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He doesn't fit with my other toys but I DON'T CARE.
Full Version: Shortpacked! Review: Human Alliance Bumblebee
Damn I want this. My wife is going to be cross with you.
Not to be a douchebag but he's very much smaller than 1:24
I saw him at Kmart yesterday for 35 bucks. Yeah, I think he's awesome, and yeah, I'll get him, but not for that price.
Minor quibble: I do wish his clear plastic was closer to the deep blue of the normal 2007 Concept Camaro deluxe version. Oh well.
Minor quibble: I do wish his clear plastic was closer to the deep blue of the normal 2007 Concept Camaro deluxe version. Oh well.
QUOTE(Cheetimus Primal @ Jun 24 2009, 07:39 PM) 
Not to be a douchebag but he's very much smaller than 1:24
Whatever douchebag!
I picked him up tonight.
Dear lord, he's just so awesome. Damn near movie perfect, fun to transform, fun to pose.
He's huge too and I didn't even mind paying the £29.99 for him (think about that when you mention $35).
He's easily the best movie toy we've had to date. Easily
10/10
Dear lord, he's just so awesome. Damn near movie perfect, fun to transform, fun to pose.
He's huge too and I didn't even mind paying the £29.99 for him (think about that when you mention $35).
He's easily the best movie toy we've had to date. Easily
10/10
Yeah, I was on the fence about these guys, but now I want them in addition. They're probably almost scaled with Movie 1 Arcee, too, which is good.
Far and away the BEST BB we've gotten in a while. that includes every BB mold from all the lines since classics.
QUOTE(The Walky @ Jun 25 2009, 12:37 PM)
QUOTE(Cheetimus Primal @ Jun 24 2009, 07:39 PM)
Not to be a douchebag but he's very much smaller than 1:24
Whatever douchebag!
yeah... yeah I am.
I'm gonna be over there... crying...
The Human Alliance guys would look much better with my Marvel Universe guys than regular car bots...I really can't wait for Barricade.
I got HA Bee the other day, and I love it to death. I'm even impressed with Micro Shia. It actually looks like him quite a bit, which has to be really difficult at this scale.
Bumblebee is nearly perfect. I'm not a fan of the permanent gun-arm, but it does look pretty nice. I thought I'd hate the seats on his arms, but I noticed they look pretty close to the big whatevers on Bee's movie model's arms. They even have some of the circle details molded in! If the seat backs could recline a bit, they'd blend in better.
Speaking of the seats, the one on the right arm bugs me. Pics of the prototype show it was supposed to be the same as the left seat, and I guess it was changed to save on parts, but it still looks like it's missing something extra. The headrest can fold forward a little, and there's an extra hole through the sides of the seat back.
I wish I could swap the seats, but they're side-specific because of the door/missile holder pieces. It feels like the harness should really be over the arm with the HUGE FREAKING GUN instead of the normal arm.
(wait..just looked at the back of the box. The harness doubles as a pair of guns, so I guess it makes a -little- more sense to have it on that arm)
Also, if you don't mind adding an additional (and slightly difficult) transformation step, do the leg swap. The big blocky bits being on the inside of the legs was the thing I disliked the most about the toy, but now I think it looks great!
Bumblebee is nearly perfect. I'm not a fan of the permanent gun-arm, but it does look pretty nice. I thought I'd hate the seats on his arms, but I noticed they look pretty close to the big whatevers on Bee's movie model's arms. They even have some of the circle details molded in! If the seat backs could recline a bit, they'd blend in better.
Speaking of the seats, the one on the right arm bugs me. Pics of the prototype show it was supposed to be the same as the left seat, and I guess it was changed to save on parts, but it still looks like it's missing something extra. The headrest can fold forward a little, and there's an extra hole through the sides of the seat back.
I wish I could swap the seats, but they're side-specific because of the door/missile holder pieces. It feels like the harness should really be over the arm with the HUGE FREAKING GUN instead of the normal arm.
(wait..just looked at the back of the box. The harness doubles as a pair of guns, so I guess it makes a -little- more sense to have it on that arm)
Also, if you don't mind adding an additional (and slightly difficult) transformation step, do the leg swap. The big blocky bits being on the inside of the legs was the thing I disliked the most about the toy, but now I think it looks great!
Best modern (i.e., articulated/1995+) Transformer we've ever gotten IMHO. I just got it for Christmas and I can't say enough good things about it:
* Big!
* Fun, complex transformation with very minimal shell-forming
* Near-perfect character likeness
* AMAZING articulation
* Freaked out-looking Sam figure
So freaking good.
* Big!
* Fun, complex transformation with very minimal shell-forming
* Near-perfect character likeness
* AMAZING articulation
* Freaked out-looking Sam figure
So freaking good.
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