Rating:  -
In my opinion it's the best "TF: Animated" Bee figure out there so far. I don't have too many complaints, though it does have some minor issues. He's fairly poseable, it could be better, but I've seen TF toys with MUCH less.
Parents ... don't get me wrong, I'm giving it a great review, and it really is a cool toy. For $10 it can't be beat! I'm just an adult fan basing it on my experience with Transformers toys, not toys in general.
It has pretty good attention to detail for a toy in this price range.
My only real complaint it that his "rocket thrusters" don't actually fit into the holes drilled into the toy for them. I think that's going to be a big disappointment for fans of all ages. You can't use them. Forcing them would break his "wings". I looked over the instructions over and over and over ... thinking I MUST be missing something. I had more than one person check it out, the rockets :::don't::: fit. I'll probably file them down so they fit. It doesn't seem like a one-time factory error. I'm not really a collector, more of a big kid. Resell isn't important.
The AutoBot logo is painted silver, and though I'm more of a fan of "BumbleBee" more so than I am into this particular incarnation of the show, I really thought the logo should have been red. It's even red on the packaging.
I dont' really care much for his alt mode. The windshield has two pegs that later hold them in place somewhere else, and the car just looks like a "pixar car" because it looks like it has eyes. That's just a personal peeve of mine though. Not sure if it's really worth mentioning, or if a child would even care. It might even be a plus for kids for are "Car" fans.
One of the best features is his eyes. His head is made of molded light blue plastic, and it's painted yellow. With an unpainted spot at the back of his head. That way when you stand him in front of the TV, a monitor, or in any general light really, his eyes glow blue. It's really neat!
All-in-all for $10 this toy is a ton of fun and really cute!
Rating:  -
I have to say, I'm an original transformer fan of the 80's. This new line, while staying true to the actual cartoon counterparts both in vehicle and robot mode look great, prepare to be "transforming' these for about 30 minutes.
I have found them to be a bewilderment when trying to transform them from robot/vehicle mode, and back again. My 7 and 6 year old, who usually can figure these things out with little guidance, have found these new line of characters to be difficult, stubborn in some areas, and have arms/legs/heads popping off left and right. There is this whole new design philosophy with these toys, I guess I'll call it "built to break". In other words, joints are just simple plastic with a ball end, destined to pop out at any given time (especially when transforming) and make playing with them like playing with expensive china. Not too rough, and delicate touches only.
Its a shame. They look dead on great in their robot modes, and somewhat authentic in their vehicle modes, but have in general been a frustrating toy to play with. Most reviews will be from collectors I'm sure, not from actual kids playing with them, so be careful what reviews your actually reading. Many toys now-a-days are more for collector status, then their play value, and these are a bizzare middle ground type toy.
SO, beware, they easily come apart, somewhat frustrating to transform, and will leave you and your kids scratching your heads at just "how" to get an arm to fit right.
Oh well.
Rating:  -
Once again I am very impressed with this line! This Bumblebee is the one I wished for as a child. It looks just like the cartoon and is great is robot mode. The transform feature is great, not too complex but still fun. This is a great toy!
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