First Image of New Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee Ver 2
Saturday, February 9th, 2019 9:35AM CST
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Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 9th, 2019 @ 9:56am CST
Posted by Cobotron on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:03am CST
If this one comes with a battle mask, I could be tempted.
Posted by TheForgottenTaxi on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:04am CST
Come on, Takara. Either move on to new characters, or give us the redo we actually need: A new Seeker mold!
Posted by Bucky on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:14am CST
I’m hoping that, like the rest of the newer MPs, he at least comes with a good amount of accessories to help justify that price tag.
Posted by no-one on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:14am CST
Bot mode looks good too, even if they are Sunstreaking the chest! And can he double fist a pistol?
Now the "long" wait for better pics.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:25am CST
TheForgottenTaxi wrote:You know, I'm sure it'll be a nice figure, but I love the original MP Bumblebee too much to feel compelled by this.
Come on, Takara. Either move on to new characters, or give us the redo we actually need: A new Seeker mold!
God, I hope not, given this current trend, it - and it's inevitable 14 repaints - will likely be about $300 each
For everyone saying this is great for people just jumping on, bbts still has the original... on sale... along with most of the other mp's... on sale, I wouldn't be the smallest bit surprised when this one inevitably goes on sale
Posted by Agent 53 on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:27am CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:32am CST
Agent 53 wrote:I know that some people are sick of Bee, but I'll always love Bumblebee, especially as a Beetle (funnily I started loving Bee. because I love the Beetle, and I started loving Camaros because I love Bee) and I do not believe that it is possible to have too many Bumblebee's, or Optimi (Plural of Optimus) for that matter, if it's a good price sign me up.
The price is over $100 USD, is that a good price for you?
Posted by Cobotron on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:36am CST
Over a hundred for a Deluxe? He better be the most amazing thing ever. And come with a steak dinner.
Posted by william-james88 on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:41am CST
Cobotron wrote:The reason that price is such a hard pill to swallow, for me at least, is I got G2 Bee shipped for about 34 bucks. And I'm sure he's been acquired for less than that.
Over a hundred for a Deluxe? He better be the most amazing thing ever. And come with a steak dinner.
Yeah, I got the Hasbro release with Daniel in his exosuit for $37 USD ($50 Canadian), that was fun. And I forget how cheap some of us (including me) got that red exclusive MP Bee but when I forget its usually because its some kind of nonsense price. So yeah, good times with the old MP Bee mold. Also, I remember someone saying that part of the old MP Bee's chest was fake since there was a fake back window. Well well, that is still a far better effort for using real parts than this incredibly fake chest here.
Posted by Cobotron on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:46am CST
Yeah, the fake parts don't tend to really bother me that much, but I do appreciate when real ones can be integrated.william-james88 wrote:Also, I remember someone saying that part of the old MP Bee's chest was fake since there was a fake back window. Well well, that is still a far better effort for using real parts than this incredibly fake chest here.
I tip my hat to the first Bee for accomplishing that.
Posted by Cyberpath on February 9th, 2019 @ 10:53am CST
I think he'll be about $88 with the 20-25% pre-order discount.william-james88 wrote:The price is over $100 USD, is that a good price for you?
Posted by blackeyedprime on February 9th, 2019 @ 11:04am CST
Posted by Evil Eye on February 9th, 2019 @ 11:12am CST
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on February 9th, 2019 @ 11:40am CST
TheForgottenTaxi wrote:You know, I'm sure it'll be a nice figure, but I love the original MP Bumblebee too much to feel compelled by this.
Come on, Takara. Either move on to new characters, or give us the redo we actually need: A new Seeker mold!
I bet you if they make a new seeker mold they are going to be 250$ each at least, and
a fair few people who already spent 1000+ on the old set are going to be pissed.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 9th, 2019 @ 11:48am CST
Posted by Evil Eye on February 9th, 2019 @ 11:56am CST
Sabrblade wrote:You just know that they made this Chibi Beetle Bee so that they could have a precedent to do a Chibi Porsche Cliffjumper.
Which is annoying because I really wanted a CJ that turned from BB-proportioned robot into an accurate Porsche. Oh well, there's the MMC one at least.
Posted by william-james88 on February 9th, 2019 @ 11:59am CST
Cyberpath wrote:I think he'll be about $88 with the 20-25% pre-order discount.william-james88 wrote:The price is over $100 USD, is that a good price for you?
Sure, but to get those discounts you have to import and that will add more costs to that initial price. For both you and I, that can become quite costly.
Posted by ZeroWolf on February 9th, 2019 @ 11:59am CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 9th, 2019 @ 12:04pm CST
ZeroWolf wrote:Very interesting, but not too much tempting. I'm in the market for mps but I think I'll look elsewhere then this bee
You will probably get a chance to snag one of those original MP Bees for cheap from people getting rid of him.
Posted by ZeroWolf on February 9th, 2019 @ 12:13pm CST
william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Very interesting, but not too much tempting. I'm in the market for mps but I think I'll look elsewhere then this bee
You will probably get a chance to snag one of those original MP Bees for cheap from people getting rid of him.
That's what I'm wondering
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 9th, 2019 @ 12:28pm CST
Black Hat wrote:It doesn't look as disastrous as I was expecting but I'm definitely going for the OG. Proper VW Beetle mode, cheaper price and IMO better looks win out for me.
Yeah, I think we're 3/3 for having fake vehicle chest resulting in horrific baggage everywhere with sstreaker, prime, and now this new bee, call me crazy, but I'm starting to see a trend
Posted by sol magnus on February 9th, 2019 @ 12:54pm CST
Posted by First-Aid on February 9th, 2019 @ 1:54pm CST
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on February 9th, 2019 @ 1:57pm CST
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on February 9th, 2019 @ 2:12pm CST
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on February 9th, 2019 @ 3:01pm CST
Edit: meant to say far LEFT
Posted by william-james88 on February 9th, 2019 @ 3:33pm CST
Nathaniel Prime wrote:Anyone else notice a very Armada Optimus Prime looking guy on the very far right of the showcase? Looks like a retool of POTP Optimus Prime with Armada Prime being the smaller bot. Can't tell who's the bigger one supposed to be tho
Edit: meant to say far LEFT
Yup, definitely looks like armada Prime:
Looking forward to better pics
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on February 9th, 2019 @ 3:37pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Nathaniel Prime wrote:Anyone else notice a very Armada Optimus Prime looking guy on the very far right of the showcase? Looks like a retool of POTP Optimus Prime with Armada Prime being the smaller bot. Can't tell who's the bigger one supposed to be tho
Edit: meant to say far LEFT
Yup, definitely looks like armada Prime:
Looking forward to better pics
Y’all are talking about the thing next to the gigantic “White Prime” Magnus right? The sillhouette is definitely there, looks to be his “powerlinx” colors or whatever it was called toward the end of the series.
Speaking of gigantic, that Commander Class Jetfire is pretty huge.
Posted by kirbenvost on February 9th, 2019 @ 3:42pm CST
It also looks to me like in order to get a sleeker body they had to put all that vehicle bulk into the feet. That'll probably be great for his stability but it also looks weird.
Anyway, could be an awesome figure for those who are really into cartoon accuracy. I'll still be interested to see better images. I do hope they still plan on releasing Hound soon.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 9th, 2019 @ 4:06pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:You just know that they made this Chibi Beetle Bee so that they could have a precedent to do a Chibi Porsche Cliffjumper.
Reposting this because it's worth repeating.
I love it when we think alike
Posted by no-one on February 9th, 2019 @ 5:02pm CST
Is this a negative or a positive? Everyone has different taste, so I'm genuinely curious?JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Reposting this because it's worth repeating.Sabrblade wrote:You just know that they made this Chibi Beetle Bee so that they could have a precedent to do a Chibi Porsche Cliffjumper.
I love it when we think alike
I hope that they do all the minibots in this style. Bee's alt mode is the biggest selling point for me. I'm mixed on the fake bot mode bits, but I don't know why. As long as all the parts tuck away neatly I should be fine.
There's an awful lot of unknowns in the wide shot to be excited for though.
Posted by Cobotron on February 9th, 2019 @ 5:27pm CST
And if this means an Awesome little Huffer, then I'm in too.
Heck! The whole gang for that matter. I'd probably just skip Bee.
Posted by Cyberpath on February 9th, 2019 @ 5:34pm CST
Cobotron wrote:I think they are leaning towards a positive.
And if this means an Awesome little Huffer, then I'm in too.
Heck! The whole gang for that matter. I'd probably just skip Bee.
I'm in a Transformery mood.... Takara, show me the new Bee & Hound............ and the new OP next to MP-36!
And Huffer!
For fun, here's MP-10 Spike in a die-cast super-deformed VW beetle. I got it before MP-21 was released to fill that gap.
Posted by Overcracker on February 9th, 2019 @ 5:34pm CST
Nathaniel Prime wrote:Anyone else notice a very Armada Optimus Prime looking guy on the very far right of the showcase? Looks like a retool of POTP Optimus Prime with Armada Prime being the smaller bot. Can't tell who's the bigger one supposed to be tho
Edit: meant to say far LEFT
The smaller one definitely looks like the Deluxe / Maxcon Armada Prime.
The larger one is too blurry to correctly see.
If its an Armada Prime that combines with his trailer, that would be completely out of left field.
Need more pics, closer ones at least.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 9th, 2019 @ 5:40pm CST
carytheone wrote:Is this a negative or a positive? Everyone has different taste, so I'm genuinely curious?JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Reposting this because it's worth repeating.Sabrblade wrote:You just know that they made this Chibi Beetle Bee so that they could have a precedent to do a Chibi Porsche Cliffjumper.
I love it when we think alike
A bit of both. All the "negative" will be rendered moot if this release encourages TakaraTomy to try and make that MP Cliffjumper in that same style, perhaps even as a retool.
Posted by no-one on February 9th, 2019 @ 5:58pm CST
I almost bought one of those very recently because I have such a roboner for SD beetles. I practically had to slap it out of my own handCyberpath wrote:For fun, here's MP-10 Spike in a die-cast super-deformed VW beetle. I got it before MP-21 was released to fill that gap.
Hell I even took a picture to mull over going back to the store.
I agree they have an agenda and that's not a bad thing as it makes good business sense. Obviously speculative, but it may be possible to reshell the alt mode and retool the torso to be Cliffjumper. I don't have an issue with a retool/reshell if it looks the part and has a proper head.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:A bit of both. All the "negative" will be rendered moot if this release encourages TakaraTomy to try and make that MP Cliffjumper in that same style, perhaps even as a retool.
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on February 9th, 2019 @ 6:07pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:Black Hat wrote:It doesn't look as disastrous as I was expecting but I'm definitely going for the OG. Proper VW Beetle mode, cheaper price and IMO better looks win out for me.
Yeah, I think we're 3/3 for having fake vehicle chest resulting in horrific baggage everywhere with sstreaker, prime, and now this new bee, call me crazy, but I'm starting to see a trend
I can see where you were going with Sunstreaker, with his back kibble and all, but not with the new Prime. His back and legs clean up quite nicely considering the transformation scheme, and the only reason he has a big backpack is to house the sound gimmick. Truck mode may be a little wobbly though, if that's what you meant.
Bumblebee though, I would really hope that his legs are mistransformed, because those huge stumps in the back are hard to be unseen. The rest though is fine for me, but I understand if you don't. I probably won't buy it either, because my budget makes it hard to justify 120$ for a deluxe, hyper advanced and articulated MP or not.
Unless it actually moves on its own, then maybe
Posted by ausbot on February 9th, 2019 @ 6:12pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 9th, 2019 @ 6:18pm CST
Glyph should be made from the MP-21 mold since her fictional design was more toy-accurate and MP-21 was closer to the original toy's proportions in robot mode than this new one is.ausbot wrote:Wake me when they repaint it as Glyph.
Posted by Mindmaster on February 9th, 2019 @ 6:42pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 9th, 2019 @ 7:00pm CST
Mindmaster wrote:Jesus, that thing looks so much better than the original! $100 though... yeesh. Better have accessories and gimmicks out the ass to justify that!
I really wish they would instead offer versions with less accessories and gimmicks so that all I'd be paying for is the base engineering marvel of the toy itself.
Posted by no-one on February 9th, 2019 @ 7:05pm CST
Same, I've only pulled Daniel out of the original's box once and that was a year later. They could do like Good Smile and have a base and DX version.william-james88 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Jesus, that thing looks so much better than the original! $100 though... yeesh. Better have accessories and gimmicks out the ass to justify that!
I really wish they would instead offer versions with less accessories and gimmicks so that all I'd be paying for is the base engineering marvel of the toy itself.
Posted by Mindmaster on February 9th, 2019 @ 7:07pm CST
carytheone wrote:Same, I've only pulled Daniel out of the original's box once and that was a year later. They could do like Good Smile and have a base and DX version.william-james88 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Jesus, that thing looks so much better than the original! $100 though... yeesh. Better have accessories and gimmicks out the ass to justify that!
I really wish they would instead offer versions with less accessories and gimmicks so that all I'd be paying for is the base engineering marvel of the toy itself.
If there was one thing I wish didn’t get saved from the hurricane last year, it’s that abominable thing... I keep it in the box 25/8. It has yet to see the light of day and it never will so long as I live and breathe.
Posted by no-one on February 9th, 2019 @ 7:11pm CST
Good to hear I'm not the only one who dislikes it. All his derp faces stay in the box as well, battle mask for lifeMindmaster wrote:If there was one thing I wish didn’t get saved from the hurricane last year, it’s that abominable thing... I keep it in the box 25/8. It has yet to see the light of day and it never will so long as I live and breathe.carytheone wrote:Same, I've only pulled Daniel out of the original's box once and that was a year later. They could do like Good Smile and have a base and DX version.william-james88 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Jesus, that thing looks so much better than the original! $100 though... yeesh. Better have accessories and gimmicks out the ass to justify that!
I really wish they would instead offer versions with less accessories and gimmicks so that all I'd be paying for is the base engineering marvel of the toy itself.
Also how long are your days and weeks
Posted by Evil Eye on February 9th, 2019 @ 7:14pm CST
Posted by Mindmaster on February 9th, 2019 @ 7:15pm CST
carytheone wrote:Also how long are your days and weeks
https://youtu.be/4VjgwbXfwvc
In all seriousness, I lost all track of time since joining the Army. Helps make being out in the field for days on end seem a little less lasting.
Edit: I may’ve forgotten how to insert YouTube videos
Posted by bdougwrx on February 9th, 2019 @ 7:24pm CST
Posted by Burn on February 9th, 2019 @ 7:27pm CST