Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop

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Following this article here where the possibility was discussed about more exclusives being given to GameStop (and it's Canadian subsidies EB Games by extension). We now have word that a pre-order has gone live on GameStop's website for Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage Vol 2!

This means that GameStop are getting more transformers exclusives in and is a place to keep your eyes on in the furture.

The pre-order date GameStop have given for this is the first of October.

For more information about Retro Pop Garage vol 2, check out this article here!

Will you be adding this set to your collection? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest Transformers news and reviews.

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Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978120)
Posted by Emerje on August 12th, 2018 @ 11:45am CDT

Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.

EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99

I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978134)
Posted by Giant Purple Griffin on August 12th, 2018 @ 1:59pm CDT

Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.

EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99

I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.

Emerje

I think I read somewhere that it's because EE sells it to other places through the wholesaler side of its business.

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978137)
Posted by Emerje on August 12th, 2018 @ 2:13pm CDT

Giant Purple Griffin wrote:
Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.

EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99

I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.

Emerje

I think I read somewhere that it's because EE sells it to other places through the wholesaler side of its business.

That's what I thought, too, until it showed up Gamestop. The other stores are big and popular for what they but are still independently owned online stores so I could see them getting them from EE wholesale, but Gamestop is a pretty massive corporate entity that EE couldn't possibly service properly. They aren't the type of company that would venture outside of their usual suppliers for one figure that's exclusive to their competition.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978187)
Posted by gothsaurus on August 12th, 2018 @ 7:22pm CDT

This headline and story should be edited to note that the toy is not exclusive to GameStop. After shipping it’s like $80 there and $64 at TFSource with free shipping (shipped with your stack of loot).

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978190)
Posted by MRMAXIMUSPRIME11 on August 12th, 2018 @ 7:48pm CDT

I already knew about this a while back not really news to me and also Amazon already has it including old bee gold ver and the throne of the prime they are all really expensive tho

here are the links to each of them

Vw Bee: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-Transform ... 06A86MX0Z1?tag=seibertron07-20&

Old Camaro Bee:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQVYKGS/?tag=seibertron07-20&coliid=IEHYKP1WL50MR&colid=2YCNSFJLHI5R0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Throne of the Primes Optimus primal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3BP5M/?tag=seibertron07-20&c ... _lig_dp_it

us Amazon btw

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978200)
Posted by BombshellDaBug on August 12th, 2018 @ 9:19pm CDT

MRMAXIMUSPRIME11 wrote:I already knew about this a while back not really news to me and also Amazon already has it including old bee gold ver and the throne of the prime they are all really expensive tho

here are the links to each of them

Vw Bee: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-Transform ... 06A86MX0Z1?tag=seibertron07-20&

Old Camaro Bee:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQVYKGS/?tag=seibertron07-20&coliid=IEHYKP1WL50MR&colid=2YCNSFJLHI5R0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Throne of the Primes Optimus primal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3BP5M/?tag=seibertron07-20&c ... _lig_dp_it

us Amazon btw

The price on Amazon for that Primal set is a whole lot of yikes. $194 is way too much for that set.

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Posted by william-james88 on August 12th, 2018 @ 10:02pm CDT

BombshellDaBug wrote:
MRMAXIMUSPRIME11 wrote:I already knew about this a while back not really news to me and also Amazon already has it including old bee gold ver and the throne of the prime they are all really expensive tho

here are the links to each of them

Vw Bee: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-Transform ... 06A86MX0Z1?tag=seibertron07-20&

Old Camaro Bee:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQVYKGS/?tag=seibertron07-20&coliid=IEHYKP1WL50MR&colid=2YCNSFJLHI5R0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Throne of the Primes Optimus primal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3BP5M/?tag=seibertron07-20&c ... _lig_dp_it

us Amazon btw

The price on Amazon for that Primal set is a whole lot of yikes. $194 is way too much for that set.

These are resellers, not amazon, its the same as if you found such a listing on ebay

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978220)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 13th, 2018 @ 2:25am CDT

It's not surprising that resellers would gouge that much out of them, I just hope people who want it will either keep checking hts or order in the takara version. As for the studio series exclusives, mainly volume 2, well someone above was kind enough to list all the retailers and prices so hopefully no one needs to resort to scalpers there either.

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978231)
Posted by Emerje on August 13th, 2018 @ 9:23am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
BombshellDaBug wrote:
MRMAXIMUSPRIME11 wrote:I already knew about this a while back not really news to me and also Amazon already has it including old bee gold ver and the throne of the prime they are all really expensive tho

here are the links to each of them

Vw Bee: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-Transform ... 06A86MX0Z1?tag=seibertron07-20&

Old Camaro Bee:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQVYKGS/?tag=seibertron07-20&coliid=IEHYKP1WL50MR&colid=2YCNSFJLHI5R0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Throne of the Primes Optimus primal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3BP5M/?tag=seibertron07-20&c ... _lig_dp_it

us Amazon btw

The price on Amazon for that Primal set is a whole lot of yikes. $194 is way too much for that set.

These are resellers, not amazon, its the same as if you found such a listing on ebay

Yep, I was only going with official listings, but I believe Amazon will eventually have a proper listing and if they do that will definitely put a final nail in the theory that these are all coming from EE. Amazon won't get the Throne.

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978411)
Posted by dragons on August 13th, 2018 @ 5:25pm CDT

Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.

EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99

I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.

Emerje

comments like this make laugh people see prices but they always forget to add shipping and handling on to it some places charge tax

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 13th, 2018 @ 5:35pm CDT

Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.

EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99

I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.

Emerje

Exclusive rights for domestic US release, rather, but the agreement says nothing about forbidding other stores from importing stock from overseas. The same thing happened with CW Liokaiser.

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Posted by Emerje on August 14th, 2018 @ 8:08am CDT

dragons wrote:
Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.

EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99

I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.

Emerje

comments like this make laugh people see prices but they always forget to add shipping and handling on to it some places charge tax

Who said I forgot? Shipping and tax has absolutely nothing in the slightest to do with what I said. >:oP

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Exclusive rights for domestic US release, rather, but the agreement says nothing about forbidding other stores from importing stock from overseas. The same thing happened with CW Liokaiser.

Again, Gamestop, big corporate entity that only carries products from official sources, they aren't importing from Asia and definitely not carrying exclusive products from an online retailer that they directly compete with. If it weren't for Gamestop I would agree with you 100%, and had, but Gamestop throws a massive wrench in that theory.

Emerje

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 14th, 2018 @ 1:59pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Exclusive rights for domestic US release, rather, but the agreement says nothing about forbidding other stores from importing stock from overseas. The same thing happened with CW Liokaiser.

Again, Gamestop, big corporate entity that only carries products from official sources, they aren't importing from Asia and definitely not carrying exclusive products from an online retailer that they directly compete with. If it weren't for Gamestop I would agree with you 100%, and had, but Gamestop throws a massive wrench in that theory.

Emerje

Another somewhat recent thing is "shared" exclusives. Could be shared between EE and GameStop for whatever reason. :lol:

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978533)
Posted by gothsaurus on August 14th, 2018 @ 2:05pm CDT

I have to say as a side note, my purchasing experience through GameStop was janky and frustrating at best. They need to work in some site revisions for decent user experience.

In store experiences much better.

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Posted by william-james88 on August 14th, 2018 @ 8:57pm CDT

From Uncle Tree Studios on Facebook we have out best look yet at the upcoming Transformers 2018 Bumblebee Movie Studio Series SS18 Deluxe Bumblebee figure which turns into a Volkswagen beetle.
This is the deluxe class Bumblebee figure we are getting for the movie and all non gimmick toys for any other movie character will also be part of Studio Series. The photos give us a good look at the accessories and deco we will be getting at mass retail and show us how small he is compared to the previous Bumblebee figure which was already quite small.

Unlike the other Studio Figures we got so far, this Bumblebee is not based on the final CG models, as is made apparent with his wings no longer being as prominent in recent screen shots. This figure should be hitting mass retail in the coming month or two as it is part of the next wave of Studio Series figures along with KSI Bot and Shadow Raider.

So, does the size bother you? Let us know your thoughts on it and if you will be getting this one or one of the many other releases of this mold.

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978590)
Posted by DaXtraLargeRobot on August 14th, 2018 @ 9:16pm CDT

They managed to make the original studio series Bumblebee look big, I'm impressed. It looks like a much better figure than the original studio series Bee though, I'm looking forward to it.

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978591)
Posted by Quantum Surge on August 14th, 2018 @ 9:17pm CDT

No altmode images?

Anyways, I know he's obviously a Bumblebee, but the different size and the tone of his design makes me want to repurpose this Bee as a different character. So while Camaro Bee is the same Autobot from the 5 movies, this Bee can be a Centurion that looks like Bumblebee when he loses his memory and thinks he is the Autobot we all know and love. Of course, the real canon will contradict my headcanon (not to mention no TF fiction is safe from confusing continuity problems), but I like to use my imagination.

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978592)
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on August 14th, 2018 @ 9:25pm CDT

I don't mind the small size, so long as the figure is still reasonably close to a deluxe, but what I do mind is the wings. I may still get this figure though.

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978593)
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on August 14th, 2018 @ 9:40pm CDT

So.. I have mixed feelings on this little guy. One the one hand, I love the new design and love the figure as well as the original Studio Series Bee, but the smaller size worries me... He looks like a tall Legends class figure at this point... Still gonna get him, but might wait for the two pack's price to be released before I make a decision. If I can get that one for a good price I'd be almost done with SS figures. Until they do Devastator that combines that is :KREMZEEK:

Seriously, I'd love for them to try to make that combiner with individual modes, please Takara :PRAY:

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978598)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 14th, 2018 @ 11:23pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:Unlike the other Studio Figures we got so far, this Bumblebee is not based on the final CG models, as is made apparent with his wings no longer being as prominent in recent screen shots.

Somewhere, some Hasbro/Takara toy designer is banging thier head against a wall, wondering why the movie crew changed the CGI model at the 11th hour on them like that. They know in thier heart they'll have to do a "correct" version in the not too distant future.

william-james88 wrote:

Bumblebee, just waiting for the bus. :lol:

Re: Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Retro Pop Garage vol 2 up for Preorder at Gamestop (1978599)
Posted by -Crossfire- on August 14th, 2018 @ 11:23pm CDT

A waist swivel and ankle tilts AND streamlined weapons AND battle mask? You spoil us, HasTak. Some wrist swivels and he'd be perfect.

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Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 14th, 2018 @ 11:34pm CDT

Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!

I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.

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Posted by william-james88 on August 15th, 2018 @ 12:00am CDT

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!

I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.

Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on August 15th, 2018 @ 2:27am CDT

For a moment there is thought he came with the hammer...still I do like him, the size isn't an issue for me, in fact with my limited display options it's a boon.

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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 2:46am CDT

The toy looks fantastic and poses very well too. Looking forward to having this toy on my shelf.
Anbd size is fine as suits the car mode and makes him look a bit younger too.

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Posted by Emerje on August 15th, 2018 @ 6:24am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!

I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.

Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.

Consistent with the character since people have been pointing out that he appears to be a smaller bot in this movie, particularly in the garage scene.

I have to wonder if the figure would have been more accurate if the movie hadn't been pushed back by half a year. Is this what the character model would have looked like if they hadn't been given more time to tweak it?

Emerje

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Posted by ZeroWolf on August 15th, 2018 @ 6:46am CDT

Quite possible, but aside from a slightly different version in the future (More bumblebees! Yay?) There's not a lot they can do now about it.

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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 7:42am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Quite possible, but aside from a slightly different version in the future (More bumblebees! Yay?) There's not a lot they can do now about it.

Yeah I don't even care. I've said before on here I actually like the doors. They're part of movie-Bee's general image (and fit his name since they're like bee wings anyways) and find the current movie model kinda 'bland' without them. The toy is fine and I will gladly give money to Hasbro for it.

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Posted by Solrac333 on August 15th, 2018 @ 9:06am CDT

That looks a LOT better than I originally thought. And FINALLY a picture of the back and it looks nice.

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Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 9:33am CDT

Those ankle tilts

Maybe he's able to do a full splits =P~

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Posted by Blitzwing is bae on August 15th, 2018 @ 11:10am CDT

that head just looks like normal movie bb :michaelbay:

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Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 11:13am CDT

Blitzwing is bae wrote:that head just looks like normal movie bb

There's a comparison pic with SS Movie 2007 BB and the new one next to each other. There's definitely a difference but I absolutely don't care for his unmasked face

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Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 15th, 2018 @ 12:04pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!

I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.

Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.

Well, he’s shorter in the new movie than he is in the others, so making him shorter will help him scale better with guys like Dropkick who are deluxes but are presumably bigger than Bee.

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Posted by william-james88 on August 15th, 2018 @ 12:51pm CDT

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!

I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.

Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.

Well, he’s shorter in the new movie than he is in the others, so making him shorter will help him scale better with guys like Dropkick who are deluxes but are presumably bigger than Bee.

But then they could simply make dropkick bigger to scale better with a decently sized bumblebee toy.

I really see no reason for Bee to be so much smaller here.

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Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 12:56pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!

I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.

Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.

Well, he’s shorter in the new movie than he is in the others, so making him shorter will help him scale better with guys like Dropkick who are deluxes but are presumably bigger than Bee.

But then they could simply make dropkick bigger to scale better with a decently sized bumblebee toy.

I really see no reason for Bee to be so much smaller here.

In vehicle mode he's even a bit too big for 2007 BB. But we get a lot of accessories to compensate his size. :KREMZEEK:

But Dropkick is definitely out of scale. Would be cool to get a triple-changer and they could even retool him into AoE Drift.
Did Drift show his helicopter mode in TLK? #-o

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Posted by Sabrblade on August 15th, 2018 @ 1:04pm CDT

Lunatic Prime wrote:Did Drift show his helicopter mode in TLK?

It was the only thing he was shown transforming into onscreen. His Bugatti altmode would only just appear already transformed.

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Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 15th, 2018 @ 1:07pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Lunatic Prime wrote:Did Drift show his helicopter mode in TLK?
It was the only thing he was shown transforming into onscreen. His Bugatti altmode would only just appear already transformed.

You're thinking of AoE, Sabr. Drift was a Mercedes-AMG GT R in TLK. I don't recall him using a copter mode in TLK, but then again, it was a slog just getting through that movie, so my attention definitely waned at points.

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Posted by william-james88 on August 15th, 2018 @ 1:11pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Lunatic Prime wrote:Did Drift show his helicopter mode in TLK?
It was the only thing he was shown transforming into onscreen. His Bugatti altmode would only just appear already transformed.

In TLK?

Lunatic, I think he dropped the helicopter mode in TLK.

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Posted by Sabrblade on August 15th, 2018 @ 1:14pm CDT

Yeah, I thought he wrote "AOE". :oops:

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Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 15th, 2018 @ 1:18pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!

I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.

Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.

Well, he’s shorter in the new movie than he is in the others, so making him shorter will help him scale better with guys like Dropkick who are deluxes but are presumably bigger than Bee.

But then they could simply make dropkick bigger to scale better with a decently sized bumblebee toy.

I really see no reason for Bee to be so much smaller here.

Yeah, I still think Dropkick should be a bit bigger considering he turns into a cobra helicopter, but making VW Bee shorter than 76 Camaro Bee is screen accurate, so I’m ok with it.

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Posted by william-james88 on August 15th, 2018 @ 1:20pm CDT

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!

I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.

Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.

Well, he’s shorter in the new movie than he is in the others, so making him shorter will help him scale better with guys like Dropkick who are deluxes but are presumably bigger than Bee.

But then they could simply make dropkick bigger to scale better with a decently sized bumblebee toy.

I really see no reason for Bee to be so much smaller here.

Yeah, I still think Dropkick should be a bit bigger considering he turns into a cobra helicopter, but making VW Bee shorter than 76 Camaro Bee is screen accurate, so I’m ok with it.

How is it screen accurate if Bumblebee never shares a scene with himself in Camaro mode?

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Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 1:32pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Lunatic Prime wrote:Did Drift show his helicopter mode in TLK?
It was the only thing he was shown transforming into onscreen. His Bugatti altmode would only just appear already transformed.

I asked for The Last Knight, not Age of Extinction. [-(

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Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 15th, 2018 @ 1:39pm CDT

william-james88 wrote: How is it screen accurate if Bumblebee never shares a scene with himself in Camaro mode?

I see what you’re saying, but I think it would bug me having 76 Bee and VW Bee on display next to each other and have them be the same height.

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 15th, 2018 @ 5:29pm CDT

That is a great looking Bumblebee! He's adorable. And I love the facemask, mine will totally be wearing his

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Posted by CommunistPrime on August 15th, 2018 @ 5:46pm CDT

Loving this VW Bumblebee, I personally love that he’s so small

I really hope we get a Voyager Blitzwing later in the line, and Shatter to go with Dropkick

Something I’ve been thinking about is the new Voyager Optimus listed with Bonecrusher, Is anyone else thinking it could be the new G1 style movie Optimus from Bumblebee (new design, not the leader sized one from Takara)

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Posted by Emerje on August 15th, 2018 @ 8:25pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:How is it screen accurate if Bumblebee never shares a scene with himself in Camaro mode?

The entire Studio Series line, short of Grimlock, is set to Hasbro's imaginary 1/whatever scale and all of the figures are scaled to it. It doesn't matter if VW Bee doesn't appear next to other characters from the other movies, he's still expected to abide by that same scale. If this were just a standard movie line then you're right, there's no reason for one to be smaller than the other, but in a line where bot scale is important VW Bee is going to be shorter than Camaro Bee just like they would be should they be standing next to each other in the movie. The scale works across all movies, not just contained within each movie.

I'd wager if they hadn't made this figure smaller then there's be just as many sticklers complaining about the figure being too big than there are complaining about it being too small now.

Emerje

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Posted by Autobot Roadburn on August 15th, 2018 @ 9:55pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:How is it screen accurate if Bumblebee never shares a scene with himself in Camaro mode?

The entire Studio Series line, short of Grimlock, is set to Hasbro's imaginary 1/whatever scale and all of the figures are scaled to it. It doesn't matter if VW Bee doesn't appear next to other characters from the other movies, he's still expected to abide by that same scale. If this were just a standard movie line then you're right, there's no reason for one to be smaller than the other, but in a line where bot scale is important VW Bee is going to be shorter than Camaro Bee just like they would be should they be standing next to each other in the movie. The scale works across all movies, not just contained within each movie.

I'd wager if they hadn't made this figure smaller then there's be just as many sticklers complaining about the figure being too big than there are complaining about it being too small now.

Emerje

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Posted by william-james88 on August 15th, 2018 @ 10:15pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:How is it screen accurate if Bumblebee never shares a scene with himself in Camaro mode?

The entire Studio Series line, short of Grimlock, is set to Hasbro's imaginary 1/whatever scale and all of the figures are scaled to it. It doesn't matter if VW Bee doesn't appear next to other characters from the other movies, he's still expected to abide by that same scale. If this were just a standard movie line then you're right, there's no reason for one to be smaller than the other, but in a line where bot scale is important VW Bee is going to be shorter than Camaro Bee just like they would be should they be standing next to each other in the movie. The scale works across all movies, not just contained within each movie.

I'd wager if they hadn't made this figure smaller then there's be just as many sticklers complaining about the figure being too big than there are complaining about it being too small now.

Emerje

That scale is nonsense.

Bumblebee should be much smaller than that then, Carly (or whatever) is half his size and she is a teenage girl.

So shouldnt voyager Optimus from wave 1 be bigger then?

If its all bogus and the characters dont interact with oneanother, then just give us a decently sized BB rather than a halfway legends class toy at deluxe pricing.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on August 16th, 2018 @ 3:18am CDT

If it's a scale hasbro are keen to sticking to, there's not a lot we can do (apart from not buying the figure, but even then hasbro could misinterpret the reasons people didn't buy it...especially if people have been praising them for the scale). It would be next to impossible to get a proper movie scale in place and have them fit nicely into hasbros pricing scales.

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Posted by Jeddostotle7 on August 16th, 2018 @ 4:02am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!

I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.

Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.

Well, he’s shorter in the new movie than he is in the others, so making him shorter will help him scale better with guys like Dropkick who are deluxes but are presumably bigger than Bee.

But then they could simply make dropkick bigger to scale better with a decently sized bumblebee toy.

I really see no reason for Bee to be so much smaller here.

Because they want the scale to be consistent across the line, so that even if characters have never interacted with each other (like, say, Starscream and Lockdown), they can be in-scale with each other.

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