Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[lj7369]

Alternity Bumblebee as a MP stand in??? He's roughly the same size scale as Sideswipe, but is he too blocky in bot mode??

I was thinking art feather bee. Looks the g1 bit.

[lancalot]

I was thinking art feather bee. Looks the g1 bit.

Yeah that why i just got them .the alternity cars scale well with mp12... the art feather bb really good...but alittle loose and very fragile .... but looks great next to the other MP And with the up coming releases of prowl , blue streak and smoke screen would fit in well as Gen1 ...now where JAZZ!!!!

[Trent]

I would prefer to go official rather than 3rd party. And besides while Art Feather does look good, a lot of reviews put the quality at a low standard. Which is even worse when you consider the price.

Besides, we have t had a VW Bumblebee since G1 and I can't really see one happening anytime soon.

[GoktimusPrime]

Did Shadow Strike Bumblebee come out in Australia? I vaguely remember seeing it... might in all honesty, there's just SO many Bumblebees out there, it's hard to keep track! I tried looking in 5 different stores today for him... couldn't find him!

[Trent]

Did Shadow Strike Bumblebee come out in Australia? I vaguely remember seeing it... might in all honesty, there's just SO many Bumblebees out there, it's hard to keep track! I tried looking in 5 different stores today for him... couldn't find him!

I'm pretty sure I've seen it around.

[Sinnertwin]

Did Shadow Strike Bumblebee come out in Australia? I vaguely remember seeing it... might in all honesty, there's just SO many Bumblebees out there, it's hard to keep track! I tried looking in 5 different stores today for him... couldn't find him!

Released in the same case/wave as Dead End and Airachnid. We only got 2 boxes at Kmart, around January. Haven't seen any since.
Anyways, if you want one, I can throw it in my PoL. $16. PM if you're interested.

[GoktimusPrime]

PMed. Thanks!

[griffin]

Did Shadow Strike Bumblebee come out in Australia? I vaguely remember seeing it... might in all honesty, there's just SO many Bumblebees out there, it's hard to keep track! I tried looking in 5 different stores today for him... couldn't find him!

The Checklist and the First Sightings topics are your friend with these sorts of questions. (if the checklist doesn't get updated for a few weeks, the First Sightings topic is a reliable resource to use)

Target was your best chance for it, but being released before Christmas, you'd be very lucky if you found one now.

If you are going for show-accuracy, there is also the Legion Class figure that is a little easier to find at this time (mostly at Kmart), as it is black, not grey... like in the cartoon. But then, Legion size may be too small for some, if you collect a certain size scale.

[GoktimusPrime]

Thanks griff.

I got the Legion class figure yesterday for half price at Target (cos of their current deal). I've still kept it sealed, so I might end up returning it if I can get the Deluxe version.

[DELTAprime]

Seeing the TRU price for MP Soundwave and the cassettes has me wondering, how does Hasbro undercut Takara's prices on the MP line? I know on the normal lines like Generations Takara uses higher quality paint jobs to justify the price, but what is different about Hasbro's MP line that makes it cheap?