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His alt mode reminds me of Herbie the Love Bug.

Nujevad wrote:His alt mode reminds me of Herbie the Love Bug.

it reminds me of bumblebee

Nujevad wrote:His alt mode reminds me of Herbie the Love Bug.

It...it is...

...I thought they (TakaraTomy and/or Hasbro) coudn't produce anything TF that transforms into a VW Beetle anymore? Or did that change along the way since it's a Disney character basically turning into another Disney character?

So these are actually licensed by Disney?

Of course they're licensed. You can't just knock out toys with Mickey's likeness without Disney giving you the go ahead.

As for the Volkswagon thing, maybe it's because this figure isn't a "war robot" (no weapons, no war backstory). Maybe they have enough faith in Disney's standards. Or maybe VW Japan is more relaxed than VW America.

Eeeeeeeeeviiiilllll..

I'm kinda slowly taking a liking to it.

Hehe, neat. I like DD more than MM so I may consider getting this.

Wow...this looks retarted. I know some people actually like this type of concept but Im gonna keep my traditional stance and say these are just dumb. Whats next, My little pony ???

Rated X wrote:Wow...this looks retarted. I know some people actually like this type of concept but Im gonna keep my traditional stance and say these are just dumb. Whats next, My little pony ???

My only question is: What's the alt mode?

Alright, so if the first one was "M-I-C-K-E-Y P-R-I-M-E", does this make this one "BB the Love Duck"?

lol, BB the Love Duck... I'm hoping he gets the yellow alt mode, then we can call him Bumbleduck.

Relic Dinobot wrote:...I thought they (TakaraTomy and/or Hasbro) coudn't produce anything TF that transforms into a VW Beetle anymore? Or did that change along the way since it's a Disney character basically turning into another Disney character?

The alt mode isn't realistic enough to actually look like a VW Bug, therefore they can do it. It's why they can still reissue G1 Bumblebee, and Hasbro can get away with making Universe toys that look very much like real Lamborghinis and Nissans, and a movie fig that's almost an Audi. Apparently there's a 10% rule, where if they change 10% of the details they can legally get away with it. Alternator Bumblebee never made it because they were supposed to be 100% realistic, licensed alt modes.



Now, on the topic of the figure, I've already got it preordered and I'm not canceling, because I'm buying all the Disney Label TFs for my girlfriend. She's a huge Disney fan.

I think Donald looks pretty good so far, as good as Mickey. And I like that he comes with an accessory. I just hope they make him look like Bumblebee rather than Herbie, maybe they'll give him 2 different versions like they did with Mickey.

We don't have a font size big enoughand color bad enought to express the amount of PASS I have for this item.

tom brokaw wrote:

Nujevad wrote:His alt mode reminds me of Herbie the Love Bug.

it reminds me of bumblebee

Bumblebee isn't white with racing numbers on him.

kirbenvost wrote:lol, BB the Love Duck... I'm hoping he gets the yellow alt mode, then we can call him Bumbleduck.

Or how about "Ducklebee".

Herbie makes sense....

this way VW can't complain and say they're using their likeness, Disney can just say "sorry but this is Herbie, we own him" you know?

though yeah, considering its a Transformers line, you'd think they color him like Bumblebee.

either way i'm a big Donald fan and this is cute...i want. lol

Preordered weeks ago.

--B-- wrote:We don't have a font size big enoughand color bad enought to express the amount of PASS I have for this item.

Testify!
I know others might flame me for this, but when I first saw the Mickey Transformer, my first thought was, 'That is one UGLY piece of plastic.' I don't like this Donald one either.

Donald Duck actually looks better than Mickey. And Donald is a better character than Mickey, though downplayed by Disney recently.

Donald is my FAVORITE disney character. I'm all over this one

Zombie Starscream wrote:

--B-- wrote:We don't have a font size big enoughand color bad enought to express the amount of PASS I have for this item.

Testify!
I know others might flame me for this, but when I first saw the Mickey Transformer, my first thought was, 'That is one UGLY piece of plastic.' I don't like this Donald one either.

I wouldn't flame you if you are simply stating your honest opinion, but i can tell you that on a personal level that it was ordered as a lark, and has become one of the biggest conversation pieces in my entire collection. People who come over are always wondering and asking about it.

True that the Halloween one is a bit much, but the regular color release looks a lot better in person than most of the pictures we saw in advance of it.

I got MickeyPrime, so most def I will be getting this. Do you think they'll make a MinnieArcee?