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MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release

Posted by Burn Jun 4, 2015 at 3:58am CDT 14,750 views
Following in the footsteps of recent Masterpiece releases, Goktimus Prime of OzFormers has revealed that Masterpiece G2 Bumblebee will see an Australian release through Toys 'R Us Australia.

GoktimusPrime via OzFormers wrote:I am now authorised to reveal that we will be getting MP G2 Bumblebee at TRU here. Hopefully he'll be around the $100 mark, same as previous imported MP cars.


If you're Australian and looking to pick the figure up locally, keep an eye out and when you find him let us know!

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Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Carnivius_Prime Jun 4, 2015
Optimum Supreme wrote:I've always liked G1/2 Bee with a face mask. It was somewhat disappointing when his pretender form lacked it.


Same. It's one of the reasons I preferred Goldbug to Bumblebee.
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by fenrir72 Jun 4, 2015
Sabrblade wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
shajaki wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:If they do a Masterpiece Cliffjumper, I wonder how they will do the car mode. Will they go for the accurate version of the Porsche or will they leave it superdeformed.
With licensing, it'd have to be real world accurate.
If it's just a red Bee, it certainly won't be a Masterpiece. [-(

:-P
Oh, mark my words: there'll be a MP21R, Red Bumblebee. They love their repaints and retools, have shown much Diaclone love, so its just a matter of time. Dunno what he'll be named, but it won't be Cliffjumper ;)


Wasn't CJ called Cliff in Japan?
Yes.


So if MP Cliff(Cliffjumper) is released, he'll be called Cliff just like Bumble (Bumblebee), jus like Cosmos is called Adams.
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Rated X Jun 4, 2015
I dont understand how one non-Asian country gets both takara and hasbro ? Is there a huge Japanese population down under ? I wouldnt know...
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jun 4, 2015
fenrir72 wrote:So if MP Cliff(Cliffjumper) is released, he'll be called Cliff just like Bumble (Bumblebee), jus like Cosmos is called Adams.
Yes.
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Burn Jun 4, 2015
Rated X wrote:I dont understand how one non-Asian country gets both takara and hasbro ? Is there a huge Japanese population down under ? I wouldnt know...

Have you tried Googling your answer? :wink:
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by phantom1592 Jun 5, 2015
Optimum Supreme wrote:I've always liked G1/2 Bee with a face mask. It was somewhat disappointing when his pretender form lacked it.



Anyone know the story behind the 'facemasks'? Has this always been a concept and I just didn't know about it? Some sort of media that did this?

I think Beast Wars was the first time I saw Optimus go from robo lips to traditional visor for battle...

Prior to that I always just assumed 'toy head' vs. 'cartoon head'. There had been design changes with other toy lines... but this is the first line I saw acknowledge it.
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Autobot032 Jun 18, 2015
Courtesy of US e-tailer Toy Dojo, we have a new image of the upcoming MP-21G G2 Bumblebee. Coming from the Tokyo Toy Show, which we reported on earlier today, there's a ton of new stuff coming from Takara that's going to wow and impress.

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Bumblebee is scheduled for a July release and can be preordered at your favorite retailer right now. After you're done preordering this fantastic figure, check out our gallery of Mp-21 Bumblebee, which you can see right here.

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Starsaber468 Jun 18, 2015
G1 bumblebee check G1 Goldbug nope G2 Bumblebee check will we get a goldbug? Yes probably ssoon isnce all they need is to replace so.bits of masterpiece bumblebees sections woth blue plastic
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jun 18, 2015
Starsaber468 wrote:G1 bumblebee check G1 Goldbug nope G2 Bumblebee check will we get a goldbug? Yes probably ssoon isnce all they need is to replace so.bits of masterpiece bumblebees sections woth blue plastic
Goldbug needs/deserves his own mold, not a mere remold.
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Starsaber468 Jun 18, 2015
To me goldbug is a repaint of bumblebee that has a blue head and some blue sections on him and has a face plate and also is the Cooler verison of bumblebee 8)
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jun 18, 2015
Starsaber468 wrote:To me goldbug is a repaint of bumblebee that has a blue head and some blue sections on him and has a face plate and also is the Cooler verison of bumblebee 8)
He's much more than that:
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Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by GrumpyPrime Jun 19, 2015
Hi all.

To me it's not goldbug. Only a repaint of bumblebee. The G1 goldbug looks different in robotmode.

I do like the jetpack though.

Ba wip granaa wip ninny ban
GrumpyPrime :BOT:
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by fenrir72 Jun 19, 2015
Anyways guys, don't hate TT for maxing out their investment in the mold. Aside from the paint apps, Jetpack, remolded sigil, removal of the Exosuit and addition of the battlemask.this makes this Goldbug to them. If they added the back pack hood, maybe we can call him "the" Goldbug
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by shajaki Jun 19, 2015
GrumpyPrime wrote:Hi all.

To me it's not goldbug. Only a repaint of bumblebee. The G1 goldbug looks different in robotmode.

I do like the jetpack though.

Ba wip granaa wip ninny ban
GrumpyPrime :BOT:
Welcome! But you don't seem very grumpy... (which is ok ;) )

People can use it for whatever they want, but its a perfect G2 BB. They went above and beyond with that molded G2 insignia. Sideswipe only had a sticker :(
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by mooncake623 Jun 26, 2015
Facebook group Planet Iacon posted some new in-hand photos Masterpiece G2 Bumblebee. In these pictures you can check out MP G2 Bumblebee in all it's metallic paint job glory! You can also see from the pictures the Jetpack and the face-plate accessories that he comes with. Check out the images we've mirror below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

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Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by AutobotAlvaron Jun 26, 2015
As cool as this gold MP Bumblebee is, it should have come with another Goldbug head for added variety. Maybe a 3P can make a blue head, gun, and maybe even limbs. :-?
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Randomhero Jun 26, 2015
Then it would be a G2 bumblebee with a stupid blue head. That's not remotely close to what they're going for with this figure. Especially since the body is all bumblebee and not goldbug.

I can't wait to get this guy, 22-23 years later I still have my original G2 and am looking forward to putting them next to each other.
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jun 26, 2015
Goldbug deserves his own mold just as Ultra Magnus deserved his.
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by RodimusRex Jun 26, 2015
shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
shajaki wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:If they do a Masterpiece Cliffjumper, I wonder how they will do the car mode. Will they go for the accurate version of the Porsche or will they leave it superdeformed.
With licensing, it'd have to be real world accurate.
If it's just a red Bee, it certainly won't be a Masterpiece. [-(

:-P
Oh, mark my words: there'll be a MP21R, Red Bumblebee. They love their repaints and retools, have shown much Diaclone love, so its just a matter of time. Dunno what he'll be named, but it won't be Cliffjumper ;)


A Red Bumblebee would be a G2 Hubcap, wouldn't it?

Heck, they could keep the G2 tooling all the way there.
Re: MP21G Bumblebee to see Australian release (view post)
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 26, 2015
RodimusRex wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
shajaki wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:If they do a Masterpiece Cliffjumper, I wonder how they will do the car mode. Will they go for the accurate version of the Porsche or will they leave it superdeformed.
With licensing, it'd have to be real world accurate.
If it's just a red Bee, it certainly won't be a Masterpiece. [-(

:-P
Oh, mark my words: there'll be a MP21R, Red Bumblebee. They love their repaints and retools, have shown much Diaclone love, so its just a matter of time. Dunno what he'll be named, but it won't be Cliffjumper ;)


A Red Bumblebee would be a G2 Hubcap, wouldn't it?

Heck, they could keep the G2 tooling all the way there.


Not quite, as Hubcap has a different head and uses the Cliffjumper mold (which, for the record, is not a retool of Bumblebee):

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A red MP Bumble would simply be "Bumble Red Version" :)
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