New York Comic Con is right around the corner, and Seibertron.com is there and ready to show you all that is to come from it! We have high expectations, with new rumored Siege Decepticons and new Studio Series figures potentially set to be revealed.

But what we did not expect was a teaser from Entertainment Earth on Twitter, which is advertising that there are new reveals set for tomorrow and that they will have the first pre-orders up! And in this tweet, which mentions Star Wars, Marvel, and Transformers, we have our first look at the potential Studio Series Drift and Mini Dinobot Strafe!

The image shows us a Drift figure that looks exactly like his The Last Knight toy but with a much more screen accurate paint job. And right above Drift? Mini Dinobot Strafe! Mini Strafe appears to just be his movie model added to the image, but it raises the possibility of us getting Mini Dinobots at last.

Check out the image below, and let us know what Studio Series figures you are looking forward to seeing revealed this weekend!