The Energon Pub

eBay seller spx_toys has once again posted auctions for upcoming Transformers Movie figures, this time giving fans a good look at the Deluxe-Class Arcee, Dreadwing and the Deluxe 2007-2008 Camaro Bumblebee.

See the auction for Arcee here

See the auction for Dreadwing here

See the auction for the new Bumblebee here

Nice. I like the real gear watch he is selling better.

What exactly is a test shot ?

Dreadwing looks a lot better there. And I'm not quite sure what's up with Bumblebee's "blade/hand" thing. If it launches, then it will make sense...otherwise...no.

And what went wrong with Arcee? She looked really awesome before...but now she just looks...odd. I think she'd look better in a darker color, though.

Um, this isn't news yet?

http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/newsblog.html

Wow, that Arcee is the stuff of nightmares. I can handle the hands, I can handle it's spindlyness as she is a bike bot, but that head... It's like someone tore off the lower half of her face like Stormbringer Bludgeon.

Arcee's face! Whats with the Autobots and beaks? She looks pretty bad overall. Like somebody has tried to skin her or something. She has lost her Energon looks. For some reason she reminds of a character from Hellraiser.

Bumblebee looks pretty good in those shots.

That Arcee is absolutely hideous. Dreadwing is pathetic. Bumblebee is... an improvement over the previous version. That first version should never have been produced. Most kids are going to get that one, be disappointed, and want the second one. The parents won't be able to tell the difference and will say "You already have Bumblebee. Be quiet." Anyway... I guess that's all there is to say about it. Beuu...

TenaciousMC wrote:Um, this isn't news yet?

http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/newsblog.html

It's already been posted: http://seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=10272

Back on topic... Arcee probably isn't that bad, it's probably because she's just standing there. Static poses make TFs look much worse than the actually are.

Looking at this figure makes me curious to see what a CG model for Arcee would have looked like. I love those colours and the bike mode is beautiful, I wonder if there will be a place for her in a sequel...

I was speechless when I saw arcee but the new bumblebee made my day with that cool dagger and dreadwing isn't to bad and I just asked my mum if I can get the new bumblebee and she said "yes, when it comes out" and that made my day even more!

not bad, Apex, it is not a blade hand it is just a large arm cannon I guess, well i really think is is alot better then the first one but what ever.

Arcee, is just lousy. The Bike looks good. but her robot mode, is just sad. Definitely gonna pass on this one.

Dreadwing, still looks horrible. The eyeglass head just doesn't work for me. another Pass.


Bumblebee, looks reallg good. I'm gonna have to get this one instead of the 70's Camaro version. The only thing i don;t like is his head just sutting their under the hood in car mode.

Otherwise a decent figure.

Can anybody say Cliffjumper Repaint???

Arce Okayish, Dredwing cool but I'll try to give him beter legs and Bamblebee, well lets just say the Terminator just craped his pants.

For what it's worth, I like Arcee's design - very 'movie-like', but still manages to look feminine.

Wow, Arcee sucks as bad as I thought she would. But a little more so...

She looks like she has her hair up in a bun, offset on her head. (That's the only way I can explain that "growth" on her head...

Spindly arms and torso.

And a bubblebutt kibble ass.

UGH. Thumbs down for me.

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Dreadwing, an overly elaborate remake of Armada Thrust.
Those "enhancements" and intricacies detract from the figure in my mind. He can't be all that solid, and I'm sure he'll beone floppy bastard after a while. I realize he's not a remold of Thrust, but he sure is copied from him, and Thrust was never a great figure. You always lose something in the translation, and this figure proves that in spades.

UGH. Thumbs down for me.

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Bumblebee, this is where it's at. Even though the seller has him mistransformed...he looks friggin' fantastic. He is pure gold, and will sell like hotcakes. Problem is...do I buy him and wait, or do I buy the '78 Camaro? Hmm...I've never had so many choices before.

....I'll probably end up buying both.

HUGE thumbs up for me.

Okay, I think I see how Bee's arm works now. I didn't notice the pegs before, but now, I assume they are to close those sides to form his arm cannon. If so, then heck yes.

that arcee is hideous.

OMG! What the hell did they do to Arcee?! That it just terrible! They totally mutilated her!

When I saw the alt mode pic I thought, "cool, they remolded her into a sexy ninja cycle. Maybe they got rid of the pregnancy belly". Then I scroll down and see the robot mode and my eyes burned out of their sockets!

Dreadwing looks like a Gobot.

Bumblebee actually looks good. I think the blade weapon, but what does it form out of? Looks like it could be used as a gun when it's closed. This is 1 movie figure I will pick up.

Poor Arcee....if they were to just give her a real head, she'ld look 100 times better.

BTW, the seller also has FAB Megatron, which I haven't see yet. Yikes! I hate movie Megatron.

I just noticed that if you take the two hanging pieces of the blade it becomes his arm cannon, cool gimmick

sorry already posted

sorry triple posting but, arcee is mis transformed look at the title icon of arcee or the japanese catalog and the prequel comic 1 and you can easily see that she has the half tires on her shoulders

Arcee - Yuck, just yuck. Bike is nice, but the colours are ugly. Robot mode is just hideous.
Dreadwing - Love the jet mode, but the robot isn't that nice...
Bumblebee - Groovy-looking car, but I don't like the look of the robot chest (seems too big) and there's a lot of pieces on the legs. And what's the weapon? Prison Shank Bumblebee?

Overloaded wrote:What exactly is a test shot ?

For wat I know it's a advanced prototype made of plastic, to see if the colors work, and of corse for ebay sellers to sell and make a lot of mony with it.

Damn. Now I have to get 2 BBs

Except for the head issues, I kinda feel bad Arcee isn't in the movie anymore. I kinda like the design. Maybe she'll be in a sequel or something. Of course, she did have a cameo in the first issue of the prequel comic.