Pictorial Review for Transformers Buzzworthy Bumblebee and Spike + Comparisons to Bumble Jumper

Yep. Definitely has some Bumper potential.

TulioDude wrote:So Spike doesn't convert into anything?

He does, into the vehicle mode Exo-Suit as featured in the '86 movie. Just flip down the backpack, lay him flat,then make yourself a sandwich. Nothing more. I know, not much of one...

Bumblejumper aka Bumper was the last character I expected Hasbro to base anything on, so I was quite surprised.

Bounti76 wrote:If you're getting technical, the yellow Cliffjumper without a spoiler in G1 is Hubcap. Bumper is a different mold than Cliff or Bee, he was just found on Cliffjumper cards. Cliffjumper is a Porsche 924 or 928 (I forget the specific model), and Bumper is a Mazda Familia.

Thanks, I edited the published article.

Cyberpath wrote:Kind of want one, the face-sculpt is nice. Is this an exclusive? It's not on BBTS or Amazon.

Target exclusive

Not a big fan of the head sculpt, but I didn’t realize until the size comparison with the G1 minibot just how small it is. Considering the Kingdom branding, I’m guessing this is core class?

It’s kinda tempting, but if I pick up a G1 Bee I think I’d probably pay another $5 to get Netflix Bee.

I picked up this set last night as I toured some of the Targets on the way home from work. I already have Netflix Bumblebee, the perfect G1 "Classics" Bumblebee, but my intention is definitely to make this "Classics" Bumper. The similarities to the shape and detail of G1 Bumper's alt mode are too close not to be intentional. I'm hoping some intrepid fan makes a CAD file for a nice Bumper head to replace the Bumblebee head. I've got some friends who would be willing to print it out for me too. Add a little silver paint to the face, and voila! I guess the Spike Exosuit figure is a nice bonus, though I already have a much more in-scale version in the Headmaster that came with Takara Tomy Legends Bumblebee that actually transforms into Cerebros' head. For $15, this isn't a bad set, as long as you are willing to put a bit of work into it.

I also found the new Ghostbusters Afterlife version of Ectotron at Target. They had two, and I bought one. It's $59.99 and comes with issue 1 of the IDW Transformers and Ghostbusters crossover comic book.

I'll repost this here. I found the Cyberverse redecos at Target the other day. Was it known that these were coming in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line?

I misread that spark armor garbage truck's name as "trash can."

Was there a core class bumblebee listed for kingdom? I know some people were speculating the exo-suit figure will come with an SS G1 dinobot, so maybe both parts of the set are prereleases?

TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:Not overly interested in this line (I’ve never really understood the hype surrounding Bumblebee) but I might try to seek out that core class figure simply for the Exo-Suit Spike.

Same here for me. Anyone know if any more artistic fans have developed a 3D model CAD file for a Bumper replacement head for the "Core Class" Bumblebee of this line? The only other thing of interested to me has been the release of the RotF version of Bumblebee with the Sam Witwicky figure.

I'm really otherwise confused as to why this line even exists, unless Hasbro is just having a lot of difficulty coming up with the next Transformers kids show and feels they need some "simpler" stop-gap products on the shelves to keep up brand recognition and sales until the next iteration of kid-friendly Transformers is ready.

End cap at a Target in Murrieta, CA. It's on the back end/side, not in the main aisle.