Toys : Hasbro Transformers Ultimate Bumblebee Figure

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- Bumblebee
I got this for my husband for his birthday and he loves it. He will transform it while watching tv. It's pretty entertaining...I even enjoy it myself! I wouldn't pay that much for it and give it to a kid...my husband will transform it and display it for a while and when he thinks of it he brings it out to transform it again and display it that way for a few days.

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- Got the Ultimate Bumblebee for Xmas!
First of all, let me say that getting this for Xmas was great! I wanted it for the shear enjoyment of a Transformer, and that it would look cool in my Computer room/office. It's not so much a toy for me as much as it is art. The design that was put into it is fantastic.
It does take some time to transform it, though it gets easier after the 2nd or 3rd time. I recommend going on Youtube, and looking at the Powet Toy reviews, where they show an excellent review and how to transform it. The instructions that came with it are sketchy to say the least.
The first time transforming it can be a little un-nerving, especially snapping the parts together initially. A very tight fit, but Bumblebee looks great once he's transformed in either mode.
This is NOT a toy for children. I'm 44 and can see how a child would love it, but the transformation is not something a youngster can easily do. I'd recommend the deluxe class bumblebee for younger collectors (which I'm planning on getting - one for my son, and one for me).
I'd say that it's a great "toy" to collect and display, and occasionally have fun with, but not for everyday banging around.

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- Aren't Toys for KIDS???!!!
Unfortunately, we bought this $90 toy for our son for Christmas. It took over 30 minutes to figure out how to transform it into a car the first time! I've gotten quicker, but forget about having any child under the age of 12 doing it. Not only is it WAY too complicated, but you must have strong hands just to unsnap all of it's parts! I never thought I'd look forward to such an expensive toy getting broken or lost!!!

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- Should not be sold as a toy...
I got this toy for my 11 yr old son as a Christmas gift. This is not a toy! I gave up on trying to "transform" the thing from the robot to the car after about an hour. My sister took up the task and got it done in about 4 hours! well mostly done because we never could get the doors to close all the way to hear all the great car sounds it makes. Then we boldly take on trying to transform it back to robot mode which I finally managed to get done about 30 minutes ago...the next day!!! The arms are extremely hard to get and stay in place which makes everything work. I've finally been able to see just what he is supposed to do (which is pretty cool) but it's entirely not worth the effort. This should be sold as a collector's item and not a toy. The box actually has 5+ as the age range. I'm 37 and my sister is 42 and it took 2 days. We also had a 29 year old male family member try it and he gave up after an hour!!! I love love love the transformers and Bumblebee..but this has to go back to the store. And did I mention the directions are about 30 pictures with no instructions and actually tells you that once you get it in vehicle mode to just reverse the steps to change it back!!!

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- Christmas toy a hit
I purchased this for my 6 year old. He opened it well over 12 hours ago and continues to play with it.

I found the toy to at first be difficult to transform from humanoid form to car form. It took me nearly 35 minutes the first time (I guess reading the instructions might have helped) Now I can do it inside of 8 minutes!!

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