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@Ironhidesnh Very cool. Very different transformations from the same alt-mode.

Va'al wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:I find the massive differences in robot mode, yet huge similarities in car mode between SS and MP Bees fascinating.

As long as they're not bugging you, all's good.

*Ba bum tish*



How do you find the ss vw bee, those who have him in hand?

ZeroWolf wrote:How do you find the ss vw bee, those who have him in hand?

Quite a lot of fun. Was a pain in the butt the first time I transformed him to car mode as I couldn't seem to line up everything probably and when I squeezed one part into place, another part of the roof popped out but I got there. Also the mask gimmick was tricky cos the regular face was really hard to remove on mine and the whole head kept popping off when I tried (in fact the gimmick would probably have been a whole lot simpler with the whole head being swappable rather than the faces) but I used some tweezers to prise off the face to put the mask on and switched them back without problem now the face has been taken off that first time. I think the only part of the figure that bugs me is the back end of the car on the back of the lower legs. Just wish it was a bit neater and compact and clicked together nicely. But yeah other than that I'm pretty happy with him and he looks great and poses quite nicely (I like the articulation in the arms especially). I'm gonna paint some extra yellow and silver in places where he should have them too to make him more accurate.

Autobot Roadburn wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Va'al wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:I find the massive differences in robot mode, yet huge similarities in car mode between SS and MP Bees fascinating.

As long as they're not bugging you, all's good.

*Ba bum tish*



How do you find the ss vw bee, those who have him in hand?

A little flimsy and floppy, to be honest. Very nice design, but the quality is lacking.

I’ve had some issues pegging everything tightly into vehicle mode, but robot mode on my VW Bee is pretty stable. He’s a lot of fun! He does also have an issue with the armor on the back of his legs getting in the way of itself to hinder posing, but my god he’s an improvement over Camaro Bee. Most of it is in the backpack - it actually holds together without falling out and is uses pins so it shouldn’t loosen horribly. Plus I LOVE the battle mask, I’m displaying mine with it.

Sorry, this is the only picture I have since I’m at work but I did manage to find the Marvel Legends Thing yesterday too so getting him and Bumblebee both at once was great

So much sass in such a little bug.

Out of curiosity, can you swap the bee cannons? Or are they non-compatible?

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Out of curiosity, can you swap the bee cannons? Or are they non-compatible?

Just tried and nope cos surprisingly Vw Bee has a thicker elbow joint that means Camaro Bee's arm cannon will not fit over it and Vw Bee's puny weapon doesn't fit on Camaro Bee's elbow joint either.

Thanks for checking it out for me

nycPrime wrote:Received SS VW Bee. It's a fiddly mess going to vehicle mode. Maybe I'm missing something but it's pretty frustrating right now.

Best way I've found is leave the butt end of the car folded down (behind his lags) and save that for last. I usually fold the side stuff into place (doors, headlights), then plug the roof/hood in, then push arms in place and close the front wheel wells, then finally the car butt. It's definitely annoying to line everything up though.

Autobot Roadburn wrote:

nycPrime wrote:Received SS VW Bee. It's a fiddly mess going to vehicle mode. Maybe I'm missing something but it's pretty frustrating right now.

Best way I've found is leave the butt end of the car folded down (behind his lags) and save that for last. I usually fold the side stuff into place (doors, headlights), then plug the roof/hood in, then push arms in place and close the front wheel wells, then finally the car butt. It's definitely annoying to line everything up though.

I found the first time transfdrming him into car mode was tricky but after a couple goes I found it much easier now I have a better sense of where everything goes and what fits where and the tolerances and such. Very happy with the figure overall but as I said before I just still prefer the Camaro Bee but both are currently my 'deskbots' that are getting much play while I procrastinate on my projects.

Yeah, my Jazz is far superior to the Beetle Bee.

Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, my Jazz is far superior to the Beetle Bee.

Since I figured out how to get him to transform properly, he has rocketed way up to one of my faves, plus, he's pocket-sized to boot, so he can go anywhere