Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee Official Photos

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Amazon Japanis at it again! This time giving us the first official photos of Takara Tomy's Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee Check out the images we mirrored below for your viewing pleasures and keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee Official Photos (1583640)
Posted by mblase75 on June 19th, 2014 @ 9:06am CDT

Awaiting the inevitable Cliffjumper remold and Goldbug and Hubcap repaints with equal glee.

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Posted by Optimizzy on June 19th, 2014 @ 9:24am CDT

That is one perfect looking Bee

Um, Daniel's face needs more paint. He looks kinda scary.

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Posted by Siger on June 19th, 2014 @ 9:40am CDT

Nice car and bot mode. Only thing off-putting is the face plate sculpt and the price... $60 for that tiny bot? NOPE!

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Posted by fenrir72 on June 19th, 2014 @ 10:27am CDT

Lookin' good "B"

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Posted by padfoo on June 19th, 2014 @ 10:58am CDT

It looks good, but does not scream masterpiece, I think there are too many hallow parts. The human figures are also lacking a lot of detail, I know they are small, but the Masterpiece branding screams for more detail. I am still going to get this but I am not as excited as I should be.

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Posted by kirbenvost on June 19th, 2014 @ 10:59am CDT

I'm excited. That is Bumblebee! I'm really looking forward to this release. I do wish his arms weren't hollow and I agree that Spike needs some detail on his face, but otherwise I couldn't have asked for a better representation of G1 Bee.

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Posted by fenrir72 on June 19th, 2014 @ 11:07am CDT

padfoo wrote:It looks good, but does not scream masterpiece, I think there are too many hallow parts. The human figures are also lacking a lot of detail, I know they are small, but the Masterpiece branding screams for more detail. I am still going to get this but I am not as excited as I should be.

What detail do you want, KissPlayer detail for the human figures? Trouble is, the figures are waaaaaaaay smaller than the KissPlayer figs so I wonder what detail do you expect? Even Arkeville in MP Starscream wasn't that detailed.

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Posted by Cyberpath on June 19th, 2014 @ 11:07am CDT

I need this now. Fantastic.

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Posted by Mindmaster on June 19th, 2014 @ 11:10am CDT

fenrir72 wrote:
padfoo wrote:It looks good, but does not scream masterpiece, I think there are too many hallow parts. The human figures are also lacking a lot of detail, I know they are small, but the Masterpiece branding screams for more detail. I am still going to get this but I am not as excited as I should be.

What detail do you want, KissPlayer detail for the human figures? Trouble is, the figures are waaaaaaaay smaller than the KissPlayer figs so I wonder what detail do you expect? Even Arkeville in MP Starscream wasn't that detailed.

Speaking of, would it be possible to get a Doctor Arkeville done up similarly like both Spikes and Daniel in future Decepticon Masterpiece releases (i.e MP-11 Starscream reissue or any Seeker in general)?

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Posted by Bumblevivisector on June 19th, 2014 @ 6:02pm CDT

I agree the lack of paint details on the human faces is a tad off-putting, but I'll just pretend they're pulling double-duty with M.A.S.K. (and I never even had any of those toys)

Unless...any chance in Hell Reprolabels could step up their game by creating the tiniest stickers ever? 'Tis the year of Grimlock, and him love challenge!

And speaking of Kiss Players, I'd rather have an MP Marissa Faireborn before an update of Dr. Arkeville. She's in much more urgent need of an upgrade in the toy department.

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Posted by BumbleDouche on June 19th, 2014 @ 9:00pm CDT

I find my general hatred of Bumblebee considerably diminished.

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Posted by Convoy on June 19th, 2014 @ 10:48pm CDT

MegaDump wrote:I find my general hatred of Bumblebee considerably diminished.

You and me both. This MP lineup is really starting to put a hurt on my wallet with all the must haves. Bumblebee w/exosuit, Wheeljack, Ultra Magnus, Star Saber!?
I'm craving Ironhide/Ratchet but with an MP Jazz, I could die happy.

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Posted by leakin' lubricant on June 20th, 2014 @ 2:07am CDT

fenrir72 wrote:
padfoo wrote:It looks good, but does not scream masterpiece, I think there are too many hallow parts. The human figures are also lacking a lot of detail, I know they are small, but the Masterpiece branding screams for more detail. I am still going to get this but I am not as excited as I should be.

What detail do you want, KissPlayer detail for the human figures? Trouble is, the figures are waaaaaaaay smaller than the KissPlayer figs so I wonder what detail do you expect? Even Arkeville in MP Starscream wasn't that detailed.

Dr Wu manages to be able to do it, I have the good Dr's Spike and Sparkplug, loads of detail, they look as though they jumped right out of the screen. I agree about Bee not looking MP enough, he's close but nowhere near as close as his fellow MP brethren.

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Posted by Cyberpath on July 3rd, 2014 @ 3:40am CDT

TFW2005 posted new photos of the prototype: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... es-180603/.

I thought maybe the license plate would be a piece of magnet; but looks like you can remove the plate and tab the spare wheel instead.

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Posted by Doctor Fraggingtron on July 22nd, 2014 @ 5:43pm CDT

Definitely no excuse to leave his forearms open. The partial roof backpack is tolerable, but I think it's physically possible to compress it. Also slightly disappointed by the shape of his pelvis. I feel like combining this with what Wheeljack's MP is doing in the same area (rather than using that alone) would work well - but it's also tolerable.

Really clever use of the back of his vehicle mode to fill out the torso, and hiding the car doors on his feet.

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Posted by Darkwulf on August 28th, 2014 @ 5:38pm CDT

The hollow forearms don't look as bad in the color photos. Not at all impressed with the cheap, pos exosuit. Ditch it and drop the price down to a more reasonable $50-$60 and I would be perfectly happy. As things stand this set is just $5 cheaper than Wheeljack, the Datsuns and Sideswipe mold. Waaaay overpriced.

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Posted by robotmel on September 6th, 2014 @ 4:07am CDT

From the Singapore Toy Game and Comic Convention.

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Posted by fenrir72 on September 6th, 2014 @ 4:22am CDT

Nice!!!!!

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Posted by Cyberpath on September 6th, 2014 @ 4:49am CDT

Mistransformed though.

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Posted by Amelie on September 6th, 2014 @ 2:01pm CDT

That square gap around the flip-up Autobot logo is hideous - why did they bother? I'd have settled for NO Autobot logo if it meant avoiding that thing

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Posted by shajaki on September 6th, 2014 @ 4:31pm CDT

Amelie wrote:That square gap around the flip-up Autobot logo is hideous - why did they bother? I'd have settled for NO Autobot logo if it meant avoiding that thing

i was thinking the same thing. mainly because theres a second insignia on his foot...

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Posted by Wh33l Jck on September 6th, 2014 @ 4:39pm CDT

I just hope all that yellow is plastic, and not painted like all the MPs thus far. Paint will chip eventually, and if Bee does have a coat of yellow paint he is not going to survive many transformations with it all intact.

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Posted by robotmel on September 7th, 2014 @ 6:20am CDT

Another shot from the Singapore Toy Game and Comic Convention, this time with a closer look at an earlier test/proto!

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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee Official Photos (1604670)
Posted by Evil Eye on September 7th, 2014 @ 10:13am CDT

He looks pretty awesome. I don't collect MPs at the moment (although Soundwave and the Kawamori Seekers are tempting), but seeing as this little fella is roughly in vehicle scale with deluxe cars I may get him anyway. I'm willing to forgive his shortcomings as his cartoon model transformed almost entirely through animation magic- he just sort of morphed into a penny racer Beetle like a blob of Play-Doh.

Also, that smiling face is adorable.

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Posted by Cyberpath on September 8th, 2014 @ 5:01pm CDT

Another prototype pic. Still mistransformed, but the face looks amazing:

Click to enlarge.

From: Come, See Toys: STGCC 2014 - Recap.

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Posted by LOST Cybertronian on October 22nd, 2014 @ 6:37am CDT

It's been a while since we have seen anything new from MP-21 Masterpiece Bumblebee so lets take a look at the box art from a magazine scan posted by CYBERGEEKS Alliance. The image is very small but gives you a good idea of what the box will look like with the traditional Takara Tomy Masterpiece box design.

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Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 22nd, 2014 @ 7:49am CDT

Looking forward to it.

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Posted by shajaki on October 22nd, 2014 @ 9:43am CDT

Cyberpath wrote:Another prototype pic. Still mistransformed, but the face looks amazing:

Click to enlarge.

From: Come, See Toys: STGCC 2014 - Recap.

please tell me, by mistransformed you mean that crotch plate thing right? thats looks awful.

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Posted by VioMeTriX on October 22nd, 2014 @ 12:18pm CDT

hmmmm what is mistransformed?

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Posted by shajaki on October 22nd, 2014 @ 12:40pm CDT

yup. crotch piece in that show pic is indeed mistransformed

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Posted by Cyberpath on October 22nd, 2014 @ 12:44pm CDT

That, and the back is upside down.

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Posted by VioMeTriX on October 22nd, 2014 @ 12:51pm CDT

I don't think it is mistransformed, it just has the under the hood waist like sideswipe that locks in place

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Posted by william-james88 on October 22nd, 2014 @ 2:51pm CDT

The Singapore Transformers Fans Facebook page, Planet Iacon has posted a new in hand picture of MP-21 Bumblebee in his alt mode, a volkswagon beetle.

The picture also shows the spare tire accessory.

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Posted by Marcdachamp on October 22nd, 2014 @ 3:17pm CDT

Wish he was a little bit taller, but I'm happy I pre-ordered him. He looks really awesome.

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Posted by Dead Metal on October 22nd, 2014 @ 3:42pm CDT

shajaki wrote:yup. crotch piece in that show pic is indeed mistransformed

Now that's a much more attractive looking crotch.

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Posted by Evil Eye on October 22nd, 2014 @ 3:43pm CDT

Dead Metal wrote:
shajaki wrote:yup. crotch piece in that show pic is indeed mistransformed

Now that's a much more attractive looking crotch.

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Posted by shajaki on October 22nd, 2014 @ 10:02pm CDT

Dead Metal wrote:Now that's a much more attractive looking crotch.

that comment was funny, but directly followed by your sig is priceless :lol:

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Posted by Cyberpath on October 23rd, 2014 @ 3:49am CDT

Some new pix from weibo/dlarirang:

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Posted by Va'al on October 23rd, 2014 @ 5:37am CDT

We've received a number of notifications from Seibertron.com users, including Cyberpath and Autobot Genocide, about the appearance of in-hand images for the upcoming Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-21 Bumblebee figure! Check out the images below, showing off the little yellow guy next to current Deluxes and in both modes, mirrored via weibo user dlarirang.

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Posted by Ravage XK on October 23rd, 2014 @ 5:55am CDT

He's so tiny!

I wasnt really bothered by Bumblebee before but now I am looking forward to a Bumblebee figure.

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Posted by Trikeboy on October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:20am CDT

Please tell me that is a badly painted prototype. Also, that wheel may be accurate to the character but it looks ridiculous.

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Posted by Ravage XK on October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:22am CDT

Trikeboy wrote:Please tell me that is a badly painted prototype. Also, that wheel may be accurate to the character but it looks ridiculous.

It does have that hand painted look about it, doesnt it. Was thinking the same thing.

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Posted by megatronus on October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:39am CDT

I still have a twinge of regret that this is the licensed vehicle, not-accurate-to-the-cartoon alt mode, but he is looking nice.

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Posted by Doubledealer93 on October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:46am CDT

holy damn i never thought we would be this small! if he is the right price i may go for it.

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Posted by Trikeboy on October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:48am CDT

megatronus wrote:I still have a twinge of regret that this is the licensed vehicle, not-accurate-to-the-cartoon alt mode, but he is looking nice.

I know how you feel. They may have been able to do more with it and lessen that backpack if they went with the animation alt mode but that was probably part of the deal to secure the rights for the character in the Masterpiece line.

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Posted by Ravage XK on October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:49am CDT

Leaves the door open for a 3rd party animation accurate model I suppose.

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Posted by Trikeboy on October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:52am CDT

Ravage XK wrote:Leaves the door open for a 3rd party animation accurate model I suppose.

Toyworld Bii. It is also in the same scale as the official Bumblebee. I don't have Bii because I want the official one but Bii does look nice.

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Posted by Ravage XK on October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:55am CDT

Trikeboy wrote:Toyworld Bii. It is also in the same scale as the official Bumblebee. I don't have Bii because I want the official one but Bii does look nice.

Oh, there you go! Hmm, looks odd though. Think I prefer Mp Bumblebee. I should think most people will display him in Bot mode anyway.

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Posted by Trikeboy on October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:57am CDT

Ravage XK wrote:
Trikeboy wrote:Toyworld Bii. It is also in the same scale as the official Bumblebee. I don't have Bii because I want the official one but Bii does look nice.

Oh, there you go! Hmm, looks odd though. Think I prefer Mp Bumblebee. I should think most people will display him in Bot mode anyway.

Yeah, it's missing some paint apps, remove the blue windows and a new head to be considered decent. I'd rather just get the MP BB. It's not like I'm gonna display the back of it anyway.

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Posted by megatronus on October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:12am CDT

Trikeboy wrote:
Ravage XK wrote:
Trikeboy wrote:Toyworld Bii. It is also in the same scale as the official Bumblebee. I don't have Bii because I want the official one but Bii does look nice.

Oh, there you go! Hmm, looks odd though. Think I prefer Mp Bumblebee. I should think most people will display him in Bot mode anyway.

Yeah, it's missing some paint apps, remove the blue windows and a new head to be considered decent. I'd rather just get the MP BB. It's not like I'm gonna display the back of it anyway.

Bii gets the alt mode more or less right, but the mode has several inaccuracies. I would consider Bii for Classics, but not my MP shelf (not that I buy 3rd Party MPs - just the opposite, I actively resist them).

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