Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniter's line found in Australia

I really like the new render of Bee on the box of that titan changer!

ZeroWolf wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Um, are we sure if you order the figures from the site you'll GET those figures?

What makes you say that?

I wonder how well this line will do? Despite the collectors problems with the simplicity of the line, kids have no such objecions.

Previous bad experiences dealing with similar situations.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Um, are we sure if you order the figures from the site you'll GET those figures?

What makes you say that?

I wonder how well this line will do? Despite the collectors problems with the simplicity of the line, kids have no such objecions.

Previous bad experiences dealing with similar situations.

Would they happen to be with K-Mart?

I'm ready for the little legion dudes baby!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Um, are we sure if you order the figures from the site you'll GET those figures?

What makes you say that?

I wonder how well this line will do? Despite the collectors problems with the simplicity of the line, kids have no such objecions.

Previous bad experiences dealing with similar situations.

Would they happen to be with K-Mart?

Youuuu betcha! I still sometimes have nightmares. It's really neither here nor there since being in the US I can't order from Walmart Canada.

It's a little disappointing that they went with Camaro Bee intead of the better-looking VW Bee for the Titan Changer, and I seriously doubt that Optimus is going to be using his AoE/TLK body in this movie, so that one kinda feels like cutting corners just for the sake of cutting corners. Shatter looks nice, though, particularly for a "budget" figure.

Zeedust wrote:It's a little disappointing that they went with Camaro Bee intead of the better-looking VW Bee for the Titan Changer, and I seriously doubt that Optimus is going to be using his AoE/TLK body in this movie, so that one kinda feels like cutting corners just for the sake of cutting corners. Shatter looks nice, though, particularly for a "budget" figure.

Prime is using the Evasion Mode body in the movie. As Evidenced by the Legion toy, and the takara Leader Class Prime.

In Transformers: Bumblebee Movie news today, we move back to the toys - the simplified ones not part of the Studio Series line - with two new clips from Hasbro directly and their YouTube channel.

Both of these figures were first seen before and during San Diego Comic Con 2018, as you find in our galleries on the site here, and include the two major gimmicks of the next movie line toys for a younger audience: Power Charge Bumblebee and the lights, effects and motion DJ Bumblebee! Check them out below, and let us know what you think of the teasers, as we gear up for some more news this coming weekend.

Overcracker wrote:

Zeedust wrote:It's a little disappointing that they went with Camaro Bee intead of the better-looking VW Bee for the Titan Changer, and I seriously doubt that Optimus is going to be using his AoE/TLK body in this movie, so that one kinda feels like cutting corners just for the sake of cutting corners. Shatter looks nice, though, particularly for a "budget" figure.

Prime is using the Evasion Mode body in the movie. As Evidenced by the Legion toy, and the takara Leader Class Prime.

I wouldn't be too sure as Prime is rumoured to appear on Cybertron. If you go by toys then that would mean Barricade and Tank megs would be in the film which he isn't as tank megs only appeared in Revenge of the Fallen.

Amazing that the Bee I'm exited the most for is the big Power Charge one.
I genuinely want that thing.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Amazing that the Bee I'm exited the most for is the big Power Charge one.
I genuinely want that thing.

Agreed. It looks really killer

ZeroWolf wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Zeedust wrote:It's a little disappointing that they went with Camaro Bee intead of the better-looking VW Bee for the Titan Changer, and I seriously doubt that Optimus is going to be using his AoE/TLK body in this movie, so that one kinda feels like cutting corners just for the sake of cutting corners. Shatter looks nice, though, particularly for a "budget" figure.

Prime is using the Evasion Mode body in the movie. As Evidenced by the Legion toy, and the takara Leader Class Prime.

I wouldn't be too sure as Prime is rumoured to appear on Cybertron. If you go by toys then that would mean Barricade and Tank megs would be in the film which he isn't as tank megs only appeared in Revenge of the Fallen.

I would find it extremely strange if 2 different and entirely unrelated toys featuring the same body for the same movie would be toy only items.

There's also the question of whether Takara would actually release the Evasion Mode Leader Prime under the Bumblebee movie line if he was not actually in the movie like that. Why? It would just be confusing of that is the case.

Because that's what a g1 prime would look like? Prime is said to feature on Cybertron so he won't have an earth alt mode (he doesn't scan one till the '07 film)

Studio Series 18, Bumblebee Movie, Deluxe Bumblebee English review by Peaugh.

After the initial official images of the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee Movie toyline figures - including some Studio Series items, of course - we now also have some additional angles to both the truck mode and the robot mode of the leader (?) class Optimus Prime Legendary Version from Takara Tomy, which we dissected a while back during Wonderfest 2018.

BB-02 Legendary Optimus Prime is a complete new mold based on the Age of Extinction Voyager Evasion Mode Optimus Prime, with several new features, colors and parts, including some chrome. Currently listed at 6800 Yen ($61.24 at the time of writing), for a Japan release of October 2018 with still no official channel for a release outside of that market. Check out the turnaround images mirrored below, and join the discussion on Seibertron.com!

There's a way to import this. Amiami and hobbysearch. Sold out already at the former.

That Optimus is fine and all, but I'll only get it if I find it live in store and on sale.

-Kanrabat- wrote:That Optimus is fine and all, but I'll only get it if I find it live in store and on sale.

I will pre-order it on amazon japan when it goes up because i don't want to be stuck with my only option being e-bay for 200$ next year

Have any pre order listings popped up yet?

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:That Optimus is fine and all, but I'll only get it if I find it live in store and on sale.

I will pre-order it on amazon japan when it goes up because i don't want to be stuck with my only option being e-bay for 200$ next year

It all depend on your want level. If you WANT it, you better pre-order it. Better safe than sorry.
But my want level for what is basically more of the same (IMO) is rock-bottom. That's why I'm more likely to pass if it's indeed just a Takara exclusive.

It's too big to go with Studio Series but I'd like to see it reecored and done up in movie Prime's traditonal flamey colour scheme and that might tempt me to buy it.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:It's too big to go with Studio Series but I'd like to see it reecored and done up in movie Prime's traditonal flamey colour scheme and that might tempt me to buy it.

Might be a better fit within the normal bumblebee movie toyline. He does look like a fun toy but I'm happy enough to sit this one out.

Ironhidensh wrote:Have any pre order listings popped up yet?

Yes, but sadly the amazon japan preorder only ships to japan

ZeroWolf wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:It's too big to go with Studio Series but I'd like to see it reecored and done up in movie Prime's traditonal flamey colour scheme and that might tempt me to buy it.

Might be a better fit within the normal bumblebee movie toyline. He does look like a fun toy but I'm happy enough to sit this one out.

Yeah. Hm, dunno why i typed 'reecored'. I think I meant recoloured or redecoed and got some nonsensical mixture.

Ironhidensh wrote:Have any pre order listings popped up yet?

AmiAmi stealthily put their pre-order up without it going on the front page and it's already sold out. I really want this, but October is already pretty expensive thanks to MP Cordon and a few other non-transformers stuff.

Emerje

Is he supposed to be in the Bumble Bee Movie Movie section toy thread?

Posted this last August 30. Any one pre ordered from the links I shared here? well I did.

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10551654

More goodness from hobbysearch. Amiami don't have yet their images up!

Compatible with MP-10 trailer

Here is that amazon preorder i was talking about but its worrying that it doesnt ship outside japan

https://www.amazon.co.jp/?tag=seibertron00-22&タカラトミー-TAKARA-TOMY-トランスフォーマー-オプティマスプライム/dp/B07GXW6VDR/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1535936971&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=optimus+prime&dpPl=1&dpID=41ew5-LluHL&ref=plSrch

Since the Bumblebee movie is on the horizon, you can guess that there would be a lot of merchandise and exclusives. For Bumblebee, we have the Greatest Hits, a subline exclusive to Target stores. There are only two known exclusives, Soundwave with Doombox and the Bumblebee Cassette Pack (Howlback, Frenzy, Buzzsaw, Bumblebee). Well there are finally stock photos of these guys!

Soundwave comes from a listing from sponsor Robot Kingdom and Japanese website Red Mercury. The Bumblebee Cassette Pack also comes from Red Mercury. The Robot Kingdom listing gives us a date of September 28th so we should not expect to see these items before then at Target, the exclusive retailer in the US.

Soundwave:
Robot Kingdom: http://www.robotkingdom.com/e2049h061.html
Red Mercury: http://www.redmercury.co.jp/?pid=134711275#








Bumblebee Cassette Pack:
http://www.redmercury.co.jp/?pid=134711124






While these stock photo's are a bit blurry, they show us off their box and the figure, but Soundwave's base mode cannot be seen from these photos. It also for some reason shows the base connectors separate from the actual figure, despite them being permanently attached.

So what do you think? Let us know in the Pub forums below!

william-james88 wrote:Here is that amazon preorder i was talking about but its worrying that it doesnt ship outside japan

https://www.amazon.co.jp/?tag=seibertron00-22&タカラトミー-TAKARA-TOMY-トランスフォーマー-オプティマスプライム/dp/B07GXW6VDR/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1535936971&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=optimus+prime&dpPl=1&dpID=41ew5-LluHL&ref=plSrch

Thanks for the link. It's not working for me either but that can change any minute

I'm looking forward to these sets. I missed the Titans Return Leader Soundwave, and I've been holding off on getting Rumble to see if they were going to make Frenzy. Now I just gotta hope these guys are gonna be decently priced because... I really don't need a one-step changer, but I'm willing to pay like $30 for three legends class figures. I do sorta wish they had done a separate set for the cassettes themselves, and not included a one-step changer and also maybe did a retool to turn the Laserbeak/Buzzsaw mold into a Ratbat maybe, but I'm fine with it as is

Those connectors come off very easily and go back on, not permanent by a long shot.

I can't wait for Rumble to get his buddy to hang out with.

Yess, Rumble!

I've been waiting for him to be made, but they didn't in Titans Return. But now I finally get my Rumble!
The classics was okay but had a lot of kibble. This Titans Return mold is perfect and very simple.

Didn't we get a Buzzsaw at the very end of combiner wars? It was a preview of Titans Return?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Didn't we get a Buzzsaw at the very end of combiner wars? It was a preview of Titans Return?

We did.

notirishman wrote:Bumblebee Cassette Pack:
http://www.redmercury.co.jp/?pid=134711124

Didn't see that coming! I'll try to get this set mainly for Frenzy Rumble the blue one, but because I missed out on Combiner Wars Buzzsaw I'll happily add him and Howlback to my Decepticon shelf as well. My nephew will probably enjoy the one-step Bumblebee, so he can have that.

Is howlback a redeco of ravage or stripes?

Well, I guess one of the Buzzsaws can be repurposed into somebody else. Garboil maybe.

william-james88 wrote:Is howlback a redeco of ravage or stripes?

How can you not tell from that HIGH DEFINITION picture?

I'm excited for Soundwave. I passed originally but IDW has convinced me I need a Soundwave and not just a FOC Soundblaster.

RiddlerJ wrote:Well, I guess one of the Buzzsaws can be repurposed into somebody else. Garboil maybe.

I'd repurpose the CW version since the gold on this one is more accurate to the original toy than the yellow.



But I don't have the original so this is going to be my Buzzsaw.

I also don't have Rumble yet thanks to only seeing him once in stores and Takara Tomy never releasing him. I need to grab an over priced one online before the price gets too out of hand.

Emerje

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Is howlback a redeco of ravage or stripes?

How can you not tell from that HIGH DEFINITION picture?

I think Will was aiming more for what head is used: Stripes's (actually Steeljaw's) or Ravage's. I'm pleased to say, the latter is used:

Anyone else spot the Hasbro photography mis-transformation this time? Poor Howlback has an airplane nose for a tail instead of her actual tail. Although this makes her more aerodynamic in reverse, so there is that.

william-james88 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Have any pre order listings popped up yet?

Yes, but sadly the amazon japan preorder only ships to japan

I just checked, and it looks like that Optimus figure is available to be shipped to the US now. Shipping is hefty though, and for me, it comes out to 8,376 Yen total, or about $80. Not sure I want to drop that much.

I was kind of hoping that the Soundwave would take more from the LG36 rather than a new deco, but it's fine. All i'm really interested in, is the 3 Tablet's that come with that BB figure (which I'll promptly be selling separately)

o.supreme wrote:I was kind of hoping that the Soundwave would take more from the LG36 rather than a new deco, but it's fine.

Just to be sure, you're aware he's been heavily retooled to be more of a boombox, not just repainted, right?




Emerje

They did went the extra mile for this one. Make it worth owning.
Unfortunately, here in Canada...………………..

-Kanrabat- wrote:They did went the extra mile for this one. Make it worth owning.
Unfortunately, here in Canada...………………..

We have been getting all target exclusives at either toysrus or ebgames so you should have no problem finding it in canada

And heres the amazon japan link to the legendary optimus https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07?tag=seibertron00-22& ... RJN5&psc=1

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:They did went the extra mile for this one. Make it worth owning.
Unfortunately, here in Canada...………………..

We have been getting all target exclusives at either toysrus or ebgames so you should have no problem finding it in canada

And heres the amazon japan link to the legendary optimus https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07?tag=seibertron00-22& ... RJN5&psc=1

If I ever find that Soundwave kit live un store, I'll be really tempted for sure.

Thank you HLJ, I've got my legendary Prime secure.