Toy Review - HFTD Battle Blade Bumblebee

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Toy Review - Battle Blade Bumblebee

Series - Transformers
Sub-line - Hunt for the Decepticons
Size - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - new
Wave - 1
Released here - June 2010
Approximate Retail Price - $25-30
Approximate Size - 15cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Camaro
Main Features/Gimmicks -
Main Colours - Yellow, grey, black
Main Accessories -

[PascTF]

By far the best deluxe version of Bumblebee, only a few paint apps away from perfection. Black hands and yellow cannon have to go.

[Tiby]

The Definitive Movie Bumblebee!!! This is not just another Bumblebee!

The split chest (including lower vent), battle mask, deployable gun and axe, split heels, working thumbs, hidden Autobot symbol that is revealed when transformed, "wings" that look good, and a very clever transformation make him my favourite movie Bumblebee. All of the others had some let down, like the bits that fell off the first one, the separate gun/knife thing, the solid chest for Cannon Bumblebee, etc. This one takes the best of them all!

It's a shame it took three years for them to get him right.

In the pic above, you need to stand him up straight (legs are sort of crouched), fold in the panel behind his head and fold out the panels on his thighs so they show a bit at the front. Also fold out the split heels.

Well done Hasbro!

[SkyWarp91]

This is the Bumblebee I've been longin' for. Damn South Aussie TRUs I haven't seen any of these around yet!

[jaydisc]

Foiled by the lack of a rotator cuff below the elbow. Same problem as Cannon Bumblebee and Long Haul. It's thus impossible to bend at the elbow without the palm facing the sky, which just looks silly. The double jointed shoulders are quite helpful though.

I still find the original concept Bumblebee's transformation to be the most gratifying, and I Battlefield Bumblebee is my favorite, because it has a proper battle mask and I'm very partial to the battle-mask-and-shoulder-rockets look.

All in all, still pretty good.

[jaina85]

mine was defective! the little screw that isn't a screw that was behind the left swivelley black part on his chest was loose, and fell out! i had to return him for a replacement

apart from that, and the fact his face looks a little too much like a skull - best bumblebee ever!

[jaydisc]

After further analysis and breaking out a few of his predecessors, I too concede this is the best Bumblebee ever. The articulation is fantastic. If he had rotatable wrists, he'd be perfect.

[Stompy]

Wow. I didn't realize this was pretty much a brand new mold. I thought it was just a touch up of the old mold but this is totally new.

I must agree that this is the best movie Bumblebee. The detail is fantastic, the weapons incorporated into the arms is awesome, especially for a deluxe. The proportions are perfect with this mold and both modes look accurate enough. There's some robot kibble on the back of the car and also car kibble on the beck of the robot. But its no biggie. The chest is exactly how I wanted this bumblebee to have and sadly eclipses the Human Alliance version which was marred by its silly human on robot configuration sacrifices. The clear windows are put on the right spots and the yellow pain on the clear plastic is in places that can go unnoticed.

This is one awesome figure!

After the deluxe Ratchet and Ironhide and this, I say bring on the new Voyager movie Prime!

[Paulbot]

The fiddly end to the transformation which seems to need the legs in just the right position (one I've not found), robot hips that just look wrong and a head that keeps popping off due to lack of clearance, prevent me from liking this incarnation of Bumblebee more than others. The others look more correct in robot mode IMO. The weapons and mask are nice touch though.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Digging the weapons and mask thing. Mine has lots of trouble with mask, it is so tight when on top of his head, I almost have to pull his head off and man-handle the damn mask down....

Needs moveable wrists.

Likey likey. Best Bumbles yet.