(didn't realise the chest wasn't transformed properly when I took that photo - see the third photo for how it should be)

Review 10-007 - Bumblebee w/ Sam Witwicky
Series - TF2 Movie
Sub-line - Human Alliance
Size - (voyager size)
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 1
Released here - October 2009 (Kmart excl, plus some independants)
Approximate Retail Price - $50
Approximate Size - 25cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Camaro Concept
Main Features/Gimmicks - Human figurine, Battle Mask, Missile Launcher
Main Colours - Yellow, grey, black.
Main Accessories - Sam figurine, 2 missiles.
My Difficulty rating (out of 5) - 3
Stability - A bit tricky to convert to vehicle mode, so unless you have everything squeezed into place, the car panels don't hold together well. Both Bumblebee and Sam stand well enough though, and Sam has a few places to sit if the leg joints become loose over time.
Poseability/articulation - Slight chunkiness, and probably too many gimmicks, affects posing, but decent articulation.
Playability - Human figurines, finally. And ones that can actually interact in play, in both modes! Very nice. Adds to the play value if you can re-create scenes from the medium that inspired you to buy the 'merchandise' for in the first place (from the perspective of the majority of the consumers). Heaps of weapons, and the Battle Mask from the Movie too.
My Thoughts - Fans have been begging Hasbro for human cast figures for years, and now we have them, and I think it worked out well. Pity about the over complex engineering though, which affects the play value (the more fiddly to convert, the less fun playing with your toys). This is the only Human Alliance figure I have so far, so I'm looking forward to more. Sam's zombie face looks off to me though.
My Overall Recommendation Rating (out of 10) - 7.5 (buy it)


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