What year VW was G1 Bumblebee supposed to be?
What year VW was G1 Bumblebee supposed to be?
Posted by DanaCornZine Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:59 pm
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Re: What year VW was G1 Bumblebee supposed to be?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:57 pm
DanaCornZine wrote:I'm looking to buy one to restore it and make it as close to our favorite scout as I can.
Sadly, we don't know. And we'll probably never know because G1 Bumblebee's proportions are off, being akin to a Super-Deformed Penny Racer. The reason is that he's supposed to be one: in the original Microman line, all toys were supposedly life-size in scale, 1:1. Megatron, Soundwave, Blaster and Perceptor also came from that line.
Masterpiece Bumblebee has realistic proportions however, so the year will be easier to guess. Just make sure it's from before 1982
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Re: What year VW was G1 Bumblebee supposed to be?
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Re: What year VW was G1 Bumblebee supposed to be?
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Re: What year VW was G1 Bumblebee supposed to be?
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Re: What year VW was G1 Bumblebee supposed to be?
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Re: What year VW was G1 Bumblebee supposed to be?
Posted by T-Macksimus Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:10 am
The '78's and later started to develop a slightly longer front and a bit of a flat spot just past the windshield. Kind of ruins the whole effect when you have a plateau just past the windshield and the toy version definitely didn't have that look. So if you have a G1 'Bee figure (and I'm guessing you do and probably more than one) I'd use that as a guide also and not just stills from the show. More often than not the show stayed reasonably close to the figure design. Good luck in your endeavor!
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