Toy Review - HFTD Battle Blade Bumblebee

[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.

[Stompy]

The legs do require some Voyager Ironhide like alignment but is actually natural to align.

My mask is held on top of his head pretty tight as well. I had to pop it off the balljoint to get it down and apply some much needed manhandling like TC. Will see if there's an easier way.

[Kyle]

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.

Agree with all these~