I think I’ll stick to the Netflix BB. Even with the parts forming back pack. The SS86 has cool engineering, but the proportions are off in car mode. I think every G1 fan knows BB as VW Beetle and the SS86 doesn’t look Beetle-y enough. Also the price point, I’d rather save my money towards a different release like SS86 Optimus and Ramjet.
I can’t wait to get this figure I wasn’t able to get the Netflix one so I only have the worlds collide version and goldbug (btw off topic but is your 86 ratchets headcrest red? 1:17)
I prefer the Netflix one still, tbh solely on the grounds that it's an actual licensed VW Beetle don't rlly care for the clown-car ahh penny racer look on the new one, toon accuracy be damned that being said I'd love to see it get repainted into a Glyph/Tapout 2-pack
AAAAEEEEEYYYYY!!! ITS THE LAZY EYEBROW!!! Love your videos man! Please do a stop motion review of this guy! I can't wait to see you praise it and ram it to oblivion with criticism at the same time😂
I'm excited about the inevitable Cliffjumper version of this mold. The Earthrise one has gotten the job done on my G1 shelf, but after reading the Skybound comics, I really want a better G1 Cliff.
They literally said on livestream that they couldn’t afford to introduce a blue sprew so they just made it out of the same sprew as the limbs. We aren’t getting a blue tinted window version.
...Hasbro, you can't fool me. This is just a shrunk down mp 21 with bigger feet and added weapon storage. It is impressive how they made him compress so much into his alt mode, though. Very entertaining video as always!
I would love an expression on my figures. But I’m a stop-motion animator. So it’s an absolute pain in the crack when a character is sad or scared, but their face is smiling or angry lol
Fr, so far the closest is MP-21 Bumblebee. Other bumblebee’s have their issues: MP-45 (everything outside the vehicle mode), Netflix (partsforming), SS86 (Head sculpt for some, vehicle mode being more like Bumper)
Would have been nice if he had a spare tyre accessory that just plugged into the back, it would have made the robot mode even more accurate, but I'm sure an upgrade kit will make that at some point
you know what's funny? since this guy got announced, people started finding any excuse to defend the WFC mold, trying to act like they don't mind the partsforming even if they always mention that to talk trash on cliffjumper only
I don't mind the partsforming because I see it more as an accessory than just a part to move around. But 86 is still a more show accurate design and has a more interesting transformation without as many parts having to move all at the same exact time.
Everyone expects studio series to be a micropriced masterpiece. But yes... I do find it odd that people are all of a sudden getting exactly what they wanted and then they complain about it.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio i mean, I'm on my way to see if I get my hands at least on cliffjumper or bugbite, I don't see much problem with the WFC mold either
@@ManaPower027 to be honest the way they started trying to defend the WFC mold is more like a way to negate the fact they have an let's say the better version of said character and find any excuses to say the mold before this is better cuz it looks like a Volkswagen.
I have the “parts forming” Goldbug, Cliffjumper and BugBite…OMG IT’S NO BIG DEAL! They are all still pretty cool figures, all things considered…just be HAPPY Hasbro is making things us fans enjoy, when a lot of toys just want to appeal to kids. I’m a happy fan, occasional QC issues aside.
The WFC molds are decent, but this new one is definitely better and surpasses what came before. A little on the expensive side but definitely a great figure.
It's unfortunate they didn't cast the chest piece in the same yellow, and paint the windows, instead of painting the black plastic yellow. Guaranteed it was done this way to save more pennies, which is lamesauce, because he's already the smallest deluxe with no bonuses to warrant costing the same as the others. He's smaller, and costs less to make. Toss in some kind of bonus to justify the price man, blast effects at least :/
@Smashed479 ao almost close to 25 then. Still even at that price I would say it's somewhat worth it. One thing I will say tho is that they should've included the tire that goes behind the vehicle mode. Even if it was a separate piece it would've been nice to have that to complete rhe look of the whole thing. Overall ive.been satisfied with my copy do the figure and it has definitely become the superior version over the Netflix one which while still good is not as great as the 86 one.
So, I have Netflix BB and I like him more in general in terms of a realistic Beetle mode. Transformation and roobot though, I find the SS86 and Netflix BB's to be a draw. Yeah Netflix has to parts form the rear end, but that never REALLY bothered me. I'm not as big into the Pennyracer look of the new BB. I kinda wish they had made a more stubby BB where the fenders were all the same size and he was just a chunky round, Beetle-esque vehicle rather than a scrunched up SD Beetle. I'm also not a huge fan of all the straight lines they put on the curved sections of the hood and headlights like it was old video game graphics where circles needed to be made with a bunch of straight lines. I get they were trying to avoid a VW lawsuit and never having a licensed VW BB again, but I have to think that maybe they went a little too hard. Another thing I like better on the Netflix BB is that much like Goldbug, he's fully painted in vehicle mode, meaning that the color matching is somewhat better across the yellows. It just feels more premium. I'll get SS 86, and maybe Hasbro will do the eventual Cliffjumper, maybe Hubcap again, and maybe we'll et Bumper and Glyph someday before Hasbro decides to start the Minibots all over again...again. 9_9
I feel like they could have afforded an official VW license getting full DX price for this guy, but then they'd have had to keep paying it for any repaints, and with the non-licensed penny racer car there's less to change to turn it into a decent Cliffjumper - basically just head and feet. I have to say I like the black windows so much more than light blue, though. I've been meaning to take some metallic midnight blue to the five-pack Wheeljack and Trailbreaker I bought off ebay, and I think that'll be even better given how the toyhax sticker sets end up when they use dark metallic blue, but black is just as good as long as the rest of the vehicle mode isn't too dark to contrast well.
I just picked him up today and i absolutely adore him i can't wait for the ss86 prime to come out i didn't have the netflix bee but i had the shattered glass goldbug and i didn't really like the cliffjumper mold i hope we see an update for cliff and shattered glass gold
I been a completist since G2. I buy everything. To me its stupid buying certain ones. Why not go for it? People doo. look people even collect cars even. What makes me happy so I buy each & every new mold & repaint. Now can we please, please get a bumper out of this mold? Just a couple retooled parts?
First Bee since classics that I haven’t had major issues with. Issues so big I didn’t display any of the previous versions. No parts forming, no bits that don’t clip in tightly, no awkward proportions, looks amazing in both modes. I could see some people complaining that his alt mode is a penny racer rather than a real bug, but that’s exactly what he was in the tv show, so I have no issues at all. I love this figure.
8:36 Regarding the claim that this figure is gonna still be on shelves, that was entirely wrong. Just about every store that I've visited that sells Transformers products/figures has run out of the Bumblebee figure. Check Gamestop, Walmart, Target, and many others and they have had the figure sold out or unavailable in-store. Luckily before work I ended up checking my local target and they finally had not 2, not 3, but 1 sole copy of the figure. I got so lucky getting the figure as I was thinking of not stopping by but I'm glad I did cuz the figure was worth picking up.
"Still on shelves" means in the future he will be restocked plenty of times, just like TFOne Prime. Sure he's gonna be sold out now because he's a new, desirable figure but he will be back in stock soon enough.
This quite nitpicky of me, but I would prefer that the corners of the roof be more rounded to more resemble a squashed, penny racer looking beetle. Those are really the only things holding me back from loving the vehicle mode.
I think the 86 is better. Netflix's sacrifices are out of laziness (seriously, why did he partsform), whilst 86's make sense (the windows are black due to engineering, and it looks fantastic.
The chest panel and backpack irk me. They're not animation accurate for either mode and it's clear that they were designed to be inevitable retools into Hubcap, Bumper and in the case of just the chest panel, Cliffjumper.
The Bumblebee-all-end-all, to pinch a Thewism. I like this guy. The Netflix and 4-pack molds were good too, I still enjoy them, but I’ll admit it’ll be nice to have a Bee that doesn’t partsform 😅
Just reviewed this smol lovable stupidmobil, and the only issue I have with it is the paint longevity. The bumper chips paint like crazy under the slightest amount of pressure.
I prefer Netflix Bee The proportions look a lot nicer to me I prefer the darker, orangey yellow and black And partsforming isn’t really a problem for me, I just don’t care about it as long as it has a place to store in both modes which it does
That opening segment just reminded me of that meme where the guy just goes, "Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD."
I prefers this new TF86 Bee over THAN MP45 Bee! At least this new SS Bee is more stable, secure and cheaper! Unlike MP 45 is ex, small and fragile! 😒🤷🏻♂️
"you take the backpack off, which (gold)bugs a lot of people". Hah! I made a funny. ;) But WHY THE HELL did they mess upp Bees alt-mode AGAIN??? Can they EVER get it right? Okay, Goldbug was fine but his transformation scheme wasn't and also it was Goldbug (which we didn't want, because we wanted Bee). Anyway, I like Bees robot mode, I like his new transformation scheme...BUT NOT THAT HORRIBLE ALT-MODE!!! Seriously, Hasbro...get it right, why don't you... And why in the holy hells do they use transparent plastic at all if they're then going to paint it black anyway? That color mismatch is a bleeding eyesore! No, I will not get this one. Not ever. Not even if they pay me. Okay, if they pay me. And then I'll sell it. Quick. If I can't get a decently correct Bumblebee, I might as well get the Reactivate version, because that looks awesome.
I personally prefer the er cliff mold bee but this new one aint bad Also the hood and roof bit transforms easier if you peg in the head assembly, I didn't know to unpeg it and was disappointed at the head movement until I realized I could unpeg it
😰 1986 ❓ 😓 This toy, this Bumblebee IS (one of) the reason why i HATE my brother. He threw my toy away and i never found it. I'm still sad. Really. Thanks for the video
Its worth 20-25. The engineering is great but very simple and the figure is tiny af. So when you buy other deluxes, it's too hard to justify the difference.
I picked this one up yesterday because the only one I already had was the origins and the SS86 is awesome even if he is one of the smallest deluxe molds the transformation is great and it's a good representation of the character.It does suck that in the United States Walmart raised the prices of deluxe figures back to $24.99 instead of the $19.99 they were selling them at for months when I bought gears.It doesn't matter though because they're the only 2 bumblebee figures I ever intend on owning
You need to calm your brass down, this bumble bee is way too bright-nese plastic. Nothing but predictable toys these days, the same stuff over and over. Let's see some new plastic, made in Hong Kong, Japan or America and be mystified like we were in the 80's.
I don't like the alt mode as much as the Earthrise version's. The car panels don't tab in that well and something always feels a bit askew. Trying to fix one gap/tab causes another gap to pop open. Nothing to tab the backwheels to the doors, etc.
Seeing the Earthrise Bumblebee next to the SS86 bumblebee is like seeing retro Sonic and modern Sonic in Sonic Generations Seeing either of them next to SS Bayverse Bumblebee would be like seeing video game Sonic next to the original movie trailer's ugly Sonic
Much, much better than 'Flix Bee. Even if i like the old one, this one just beats it in pretty much every front save the alt mode, on which Netflix bee is disqualified since... It bloody cheats!
SS86 is way, WAY better than the Netflix. No partsforming and as cartoon accurate as a Generations budget allows it. He's even much better looking than the MP2.0 from all angles. My only nitpick is the lack of a VW license, thus making the vehicle looks like the "PS1" version of a Beetle.
Personally, I prefer the Netflix one, i enjoy a more proportionate Beetle and the headsculpt more Im definitely getting this one tho, i wanna make a custom Glyph
I’m more partial to the vehicle-accuracy of the earthrise mold (I think the penny racer look is kinda goofy and weird) but I’m still glad we have an accurate figure from legacy
Honestly the only issue I have with this figure is the price. $35 is pretty horrid for a figure this small. It should be down at $25 at MOST… especially since legacy animated bee is nearly half the price of this guy. Like Studio series label or not this is pretty rough, and it makes me glad that gears got released in legacy instead of the SS86 line. We should not have to pay that high of a price for a MINI BOT. Even if it’s a really really REALLY good figure.
Im not buying any wfc figures only studio series becuz i know they always deliver! (earlier ss figures were okay) but they got better as time went on. I will bee picking this up soon.
I personally don't like this guy. The car mode doesn't want to hold together, the legs are too flimsy and the overall design reminds me more of the old mp than of the movie bumblebee
Well given what BB went through in the 86 Movie, can you blame his expression here. I definitely prefer the SS86 version he isn't hollow unlike the Netflix, he doesn't partsform like the Netflix and he has more articulation and is more solid and stable Was putting him next to that TMNT poster a him that you have the TMNT Transformers figure
im glad this figure exists, but im also glad i have a netflix bee. the engineering on this one feels like the earthrise engineering got another pass and has truly been mastered, but that altmode is just… not it, man. coming off the beautifully faithful vw beetle of the netflix figure, the simultaneously angular and rounded look just doesnt feel right. especially since it’s studio series, aka the line that loves licensed cars, so it just feels like they didnt want to pay the licensing fee for it or whatever and just made a really whatever-looking car mode.
I'm gonna be honest, it's too boxy imo. If you ask me they shouldn't have even done this figure if they couldn't get the license to make it round and chonky like the show version
I always hated the parts forming on the Netflix one plus the cartoon car mode feels so much more right along with the proper yellow instead of weird mustard so definitely prefer the new one. Can't wait to get mine!
No T-Rex arms, No bad tolerances, and no partsforming, this figure sure is the bee's knees!
Ahh, I see what you did there
T-rex arms? Is that a reference to something??
@@marvelsomething1952 the cliffjumper mold has small arms
most importantly no fake chest🥴
And no ugly feet kibble like the Masterpiece 2.0 version.
Ur the only one who positively love the new one whereas the others bash it to death
For car mode I prefer the gold bug mode. To me that one just looks like a better car
Love the vids, keep up the amazing work, I think bumblebee and wheeljack have been my most anticipated figs.
I think I’ll stick to the Netflix BB. Even with the parts forming back pack. The SS86 has cool engineering, but the proportions are off in car mode. I think every G1 fan knows BB as VW Beetle and the SS86 doesn’t look Beetle-y enough. Also the price point, I’d rather save my money towards a different release like SS86 Optimus and Ramjet.
Robot mode is awesome. But due to the lackluster ALT mode, this figure will not age well.
Agree. I like the alt mode better on the netflix mold.
I can’t wait to get this figure I wasn’t able to get the Netflix one so I only have the worlds collide version and goldbug (btw off topic but is your 86 ratchets headcrest red? 1:17)
Honestly? I'm gonna skip on this guy. I'm perfectly happy with the Netflix mold and I don't need the '86 version
I prefer the Netflix one still, tbh
solely on the grounds that it's an actual licensed VW Beetle
don't rlly care for the clown-car ahh penny racer look on the new one, toon accuracy be damned
that being said
I'd love to see it get repainted into a Glyph/Tapout 2-pack
Dang. I'm really impressed with the overall engineering with this. Feels like animating it would be a dream in transformation
lazy eyebrow ? :D
Its the cool stop motion guy!
@@TravTrevTV he’s gonna go nuts trying to find the scale of jt
THE MYTH THE LEGEND HIMSELF 🗣🗣🔥🔥 (love your stop motion tutorials vids)
AAAAEEEEEYYYYY!!! ITS THE LAZY EYEBROW!!! Love your videos man! Please do a stop motion review of this guy! I can't wait to see you praise it and ram it to oblivion with criticism at the same time😂
I'm excited about the inevitable Cliffjumper version of this mold. The Earthrise one has gotten the job done on my G1 shelf, but after reading the Skybound comics, I really want a better G1 Cliff.
Same, the mold will fit him better than Bumblebee currently
Not as excited as I am about the obvious Bumper redeco of this guy!🤓🤓
@@the_dark_braga2190 I somehow didn't even think of that. That would be so cool.
Same, plus I’d love to get the new Prime Cliffjumper coming oht
The blue windows are just reserved for an eventual Target exclusive.
That would suck
@@WorthyGibbon but it's inevitable. Best to wait this thing out an extra three or so months.
@@juancovarrubias2918 idk if I can I really want him
They literally said on livestream that they couldn’t afford to introduce a blue sprew so they just made it out of the same sprew as the limbs. We aren’t getting a blue tinted window version.
Hopefully the next time they can get the vehicle mode right as well with the blue windows
...Hasbro, you can't fool me. This is just a shrunk down mp 21 with bigger feet and added weapon storage. It is impressive how they made him compress so much into his alt mode, though.
Very entertaining video as always!
He just looks more cartoon accurate. MP Bumblebee 1 is like G1 Soundwave. A perfect transformation layout that just needs better proportions.
MP-21 has weapon storage too.
@@MisterBurgerBeachball Not in his robot mode, though.
More like this is Bumblebee 2.0 without that dumb mini figure gimick
I would love an expression on my figures. But I’m a stop-motion animator. So it’s an absolute pain in the crack when a character is sad or scared, but their face is smiling or angry lol
Legacy hauler was the worst, tempted to buy a second grapple
Especially Earthrise Skywarp.
@@JazzStopMotion yeah absolutely I forgot because I swapped it for the generic seeker’s head
@@dylanphilpott8698 i got hauler and during one of my scenes with optimus dying, he was just screaming the entire time
@@dilldylanc7367robot chicken the mouths lol
I got a Netflix Bee when it came out. Partsforming aside I do love that figure. Probably won't be getting the new one.
Same, would probably get that mold though if they remold for cliffjumper.
I like the earthrise one as a realistic depiction, but the back makes it hard for me since it sits loose as hell to the point it always slides out
End all Bumblebees? We couldn't even approach being that lucky.
Fr, so far the closest is MP-21 Bumblebee. Other bumblebee’s have their issues: MP-45 (everything outside the vehicle mode), Netflix (partsforming), SS86 (Head sculpt for some, vehicle mode being more like Bumper)
I could see them using this mold for future repaints and remolds
Would have been nice if he had a spare tyre accessory that just plugged into the back, it would have made the robot mode even more accurate, but I'm sure an upgrade kit will make that at some point
It’s inevitable
you know what's funny? since this guy got announced, people started finding any excuse to defend the WFC mold, trying to act like they don't mind the partsforming even if they always mention that to talk trash on cliffjumper only
I don't mind the partsforming because I see it more as an accessory than just a part to move around. But 86 is still a more show accurate design and has a more interesting transformation without as many parts having to move all at the same exact time.
Everyone expects studio series to be a micropriced masterpiece. But yes... I do find it odd that people are all of a sudden getting exactly what they wanted and then they complain about it.
Which wfc?
@@OtakuUnitedStudio i mean, I'm on my way to see if I get my hands at least on cliffjumper or bugbite, I don't see much problem with the WFC mold either
@@ManaPower027 to be honest the way they started trying to defend the WFC mold is more like a way to negate the fact they have an let's say the better version of said character and find any excuses to say the mold before this is better cuz it looks like a Volkswagen.
I have the “parts forming” Goldbug, Cliffjumper and BugBite…OMG IT’S NO BIG DEAL! They are all still pretty cool figures, all things considered…just be HAPPY Hasbro is making things us fans enjoy, when a lot of toys just want to appeal to kids. I’m a happy fan, occasional QC issues aside.
The WFC molds are decent, but this new one is definitely better and surpasses what came before. A little on the expensive side but definitely a great figure.
I personally prefer Bumblebee, but that’s just me
Huh
no dude bumbleebee is way better in my opinion
@@Overlord_editz You’re absolutely insane, Bumblebee is clearly better!
@@Scuffedduck117 Bumblebee
@@DarkScorchHell nah, Bumblebee is the best
Devastation 5 pack when, Hasbro?
It's unfortunate they didn't cast the chest piece in the same yellow, and paint the windows, instead of painting the black plastic yellow. Guaranteed it was done this way to save more pennies, which is lamesauce, because he's already the smallest deluxe with no bonuses to warrant costing the same as the others. He's smaller, and costs less to make. Toss in some kind of bonus to justify the price man, blast effects at least :/
In the words of Jobby, “Who sold their soul to design this?”
Really nice update, with neat engineering. Definitely one for the 86 shelf but that $36 is insane for how small he is.
Over at Target the figure goes for just 25. Picked up the only one that was available after 2 weeks of searching
@@alexdakuraI got mine at Walmart yesterday for $23 and some change I think
@Smashed479 ao almost close to 25 then. Still even at that price I would say it's somewhat worth it. One thing I will say tho is that they should've included the tire that goes behind the vehicle mode. Even if it was a separate piece it would've been nice to have that to complete rhe look of the whole thing. Overall ive.been satisfied with my copy do the figure and it has definitely become the superior version over the Netflix one which while still good is not as great as the 86 one.
You had me at “he comes with a gun”
"The second amendment is awesome!"
~Bumblebee, probably
Did someone say in the field? (Classical music plays)
its funny that you say that about his gun when ironically that just IS his actual gun from the cartoon
I was never bothered by netflix bees partsforming,what bothered me is that the mold is always an exclusive. Definitely I'm going to get 86 bee
Hello great review
So much better than the Netflix version, sad to have to see my origins bee get replaced
Surely just have a Cybertron shelf and an Earth shelf
Just put Origins somewhere else.
Origins line deserves a home, always.
@@the.orthodox.photographer2272 i never said get rid of
I like the Netflix mold, I've got Goldbug, its a good mold, but I think this SS86 one is better. Both are good.
I can not wait for this guy!!!!!
So, I have Netflix BB and I like him more in general in terms of a realistic Beetle mode. Transformation and roobot though, I find the SS86 and Netflix BB's to be a draw. Yeah Netflix has to parts form the rear end, but that never REALLY bothered me. I'm not as big into the Pennyracer look of the new BB. I kinda wish they had made a more stubby BB where the fenders were all the same size and he was just a chunky round, Beetle-esque vehicle rather than a scrunched up SD Beetle. I'm also not a huge fan of all the straight lines they put on the curved sections of the hood and headlights like it was old video game graphics where circles needed to be made with a bunch of straight lines. I get they were trying to avoid a VW lawsuit and never having a licensed VW BB again, but I have to think that maybe they went a little too hard. Another thing I like better on the Netflix BB is that much like Goldbug, he's fully painted in vehicle mode, meaning that the color matching is somewhat better across the yellows. It just feels more premium. I'll get SS 86, and maybe Hasbro will do the eventual Cliffjumper, maybe Hubcap again, and maybe we'll et Bumper and Glyph someday before Hasbro decides to start the Minibots all over again...again. 9_9
The double Autobot symbol is kinda redundant and the vehicle mode looks a lot like bumblejumper. But I still ordered 2 😂
I feel like they could have afforded an official VW license getting full DX price for this guy, but then they'd have had to keep paying it for any repaints, and with the non-licensed penny racer car there's less to change to turn it into a decent Cliffjumper - basically just head and feet.
I have to say I like the black windows so much more than light blue, though. I've been meaning to take some metallic midnight blue to the five-pack Wheeljack and Trailbreaker I bought off ebay, and I think that'll be even better given how the toyhax sticker sets end up when they use dark metallic blue, but black is just as good as long as the rest of the vehicle mode isn't too dark to contrast well.
I just picked him up today and i absolutely adore him i can't wait for the ss86 prime to come out i didn't have the netflix bee but i had the shattered glass goldbug and i didn't really like the cliffjumper mold i hope we see an update for cliff and shattered glass gold
I been a completist since G2. I buy everything. To me its stupid buying certain ones. Why not go for it? People doo. look people even collect cars even. What makes me happy so I buy each & every new mold & repaint. Now can we please, please get a bumper out of this mold? Just a couple retooled parts?
For me: I prefer Classics over both, its hard for me to like the modern Bumblebee toys outside of Legacy Animated
My copys head is seemingly stuck in one position ... fearful of putting more pressure on it. And the horns ... of the horns are digging into my flesh
This honestly looks better than the mp one, I am starting to regret collecting mp and thinking SS86 was the better choice.
I missed the other Bee so I'm definitely gonna pick this up. Or wait until the eventual blue window edition
First Bee since classics that I haven’t had major issues with. Issues so big I didn’t display any of the previous versions. No parts forming, no bits that don’t clip in tightly, no awkward proportions, looks amazing in both modes. I could see some people complaining that his alt mode is a penny racer rather than a real bug, but that’s exactly what he was in the tv show, so I have no issues at all. I love this figure.
this might be the first deluxe class transformer that I want to buy lol (I only have one deluxe figure by trading that that was it)
Still waiting for my pre-order.... A-Level has been a lie so far in Canada.
Question is, who’s better, legacy animated bumblebee or ss86 bumblebee?
I have no attachment to g1. I just think it looks way too plain and the massive feet are ugly as hell.
The Hard Angles in car mode and incorrect headlights to skirt the VW License kill this for me. I'll keep my Netflix one
You left out the easy retooling into Hubcap/Bumper/Cliffjumper when calling that out.
@@andrewrichards312 yeah, it looks more like them anyway
8:36 Regarding the claim that this figure is gonna still be on shelves, that was entirely wrong. Just about every store that I've visited that sells Transformers products/figures has run out of the Bumblebee figure. Check Gamestop, Walmart, Target, and many others and they have had the figure sold out or unavailable in-store. Luckily before work I ended up checking my local target and they finally had not 2, not 3, but 1 sole copy of the figure. I got so lucky getting the figure as I was thinking of not stopping by but I'm glad I did cuz the figure was worth picking up.
"Still on shelves" means in the future he will be restocked plenty of times, just like TFOne Prime. Sure he's gonna be sold out now because he's a new, desirable figure but he will be back in stock soon enough.
Srry I’m late, I’m watching Transformers go
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the legs on 86 bee remind me of power of the primes seaspray, as in the way they transform
technically the new ss is screen accurate
5:08 Which goldBUGs a lot of people.
This quite nitpicky of me, but I would prefer that the corners of the roof be more rounded to more resemble a squashed, penny racer looking beetle. Those are really the only things holding me back from loving the vehicle mode.
I think the 86 is better. Netflix's sacrifices are out of laziness (seriously, why did he partsform), whilst 86's make sense (the windows are black due to engineering, and it looks fantastic.
Different strokes for different folks. Would rather prefer the Netflix one for the alt mode being true to bumblebee.
I hope this figure gets retooled into Autobot Bumper!
What’s the blue bumblebee?
The chest panel and backpack irk me. They're not animation accurate for either mode and it's clear that they were designed to be inevitable retools into Hubcap, Bumper and in the case of just the chest panel, Cliffjumper.
The Bumblebee-all-end-all, to pinch a Thewism.
I like this guy. The Netflix and 4-pack molds were good too, I still enjoy them, but I’ll admit it’ll be nice to have a Bee that doesn’t partsform 😅
Just reviewed this smol lovable stupidmobil, and the only issue I have with it is the paint longevity. The bumper chips paint like crazy under the slightest amount of pressure.
I literally spent 32 bucks on a voyager Bumblebee Shockwave. I aint paying that same price for something that tiny.
I prefer Netflix Bee
The proportions look a lot nicer to me
I prefer the darker, orangey yellow and black
And partsforming isn’t really a problem for me, I just don’t care about it as long as it has a place to store in both modes which it does
That opening segment just reminded me of that meme where the guy just goes, "Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD, Space Jam DVD."
1:17 There is 6 Autobots from season 1 missing!
Cliffjumper
Windcharger
Huffer
Sideswipe
Mirage
Optimus Prime!
Could never justify buying a box set just for Goldbug so I hope they use this mold for him
I prefers this new TF86 Bee over THAN MP45 Bee! At least this new SS Bee is more stable, secure and cheaper! Unlike MP 45 is ex, small and fragile! 😒🤷🏻♂️
"you take the backpack off, which (gold)bugs a lot of people".
Hah! I made a funny. ;)
But WHY THE HELL did they mess upp Bees alt-mode AGAIN??? Can they EVER get it right? Okay, Goldbug was fine but his transformation scheme wasn't and also it was Goldbug (which we didn't want, because we wanted Bee). Anyway, I like Bees robot mode, I like his new transformation scheme...BUT NOT THAT HORRIBLE ALT-MODE!!!
Seriously, Hasbro...get it right, why don't you...
And why in the holy hells do they use transparent plastic at all if they're then going to paint it black anyway? That color mismatch is a bleeding eyesore!
No, I will not get this one. Not ever. Not even if they pay me. Okay, if they pay me. And then I'll sell it. Quick.
If I can't get a decently correct Bumblebee, I might as well get the Reactivate version, because that looks awesome.
I personally prefer the er cliff mold bee but this new one aint bad
Also the hood and roof bit transforms easier if you peg in the head assembly, I didn't know to unpeg it and was disappointed at the head movement until I realized I could unpeg it
1:46 his face looks like George Carlin
😰 1986 ❓ 😓 This toy, this Bumblebee IS (one of) the reason why i HATE my brother. He threw my toy away and i never found it. I'm still sad. Really.
Thanks for the video
Its worth 20-25. The engineering is great but very simple and the figure is tiny af. So when you buy other deluxes, it's too hard to justify the difference.
I picked this one up yesterday because the only one I already had was the origins and the SS86 is awesome even if he is one of the smallest deluxe molds the transformation is great and it's a good representation of the character.It does suck that in the United States Walmart raised the prices of deluxe figures back to $24.99 instead of the $19.99 they were selling them at for months when I bought gears.It doesn't matter though because they're the only 2 bumblebee figures I ever intend on owning
Huh. Dawns on me now that I own no Bee that isn't my scuffed G1 childhood Bee. I should buy a bumblebee. I should buy THIS bumblebee.
You need to calm your brass down, this bumble bee is way too bright-nese plastic. Nothing but predictable toys these days, the same stuff over and over. Let's see some new plastic, made in Hong Kong, Japan or America and be mystified like we were in the 80's.
I don't like the alt mode as much as the Earthrise version's. The car panels don't tab in that well and something always feels a bit askew. Trying to fix one gap/tab causes another gap to pop open. Nothing to tab the backwheels to the doors, etc.
Seeing the Earthrise Bumblebee next to the SS86 bumblebee is like seeing retro Sonic and modern Sonic in Sonic Generations
Seeing either of them next to SS Bayverse Bumblebee would be like seeing video game Sonic next to the original movie trailer's ugly Sonic
Much, much better than 'Flix Bee. Even if i like the old one, this one just beats it in pretty much every front save the alt mode, on which Netflix bee is disqualified since... It bloody cheats!
Alright imma say it retool this mold and redo 86 Cliffjumper the actual Cliff is hot garbage, loose joints and partsforming gross
The new one is an objectively superior figure to the last one. If nothing else, for the lack of partsforming ALONE
SS86 is way, WAY better than the Netflix. No partsforming and as cartoon accurate as a Generations budget allows it. He's even much better looking than the MP2.0 from all angles. My only nitpick is the lack of a VW license, thus making the vehicle looks like the "PS1" version of a Beetle.
Personally, I prefer the Netflix one, i enjoy a more proportionate Beetle and the headsculpt more
Im definitely getting this one tho, i wanna make a custom Glyph
I’m more partial to the vehicle-accuracy of the earthrise mold (I think the penny racer look is kinda goofy and weird) but I’m still glad we have an accurate figure from legacy
Definitely gonna get him, but ill wait til we inevitably get toyhax lables to fix the windows. Not a fan of the black
Honestly the only issue I have with this figure is the price. $35 is pretty horrid for a figure this small. It should be down at $25 at MOST… especially since legacy animated bee is nearly half the price of this guy. Like Studio series label or not this is pretty rough, and it makes me glad that gears got released in legacy instead of the SS86 line. We should not have to pay that high of a price for a MINI BOT. Even if it’s a really really REALLY good figure.
You could actually store the gun in the back of the car, but you have to position it the opposite way you did in the video. :)
Im not buying any wfc figures only studio series becuz i know they always deliver! (earlier ss figures were okay) but they got better as time went on. I will bee picking this up soon.
I personally don't like this guy. The car mode doesn't want to hold together, the legs are too flimsy and the overall design reminds me more of the old mp than of the movie bumblebee
Well given what BB went through in the 86 Movie, can you blame his expression here.
I definitely prefer the SS86 version he isn't hollow unlike the Netflix, he doesn't partsform like the Netflix and he has more articulation and is more solid and stable
Was putting him next to that TMNT poster a him that you have the TMNT Transformers figure
personally, I'm sticking to the Earthrise one simply because of the Beetle, I love the Beetle
I honestly at first was a bit mixed on this figure. But from more and more I’ve seen of him. I started to like. This figure (despite no vw license)
im glad this figure exists, but im also glad i have a netflix bee. the engineering on this one feels like the earthrise engineering got another pass and has truly been mastered, but that altmode is just… not it, man. coming off the beautifully faithful vw beetle of the netflix figure, the simultaneously angular and rounded look just doesnt feel right. especially since it’s studio series, aka the line that loves licensed cars, so it just feels like they didnt want to pay the licensing fee for it or whatever and just made a really whatever-looking car mode.
Bee new mold
I have neither, but if I were to choose, I’d get the new 86 bumblebee, especially since it doesn’t parts form for the back of the car.
I personally live G1 Bumble bee more , Bay verse bee sucks and I hate that people think it’s werid that Bee talks when , he could always talk
i had to pay a lot more than $33 or $36 sadly.. i had to pay $42.90... it was a hard hit in the wallet.
IMO he's very bad. I don't like the chest, the forearms are weird and the legs are trash
I'm gonna be honest, it's too boxy imo. If you ask me they shouldn't have even done this figure if they couldn't get the license to make it round and chonky like the show version
I really hope they remake cliff with this mould.
I always hated the parts forming on the Netflix one plus the cartoon car mode feels so much more right along with the proper yellow instead of weird mustard so definitely prefer the new one. Can't wait to get mine!
I'm sorry the calf rocker just kills it for me, they could have designed it way better
bought one 86 figure yea not for me feels cheap and no rubber tires disgusting