Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
I'm happy to have the Exo suit and that I display my MPs in robot mode, because the Bumblebee figure looks nice in Robot Mode.
But personally, I'm not liking the car mode, as it is the wrong proportions to the cartoon and original toy. I do understand and accept that it was probably necessary for it to be car-accurate to get licensing from VW, but it looks "out of place" or distorted. Especially since they put so much effort into making the robot mode look like it is from the cartoon or comics, by not having the alt-mode have that same cartoon/comic look to it, just feels wrong.
I don't see it like this at all. I'm starting to feel like the Masterpieces aren't just definitive toys, but definitive representations period. I'm no longer comparing them to the cartoon or G1 toy and thinking "oh that's not how it was", rather i'm looking at the MP and thinking "the cartoon and the G1 toy are what's wrong!"

Bumblebee's proportions were they way they were just because of the toy's penny racer/microchange origins. It's unfortunate there wasn't a realistic Diaclone VW back in the day for them to utilise, but given Transformers' entire concept is about disguise in the form of real vehicles, i feel Bee was always meant to be in realistic proportions, and now he is so i'm happy