New Galleries: AOE Movie Advanced AD12 Revenge Optimus Prime and AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee

Posted by william-james88 Aug 11, 2017 at 10:09pm CDT 30,474 views

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The Seibertron galleries are back in full swing and there is a lot of ground to cover. So not only do we have galleries of the newest toys but of toys that we never covered before such as these two from Takara's Movie Advanced line. This was the Takara movie line for Age of Extinction which had the more complex toys. While the Hasbro Age of Extinction line only had one mold that came from a previous line (voyager Drift), Takara rereleased plenty of molds under Movie Advanced such as AD12 Revenge Optimus Prime and AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee, which we now have galleries for.

Both of these molds were first used in the Hunt for the Decepticon line with the Battle Blade motif, as Battle Blades Optimus Prime and Battle Blade Bumblebee. Since many fans had these toys already, along with the usual high cost of importing, there was not an overwhelming demand for these in the west and thus there are very few images of these two Movie Advanced releases online, let alone images of them compared to the previous uses of their molds. But now we have rectified that. Take a look and compare the differences.

Takara Tomy: Movie Advanced Revenge Optimus Prime (129 images) - Voyager Class

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Takara Tomy: Movie Advanced Battle Blade Bumblebee (111 images) - Deluxe Class, Voyager Class

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Re: New Galleries: AOE Movie Advanced AD12 Revenge Optimus Prime and AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee (view post)

Comment by Autobot Roadburn Aug 11, 2017

Honestly I've never really been a fan of this Bumblebee mold. His proportions (especially his neck) are kind of awkward and he's got gorilla arms, plus his face looks really angry and skull-like. I do wish I had one of the versions of that Optimus though, I like how he looks quite a bit.

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Comment by Seibertron Aug 12, 2017

Autobot Roadburn wrote:Honestly I've never really been a fan of this Bumblebee mold. His proportions (especially his neck) are kind of awkward and he's got gorilla arms, plus his face looks really angry and skull-like. I do wish I had one of the versions of that Optimus though, I like how he looks quite a bit.

I would agree. It's an OK mold, nothing spectacular. Way too long and spindly, plus the angry skull face that you mentioned was pretty off-putting to me as well. I'm always shocked to see fans referring to the Battle Blade Bumblebee figure as the "ultimate" deluxe class figure when it was always such a turn off to me.

I think the DOTM Deluxe Class Bumblebee would be the ultimate Deluxe Class Bumblebee ... if they could figure out how to give him the side door windows in vehicle mode and get rid of the spoiler. Basically, I'd like to see some minor modifications to that mold to make him be more in tune with his 2007 look. Close, but not "perfect".

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Comment by Autobot Roadburn Aug 12, 2017

Seibertron wrote:
Autobot Roadburn wrote:Honestly I've never really been a fan of this Bumblebee mold. His proportions (especially his neck) are kind of awkward and he's got gorilla arms, plus his face looks really angry and skull-like. I do wish I had one of the versions of that Optimus though, I like how he looks quite a bit.

I would agree. It's an OK mold, nothing spectacular. Way too long and spindly, plus the angry skull face that you mentioned was pretty off-putting to me as well. I'm always shocked to see fans referring to the Battle Blade Bumblebee figure as the "ultimate" deluxe class figure when it was always such a turn off to me.

I think the DOTM Deluxe Class Bumblebee would be the ultimate Deluxe Class Bumblebee ... if they could figure out how to give him the side door windows in vehicle mode and get rid of the spoiler. Basically, I'd like to see some minor modifications to that mold to make him be more in tune with his 2007 look. Close, but not "perfect".

I guess I always liked the original 2009 Camaro mold and its variants, it felt like it was a bit more compact and had less open space than the DotM version (mostly I didn't like how his back panels folded up). It definitely has its issues but I feel like it's a tiny bit more streamlined. Outside of that, yeah, the arms finally looked right and the head was mostly good outside of the eyes being a bit dark and sunken - I really liked the painted eyes on High Octane Bee, he actually has my favorite head sculpt besides the Masterpiece.

I'm looking forward to the new Last Knight Bee mold because he looks like he might be the new best deluxe - kibble folds up nicely, face looks great, wheels are in the proper spot and the little guy even has the extra wings like MPM-3! As long as he's actually able to be found somewhere (I still haven't seen a single wave 2 deluxe in my area) then he's going to be my go-to deluxe Bumblebee.

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Comment by william-james88 Aug 12, 2017

Seibertron wrote:I would agree. It's an OK mold, nothing spectacular. Way too long and spindly, plus the angry skull face that you mentioned was pretty off-putting to me as well. I'm always shocked to see fans referring to the Battle Blade Bumblebee figure as the "ultimate" deluxe class figure when it was always such a turn off to me.

I was gonna say you wont like my top 5 BB list then, but as it turns out that one isnt there. So you'l like it after all. But there are so many movie bees I think I will make a list just for movie bees too.

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Comment by Quantum Surge Aug 12, 2017

No demand for these repaints, yet finding these is extremely hard, let alone any version of Battle Blades Prime (not to mention any version loose on eBay somehow has a missing chest window). I knew I shouldn't have skipped out on him on the only time I saw him. If anyone's got a spare HFTD Battle Blades Prime, please send me a PM!

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Comment by william-james88 Aug 12, 2017

Quantum Surge wrote:No demand for these repaints, yet finding these is extremely hard, let alone any version of Battle Blades Prime (not to mention any version loose on eBay somehow has a missing chest window).!

I dont remember the forum discussions being very alive for these repaints. People were all over that soundwave, dispenser and wheeljack but not so much for these. Maybe Tomy predicted that and didnt make a huge amount and so the low demand was anticipated by them. Or maybe I dont know what I am talking about 8-}

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Aug 12, 2017

I still think the 2007 Bee mold was the one that was most accurate. If it weren't for the arms, that mold would have been the ultimate representation of him in my mind

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Comment by william-james88 Aug 12, 2017

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I still think the 2007 Bee mold was the one that was most accurate. If it weren't for the arms

Or the head right?

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Aug 12, 2017

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I still think the 2007 Bee mold was the one that was most accurate. If it weren't for the arms

Or the head right?

Eh, I have both that head and the facemask one. I like the face mask

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Comment by dragons Aug 13, 2017

Autobot Roadburn wrote:Honestly I've never really been a fan of this Bumblebee mold. His proportions (especially his neck) are kind of awkward and he's got gorilla arms, plus his face looks really angry and skull-like. I do wish I had one of the versions of that Optimus though, I like how he looks quite a bit.

It's ok figure it's closes figure we got back then that enables his arm canon still ok figure now I want jello

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Comment by Seibertron Sep 11, 2025

Not Just In Time

Seibertron.com is finally back on Real Gear time! For the first time since February 2007, we are adding new Real Gear Robots galleries. Say hello to Meantime and his redeco Midnighter XR-4.

Meantime came out in 2007 as a digital wristwatch Transformer. It is not a real watch, but the size is close to one. His face flips for either robot or watch mode, and pulling down his legs pops his head and shoulders into place. He even has a sculpted mini watch on his wrist for a fun extra touch.

Midnighter XR-4 followed in 2008 as a repaint from the final Real Gear wave. Same gimmicks, new colors, and the same quirky charm. Both toys stand as oddball pieces of the Transformers 2007 movie era, when Hasbro experimented with unusual ideas.

We know these are two galleries nobody was waiting on, but here they are anyway -- long overdue, fashionably late, and maybe just in time.

For more watch-themed fun, check out our review of the Infantry x Transformers Optimus Prime watch. And if you want to explore beyond Real Gear, our Movie Universe galleries cover the full Bayverse toy era.

Transformers (2007) Meantime (95 images) - Real Gear

Transformers (2007) Midnighter XR-4 (81 images) - Real Gear

Re: New Galleries: AOE Movie Advanced AD12 Revenge Optimus Prime and AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee (view post)

Comment by Whifflefire Sep 11, 2025

Meantime is one of my childhood figures! I remember getting him on Christmas Eve 2007. I remember liking how he was characterized as a prankster in spite of the potential of his powers. Back in those days, I didn't keep the bios, so this is the first time I've read it since then! Also back in those days, I was small enough to be able to comfortably wear him around my wrist.

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