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by **IceDrake** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:04 pm

I got him a couple days ago and finally opened him. I transformed him but his front bumper doesn't have parts that stick out in his robot form. I don't mind but I'm curious if anyone else's is like that.

Also, he has small black spot on his head, I'll have to paint over that.

by **areaseven** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:42 am

IceDrake wrote:I got him a couple days ago and finally opened him. I transformed him but his front bumper doesn't have parts that stick out in his robot form. I don't mind but I'm curious if anyone else's is like that.

What kind of parts are you talking about?

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:24 am

I think it's the front bumper u have to pull the sides up manually

by **juan_anting2x** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:13 am

Mr.Bond007 wrote:I think it's the front bumper u have to pull the sides up manually

agreed.

by **juan_anting2x** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:34 am

DvDqNoC wrote:This thread actually helped me notice something - a flaw - about the '08 Deluxe Bumblebee...

Why does the Camaro mode have thick blue lines on the cracks used to transform? Because in a real car, those lines aren't supposed to be there. Does anyone else think this is distracting? Observe:

now that i saw this thread again..
i've noticed that my bb08 doesnt have this thick blue line flaw..good thing.
maybe because i just got the bb08 a few weeks ago,maybe hasbro realized that this is ruining the figure's great looks and on the back of the card it says that bb doesnt want to ruin his paint job something like that..hasbro realized that they're the one who ruined bb's paint job! :grin:

News Credits: 3 · by **wavelength** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:22 pm

i get him yesterday in the prime 2 pack. ugh, sorry to pour cold water over the praise parade, but i wish that i had waited until i saw the single packed voyager prime and bought that instead of this 2 pack. 77 bumblebee beats this slagsack in everyway.

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:31 pm

wavelength wrote:i get him yesterday in the prime 2 pack. ugh, sorry to pour cold water over the praise parade, but i wish that i had waited until i saw the single packed voyager prime and bought that instead of this 2 pack. 77 bumblebee beats this slagsack in everyway.

How is that? 77bb is awful, painted windows, crappy alt mode and not to mention the duck feet make 08 blows 77 out of the water

News Credits: 3 · by **wavelength** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:42 pm

Mr.Bond007 wrote:
wavelength wrote:i get him yesterday in the prime 2 pack. ugh, sorry to pour cold water over the praise parade, but i wish that i had waited until i saw the single packed voyager prime and bought that instead of this 2 pack. 77 bumblebee beats this slagsack in everyway.

How is that? 77bb is awful, painted windows, crappy alt mode and not to mention the duck feet make 08 blows 77 out of the water

1)painted windows- hide the butt to the windsheild factor in car mode, whereas 08 bumblebee has his arms pressed against the windows.
2) car mode- that is rather subjective, and personally, i like vintage cars over chav cars.
3) duckfeet- WTF, those feet are hardly flat or webbd are they. but even disregarding that, you would expect a giant robot to have big, wide platforms as feet instead of dainty little saticks like the 08 bumblebee

and if you mention the automorph, i have the 'defective' version, transform the bugger 20 times on average pergay, use him in battle scenes, ect and despite having him for about a month now, he is not broken.

by **juan_anting2x** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:46 pm

wavelength wrote:i get him yesterday in the prime 2 pack. ugh, sorry to pour cold water over the praise parade, but i wish that i had waited until i saw the single packed voyager prime and bought that instead of this 2 pack. 77 bumblebee beats this slagsack in everyway.

what?i believed your the first one who seemed to like 74/77 bb compared to bb08?well,i will respect your opinion but i would also want to know why do you think that 74/77 is better than the 08 model :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **softimus_prime** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:49 pm

after i fixed my 74 bb i like it now i just dont like the duck like feet but other than that everything's nice and the head could you a lil light piping...

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:55 pm

wavelength wrote:
Mr.Bond007 wrote:
wavelength wrote:i get him yesterday in the prime 2 pack. ugh, sorry to pour cold water over the praise parade, but i wish that i had waited until i saw the single packed voyager prime and bought that instead of this 2 pack. 77 bumblebee beats this slagsack in everyway.

How is that? 77bb is awful, painted windows, crappy alt mode and not to mention the duck feet make 08 blows 77 out of the water

1)painted windows- hide the butt to the windsheild factor in car mode, whereas 08 bumblebee has his arms pressed against the windows.
2) car mode- that is rather subjective, and personally, i like vintage cars over chav cars.
3) duckfeet- WTF, those feet are hardly flat or webbd are they. but even disregarding that, you would expect a giant robot to have big, wide platforms as feet instead of dainty little saticks like the 08 bumblebee

and if you mention the automorph, i have the 'defective' version, transform the bugger 20 times on average pergay, use him in battle scenes, ect and despite having him for about a month now, he is not broken.

Ye but the painted windows make the car look more like a toy rather than a nice lookin car And 08 is a lot more movie accurat then the 77. All it all, I've heard more bad reviews than good bout 77 and no bad review for 08 08>77

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:06 pm

What's the appeal of this toy?

News Credits: 1 · by **softimus_prime** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:10 pm

so is the legendary automorph issue on the classic camaro my only problem when i got the 08 camaro was returning it to car mode as mr.bond advised me the shoulder part is indeed tricky...

by **skyblast** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:34 pm

is the old camaro a 74 or a 77? I thought is was a 74? I keep hearing people refer to it as a 77
thanks

by **DorkimusPrime** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:37 pm

Leonardo wrote:What's the appeal of this toy?

He's one of the first Movie toys I got and now that I've had him for a while, the appeal to me is "not much"...out of what I have, he's not my favorite Bumblebee (Classics is better), but he's probably the best movie-based Deluxe I have (Jazz and Brawl being the other two, and neither of those are good IMO - Jazz's arms are ridiculous and Brawl's shoulder-tab issue ruins him). Bumblebee's only issues IMO are the two pads on his shoulders that fall off. It was easy enough to fix with superglue, but they rely on friction and they fall out pretty easily.

I have several Movie toys, several Classics, and a pair of Alternators, (along with a bunch of loose/incomplete G1's that I got back from my parents; need to go through them now) and of the different recent Transformers I have, the movie items are my least-favorite line.

News Credits: 1 · by **softimus_prime** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:38 pm

skyblast wrote:hey softimus_prime is the old camaro a 74 or a 77? I thought is was a 74? I keep hearing people refer to it as a 77
thanks

honestly i am not sure also!!! lol!!! i got used with the term 74 but somethimes i see it called 77 too and that's why i just usually call it "classic camro".... ;;)

by **skyblast** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:47 pm

softimus_prime wrote:
skyblast wrote:hey softimus_prime is the old camaro a 74 or a 77? I thought is was a 74? I keep hearing people refer to it as a 77
thanks

honestly i am not sure also!!! lol!!! i got used with the term 74 but somethimes i see it called 77 too and that's why i just usually call it "classic camro"....

yes, makes sense??? I kinda wanted it to be 74 cuz that's the year I was born ;)^

News Credits: 1 · by **softimus_prime** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:49 pm

skyblast wrote:
softimus_prime wrote:
skyblast wrote:hey softimus_prime is the old camaro a 74 or a 77? I thought is was a 74? I keep hearing people refer to it as a 77
thanks

honestly i am not sure also!!! lol!!! i got used with the term 74 but somethimes i see it called 77 too and that's why i just usually call it "classic camro"....

yes, makes sense??? I kinda wanted it to be 74 cuz that's the year I was born

cool! lol!! :lol:

by **Sonray** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:42 pm

I just got one today. I got the Argos exclusive two pack with voyager prime.

I LOVE this figure, he is by far one of the best toys from the new movie toy line, and IMO comes only second to being the best as leader class prime takes the top spot for me.

But wow....WHAT A TOY!

by **Ragnorok64** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:50 pm

Is that Voyager Prime 2 pack available in the US?

by **Sonray** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:57 pm

Ragnorok64 wrote:Is that Voyager Prime 2 pack available in the US?

Not that i am aware of. As far as i know it is exclusive to Argos, which is a UK only company.

by **valanx** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:08 am

Sonray wrote:I just got one today. I got the Argos exclusive two pack with voyager prime.

Glad you got yours. Checked 5 Argos stores within driving distance today and no luck, i suppose i will just have to keep checking every day.

by **Robo-Chugster** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:14 am

hmm i must have got lucky, the day a finally get a job and my local Argos has them instock (after zilch for days), it really is a great pack, i love the OP in it as well, great value...hooray for us Disgruntled (or undisgruntled in this case) Brits :grin:

by **valanx** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:03 pm

Robo-Chugster wrote:hmm i must have got lucky, the day a finally get a job and my local Argos has them instock (after zilch for days), it really is a great pack, i love the OP in it as well, great value...hooray for us Disgruntled (or undisgruntled in this case) Brits

Cool.,Well its an encouraging sign that the stock is there with you guys getting your hands on them, im just gonna keep on checking the argos's near to me online, im hopefull that i will get one soon enough!

by **Bumblekid** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:30 pm

HEY, HEY, HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is the toy out in the UK cos i went to buy my first TF movie figure on 7.08.07 well yesterday at Toys r us and they didn't have it. Yer I no it may be out of stock but no=one I no has seen it anywhere. Please if someone sees this toy and lives in the UK tell me where you saw it.