Toy Review - Age of Extinction Bumblebee (Deluxe, Concept Camaro)

[klystron]

Is there anyone else that thinks HO Bumblebee (despite its flaws) looks better than this one?
Doubt this will join my legion of Bumblebees. I do like the flip-out hand cannon though.
Nice review Gok.

[Omega Metro]

Is there anyone else that thinks HO Bumblebee (despite its flaws) looks better than this one?
Doubt this will join my legion of Bumblebees. I do like the flip-out hand cannon though.
Nice review Gok.

It is the ugliest movie Bumblebee I have seen (and I like movie toys)
I don't have a problem with HO Bumblee. I think its great.

[Firestorm]

Personally, I quite like thie new Bumblebee, it's not perfect, and it hasn't dethroned Battle Blade as my best Movie BB but it has it's charms. but also it has it's flaws.

ROBOT MODE
the leg transformation is nice, especially since it isn't the exact same transformation that EVERY other movie bee has used, the legs also look quite nice.
the arms aren't bad and the flip out cannon, while simple is quite nice.
the fact the battle mask barely even slides down his face is kinda depressing since it would have been nice to have a more "stinger" like head.
the back kibble doesn't bother me very much and it collapses reasonably well, it's also nice that you can store his shuriken thingamabobbies there, they're pretty silly looking weapons after all.
the chest is pretty lousy, stored under the vehicle mode, doesn't have any vehicle parts incorporated into it. and it might just be my own stupidity but once you put the grill from vehicle mode behind it you can't even close it to make it sit properly.

Overall the robot mode is fairly decent except for it's few minor quirks


VEHICLE MODE
the vehicle mode lacks paint, but still looks pretty nice, except for the fact that the colours of the yellowy-orange plastic and the yellowy-orange paint don't match up very well at all which makes it look kinda weird.
the weapon storage in vehicle mode isn't very good either, it's hard to tab the shuriken in and they don't really sit very well.

the transformation is simple but nice, except for when you try to pull the arms down and un-peg them from the grill, they get stuck in there pretty tight, and if you aren't careful (like me) you can snap the little pegs off. (well mine is still on but if I try to transform him again it will come of since it's barely still hanging on.)

he's not perfect, but if you get him from the evolutions 2 pack like I did, he (and the legends bumblebee that come with him) are pretty good value for money.

overall I'd rate him about a B+ not perfect but has it's charms and is worth getting. (especially in the evolutions pack)

[GoktimusPrime]

Is there anyone else that thinks HO Bumblebee (despite its flaws) looks better than this one?
Doubt this will join my legion of Bumblebees. I do like the flip-out hand cannon though.
Nice review Gok.

It is the ugliest movie Bumblebee I have seen (and I like movie toys)
I don't have a problem with HO Bumblee. I think its great.

I agree that High Octane Bumblebee is the better toy, although keep in mind that the screen design for that Bumblebee is more traditional (by movie standards) in that we can clearly see vehicle parts on the robot, and as such, much easier to 'translate' as an action figure. The same goes with Marmon 97 Optimus Prime vs Western Star Optimus Prime; the former has distinctly visible alt mode parts on the robot while the latter barely has any. Little wonder that Voyager Evasion Mode Optimus Prime is a much better toy than either of the Leader Class figures.

Personally, I quite like thie new Bumblebee, it's not perfect, and it hasn't dethroned Battle Blade as my best Movie BB but it has it's charms. but also it has it's flaws.

Battle Blade Bumblebee rips off AoE Bumblebee's head and expels waste Energon down his neck!

[GoktimusPrime]

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Comparison w/ 2007 Bumblebees...

[Sinnertwin]

I'd like one, but couldnt find any Then & Now Bumblebee's when i was out on Friday. There's a unique complaint

[GoktimusPrime]

Caso had four on Thursday & Mknell reported seeing lots @ the 'Riff this morning

[christalcase]

I really liked the first Movie's Camaro Concept Deluxe figure and that would remain as my favourite and definitive Movie Bumblebee. I was disappointed with all the subsequent Bumblebee molds as I think they look ugly and proportions are off (yes, including Battle Blades Bumblebee).

However, I got this version and I really like him, he has his flaws but I think he looks good and has unobstrusive yet meaningful gimmicks. The integrated flip out cannon and flip down battle mask is really cool and both looks great. The other thing that won me over is that the designers finally took a fresh attempt at transforming Bumblebee's legs. He doesn't retain the same leg automorph transformation of the original and I dig the new engineering.

The faux chest is a disappointment and looks somewhat stupid, it doesn't even look like it is the hood morphed. Car mode has way too many panel cracks and they don't sit flush. Probably as a cost-cutting measure but they have used huge chunks of transparent plastic which requires it to be painted over, hence the obvious mismatch of colouring. Overall, I think this is still a decent figure and worthy of a purchase.

[Dimi194]

However, I got this version and I really like him, he has his flaws but I think he looks good and has unobstrusive yet meaningful gimmicks. The integrated flip out cannon and flip down battle mask is really cool and both looks great. The other thing that won me over is that the designers finally took a fresh attempt at transforming Bumblebee's legs. He doesn't retain the same leg automorph transformation of the original and I dig the new engineering.

The faux chest is a disappointment and looks somewhat stupid, it doesn't even look like it is the hood morphed. Car mode has way too many panel cracks and they don't sit flush. Probably as a cost-cutting measure but they have used huge chunks of transparent plastic which requires it to be painted over, hence the obvious mismatch of colouring. Overall, I think this is still a decent figure and worthy of a purchase.

Agree 100%. My other thing was the little tabs on the hood are super awkward-I've transformed mine once and they are already showing heavy stress marks! The price of only $25 is a bargain, esp with the MechTech weapon and the Legion Bee too! Whoever did that pricing must have hit their head, but I'm not complaining.

[griffin]

I finally got the regular version of this toy (had to import from Amazon). I had the Evolutions one for a couple months now, and expected that Bumblebee would be like Slug and Swoop, in that it would be identical to the Evolutions version... but is actually a lighter yellow.
The Evolutions Bumblebee is a much darker yellow... the same as the Platinum 5-pack Bumblebee, which is why I didn't know that the regular version was a lighter colour.
(my comparison photos of the 5-pack Autobots was done with the Evolutions Bumblebee, because I expected it to be the same as the regular version... but the yellow would have been another obvious difference if I had used it)