We also have a clear stock photo of Entertainment Earth exclusive Autobot Drfit with the Baby Dinobots, a redeco of The Last Knight Drift with new swords and the Baby Dinobots!
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We also have a clear stock photo of Entertainment Earth exclusive Autobot Drfit with the Baby Dinobots, a redeco of The Last Knight Drift with new swords and the Baby Dinobots!
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Comment by Adimus Prime
Oct 4, 2018
Baby Dinobots are such a stupid concept.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Oct 4, 2018
Adimus Prime wrote:Baby Dinobots are such a stupid concept.
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Comment by no-one
Oct 4, 2018
Well two wrong don't make a right, but three rights make a leftD-Maximal_Primal wrote:Adimus Prime wrote:Baby Dinobots are such a stupid concept.
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Thank you Gallagher!
I have to admit, some of these look kinda cool....
Comment by Agamemnon
Oct 4, 2018
carytheone wrote:Well two wrong don't make a right, but three rights make a leftD-Maximal_Primal wrote:Adimus Prime wrote:Baby Dinobots are such a stupid concept.
Thank you Gallagher!
I have to admit, some of these look kinda cool....
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Comment by hausjam
Oct 4, 2018
So triple changers now require two completely separate toys. Brilliant!
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Comment by william-james88
Oct 4, 2018
While there wasn't much in reveals for the Transformers Bumblebee toyline, we did get some rather interesting products. We get our first toy of Blitzwing which happens to be a tank and not a jet. It is a redeco of Megatron with a new head. We also get two toys of Shatter, one of her car mode and another of her jet mode. This is the first jet in the toyline. We also get Optimus who is surprisingly not a simple reaint of the Power Plus Optimus but actually a retool. The front of the cab and the robot mode head are an example of new parts. All these toys are part of the Power class which means they do not come with the energon igniter which is needed to make the gimmicks work and they were all on display at NYCC 2018. We have a gallery for these toys which also includes mroe shots of MPM Volkswagen Bumblebee, Entertainment Earth exclusive Drift (with mini dinobots), and the Bumblebee mask.
You can click on any image below to be brought to the full gallery of these Bumblebee toys.
You can click on any image below to be brought to the full gallery of these Bumblebee toys.
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I think it has to do with licensed vehicles being used. Rough example, if you were Ford would you want your car to change into a Chevy?
Comment by chuckdawg1999
Oct 4, 2018
hausjam wrote:So triple changers now require two completely separate toys. Brilliant!
I think it has to do with licensed vehicles being used. Rough example, if you were Ford would you want your car to change into a Chevy?
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Interesting answer. That's probably why we haven't got a triplechanging AOE Drift yet. I agree with you that licensing could be an issue here, but would Dodge be willing to let their car turn into a jet too? Hmmm
Comment by Nathaniel Prime
Oct 5, 2018
chuckdawg1999 wrote:hausjam wrote:So triple changers now require two completely separate toys. Brilliant!
I think it has to do with licensed vehicles being used. Rough example, if you were Ford would you want your car to change into a Chevy?
Interesting answer. That's probably why we haven't got a triplechanging AOE Drift yet. I agree with you that licensing could be an issue here, but would Dodge be willing to let their car turn into a jet too? Hmmm
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Comment by ciano
Oct 5, 2018
Boy, that MP Bumblebee is NOT a Masterpiece figure. So much kibble. And the movie's not even out yet! You see those door wings? The director convinced the corporate overlords to ditch the door wings pretty late into production, so you know this toy was already engineered by the time Bumblebee's design was changed. This seems more cash-grab than Masterpiece to me. I look forward to the inevitable "real" Masterpiece figure that they'll make in 2 or 3 years.
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To be fair it does take about 1-2 years to develop the toy, and isn't all transformers a cash grab? I mean when you really get into it?
Comment by ZeroWolf
Oct 5, 2018
ciano wrote:Boy, that MP BUmblebee is NOT a Masterpiece figure. So much kibble. And the movie's not even out yet! You see those door wings? The director convinced the corporate overlords to ditch the door wings pretty late into production, so you know this toy was already engineered by the time Bumblebee's design was changed. This seems more cash-grab than Masterpiece to me. I look forward to the inevitable "real" Masterpiece figure that they'll make in 2 or 3 years.
To be fair it does take about 1-2 years to develop the toy, and isn't all transformers a cash grab? I mean when you really get into it?
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Totally, but I also see this cash grab as an art form. I just think it's bad form to design a figure for your highest-end market based on designs that aren't final, with compromises uncommon to the rest of the line. Like, it looks like a fun toy, but I don't think it should say Masterpiece on the box or cost $80.00 necessarily. I mean, it's going to do both, but I just think it cheapens the Masterpiece brand is all. I see it as very similar to a situation that got the Lego community in a huff a few years ago; they released a children's play set in an "Ultimate Collector's Series" line, and fans cried foul because they felt like the company was trying to trick them. This is like that. Ultimately, no one gets hurt, but there's this feeling that they should have done better.
Comment by ciano
Oct 5, 2018
ZeroWolf wrote:To be fair it does take about 1-2 years to develop the toy, and isn't all transformers a cash grab? I mean when you really get into it?
Totally, but I also see this cash grab as an art form. I just think it's bad form to design a figure for your highest-end market based on designs that aren't final, with compromises uncommon to the rest of the line. Like, it looks like a fun toy, but I don't think it should say Masterpiece on the box or cost $80.00 necessarily. I mean, it's going to do both, but I just think it cheapens the Masterpiece brand is all. I see it as very similar to a situation that got the Lego community in a huff a few years ago; they released a children's play set in an "Ultimate Collector's Series" line, and fans cried foul because they felt like the company was trying to trick them. This is like that. Ultimately, no one gets hurt, but there's this feeling that they should have done better.
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That is very fair and I do understand where you're coming from
the people in charge probably thought it best to strike while the iron was hot and that wings motif helped invoke that this bee was supposed to be the same as in the 2007, so didn't anticipate that Travis would suggest they go. Things never worked that way but they likely don't care, another chance to sell a toy!
Comment by ZeroWolf
Oct 5, 2018
ciano wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:To be fair it does take about 1-2 years to develop the toy, and isn't all transformers a cash grab? I mean when you really get into it?
Totally, but I also see this cash grab as an art form. I just think it's bad form to design a figure for your highest-end market based on designs that aren't final, with compromises uncommon to the rest of the line. Like, it looks like a fun toy, but I don't think it should say Masterpiece on the box or cost $80.00 necessarily. I mean, it's going to do both, but I just think it cheapens the Masterpiece brand is all. I see it as very similar to a situation that got the Lego community in a huff a few years ago; they released a children's play set in an "Ultimate Collector's Series" line, and fans cried foul because they felt like the company was trying to trick them. This is like that. Ultimately, no one gets hurt, but there's this feeling that they should have done better.
That is very fair and I do understand where you're coming from
the people in charge probably thought it best to strike while the iron was hot and that wings motif helped invoke that this bee was supposed to be the same as in the 2007, so didn't anticipate that Travis would suggest they go. Things never worked that way but they likely don't care, another chance to sell a toy!
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Comment by Hip-Hoptimus Rime
Oct 5, 2018
I picked up Energon Igniter Barricade, the Voyager-sized one with the Energon core thing. Fun mold, looks good in bot mode despite the limited articulation.
What's really a hoot is that motorized Energon core! It's fun with Barricde, but stick it on the back of one of the Legends-sized figs, and they just get up and GO! Hilarious!
What's really a hoot is that motorized Energon core! It's fun with Barricde, but stick it on the back of one of the Legends-sized figs, and they just get up and GO! Hilarious!
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Comment by TFmonkeybiz
Oct 6, 2018
I managed to find the third series (wtf happened to series two Hasbro?) of the tiny Turbo changes at my local Sainsburys in Ripley in the U.K. Picked one at random who ended up being Ironhide, he's okay, but his arms really like to pop off.
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Comment by no-one
Oct 6, 2018
So this guy is heavy and huge and expensive!
FINALLY!
Such a better match.
FINALLY!
Such a better match.
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Comment by Va'al
Oct 7, 2018
Regular source of news from Brazil, Alex Silva / transformersdioaramas, has shared with us his report on the launch event that Hasbro and Ri Happy put together for the new Transformers Bumblebee Movie products in stores, across three cities in the South American country: São Paulo (SP), Recife (PE) and Salvador (BA).
The images mirrored below, from the official report in Portuguese you can read in full here, shows the banner, the freebies, the products on display and for demo, plus the small Bumblebee vs helicopter diorama on display across the three stores, along with the region specific hashtags for the promotional campaign: #invasaoamarela (yellow invasion) and #bumblebeeofilme ( bb the movie ). Check it out!
The images mirrored below, from the official report in Portuguese you can read in full here, shows the banner, the freebies, the products on display and for demo, plus the small Bumblebee vs helicopter diorama on display across the three stores, along with the region specific hashtags for the promotional campaign: #invasaoamarela (yellow invasion) and #bumblebeeofilme ( bb the movie ). Check it out!
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Comment by william-james88
Oct 7, 2018
Anyone know which bb toy is used in that diorama?
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I'm pretty sure it's the energon igniter one.
Comment by Ironhidensh
Oct 7, 2018
william-james88 wrote:Anyone know which bb toy is used in that diorama?
I'm pretty sure it's the energon igniter one.
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There's like 4 different Energon Igniters VW Bumblebees. Care to be a bit more specific?
FWIW, I think its the Energon Igniters Nitro Bumblebee.
Since the other's don't have the fender shoulder pads.
Comment by Overcracker
Oct 7, 2018
Ironhidensh wrote:william-james88 wrote:Anyone know which bb toy is used in that diorama?
I'm pretty sure it's the energon igniter one.
There's like 4 different Energon Igniters VW Bumblebees. Care to be a bit more specific?
FWIW, I think its the Energon Igniters Nitro Bumblebee.
Since the other's don't have the fender shoulder pads.
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Comment by Va'al
Oct 8, 2018
Though not specifically toys, we have a number of updates on the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee live-action movie products part of both licensed promotion and collectables, in the run-up to the movie's release in December. With order:
- PCO Group - a snack food company - has images and listings of their Bumblebee Movie toppers, featuring Bumblebee, Shatter, and Dropkick mini figures with a little arm articulation.
- Online retailer Amazon.com has an updated listing for the Day Dream Bumblebee Movie 2019 wall calendar, featuring some new artwork of the main character.Bumblebee is hitting the California coast as he headlines his own movie, starring Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena. Bring Bumblebee home in our 2019 calendar filled with scenes from this first spinoff in the Transformer film universe.Features a full-sized planning grid. Printed on a glossy paper stock suitable for pen and pencil note taking. This calendar is 12" wide x 12" tall when closed and 12" wide x 24" tall when open, and features 13 full-color images. Includes 4 extra planning grids for September through December of 2018, plus full pages for January through December of 2019.
- Over on Instagram, Adam Glam have a new set of wall decals and sticker from the movie, featuring both Bumblebee and Decepticon Dropkick, with similar art as the calendar above.
