Revenge of the Fallen Toys comments/discussion

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, I've come to think that too Stompy.

I already have the mold

I already have two versions of the Concept Camaro Deluxe Bumblebee mould - the standard one and the Premium version with the battle mask. I want a version of the RotF Deluxe, even as a retool, for the alt mode (it has a body kit and bonnet vent)... but I'm not impressed with the Preview version. I might get it with a discount but I don't wanna pay full price for it. Also, isn't there going to be another Deluxe Bumblebee with Sam Witwicky?

(plus his new head mold is friggin' scary),

+1!! It looks both cute and scary! I don't care if it's more movie-accurate, I still prefer the old head.

Toy accuracy ftw!!

Soundwave, though, looks quite good and nicely spiky, and I don't have a Soundwave toy yet. Also, he turns into a giant fork.

Useful for eating giant Autobot sausages.

I only got this toy because I've already decided to collect all the movie characters. That and the fact that as a completely new mould, I thought it offered me better money than Bumblebee. If it weren't for that I'd probably pass it.

[kurdt_the_goat]

I already have two versions of the Concept Camaro Deluxe Bumblebee mould - the standard one and the Premium version with the battle mask. I want a version of the RotF Deluxe, even as a retool, for the alt mode (it has a body kit and bonnet vent)... but I'm not impressed with the Preview version. I might get it with a discount but I don't wanna pay full price for it. Also, isn't there going to be another Deluxe Bumblebee with Sam Witwicky?

The one with Sam is the "Human Alliance" set, and seems to be closer to Alternator size in vehicle. IMO the deluxe retools don't offer enough over people who bought the originals; though i don't mind the new head, i'm only gonna pick up the Human Alliance set since it's a complete redo, seems to be more accurate all round and should compliment Alternators/Binaltech on the shelf nicely! Though i wish Takara would use some of the GM vehicles on real BT or Alternity's!

+1!! It looks both cute and scary! I don't care if it's more movie-accurate, I still prefer the old head.

With my original BB'08, I used a silver Sharpie marker to highlight the black panels on his mask, and this makes a huge improvement for movie accuracy! Sharpie's work really good for adding simple highlights and bringing out detail on raised molded areas and is really easy to do.

[GoktimusPrime]

Errkk... I wanted a Deluxe Bumblebee mould from the movie for the vehicle mode to compliment the other Deluxes. Gah. *sigh* In that case I think I will get the movie preview Bumblebee then - preferably discounted though (c'mon TRU!). The only toys I have on my Binaltech/Alternators shelves are Binaltech and Alternators. Period. My movie TFs are displayed separately. Also, it would be odd playing with a 1:24 scale Bumblebee alongside the other movie toys - while the scale may not be consistent, a 1:24 scale Bumblebee would be way out of whack compared to say Leader Prime, Voyager Ratchet etc.

Gah!!

[kurdt_the_goat]

You know there's the other deluxe mold, the 'shoulder cannon' variant yeah? But personally, i think it's even worse than the preview one.. you gain shoulder cannons but at the cost of the 'split' hood effect, and the front wheels are also under the bonnet in robot mode, like Universe Sunstreaker.

[GoktimusPrime]

I hadn't heard of that variant before. Link? Anyway, considering that I'm primarily wanting this toy for the vehicle mode (the robot mode just blows chunks compared to the TF1 08 Deluxe one) I might go with the preview one. (T_T)

[kurdt_the_goat]

Dl3anksak47 review on YouTube

Huge gallery with a few comparisons of Preview & Cannon

[GoktimusPrime]

I got Bumblebee today and it was even more disappointing than I'd expected. It seems that they've just reused this mould too many times... many of the joints are very loose and some of the panels don't clip together properly in vehicle mode. I do NOT recommend this toy unless you're a completist or like me you're looking for a Deluxe scale version of the RotF Bumblebee vehicle mode... even then consider carefully. Oh yeah, the missile launcher gimmick is fail too.

Here are some photos...


L: TF1 Bumblebee, R: RotF Bumblebee


L: TF1 Premium Bumblebee, R: RotF Bumblebee