Toys : Transformers Movie Deluxe Bumblebee 1974 Camaro

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- This is a good toy but there are some bad version of this toy out
hey i recently brought his transformer for my collection but i cannot get it back into car mode the front will not stay on i hope hasbro will bring out the new fixed bumblee figure soon i like that hes a camero i also recently exchange this product and found out some toystores like kbtoys do have a fixed ver just look at the button size before you purchase

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- Slightly Disappointed...
As one of the first TF toys I saw in the store, I snatched up the "classic Camaro" version of Bumblebee. Unfortunately, it has a pretty poor paint job. His face is missing some of the silver markings that should have been painted, and the "missile launchers" are solid yellow instead of the translucent purple that are shown on the package. Also, the windows are painted instead of being made of translucent plastic like on the Alternators. The legs of the robot are awkward and hard to pose, and I had a hard time on the very first transformation sequence, where you push a button to fold down the front of the car. I was afraid I would break it, but you have to push the button very hard to get it to work. I hope I don't have one of the defective ones.

It seems like every time there are new TF toys out they get more and more fragile. Not much of a play-toy, more of a collector's item.

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- This isn't your fathers Bumblebee...
As a big fan of Bumblebee growing up from the old Generation 1 days, I was quite excited about the idea of a brand new Bumblebee character having a vital role in the 2007 Transformers movie. I knew going in that there would be changes and to put the past behind and look to a bright new story line and future. That didn't stop me from being the first in line to get the newly released movie version of Bumblebee. But is this figure worthy of the name Bumblebee? That is the big question. I would say it pulls it off well enough but still isn't nearly as impressive as some of the older figures to carry the name of Bumblebee. But it should do nicely for a more modern, 21st century Bumblebee.

It is strange to think of the loveable little spy from our past as a Chevy muscle car with huge missles on his shoulders and a well built body to match. The days of the little innocent Volkswagen are long gone now. So in a way this character is Bumblebee in name only but at least it does try to have some nods to the character it is based on.

The yellow and black coloring of the figure and character do make it seem appropriate enough to be naming him Bumblebee. Not as effective as the fact that he was a Volkswagen Bettle previously, but still works enough that you won't think much on how it doesn't seem to work as well for the huger then previously character. The toy is built well enough that playing with it is fun and it seems to match the characterizations enough of the movie version it is emulating in toy form. It is easy enough to transform back and forth from robot to car with a few minor problems that do get in the way which we will get to in a moment. For the price you definitely feel like you are getting a complete figure and something that is worthy of the Transformers name. It won't hold the sentiment that the older figures to carry the Bumblebee name will, but as far as over all look and fun the toy will hold its own well enough.

There a few downsides to the figure. The first is it suffers from top heavy syndrome that most of the Deluxe Movie figures seem to have. The robot modes mostly have the front parts of the cars as their chests making it hard to walk them about with the thin legs. They will often fall and topple over if you try to stand them up straight. Transformers Movie Deluxe Barricade is a perfect example of another to suffer from this problem. While for the movie the forms look nice, in a toy it seems a bit strange to have such thick tops and thin legs to be moving about these heavy bodies with. Standing them up straight can be a real task to put it lightly. Also there are loose pieces that don't seem to want to cooperate when you are putting him back into car mode. They just hang out there stubornly not wanting to conform back to how it is supposed to be. A minor problem that you have to work around as the car still looks nice either way. Lastly the tires are a bit cheap and look like they belong on a off road car rather then on a Chevy.

Over all I would say if you are fan of the movie that this character is based from or even a fan of old school Transformers its a worth while addition for your collections. Not the best figure in my opinion to have the Bumblebee name attached to it, but still a nice homage in many ways and still a fun figure in its own right. Its worth checking out just put the past where it belongs, in the past as this is a whole new Bumblebee for a whole new world. Some minor problems asside it is one of the nicer figures to come out of Hasbro in some time that isn't based on G1.

Check it out. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the new Bumblebee on the block.

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- Warning: Your may have a Factory Defect
I have been browsing round the internet and have spotted many websites where people are warning others about a factory defect that will break this toy. The Automorph feature of this toy has a tab that is the wrong thickness and will break off, preventing Bumblebee from transforming back. Hasbro has been producing a second version of Bumblebee, with the tab corrected but nobody is certain when it will be in stores.

Wanted to make sure people knew about this before they get mad or have to deal with a disappointed child.

Rating:

- Well, its sorta Bumblebee
Having purchased this early, I must say I want to like this figure. Considering that because of VW's stubbornness this could not be a Bug but instead a Camaro, it's not bad, although I would have appreciated some typical Bumblebee horns.

In robot mode, it has some stability problems, but I've seen worse. In car mode, it nice. [...] But even afterwards, I still haven't been able to totally transform it back to car as the front of the Camaro won't stay put; it keeps flopping down. Just the initial transformation was worrisome; I kept thinking I am about to break the toy, and now when I want to turn it back to car, it won't go back in position.

If you like Bumblebee, you'll probably want him, but he's more for a collector to have on his shelf than for a kid to actually play with.

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