Official Images and Packaging Revealed for Transformers Tribute Bumblebee Three Pack

That packaging alone is awesome.

Sabrblade wrote:That packaging alone is awesome.

Agreed.

Is it wrong I want this set, and may actually want to keep it misb?

Probably won't though. really want to experience those 2 classic bee molds that i've never handled. And of course new Bee.

Though handling may need to wait until my hand heals from its unfortunate accident, 5 weeks in a cast...

So this may be the way I pick up that deluxe Bumblebee!! I'm hoping High Octane is more yellow than he used to be and that the '77 'Bee is the amended version so the front stays locked in vehicle mode!!

what is the price for this set?

fruityrobo wrote:what is the price for this set?

Not sure about the price in the US, but somewhere around 70$ based on the UK price and how that usually compares.

That packaging is great, mold choices less so. I liked the original '07 Bumblebee, but it really is high time we got a more accurate rendition of that design. High Octane Bumblebee is nice, and I like that he's based on a classic Camaro that everybody liked, but still not an inspiring mold choice. And TLK Bumblebee...ech, not a fan. All those hollow bits and that hideous grey plastic.

Granted, I'm not sure what molds I would have chosen as all the good Movie Bee molds were released fairly close together and with similar alt modes, but there's a fair few really good ones (07 Concept Camaro, HFTD Battle Blade, the DOTM mold and its wonderful gun, heck, even Nitro Bumblebee for originality's sake) and these seem like some of the more...forgettable molds.

itscramtastic wrote:So this may be the way I pick up that deluxe Bumblebee!! I'm hoping High Octane is more yellow than he used to be and that the '77 'Bee is the amended version so the front stays locked in vehicle mode!!

Sorry, but I'm kind of a car need too and cannot ignore this classic mistake. It's a beat up 76 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Just had to say.

Cybertronius Primus wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:So this may be the way I pick up that deluxe Bumblebee!! I'm hoping High Octane is more yellow than he used to be and that the '77 'Bee is the amended version so the front stays locked in vehicle mode!!

Sorry, but I'm kind of a car need too and cannot ignore this classic mistake. It's a beat up 76 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Just had to say.

It's fine. Hasbro can never decide what to put on the package, as they have it labeled wrong here too. I'd be quick to point out if they messed up a Japanese make/model/year, not so much on American vehicles

The packaging looks like a stile out of the mid 00's. Needless to say I like it a lot more than some current styles.

I'm begging to think some great evil has threatened Hasbro with killing them all if they actually paint their movie figures, the molds are ok, the paintjobs SUCK, I expected an exclusive to ACTUALLY PAINT THE GOD DAMN TOYS FROM THE WAIST DOWN PROPERLY.
Sorry, but High Octane Bee looks bad like that, and so does the new mold, which actually is pretty good and finally has the mini wings on the deluxe scale and remembers that Nitro Bee had the wheels inside the ankles, something no other Bumblee other than the MP has gotten right.

That box is purdy but the price is sure to be absurd. So I'll just stick with the new Bee when it come out by itself.

That is a pretty awesome set! But I have 2 of the 3 already, so I'll pass

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:That is a pretty awesome set! But I have 2 of the 3 already, so I'll pass

On my end, I got rid of so many toys that I see no point of getting a batch like these. I'll try to limit my purchases on only relevant Transformers from now on.

Amazon.com is the exclusive retailer for the Transformers Tribute line in the US and their listing for the redeco of the first movie Leader Optimus Prime toy is now live. The toy, listed as Transformers Movie Anniversary Edition Optimus Prime, can be bought as of now for the price of $79.99. The listing also included new official images. Are any of you going to pull the trigger? Let us know!

Meh i'll get it if it's cheaper at TFcon i'm more into the Orion Pax/ WFC Prime two pack

Is pretty. It may have been eclipsed by the RotF and Masterpiece movie Primes but that's still one of the best Transformer toys ever made in my opinion. Quicker to actually transform than those ones too.

Such a beautiful figure. Still wish they had used the mold with the sword and the longer antennae

The chrome is nice, but the grey plastic kills it, and the lack of the orange fade is criminal. I'd rather they'd nixed the chrome if it had meant the rest of the grey could have been silver.

A shame as that mold looks pretty cool. Sure it's not accurate but it looks...neat. Like, I kinda wish the movie model had looked more like that- blocky and classically robotic but still with the modern elements needed to make it look realistic.

The Premium version is still the best. Hunt that one down instead.

Black Hat wrote: Like, I kinda wish the movie model had looked more like that- blocky and classically robotic but still with the modern elements needed to make it look realistic.

I don't. I like this figure yeah but I was real pleased they managed to do one more like actual movie Prime's proper shape and proportions with the RotF figure cos I far prefer his design over super blocky Prime's anyway. There's been enough blocky Primes.

Orion Pax's Titan Master doesn't have an official name, right?

Not on my knowledge.

Let's call him Dion.

ExciKaiser wrote:Not on my knowledge.

Let's call him Dion.

You monster! You're saying that poor Dion was cannibalised by his best friend Orion?

Kidding, kidding

Seriously though, I'm leaning more towards calling him "Barrelroller", after the eHobby Orion's Targetmaster.

Baltmatrix actually got the thing and here's the video review!

Man, I really want that Orion Pax (and would also take that WFC Prime too) but the price for the pack's too expensive for me. Hopefully it'll show up at Ross or some other discount outlet and I'll be able to pick it up then.

DestronMirage22 wrote:Man, I really want that Orion Pax (and would also take that WFC Prime too) but the price for the pack's too expensive for me. Hopefully it'll show up at Ross or some other discount outlet and I'll be able to pick it up then.

You can have it for $30 shipped from amazon if you have prime, or $30 plus shipping if you don't. Much better than the $60 that it originally showed up for elsewhere.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

DestronMirage22 wrote:Man, I really want that Orion Pax (and would also take that WFC Prime too) but the price for the pack's too expensive for me. Hopefully it'll show up at Ross or some other discount outlet and I'll be able to pick it up then.

You can have it for $30 shipped from amazon if you have prime, or $30 plus shipping if you don't. Much better than the $60 that it originally showed up for elsewhere.

Now THAT'S a price I'm willing to pay!
If only I had a credit card to order stuff online with.

If these things were available at Toys R Us, it'd be much better for me. Then I'd be able to price match it to Amazon's and be a happy camper.
But alas, it isn't so.

DestronMirage22 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

DestronMirage22 wrote:Man, I really want that Orion Pax (and would also take that WFC Prime too) but the price for the pack's too expensive for me. Hopefully it'll show up at Ross or some other discount outlet and I'll be able to pick it up then.

You can have it for $30 shipped from amazon if you have prime, or $30 plus shipping if you don't. Much better than the $60 that it originally showed up for elsewhere.

Now THAT'S a price I'm willing to pay!
If only I had a credit card to order stuff online with.

If these things were available at Toys R Us, it'd be much better for me. Then I'd be able to price match it to Amazon's and be a happy camper.
But alas, it isn't so.

Here is what you can try. Start placing an order on Amazon just to see what they would charge for tax (if any) and shipping. Once you know your total, go to a Walgreens or similar store that sells the amazon gift cards. I'm guessing you would need to buy in $5 intervals, so hopefully your total would be just under $35 or $40, and you would basically lose the leftover change, or you can find something really cheap on Amazon to eat up the rest.

I have it and like both figures, and $30 for 2 deluxes is basically retail, if not slightly less.

After the packaging and the stock renders, we now also have the stock photos of the actual toys included in the Transformers Tribute Bumblebee three pack set! Courtesy of the Amazon Japan listing, we've mirrored the vehicle and robot modes of the three figures in their new tweaked decos for this live-action movie celebration pack - check them out!

I want them so badly...might have to swap the head of the '76 'Bee with the original's though.

I need comparisons with the originals

Prime Target wrote:I need comparisons with the originals

In due time, m'boy. In due time.

One thing for sure is the most different one will be the classic '70s version.

Forgive me, but I don't get the black version. This is a tribute to movie Bee, but when was he ever black in the movie?

Lucky Logician wrote:Forgive me, but I don't get the black version. This is a tribute to movie Bee, but when was he ever black in the movie?

That one time in Age of Extinction maybe? I honestly haven't watched AoE in like two years so I can't remember if he actually turned into the black vintage Camaro in the movie, but the figure that this is a repaint of came from that film's line, so I'm assuming it might have happened at some point. (Maybe early in the film, similarly to Optimus' "Evasion Mode"? I dunno.) If it did ever happen, that's the movie when it did at least

Lucky Logician wrote:Forgive me, but I don't get the black version. This is a tribute to movie Bee, but when was he ever black in the movie?

He was a black 67 Camaro SS at the beginning of AoE.

I've missed the '76 Bee. I wonder, could they reshell the MPM Bee into the old car?

It's been a while since we've had any news about the Transformers Tribute Optimus Prime two pack, as it kind of just came and went, but that all changed today when Amazon listed it as part of it's top 100 holiday toy list! The online retailer's yearly list compiles all the top toys from all the different categories of the industry, and this evolution pack is actually the only Transformers toy to make the list. Click on the image below to be see all 100!

Guess Amazon ordered more of these than they thought they could sell...

What a coincidence the only Transformers toy on Amazon's list is the Amazon Exclusive.....what are the odds?

Black Bumblebee wrote:Guess Amazon ordered more of these than they thought they could sell...

Except in Canada. They don't offer this set here at Amazon.ca.
I know I can import it, but oh well...

Is anyone actually gonna buy this with that Power of the Primes Optimus with the super accurate Orion just on the horizon?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Black Bumblebee wrote:Guess Amazon ordered more of these than they thought they could sell...

Except in Canada. They don't offer this set here at Amazon.ca.
I know I can import it, but oh well...

They doubled charged me for the set...the day I bought it and the day it shipped...

They sent me an email today asking if it met my expectations...

Deadput wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Black Bumblebee wrote:Guess Amazon ordered more of these than they thought they could sell...

Except in Canada. They don't offer this set here at Amazon.ca.
I know I can import it, but oh well...

They doubled charged me for the set...the day I bought it and the day it shipped...

They sent me an email today asking if it met my expectations...

Yeesh... One more reason to avoid the set.

I already have WFC Optimus and I paid the big bucks for TR Kup already. And since I got rid of so many figures for my G1 fix, I now avoid doubles and repaints like the plague.

I did buy the Tribute set, mostly because it aligned perfectly with my personal collection. I'd never had WFC Optimus and wanted to experience the mold since I'd heard good things about it; I'm getting LG Kup instead of TR, so the slight molding differences made it easier to justify having Tribute Orion as well; and while I have T30 Orion Pax, that guy's tiny and flimsy-feeling, so I wanted a larger and more solid Orion for my collection. Sure the PoTP Orion Pax is super-accurate to the cartoon, but I don't mind a bit of artistic liberty on the more obscure or weirdly-designed characters, plus his vehicle mode's a bit blegh and let's not forget you'd have to pay Leader price to get him. As it was, since I went through Premium Collectables (which I do not recommend, but it happened to work out for me this time) while they were having a sale, the Tribute set cost me about $60AU all up - just a little bit over retail price for two Deluxes.

So yeah, I've made my decision and I'm happy with it - I'd recommend the Tribute set to anyone, particularly someone without the WFC Prime mold like me! I can totally see why others would prefer PotP Optimus/Orion though, and of course you should always do you. However if it sways any opinions, I've found that Tribute Orion makes an absolutely fantastic generic transtector for just about any head you could possibly want to use him with - he makes a particularly great generic Autobot with someone like the Swoop Titan Master attached.

I enjoy the set a lot I'm using Orion with Clobber as Crosshairs.

Wfc Prime is great in bot mode but it's a pain to transform and reminds me why I prefer solid robot and alt modes compared to floppy messes.

All I want from this set is the Orion Pax Titan master body so I can have another use for my Apex Titan master

Deadput wrote:I enjoy the set a lot I'm using Orion with Clobber as Crosshairs.

That doesn't look too bad. I might have to steal that idea.

Qwan wrote:So yeah, I've made my decision and I'm happy with it - I'd recommend the Tribute set to anyone, particularly someone without the WFC Prime mold like me!

That's quite obvious. That toy alone justify the price of the set, especially because the original WFC Optimus is worth that much alone on Ebay.
And getting a "free" Orion Pax out of the deal is even more awesome.

ShockBlade501 wrote:Is anyone actually gonna buy this with that Power of the Primes Optimus with the super accurate Orion just on the horizon?

Honestly? It comes with a really nice version of one of the best deluxe Optimus Primes in the last decade, and he's a nice throwback to E-hobby Orion Pax. There's plenty to recommend him.

durroth wrote:

ShockBlade501 wrote:Is anyone actually gonna buy this with that Power of the Primes Optimus with the super accurate Orion just on the horizon?

Honestly? It comes with a really nice version of one of the best deluxe Optimus Primes in the last decade, and he's a nice throwback to E-hobby Orion Pax. There's plenty to recommend him.

I'm just collecting every headmaster.