Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review

Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 3:27AM CST

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Fellow fan and Seibertron board member Transformermegazord (AKA Bens Collectibles) has posted the first English language video review of the upcoming Masterpiece Bumblebee. It should be noted that this is a test shot and not the final product, but it's close, so the video will give us a good, solid idea of what to expect when the figure sees release towards the of this month. Also of note, he does not have Spike on hand, just Bumblebee.

You can see the review by clicking on the embed below:

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Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1622797)
Posted by Venoose1 on November 18th, 2014 @ 4:07am CST

The car mode looks nice, but it's still odd to see an alt mode that doesn't look like the G1 toy or the G1 cartoon, in the masterpiece line.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1622812)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 18th, 2014 @ 5:31am CST

Well, they, Tomy is aiming for both vehicle and robot mode accuracy.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1622834)
Posted by LordTwann on November 18th, 2014 @ 8:55am CST

I kind of think it's the best of both worlds. A G1 accurate robot mode and an alt mode accurate to the vehicles they were based on. Yeah it doesn't look like the cartoon depictions, but I always figured the cartoon fudged them for licensing issues. This makes them more real. Also full disclosure I'm a bit of a car fan so there's that too.
Wheeljack is the closest I'll ever be to owning a Lancia Stratos (my dream car) so this is pretty awesome.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1622843)
Posted by VioMeTriX on November 18th, 2014 @ 10:26am CST

no mention of durability? something that small must have some or itll break easy

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1622847)
Posted by GuyIncognito on November 18th, 2014 @ 10:32am CST

VioMeTriX wrote:no mention of durability? something that small must have some or itll break easy

Why would you assume it's fragile just because of the size? If anything, larger figures are more prone to breakage. In my experience, smaller figures are more durable.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1622852)
Posted by Transformermegazord on November 18th, 2014 @ 10:54am CST

Durablitly is very good , never had to question that with a takara MP before , only bit that would have scared me is the tiny pin in the hands but that has been removed and made solid so no fears with this guy at all

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1622853)
Posted by leakin' lubricant on November 18th, 2014 @ 10:56am CST

Autobot032 wrote:Fellow fan and Seibertron board member Transformermegazord (AKA Bens Collectibles) has posted the first English language video review of the upcoming Masterpiece Bumblebee. It should be noted that this is a test shot and not the final product, but it's close, so the video will give us a good, solid idea of what to expect when the figure sees release towards the of this month. Also of note, he does not have Spike on hand, just Bumblebee.

You can see the review by clicking on the embed below:

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Still not feeling this figure, somthing about it feels a little off. I dont really like the forearms, the gaps and the panels on the arms hurt the overall look, and I dont like how visible the arms are in alt mode.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1622879)
Posted by dragons on November 18th, 2014 @ 1:32pm CST

GuyIncognito wrote:
VioMeTriX wrote:no mention of durability? something that small must have some or itll break easy

Why would you assume it's fragile just because of the size? If anything, larger figures are more prone to breakage. In my experience, smaller figures are more durable.

mp megatron. bumblebee looks good not sure how I feel about his fat face

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623388)
Posted by Kibble on November 20th, 2014 @ 1:01pm CST

fenrir72 wrote:Well, they, Tomy is aiming for both vehicle and robot mode accuracy.

Or VW wouldn't license a chibi Beetle...

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623540)
Posted by Autobot032 on November 21st, 2014 @ 1:55am CST

You're probably thinking "Another Masterpiece Bumblebee review?!" and it does seem like he's taking the review/headline world by storm right now, but this time we get to see Spike in his Exo-Suit, plus the figure in question here seems to be the finished product, and it's in English from the get go.

So, now that the whole package is available for review, will you be buying? Check out the embed below, courtesy of RocketPunchArmy and find out! When you're done, post your thoughts on the board and let us know what you think!

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Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623575)
Posted by dragons on November 21st, 2014 @ 8:02am CST

Thanks for sharing articluation I stopped video at see one figure move they all move same way spike useless thing to have with bumblee for animated movie prop guess they where going for in this set

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623579)
Posted by GuyIncognito on November 21st, 2014 @ 8:59am CST

I like the size comparison to "ghost of Starscream" :lol:

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623624)
Posted by durroth on November 21st, 2014 @ 2:25pm CST

I thought it had been established that the figure that comes with bee is supposed to be Daniel, not Spike. Did they retract that? or does the official box/instructions say its spike?

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623625)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 21st, 2014 @ 2:28pm CST

durroth wrote:I thought it had been established that the figure that comes with bee is supposed to be Daniel, not Spike. Did they retract that? or does the official box/instructions say its spike?

Twas always Spike, never Daniel.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623628)
Posted by Robogeek1973 on November 21st, 2014 @ 2:33pm CST

I just wish they'd paint the faces on these human figures, they look horrible without it.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623632)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 21st, 2014 @ 3:02pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
durroth wrote:I thought it had been established that the figure that comes with bee is supposed to be Daniel, not Spike. Did they retract that? or does the official box/instructions say its spike?
Twas always Spike, never Daniel.

Transformers: The Movie showed that Bumblebee was stationed with Spike on Moon Base Two. Daniel has always been paired up with either Hot Rod, Arcee or Wheelie.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623641)
Posted by VioMeTriX on November 21st, 2014 @ 3:41pm CST

Transformermegazord wrote:Durablitly is very good , never had to question that with a takara MP before , only bit that would have scared me is the tiny pin in the hands but that has been removed and made solid so no fears with this guy at all

never had to question the durability in the takara mp line? guess you never had Megatron or Rodimus prime... loose junky falling apart masterpieces oh and lets not mention soundwaves tapes

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623648)
Posted by MGrotusque on November 21st, 2014 @ 4:14pm CST

For me this is the most disappointing MP in the entire line. I very much dislike the bot mode but in this figures defense i've never liked G1 BB's bot mode.
Alt mode looks pretty good but all in all nothing says masterpiece to me about this figure. It's just a properly made deluxe figure in homage to BB.
Also that Spike figure without any paint apps for the face.....that says it all right there.

This release is a huge pass for me. I know a lot of you like/love it but it really is a weak masterpiece.

I wouldn't pay more than 30 bucks for it even if i did want it.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623661)
Posted by Autobot032 on November 21st, 2014 @ 5:11pm CST

VioMeTriX wrote:
Transformermegazord wrote:Durablitly is very good , never had to question that with a takara MP before , only bit that would have scared me is the tiny pin in the hands but that has been removed and made solid so no fears with this guy at all

never had to question the durability in the takara mp line? guess you never had Megatron or Rodimus prime... loose junky falling apart masterpieces oh and lets not mention soundwaves tapes

Megatron was the only one I had problems with. Clips broke, tarnished feet. I have Rodimus V.1 and I have no real complaints with it. Soundwave's cassettes haven't been problematic, but Ratbat's mold is rather boring, I must say.

MGrotusque wrote:For me this is the most disappointing MP in the entire line. I very much dislike the bot mode but in this figures defense i've never liked G1 BB's bot mode.
Alt mode looks pretty good but all in all nothing says masterpiece to me about this figure. It's just a properly made deluxe figure in homage to BB.
Also that Spike figure without any paint apps for the face.....that says it all right there.

This release is a huge pass for me. I know a lot of you like/love it but it really is a weak masterpiece.

I wouldn't pay more than 30 bucks for it even if i did want it.

I'm not going to lie...I will probably seek out the KO. I hate to say that, but as much as I want to, I can't justify this. Both figures are ridiculously small, scale aside, and Spike's a bit of a mess. I just...nah. And the US version, if we get it, will go for the same price plus I'll have to wait a year or more, no thanks.

Oh, and when I do get it, that mirror isn't going anywhere near the figure. It looks stupid, imo.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623683)
Posted by Robogeek1973 on November 21st, 2014 @ 6:29pm CST

It would be both hilarious and sad if a 3rd party Spike in Exo Suit is made and has a painted face.

I'd buy it in a heartbeat, that's for sure.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623788)
Posted by durroth on November 22nd, 2014 @ 2:03am CST

I really like this figure. definitely getting this, and a KO if they make a KO with the battlemask, so I can make goldbug. I don't mind spike too much, I didn't really expect painted eyes given takara's track record.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1623979)
Posted by robotmel on November 23rd, 2014 @ 7:01am CST

@Bape on Weibo.com

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Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1624014)
Posted by shajaki on November 23rd, 2014 @ 10:49am CST

robotmel wrote:@Bape on Weibo.com

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uhhhhh... what?

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1624029)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 23rd, 2014 @ 11:51am CST

shajaki wrote:
robotmel wrote:@Bape on Weibo.com

7d19bccajw1emk4opk5vsj21w01w07wh.jpg
uhhhhh... what?

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1624071)
Posted by durroth on November 23rd, 2014 @ 3:32pm CST

aww, I was expecting sudden BAPE camo version

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1624081)
Posted by shajaki on November 23rd, 2014 @ 5:05pm CST

durroth wrote:aww, I was expecting sudden BAPE camo version

i was hoping for a retailer carrying MP10A, but thought it was odd to post in the MP21 thread :lol:

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1624110)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 23rd, 2014 @ 7:31pm CST

Robogeek1973 wrote:I just wish they'd paint the faces on these human figures, they look horrible without it.

What would be nice is if Tomy can recreate those die-cast Diaclone pilots. They actually has detailed molded faces.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1624132)
Posted by durroth on November 23rd, 2014 @ 9:25pm CST

I'd like to see them license a 3rd party miniature/figure company a la the current sticker deal to release a small line of TF character figures from various TF franchises in scale with the MP figures. an MP scale Verity to go with Umags would be nice. And just for the hell of it, a voyager scale IDW holomatter whirl.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1624134)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 23rd, 2014 @ 9:27pm CST

durroth wrote:I'd like to see them license a 3rd party miniature/figure company a la the current sticker deal to release a small line of TF character figures from various TF franchises in scale with the MP figures. an MP scale Verity to go with Umags would be nice. And just for the hell of it, a voyager scale IDW holomatter whirl.

Takara does make more toys than just Transformers. Why not just have Takara themselves make MP-scaled humans?

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1624137)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 23rd, 2014 @ 9:35pm CST

durroth wrote:I'd like to see them license a 3rd party miniature/figure company a la the current sticker deal to release a small line of TF character figures from various TF franchises in scale with the MP figures. an MP scale Verity to go with Umags would be nice. And just for the hell of it, a voyager scale IDW holomatter whirl.

That would be great. But smart money is, more or less, would come from or for the Japanese or Asian market. Given how Safety crazy the USA market is, this is a walking lawsuit in the making. And the Bayformer franchise line of ROTF is all but dead (the ones with the figures I mean)

Something similar to the KISS Player and Binaltech* line. Those figures, especially the back story from the former caused such a controversy. Too bad that the fugurews were actually nicely made despite lacking articulation.

As for Verity, I don't think she is famous enough as Carly Witwicky. Spike 2005 and Daniel2005 are included with UM, maybe an Amazon special for Carly?

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1624138)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 23rd, 2014 @ 9:37pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
durroth wrote:I'd like to see them license a 3rd party miniature/figure company a la the current sticker deal to release a small line of TF character figures from various TF franchises in scale with the MP figures. an MP scale Verity to go with Umags would be nice. And just for the hell of it, a voyager scale IDW holomatter whirl.
Takara does make more toys than just Transformers. Why not just have Takara themselves make MP-scaled humans?

You mean figures the size of Spike from MP-10? If that's what you mean, it would harken back to the days of the Diaclone pilots. I really loved those tiny guys. Small with detailed face sculpts.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625010)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 27th, 2014 @ 2:03am CST

From Robotkingdom:

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625017)
Posted by Va'al on November 27th, 2014 @ 2:54am CST

Thanks to fellow Seibertron.com user Cyberpath's tip and site sponsor RobotKingdom, we have a nice look at the fully revealed box for the upcoming Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee, the collector coin and the two interchangeable faces. Check them out mirrored below.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625019)
Posted by Bounti76 on November 27th, 2014 @ 3:12am CST

When I get mine, I am only displaying him with the alternate face because it looks SO much like the G1 toy Bee, it's ridiculous. Plus the "regular" face looks kinda derpy.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625036)
Posted by leakin' lubricant on November 27th, 2014 @ 5:35am CST

Bounti76 wrote:When I get mine, I am only displaying him with the alternate face because it looks SO much like the G1 toy Bee, it's ridiculous. Plus the "regular" face looks kinda derpy.

The "Battle mask" does look a lot better, I honestly think tha tthe Toon face would look tonnes better had they painted it silver rathet than white, the white just washes out all of the detailing.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625064)
Posted by shajaki on November 27th, 2014 @ 9:33am CST

im actually feelin a lot better about the toon face. and yay coin!

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625084)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 27th, 2014 @ 11:43am CST

Hope folks do realize that there are three faces here:

Masked face:

Serious face:

Happy face:

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625106)
Posted by skynet1O1 on November 27th, 2014 @ 12:52pm CST

I'm getting more and more excited about Bumblebee. Time to save up again.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625111)
Posted by RiddlerJ on November 27th, 2014 @ 1:10pm CST

Wonder if we'll get a Goldbug repaint.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625114)
Posted by shajaki on November 27th, 2014 @ 1:20pm CST

repainting a BB into goldbug is fine for generations, but not MP. theyre not similar enough.

although, G2 BB could happen. gold repaint and slap his faceplate on. voila!

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625166)
Posted by shajaki on November 27th, 2014 @ 6:27pm CST

is the interchangeable face plate an amazon exclusive?

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625168)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 27th, 2014 @ 6:29pm CST

shajaki wrote:is the interchangeable face plate an amazon exclusive?

The battle mask? Yes.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625174)
Posted by shajaki on November 27th, 2014 @ 6:43pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
shajaki wrote:is the interchangeable face plate an amazon exclusive?
The battle mask? Yes.

dangit. that makes things slightly more difficult.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625218)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on November 27th, 2014 @ 10:40pm CST

Got my payment request from HLJ

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625228)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 27th, 2014 @ 11:51pm CST

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Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625249)
Posted by Va'al on November 28th, 2014 @ 4:22am CST

Thanks to Japanese toy blogger Alfes2010, we get a very nice look at the two figures included in the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-21 package: Autobot Bumblebee and his human ally Daniel Spike in the Exosuit! Check them out mirrored below.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625254)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 28th, 2014 @ 5:11am CST

Back on HLJ: http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT80318/Sci?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post

I paid for mine last night, wish I had known about their Black Friday sale.

Anyway, glad he's almost here! With all those dozens of pre-release unites circulating around, I was beginning to feel like I was the only one without the figure.

@Vaal: that's Spike in the exosuit. But yeah, it could be used as Daniel too. Might also look nice next to LG10 Arcee.

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625258)
Posted by Va'al on November 28th, 2014 @ 5:48am CST

I keep getting the two mixed up, due to previous information about this set. Thanks for the correction!

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625293)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on November 28th, 2014 @ 9:17am CST

Va'al wrote:Thanks to Japanese toy blogger Alfes2010, we get a very nice look at the two figures included in the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-21 package: Autobot Bumblebee and his human ally Daniel Spike in the Exosuit!

But it doesn't look like Spike at all!

Re: Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee English Language Video Review (1625295)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 28th, 2014 @ 9:21am CST

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:
Va'al wrote:Thanks to Japanese toy blogger Alfes2010, we get a very nice look at the two figures included in the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-21 package: Autobot Bumblebee and his human ally Daniel Spike in the Exosuit!

But it doesn't look like Spike at all!

Nor does it look like Daniel.

It looks more like Davey from Davey & Goliath.

Besides, why would they pair Bumblebee with Daniel when the two were almost never in the same room as each other in all the movie or the cartoon, while Spike spent the entire movie with Bumblebee?

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