Hunt for the Decepticons Deluxe Battle Blade Bumblebee Review and Gallery
Thursday, May 6th, 2010 8:55AM CDT
Categories: Movie News, Toy News, ReviewsPosted by: Razorclaw0000 Views: 98,503
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Pascal wrote:
CAR MODE
-same '09 Camaro as previous ROTF versions
-pretty much the same deco as Cannon Bumblebee, but tail lights are painted with a darker red, tail pipes aren't painted (silver on Cannon Bumblebee), no visible Autobot symbol anywhere to be seen, front bottom lights (4) aren't painted either (silver on Cannon Bumblebee) and black stripes have sharp outerlining corners (they were rounded on previous versions)... also, the stripes don't go over the yellow part under the rear window unlike previous versions and the yellow is less orangy than previous versions
-all windows are clear blue
TRANSFORMATION
-legs retain the automorph feature but rear window is now part of the roof assembly
-feet now have fold out heels like HA or Battle Ops Bumblebee
-waist piece folds down from under the front of the car like on HA or Battle Ops Bumblebee
-front wheels swings out and sit in front of the door wings like on HA or Battle Ops Bumblebee
-outer halves of the front of the car are hinged and can extend forward and be angled
-the separate black grill halves can be also angled
-backpack compresses in a fashion similar to HA or Battle Ops Bumblebee but the tip of the hood piece kinda pegs in the rear spine
-hip guards are now hinged and can be positionned as you wish (on the sides, facing front or in between)
ROBOT MODE
-battle mask slides down like on HA Bumblebee
-to transform the right arm into cannon mode, you fold up the hand against the forearm, you split open the yellow arm cover, you swing the rear piece forward and align it with the forearm and you close the arm cover panels
-to deploy the battle blade on the left arm, you press on the bronze-ish piece of the arm cover, the blade will swing down and up forward then you just need to unfold the upper half of the blade... I can you can fold the hand against the forearm or not, not sure how it's done in the game (that's what that weapon is based on, right?)
PROS
-best transformation yet for a deluxe Bumblebee
-more
-great articulation, even has waist swivel
-great headsculpt
-probably the sleekest version of the battle mask yet
-2 real arms and 2 real fully integrated and unobtrusive weapons
-automorph feature in the legs (always liked that one)
-chest halves can be angled to your liking
-somewhat poseable hands (fingers + thumbs)
-some cool silver paint apps on the arms and crotch and yellow on the waist
CONS
-can't see the eyes behind the battle mask
-tip of cannon should have been grey to better flow with the forearm
-black hands and heel pieces?
-hood halves sit a bit far from the rest of the chest
-waist panel tends to unpeg when you try to rotate the torso
-no wrist rotation
-no matching bronze-ish paint app on the right arm cover
Is it the best Bumblebee out there? As far as Deluxe Bumblebees are concerned, yes. Some minor deco glitches, but playability factor is very high compared to the other versions with the 2 integrated weapons, the dual mode head and the 2 real arms/hands. Highly recommended!















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GEEWUN wrote:I am SOOOOO tired of Bayformer Bumblebee.... I could throw-up!!!
I was too, in fact, I'm tired of the Bumblebee over-satuation in general.
But dammit, I thought I could pass on this one easily due to the lame weapon gimmicks, I thought he only had one real hand...but better chest transformation & hip armor, better backpack, battle mask, AND fully-integrated transforming weapons... I'd say the only flaws are the relative lack of paint apps, and that this is the version Hasbro should've made first.

Looks like I'll be getting my THIRD Bayverse BB.

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I still like my ROTF preview BB.

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Although I prefer CC BB's Head sculpt, and the HA one, all the deluxe's besides the TFTM one's heads look.....as some else said "Lemur face." I'm hoping I can fit the mask over the CC BB face(providing I find one..).
Posted by kirbenvost on May 6th, 2010 @ 11:55am CDT
Dead Metal wrote:Yea I thought I could wait for a more accurate paint job on this but hell this is too awesome to resist.
Hmm, yeah maybe I should wait for the inevitable repaint... for movie 3 perhaps? Ah, who am I kidding, movie 3 will see 5.8 new Bumblebee molds.

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I think I'm going to have to get this guy.
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I thought I could skip this guy, but he's better than all the previous incarnations including HA BB.
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