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Damn it. I want that BB but not in gold.

I'm glad I preordered that Bumblebee. I don't like the gold, I really don't, but that's a new mold for sure. It's not the Deluxe Class, and it's not the Activator, nor is it the Legends Class. A brand new mold. Impressive.

Bought.

That BB looks like a neat toy design. I would like to see more of him for sure. Rodimus also looks to be almost magenta/dark plum in color. I wonder if it's just the lighting?

so is this the only version of Leader SS that TT will put out? or will it be a separate release like Buster Prime?
has anyone been able to tell if there are any other differences between the paint apps, besides the tattoos?

Do I see a purple repaint of Rodimus to the left of bee? Wonder who that's gonna be...

Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

Nope, check out the feet. The old deluxe class mold had the front bumper on a hinge so that his "toes" were posable. This mold doesn't, the front bumper and the rest of the foot is all one piece.

Anyone gonna be calling this guy Goldbug?

RogueDeathangel wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

Nope, check out the feet. The old deluxe class mold had the front bumper on a hinge so that his "toes" were posable. This mold doesn't, the front bumper and the rest of the foot is all one piece.

Anyone gonna be calling this guy Goldbug?

Oh yeah! Didnt spot that, been so long since I had any of my Animated stuff out on display. I wonder if the bubble/wings come off?

Yeah, its Goldbug.

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

No this is a new mold, this is in fact the new mold Bumblebee that was announced over a year ago by Hasbro to be more in scale with the rest of the line, more show-accurate and be sold at a Voyager price point due to the inclusion of the submarine thing.

MrMunkeepants wrote:so is this the only version of Leader SS that TT will put out? or will it be a separate release like Buster Prime?
has anyone been able to tell if there are any other differences between the paint apps, besides the tattoos?

So far this will be the first but not only release of this mold for Takara, I'm sure we're getting a MP-M01 ROTF version down the line as well.
Paint app wise from what I can tell, the alt-mode looks to be painted to be more accurate to the actual jet, and the bot mode seems to have more detailed paint apps based on the movie design, at least in the arms.
I want both of these it just sucks that this BB is in gold and won't fit into the rest of my TFA collection.

Ravage XK wrote:

RogueDeathangel wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

Nope, check out the feet. The old deluxe class mold had the front bumper on a hinge so that his "toes" were posable. This mold doesn't, the front bumper and the rest of the foot is all one piece.

Anyone gonna be calling this guy Goldbug?

Oh yeah! Didnt spot that, been so long since I had any of my Animated stuff out on display. I wonder if the bubble/wings come off?

Yeah, its Goldbug.

Yeah, the whole bubble/wing piece comes right off, so underneath there's a brand new bumblebee figure that's more in-scale with all the other animated figures.
If only Hasbro had released him.

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

You would be incorrect good sir. We've been told many times that it is a new mould, more to scale (so smaller than the old deluxe). Pretty sure the transformation is quite different as well as I seem to recall people saying that it no longer had a fake chest/roof.

Anyway, I'd prefer this in yellow rather than gold too. Actually I'd dig it in gold if it had a new Goldbug-style headsculpt. I seem to recall the bio for G1 Goldbug mentioned he was water-tight or something too, so it would be a good fit.

That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

Prime Riblet wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

That box in the picture certainly looks like the old movie packaging..
I guess I wouldn't know. I wasn't there.

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

That box in the picture certainly looks like the old movie packaging..
I guess I wouldn't know. I wasn't there.

Sorry-I made a mistake. I was thinking about the Movie Leader rather than the "Masterpiece" version.

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

That box in the picture certainly looks like the old movie packaging..
I guess I wouldn't know. I wasn't there.

Yeah, JPG's right, the TT MP version is in the 2k7 movie-style packaging, which is kinda weird considering the regular MP style box we've seen prior to this, but wth

Flux Convoy wrote:Damn it. I want that BB but not in gold.

Sigh...yea, pre-order canceled.

oh well can't have everything just the way you want it....

g2grimmy64 wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

That box in the picture certainly looks like the old movie packaging..
I guess I wouldn't know. I wasn't there.

Yeah, JPG's right, the TT MP version is in the 2k7 movie-style packaging, which is kinda weird considering the regular MP style box we've seen prior to this, but wth

Ever heard of mock-up packaging? That's where the retailers hastily craft together something what they assume will be close to the actual packaging.

Samurai Bludgeon wrote:Do I see a purple repaint of Rodimus to the left of bee? Wonder who that's gonna be...

Nope, it's the lighting playing tricks.

Flux Convoy wrote:Damn it. I want that BB but not in gold.

I don't mind the gold, really (look at my name). But I'm not so sure about getting him, until there's confirmation about the Hasbro Voyagers getting cancelled.

One more thing: the Japanese name for Hydrodrive Bumblebee is Jetpack Bumblebee. Just thought I'd let you guys know

GEEWUN wrote:oh well can't have everything just the way you want it....

Have you checked your username lately?? You're not allowed to say that!

I think Hydrodive BB looks really cool. I'd have definitely bought it if Hasbro released it, and I might consider importing it if I can do so at a decent price.

If Hasbro was coming out with that leader class SS as movie one, I'd get him. I'm still going to buy ROTF SS, that is when they put the new figures out in stores...how long is that going to take .

I'd like to have this movie one SS, but I'm not going to pay $100 for him . Walmart and Target have the leader class figures by me for $30.

But I'm sure Hasbro will come out with this movie one SS by next summer.

Pretty sure the packaging for MP Screamer is like the boxes we've seen mocked up, in a sort of 'book' style with opening front face which you can see to the left of that picture. The interior seems based on the 2007 movie packaging.

Lord T wrote:Pretty sure the packaging for MP Screamer is like the boxes we've seen mocked up, in a sort of 'book' style with opening front face which you can see to the left of that picture. The interior seems based on the 2007 movie packaging.

And I missed the flap. Stupid me