william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:We are now up to 9 Studio Series Bees, ladies and gentlemen, 10 if you count the Lucky Draw damaged/rusted Bee that seems virtually the same as this new rusted Bee...
Yeah but fans really wanted that rusty bee after seeing it be only 300 made at first. So now they can get it too. Dont know if it being less exclusive makes it less cool now.
Anyways, some things I wanted to point out for fun
- sideswipe’s weapons store as exhaust pipes
- swords incorporate into the alt-mode the like the original DOTM toy but there's an additional blade that ends up positioned flat under the car to recreate the paired, angled blade look.
- WWII Bee is based off a Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
What was he in the film?
william-james88 wrote:What was he in the film?
"Cabriolet" is another word for "convertible". It's French.EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:william-james88 wrote:What was he in the film?
He was an open-top Mercedes-Benz car, tfwiki specifies it as a “cabriolet”.
This isn’t exact, but it’s pretty similar:
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Trouble Decepticon Punk!
I really am enjoying Jazz. I am super glad I found all of wave 2 in stores, and in Target no less, and Jazz is so much fun. He's small yes, but lots of fun. I love the head sculpt and the posing power and the weapon he comes with. He's so much fun!
Brawl has grown on me. I really like how the chest ends up working for robot mode, and he is really intimidating with all that weaponry
Blurrz wrote:Down_Shift is a god...
Carnivius_Prime wrote:From what i can see on the Barricade's chest on that image is that those two bumper sections I had wondered earlier about if they tilt to look more accurate do seem to appear slightly tilted there which is nice. Really impressed with how he manages to squeeze so much extra MPM-like accuracy into a Deluxe figure.
william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:From what i can see on the Barricade's chest on that image is that those two bumper sections I had wondered earlier about if they tilt to look more accurate do seem to appear slightly tilted there which is nice. Really impressed with how he manages to squeeze so much extra MPM-like accuracy into a Deluxe figure.
Sure, they squeezed MPM like accuracy, but not MPM like engineering. The accuracy comes at a majo cost that the chest is totally fake. I was looking at pics and its a complete solid piece which sucks hard.
Carnivius_Prime wrote:william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:From what i can see on the Barricade's chest on that image is that those two bumper sections I had wondered earlier about if they tilt to look more accurate do seem to appear slightly tilted there which is nice. Really impressed with how he manages to squeeze so much extra MPM-like accuracy into a Deluxe figure.
Sure, they squeezed MPM like accuracy, but not MPM like engineering. The accuracy comes at a majo cost that the chest is totally fake. I was looking at pics and its a complete solid piece which sucks hard.
So? As long as each part hides well in the opposite mode I'm fine with that (none of this silly 2007 Legends Jazz thing where the fake car front as chest is totally visible and ridiculous in car mode). A complex robot chest and a smooth car hood wasn't ever gonna be very feasible on a Deluxe figure. I love that his head is much close now to the front of his chest. The robot mode here looks absolutely superb leagues ahead of even the DotM figure (and yay they put the car rear end kibble behind his lower legs rather than the behind the thighs, thank you!). Definitely the Transformers figure I want most now.
william-james88 wrote:Honestly, I feel fake parts, especially the chest, goes against the essence of a Transforming toy.
It also greatly simplifies transformation and makes the engineering lazy. If all you care for is for it to look just like in the film, then why bother even make a transforming figure, just buy a non transforming action figure of him in bot mode.
Carnivius_Prime wrote:william-james88 wrote:Honestly, I feel fake parts, especially the chest, goes against the essence of a Transforming toy.
It also greatly simplifies transformation and makes the engineering lazy. If all you care for is for it to look just like in the film, then why bother even make a transforming figure, just buy a non transforming action figure of him in bot mode.
Because then you'd be complaining about it not being a Transformers figure at all? If these are indeeded 'fake parts' as you call them then what's the alternative? An overly simplistic and inaccurate robot chest like we've had on previous figures or a totally messed up inaccurate car form? That Barricade there looks fantastic and accurate in both modes and if it needs 'fake parts' to do that then fine by me. It's not like it's partsforming or some other bullcrap.
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