The Energon Pub

by **mechabot** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:11 pm

does it bother anyone that there are so many bumblebees? it's hard to find a decent starscream
or soundwave when every toy in the store is bumblebee. I know he is a major character in the movies. but when you think about, there really are too many bumblebees. I don't like it but i have more of them then any other product. i'm getting sick of that yellow cammaro. anyone think it's about time hasbro let some other bot' have his time as a major character?

this is just too many yellow cars....

I'm also disapointed with the lack of megatrons and classic decepticons like soundwave.
too many optimus primes, not enough variety of autobots or decepticons these days...

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:02 pm

After Optimus Prime, Starscream (any incarnations) is my favorite TF.
I only miss the Pretender. He's too expensive for what it is.

I only have 3 Bumble bee. The two best ever, meaning the RotF Human Aliance, and the deluxe DotM one. I have RtS legend Goldbug because he was part of a lot.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:32 pm

Just how it is. It's Wolverine for X-Men, it's Anakin for Star Wars. Just gotta take our scraps when we get them.

by **Dogma** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:35 pm

Best bumblebee to me is the HFTD Gold Battle Ops Bee, although he is too big in scale.

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:21 am

The thread title is the story of TRUs here. :-(

Actually BB's gone too

Still can't find the deluxe starscream, it sold out once DOTM opened in july.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:43 am

I totally agree. In some case assortments they have four Bees and one of something else (or something like that, I don't know the exact numbers.) It's crazy and stupid.

by **NamelessOne** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:39 am

I don't know why they keep churning them out - popular character or not, there is still WAY too many on a case breakdown.

Did it ever occur to HasTak that if they limited Bumblebees to half of the quantities available now, the stores might actually get thru cases in a timely manner, encouraging stores to order later restocks/waves?

The fact that they stuck out a black repaint of the last movies HA Bumblebee in a 1:1 ratio with HA Roadbuster earlier this year was utterly laughable, IMHO.

by **mechabot** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:49 am

did someone mention deluxe dotm starscream?
i've got the mechtech version, does that count as deluxe class?

News Credits: 2 · by **paul053** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:22 am

mechabot wrote:this is just too many yellow cars....

But you keep buying them...........

I agree with you. He is everywhere. So far my self control is still good. I only have two. The Henkei one and the ROTF HA one. But this self control does not apply to my son. He has four. :-(

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:29 am

paul053 wrote:
mechabot wrote:this is just too many yellow cars....

But you keep buying them...........

I agree with you. He is everywhere. So far my self control is still good. I only have two. The Henkei one and the ROTF HA one. But this self control does not apply to my son. He has four.

I have 6 movie-verse bee, the 2007 77' one, the 2007 camero, 2007 ledgends, ROTF "preview" one, HFTD BBBB, and DOTM BB. Yeah he keeps getting remade, but the mold is actually pretty good, i think i like BBBB and DOTM one the best. :lol:

Also have henkei and WFC for non-movie BBS

Its like Pokemon — Gotta Catch um' All!

News Credits: 1 · by **Marcdachamp** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:38 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:After Optimus Prime, Starscream (any incarnations) is my favorite TF.
I only miss the Pretender. He's too expensive for what it is.

I only have 3 Bumble bee. The two best ever, meaning the RotF Human Aliance, and the deluxe DotM one. I have RtS legend Goldbug because he was part of a lot.

That shelf is awesome, dude.

I have Pretender Starscream, but no shell, sadly.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:45 am

Too many BBs? Yes. Not enought Starscreams? No. For the Movie version of Starscream, we have one from every class: Legend, Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader. That's all that's needed. We don't need a bunch of minor variation repaints like BB.

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:49 am

GuyIncognito wrote:Too many BBs? Yes. Not enought Starscreams? No. For the Movie version of Starscream, we have one from every class: Legend, Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader. That's all that's needed. We don't need a bunch of minor variation repaints like BB.

I think he means too little in every case... were there are always 4 BB, but 1 Starscream, and every other fig for that matter.

by **mechabot** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:12 pm

I've been trying to avoid buying bumblebee figures. these ones are all of him i need.
altough I almost bought a wfc 3 pack today. i forget what they call it.
the one with optimus/megatron/bumblebee. (I already have wfc optimus/megatron.)
I actually ended up buying scan series ironhide and rotf scorponok. I recently bought some others a day or two ago.

i forgot to mention that I also have some of those diecast bumblebee cars.
I'm not going to buy another bumblebee till I get my hands on a decent deluxe class soundwave or something just as good.