Studio Series 86 Appreciation Thread

[Steevy Maximus]

It's not a bad Bumblebee, but definitely not better than the ones I already have.

But, give me this exact toy with a Bumper head, or repainted into Glyph or Wasp or something, and I'm all over it.

It feels like a side-grade. It's like they wanted to do a really nice little SS86 Bumblebee...but couldn't or wouldn't spend the money on the VW license for a true "penny racer VW" cartoon look. Further, the shape of the car mode is REALLY evocative of Cliffjumper, making a retool seemingly as simple as a new head and feet.
That said, I think the robot mode is one of the best we've gotten in a mass retail setting, with the head sculpt being the most cartoon-evocative since the Titans Return figure (on a better overall design to boot).

But, while I hate to term it like this, it DOES feel a bit "half ass" in how the vehicle mode is addressed. As part of an assortment (with TF One Deluxe Optimus Prime) said to run 9-12 months, it feels quite the cop out NOT to commit to the VW alt mode. Especially since the last time we DID get official VW alt modes, they were relegated to retail exclusives (and that might have been part of the issue, I don't know).

 

[Sabrblade]

Would it really have killed him to put this in either of the Studio Series threads instead of two wrong ones?

 

[Exatron]

I'm definitely sticking with Netflix Bee. This one just isn't doing anything for me. I'll second the idea of giving him a Bumper head, though. That's something I would buy.

Steeljaw looks about as good as I'd expect for a WfC/Legacy/SS86-scaled cassette bot. Looks better than the MP Nightstalker mold, with that ridiculous floating backpack.

I'll be getting Springer to fill out the SS86 set of bots from the movie, but he isn't much of an upgrade from Siege Springer, aside from the clean paintjob.

 

[Undead Scottsman]

Bee probably ain't a VW Bug because he's a mainline deluxe that's supposed to be on shelves for a year. No way modern Hasbro pops for that kind of license for a wide-release figure that's supposed to be on shelves well into next year.

 

[Haze Arquebus]

New hands, new thighs, new chest, I think that's a new head (most things look the same, but the cheek intakes on the new one are more shallow), new upper arms/shoulders to allow the pauldrons to do the diagonal orientation, hiding the forearm blaster in the transformation... It's a fair bit more than I expected on hearing Springer would be a retool, so I'm in for a third go at this version, even if I'm not proud of doing it.

 

[Sabrblade]

I'm still gonna wait for side-by-side comparisons between SS86 Springer and Siege Springer to really see all the changes made.

 

[Exatron]

I failed to pay attention to the time, and discovered Steeljaw's already sold out on Pulse. BBTS it is I guess.

 

[tec]

With the Added wrist cannon and accessories Im getting Springer
Bee and Steeljaw are a pass

 

[Andrusi]

Hm. Very nice-looking toys, but it's hard to feel like Bumblebee and Springer are toys I particularly need or want. Springer especially since he's been bumped up a pricepoint.

 

[tec]

And the reason for Bee being a pass is because Missing Link BB and Cliff

 

[Dekafox]

Weird, the new Studio Series weren't showing up under the New heading on Pulse, so I thought they just hadn't put them up yet, but if I search by name they're there. And Sold Out of course for the 86 stuff

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Hm. Very nice-looking toys, but it's hard to feel like Bumblebee and Springer are toys I particularly need or want. Springer especially since he's been bumped up a pricepoint.

Because he is

They outright said Leader Springer uses tooling from the Siege version.

 

[Sabrblade]

Because he is

They outright said Leader Springer uses tooling from the Siege version.

That's... what Andrusi said.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

That's... what Andrusi said.

Multitasking can be a cruel mistress.

 

[GodSentinelOmega]

Even though I have both Stege and Wrecker Springer. This new one still looks good enough for me to want to ge5 Him a third time. Skywarp I want because, you know, more Seekers and I have a problem.

Bee being the cartoony chibi Beetle… not Sure how I feel about it.

 

[Darth_Prime]

I like the cleaner look, not sure if it warrants the money though.

 

[Dekafox]

Main vehicle mode differences it looks like are, apart from colors:
- the tailfins sticking out in car mode(though this might be something the Siege version could do? Don't have it handy)
- the two intake things in the middle that can swing up and down

 

[Haze Arquebus]

The tailfins were able to do that on the original, it was just an easy step to miss.

 

[ZacWilliam1]

I ordered Steeljaw. He's really the only thing shown I need in SS. Bumblebee and Springer both look good but not better enough than the last versions that I feel like I need to double dip.

-ZacWilliam, and I got Straxus as well cause I love me the Marvel Comic.

 

[Dake]

FINALLY Skywarp! I can rest now.