Toy Review - Studio Series 26 Bumblebee (WWII)

[KingGrimlock]

Really love the color on this guy, the eyes pop nicely as well. Loads of detail in the robot mode but as mentioned the fact that it is a shell former comes with the giant shell back kibble which really gets in the way of the legs. The transformation is fun however that hammer is a pain, mine was assembled incorrectly and I had to remove the pin and rotate the handle so that it could fold flush to sit in the vehicle.

Really torn on this one, I like the idea behind it (nazi killing bumblebee? Yes please!) I love the color, the vehicle the transformation and the style. But damn, that backpack really drags the figure down.

[snaketales]

I can't get mine to stand up in a neutral pose. He can hold action poses fine, weirdly enough.
I found the panels too thin for them to click together sufficiently for vehicle mode.
Biggest seller for me was the oddity of the vehicle mode.

[shockNwave]

The vehicle mode is a letdown especially when trying place the hammer inside it because it throws the vehicle panels more out of whack.

The robot mode on the other hand looks good on it's own and on the cardboard stand especially alongside HFTD Firetrap and on that note would be more worthy lined up in a row with other vintage alt. mode TFs such as Powerdive (Generations), Hubcap (HFTD) and Divebomb (ROTF) as well as Bulldog. All displayed in both modes.

[Butcher31]

I was struggling to get the roof flush but then saw a review or two where they noticeably clicked the arms down into place for vehicle mode. Before I was just resting the tab in the slot, but it properly locks in.

Little finds like that are very exciting.

[GoktimusPrime]

Link please?

[Butcher31]

Link please?

I found out through Emgo's Just Transform It video (around the 2:10 mark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBaO0582Ads&t=303s

Sorry if it's something you're already doing, but it helped me.