Video Review for Takara Tomy Transformers Movie The Best Hound
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The video is embedded below for your viewing convenience, and comes from Japanese reviewer 黎明サナトリウム, featuring the accessories, transformation, poses and review of both robot and vehicle mode for the live action movie weapons speacialist succeeding Ironhide. Take a look, and let us know what you think of this last part of the movie verse line preceding the Studio Series figures in the Energon Pub discussion boards!
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Posted by Overcracker on April 13th, 2018 @ 4:58pm CDT
Accessories seem to be the same, face sculpt is the same, and even the articulated hands looks to be the same.
Posted by Emerje on April 14th, 2018 @ 3:11am CDT
Overcracker wrote:So other than the paint, is MB-17 different to MB-11 in any way?
Accessories seem to be the same, face sculpt is the same, and even the articulated hands looks to be the same.
MB-11 uses the Asia exclusive Ultimate Optimus Prime as a base (for the weapons and hands along with the retooled body parts that originated with DotM Striker Optimus Prime) and bright colors, while MB-17 uses the original RotF Leader (with some Ultimate parts) as a base for Jetfire compatibility with darker colors and gimmicked sword arm replaced.
Basically it comes down to having different torso parts and different shades of paint between the two figures.
Emerje
Posted by Overcracker on April 14th, 2018 @ 8:42am CDT
I could not see any apparent differences from the pictures. And accessories are the same. So even the articulated hands were the same to be able to hold the accessories.
Posted by nycPrime on April 25th, 2018 @ 2:33pm CDT
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on May 14th, 2018 @ 3:40pm CDT
Starting off in vehicle mode, one of the biggest things that differentiates this Bee from the regular release is the shade of yellow used - it's much better looking and more screen accurate than the original. There are a few more paint apps in vehicle mode than the original, but not that many. That being said, the paint was a pretty easy fix.
What wasn't an easy fix (and something I'm still trying to figure out) is getting the secondary wings to line up in vehicle mode. Whenever I transform him either one or both of them will leave a gap that I'm not sure how to fix. I'm not sure if this issue applied to the original TLK Bee or not. Is there a way to keep it from doing this?
Robot mode looks really good! The way the legs transform is a cool innovation - and the way the figure pulls it off is one of the areas that I feel is better than the studio series. Paint work again needed some help, but another fairly easy fix. The plasma cannon is thankfully remolded to fit on his right arm, which is great, although the method of detaching and reattaching the arm/cannon is MUCH better on the studio series. The hammer is cool, and has a hinge so that it stores in vehicle mode looking like some kind of tank barrel.
Overall this figure is really good! Overall it's not as good as SS Bee (which had the advantage of learning from the mistakes of this mold), but it's still good. The feet aren't loose enough to be annoying, and none of the parts pop off except for the hands. When it comes to this figure compared to the standard deluxe, I guess it's situational. If you're not a big fan of Bee and you were able to find the wave 3 deluxe at retail, you might not need this one. In my case, however, as a fan of Bumblebee and having never seen the wave 3 deluxe in stores, this was totally worth it. Especially when online prices for the standard deluxe TLK Bee were only around $10 less than this one. For a great shade of yellow, better paint apps, a more accurate remolded plasma cannon and a hammer, this figure was totally worth it and a great addition to my collection.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 14th, 2018 @ 5:51pm CDT
Do you have a picture of the hammer in alt mode? That is the one thing I haven't seen yet
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on May 14th, 2018 @ 8:53pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Nice write up!
Do you have a picture of the hammer in alt mode? That is the one thing I haven't seen yet
Yep!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 14th, 2018 @ 9:10pm CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Nice write up!
Do you have a picture of the hammer in alt mode? That is the one thing I haven't seen yet
Yep!
So that's how that works! neat! Didn't know how it actually worked till then.
Can't wait for mine next month. I love a Bee with a hammer
Posted by william-james88 on May 14th, 2018 @ 9:47pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Nice write up!
Do you have a picture of the hammer in alt mode? That is the one thing I haven't seen yet
Yep!
So that's how that works! neat! Didn't know how it actually worked till then.
Can't wait for mine next month. I love a Bee with a hammer
I am glad you are excited D-Max, but remember that this guy shares the same transformation as Studio Series Bee. Him being bigger and having his back actually attached helps, so you are sure to like him more, but you'll see a lot of similarities.
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 14th, 2018 @ 9:59pm CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Nice write up!
Do you have a picture of the hammer in alt mode? That is the one thing I haven't seen yet
Yep!
Huh. I didn't know this was a thing. I'll have to try it on mine tomorrow.
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 14th, 2018 @ 10:05pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Nice write up!
Do you have a picture of the hammer in alt mode? That is the one thing I haven't seen yet
Yep!
So that's how that works! neat! Didn't know how it actually worked till then.
Can't wait for mine next month. I love a Bee with a hammer
I am glad you are excited D-Max, but remember that this guy shares the same transformation as Studio Series Bee. Him being bigger and having his back actually attached helps, so you are sure to like him more, but you'll see a lot of similarities.
How much will you hate me for telling you my Studio Bee is more solid and stable than either my Hasbro or Takara TLK Bees?
Posted by william-james88 on May 14th, 2018 @ 10:24pm CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:How much will you hate me for telling you my Studio Bee is more solid and stable than either my Hasbro or Takara TLK Bees?
To be dead honest, I am just really happy for D-Max. He waited long enough and in the meantime really hated a toy sharing that same mold, that I am glad he will still get something he likes in the end.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 9th, 2018 @ 8:25pm CST


Posted by Emerje on January 23rd, 2019 @ 12:15am CST
Alongside Bee Japan will also be getting the well documented Studio Series repaint of The Last Knight Drift with baby Dinobots as an SS-EX release. He, too, will be a Toys 'R Us Japan exclusive priced at 4,318 JPY and also coming out in late March.

What do you think, is SS-EX Bumblebee worth tracking down or is the new part not worth buying the figure again? Sound off in the Energon Pub forums below!
Posted by Rainmaker on January 23rd, 2019 @ 12:26am CST

Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 23rd, 2019 @ 12:44am CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on January 23rd, 2019 @ 2:28am CST
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on January 23rd, 2019 @ 8:47am CST
BTW, found this on Robotkindom:
http://www.robotkingdom.com/encorebigco ... oZ-sZFLaAo
New pictures including in package are there. The 60$ cost isn't bad at all either.

Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 23rd, 2019 @ 11:10am CST
That drift, however, rock this deco and the baby dinos are adorable.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on January 23rd, 2019 @ 12:03pm CST
Bee's got a few more paint apps than the standard AOE Deluxe, but honestly not that many. It even looks like the stripe in vehicle mode doesn't continue on the back of the car - much like the AOE deluxe, which is still one of the most baffling paint omissions I've seen on a figure.
The right arm might actually be remolded from what I can tell, I don't see the mold's original plasma cannon in the arm. The new gun does look super cool, though.
The AOE Bee mold is pretty good, but I feel like this design will get a better studio series figure some time in the future.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on January 23rd, 2019 @ 3:49pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:AOE deluxe Bee is a bad mold. No amount of lipstick can make this pig look good..
No it's not. I really like it. Has some really nice details and shapes to the design and I have it both as the original AoE figure which I painted and as a voyager sized KO (with some metal parts). I still far prefer it to the VW bug.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 23rd, 2019 @ 5:12pm CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:AOE deluxe Bee is a bad mold. No amount of lipstick can make this pig look good..
No it's not. I really like it. Has some really nice details and shapes to the design and I have it both as the original AoE figure which I painted and as a voyager sized KO (with some metal parts). I still far prefer it to the VW bug.
I second the Carn.
this is a great mold, one of my top 5 favorite movie Bees. That new weapon looks cool too, but I am satisfied with my AOE one. It's great
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 23rd, 2019 @ 5:46pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:AOE deluxe Bee is a bad mold. No amount of lipstick can make this pig look good..
No it's not. I really like it. Has some really nice details and shapes to the design and I have it both as the original AoE figure which I painted and as a voyager sized KO (with some metal parts). I still far prefer it to the VW bug.
I second the Carn.
this is a great mold, one of my top 5 favorite movie Bees. That new weapon looks cool too, but I am satisfied with my AOE one. It's great
Tastes, as always. But it's simply that there was far superior Bee deluxes that came before who were far superior. Meaning the DOTM deluxe and the good old BBBB. I find that one lacking compared to the previous two. I still don't own the TLK Bee nor both SS yet. And My AoE deluxe that I hate, I won't sell it for some reason.
Posted by william-james88 on January 23rd, 2019 @ 5:53pm CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:AOE deluxe Bee is a bad mold. No amount of lipstick can make this pig look good..
No it's not. I really like it. Has some really nice details and shapes to the design and I have it both as the original AoE figure which I painted and as a voyager sized KO (with some metal parts). I still far prefer it to the VW bug.
For sure, we have yet to get a good deluxe movie VW BB.
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on January 24th, 2019 @ 5:25am CST
william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:AOE deluxe Bee is a bad mold. No amount of lipstick can make this pig look good..
No it's not. I really like it. Has some really nice details and shapes to the design and I have it both as the original AoE figure which I painted and as a voyager sized KO (with some metal parts). I still far prefer it to the VW bug.
For sure, we have yet to get a good deluxe movie VW BB.
I have yet to handle one, but I think SS VW Bee is good. Hopefully, though, HasTak will retool/redo him to be better, like they did with SS Prime
Posted by Amelie on February 23rd, 2019 @ 11:12am CST
Have the small differences in this release got you to bite yet; is it simply not enough of a change or did you miss the figure last time around? Let us know here on the Energon Pub at Seibertron.com!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 24th, 2019 @ 8:16pm CST
I like the adjusted colors and new weapon though, looks neat!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 24th, 2019 @ 8:25pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Don't understand the hate for this mold, it's not bad and I find it pretty fun.
I like the adjusted colors and new weapon though, looks neat!
I think it's more "this mold again?!". It overstayed its welcome with TLK Wave 1.
Not to sure what to think about it personally as I don't have it, and don't know which version to optionally go for.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 24th, 2019 @ 8:28pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Don't understand the hate for this mold, it's not bad and I find it pretty fun.
I like the adjusted colors and new weapon though, looks neat!
I think it's more "this mold again?!". It overstayed its welcome with TLK Wave 1.
Not to sure what to think about it personally as I don't have it, and don't know which version to optionally go for.
Ah, I had forgot it's reuse in Wave 1 of TLK. I can understand now.
I still enjoy the mold though. I think the OG one was the best version of this mold