Toy Review - DotM Deluxe Nitro Bumblebee

[griffin]

Toy Review - DotM Deluxe Nitro Bumblebee

(Please post photos, comments or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just brief details)

Toy Review - Nitro Bumblebee
Series - Dark of the Moon
Sub-line - Mechtech
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 3
Released here - May 2011
Approximate Retail Price - $24-30
Approximate Size - 14cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Armed Chevy Camaro
Main Features/Gimmicks - Convertible Mechtech weapon
Main Colours - Yellow, black
Main Accessories - Mechtech weapon


http://www.toycollectors.com.au/tftoys/mt19.jpg

[griffin]

The other new TF3 Dlx Bumblebee... and neither mould is even in the movie. It's an interesting concept - a half-assed attempt at a Stealthforce version, without the weapons.
It kinda looks nice in a 'back to the future 2' kinda way, and finally gives us something different to all the boring Camaro Bumblebee toys we now have over the last 4 1/2 years.
But I voted no, because do we really need another Bumblebee toy... especially if it doesn't even appear in the movie like that.
The transformation was simple enough to make it playable, even if it does prescribe to the "tortoise look" (turn over the shell, and there are all the robot bits). The windshield and front car panels got me a bit stuck, until I worked out that the windshield tabs had to go underneath.
And the chest bugs me... it's like those oversized shoulder pads from the 80s, or Tina Turner's costume in Mad Max 3.
The feet were creative, the way they fold up in car mode.

[Firestorm]

was considering buying him last night, but decided against it since i've had my fill of Yellow Camaro Bumblebees.

if he get's marked down a heap i might consider getting him since he does look slightly differant than the other bees, but not differant enough for me to pay full price for him

(Edit) although this is making me want to get one http://jin-saotome.deviantart.com/gallery/312956#/d3rfc1m