Buzzworthy Bumblebee - the "everything goes" toyline

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

Wasp would at least have the benefit of being something that's never been fully realized in toy form before.

Although, which color scheme would you prefer? Pre- or post-incarceration? Both look nice.

Pre-, personally. That's the entire point of that design.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Could be worse. If he was crazy about flying in perfect lines, he could be called "straight jacket"...

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Whereas a Wasp-ified G1-ified de-Animated version of Animated Bumblebee would not just be a variation of G1 Bumblebee...

Which I would absolutely buy.

 

[Dake]

Wouldn't it be another Waspinator?

That'd actually be pretty funny if they just repacked a Waspinator and called him G1 Wasp. It's the homage Ouroboros!

 

[unluckiness]

I could see them packaging a green animated Bee homage as Waspinator simply because they already have the name and Wasp sounds like it wouldn’t be worth the effort to trademark

 

[Glitch]

Should have a Wasp hijacked box set of four: Buzzworthy BumWaspee with Cybertronian Wasp from Origins Bumblebee, Earth mode Wasp from Earthrise Cliffjumper, second Earthern Wasp from Needlenose (a jet mode to homage Starscream possession) and finally Waspinator.

 

[Sabrblade]

I could see them packaging a green animated Bee homage as Waspinator simply because they already have the name and Wasp sounds like it wouldn’t be worth the effort to trademark

Yeah, that's what the original unreleased toy of Animated Wasp was gonna be like, with the name "Fugitive Waspinator".

No new headsculpt, sadly, due to Ironhide taking up the budget for a new head in the originally planned wave the two would have been a part of, before Wasp got cancelled and Ironhide became a Toys R Us exclusive.

 

[Haywire]

Should have a Wasp hijacked box set of four: Buzzworthy BumWaspee with Cybertronian Wasp from Origins Bumblebee, Earth mode Wasp from Earthrise Cliffjumper, second Earthern Wasp from Needlenose (a jet mode to homage Starscream possession) and finally Waspinator.

I would absolutely buy Needlenose in Wasp/Waspinator colors. Actually, any of these, really, but that would be great!
I wonder what Spinister would look like in Waspinator colors?

 

[Sabrblade]

Waspinator as a jet would homage more than just the Starscream possession (or the Transmetal toy's vehicle mode), but also this:

Though, a helicopter would also work, as evidenced by the Cybertron Buzzsaw toy homaging Waspy's moldmate of the same name:

 

[Donocropolis]

Does that helicopter have a second cockpit hidden under the first? That's an interesting choice.

 

[unluckiness]

The original version of the mold had a short, stubby cockpit and came with a minicon that was supposed to form a longer, more conventional cockpit. They remolded the cockpit on this version of the mold to look like an actual cockpit but kept the minicon unchanged. The new cockpit sticks out a lot more than the original version, which was just a flap.

 

[Lobjob]

Should have a Wasp hijacked box set of four: Buzzworthy BumWaspee with Cybertronian Wasp from Origins Bumblebee, Earth mode Wasp from Earthrise Cliffjumper, second Earthern Wasp from Needlenose (a jet mode to homage Starscream possession) and finally Waspinator.

I like how you are thinking here.

 

[Donocropolis]

The original version of the mold had a short, stubby cockpit and came with a minicon that was supposed to form a longer, more conventional cockpit. They remolded the cockpit on this version of the mold to look like an actual cockpit but kept the minicon unchanged. The new cockpit sticks out a lot more than the original version, which was just a flap.
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Ah, gotcha. I wasn't following Transformers very close in those days.

 

[Nevermore]

The original version of the mold had a short, stubby cockpit and came with a minicon that was supposed to form a longer, more conventional cockpit. They remolded the cockpit on this version of the mold to look like an actual cockpit but kept the minicon unchanged. The new cockpit sticks out a lot more than the original version, which was just a flap.
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Ah, gotcha. I wasn't following Transformers very close in those days.

Almost. The matching Mini-Con redeco ("Trigger") was available separately as part of a "Micron Booster" batch along with the redecoed Mini-Cons/Microns Wrench, Clamp and Gauge to match the Armada Blurr, Hoist and Side Swipe retools Blurr, Longrack and Runabout (named "Runamuck" for the Hasbro release).

The inset in the TFWiki photo is intended to showcase the Mini-Con compatibility.

 

[Platypus Prime]

Well, it happened, this thread said his name three times when joking about a Seeker and we accidentally summoned him:

McDonald's Grimace returns—why the chain keeps leaning into nostalgia

New campaign is meant to evoke memories of birthday parties at McDonald’s.

adage.com

 

[NovaSaber]

Though honestly the fact that McDonald's made a new Game Boy Color game is a lot more shocking than Grimace being back.

 

[Lobjob]

I mean Grimace is objectively awesome. Do not deny him his glory.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

I mean Grimace is objectively awesome. Do not deny him his glory.

Grimace has also featured in a brand new official GBC game, which you can also download.

McDonald's just released a Grimace Game Boy Color game

McDonald's launched a Game Boy Color-style title in celebration of Grimace's 52nd birthday.

www.engadget.com

 

[Sabrblade]

How many of us does he have on Ignore?

 

[MrBlud]

The most important thing is former Allspark staffer (and Emmy award winner) Daniel Ross is providing Grimace’s voice!!