As a half Lego half transforms fan, I feel like the two ideas only merge so much. Optimus worked because of his realistic size as a European truck, but bumblebee completely messes that up because of the limitations of Lego pieces and budgets compared to his small size and somehow even smaller alt mode. I think they did the best they could without making the two look like minifigs, like kre-o did, though some of those figures could still transform while at minfig scale, I still have the transforming cliff jumper
But another thing is those Kreo minifig transformers weren't very stable. They were cool but everytime I saw them being trasnformed reviewers would pop off pieces on accident
Sam has fallen into the river of lego city! ¡BUMBLEBEE! *Build bumblebee* *Transform him* And roll out to save the sreaming man! New lego transformers **sets each sold separately**
His alt mode is super lego-esk already, he's easy lego colors, he's not a Military vehicle, you can give him minicons as additional accessories, his transformation is simple, and he's an iconic decepticon. He is the objective best choice
The only issue would be the knees. You'd have to make some really freaking strong knees and have them bend the reverse direction for the transformation. That is hard to do
@@judee.7186I'd love to see it but this latest release for me as both a big LEGO and Transformers fan worries me they are trending in the wrong direction. Optimus for me seemed very Transformers fan focused, while Bumblebee was more LEGO influenced. As for the minicons....cool idea but I think it will be tough to pull off at that scale using actual LEGO pieces.
Unfortunately, stability is tantamount. Lego's biggest fear is a kid dropping a toy, pieces flying everywhere, kids crying, parents annoyed and never buying lego again. So they limit articulation to ensure that 9/10 times when a kid sets a figure down, it just stands up on its own. >shrugs
Eh, that is a fair argument. But i would give the figure brownie points if it had knees, like the ones on the titan cole mech from earlier this year, where it had pistons so the bend at the knee would be more frictiony. But bumblebee must transform so out the window with that!
@@legonerd0666 ik I'm just messing around, but from what I've seen most unstable builds are for the movie designs and G1 designs are normally pretty solid.
but custom builders dont have to adhere to the strict stability and ease of build rules and budget restrictions that lego designers have to deal for their sets, of course custom builds are better, cus they can use any techniques the builder wants, no matter how illegal or complex or fragile, can use as many parts as the builder wants, its the same argument as comparing third party transformers to official hasbro ones, theyre operating on completely different sets of parameters to the point where the comparison is just not fair in the slightest
@@mr.timusproductions116 even the smaller ones like ixrolloutx’s transformers have more complex transformations than LEGO Optimus prime and LEGO bumblebee
@@Kriviach Right. At the end of the day these are toys, toys that primarily cater to children and thus have to follow guidelines for those rules. Moc creators and third party don't need to follow those rules because either they aren't being sold or already legally "ambiguous".
I like the little explaining about the designers and that helps to appreciate the thing a bit more but yeah i had high expetations for this and i probably shouldn't have. I don't know, i want to like it but i don't. The build looks fun tho ! great video as always !
Considering Bee's not entirely small, and hugely out of scale with Prime, and is about 900 pieces the 120 doesn't feel half bad. Prime is about $240 with a piece count of about 1500 which isn't exactly great. Definitely planning to get both at some point this year as they look great together. Would have been nice to see ankle tilt on the Bee though. Really wanted the Voltron but before I could it was unjustly retired.
Some of the extra pieces from the set, I used to make an attachment to make the gun peg into the side of the door which actually looks really cool and I can hide the attachment inside the windshield. It was pretty helpful and looks really sick
I’m hoping we will get more Lego Transformers, but at a smaller scale. I think a smaller scale, like that akin to various fan builds, might help them be easier to design, if the various fan builds are anything to go by. Minifigure scale would be perfect.
I'd love a, maybe new theme?, of Lego Transformers that are abt $50-$100 each (average). They won't be replacing Generations or any nonsense you (someone; not you, specifically) may come up with. They just would prioritize articulation and proportions _more_ than (Icons) Bumblebee and Optimus. They could even create new pieces to improve stability for different joints, etc, as well as (create new pieces to) help with certain design elements of the characters. Y'know Lego's already obsessed with the Buildable Figures, right? So, why not do this? It'd be really cool!
The Fan made MOCs of Hachiroku24 and aranobilis98 are just way better in my opinion. They scale well with the official Optimus Prime and VW Beetle looks better and also better articulation. If they were given an official treatment from lego it would have been perfect.
People love to forget that this is making a big figure on a BUDGET in the lego company. Yes fans make more cohesive designs. But those are not restricted to be sold in stores so need to be super solid.
Looks more like a Suzuki Swift like Takara's Alternity Bumblebee/Cliffjumper/Goldbug. And hell yeah, Lego stuff absosmurfinlutely can go on sale or even on clearance, it's how I got my Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker's X-Wing Fighter...what was a bigass $90USD set when it first came out had dropped down to $50 by the time I finally chose to pull the trigger on it (that and it was just mocking me like "you'll never be able to get any other GOOD X-Wing if you keep passing me up"). On the other hand, the Poe Dameron X-Wing Fighter wasn't so lucky, that thing had more parts to be fair, but it *stayed* the full $90 the entire time it was on the shelf at Target.
I used to be a big Lego collector before switching fully to collecting Transformers. I had managed to save enough vip points to get bumblebee for free with some points left over. He now stands proudly next to Lego Optimus.
What I think would be cool is if they used the same basic frame work that the brick built figures use. Though it may make it difficult to allow the figures to transform.
@@legonerd0666coulda been a helicopter the real reason is likely it was supposed to be cheeper than prime and well bumble bee is the only iconic one to in that range
LEGO Optimus for me felt like a love letter from LEGO to Hasbro Transformers collectors. Bumblebee seems like a LEGO forward cash grab riding the wave of Optimus.
This set is awful, Alanyuppie78 made a bumblebee in scale to the official lego Optimus and it’s much, much better. “It’s lego” shouldn’t be an excuse for how terrible this bumblebee is.
As a 40-ish year old fan of both Transformers and Lego, these sets are pretty much aimed specifically at me as a target audience. And I like the Optimus; I have this Bee waiting for me when I get home from vacation. I like how these vehicles kind of remind me of really *old* lego sets, like from the 80s. The side windows on this and the windshield definitely give me vibes of older large Lego vehicles and sets. Optimus also used mostly classic bricks that have been around forever - some new one, but I still enjoyed the feeling of "yeah, I could have actually built like *most* of this back in the day*. I'm still contemplating doing that experiment at some point; I still have all my old legos and it'd be interesting to see how far I could get.
I love these Lego Transformers set and I certainly love this Bumblebee. And I think that grey circle hinge in the middle of the windshield? It's supposed to represent the VW logo's placement in the beetles! (I think)
I actually like Bee a lot more than prime. Prime is so dang wobbly that it scares me so much. Bee feels like it locks in so much in every position. If I wanted a super poseable bee I’d get an actual transformer.
I'd have liked prime to be like this tbh. My optimus prime is so floppy that he can barely stand. They didn't make his arms for long term posing. Lego cant be made with an action figure mindset. It just doesn't work.
I think overall, Lego Bumblebee is really, really quite good. The carmode is quite well-done considering the lack of VW licence, it just looks really good, too. The botmode is really good. I like the different building techniques to capture different aspects of the design. I like the face. The gun is good. And, I really like the bumper details. The Goldbug and Bumblebee bumper stickers, "I ❤ Cybertron", etc are very good and cute details! And, all that for $90 (USD)! Thats a pretty good deal. Yea, I know, he could've and should've have knees. They should've found a stable way to do so. But, its fine. Not a huge deal. And, yea, his shoulders are a little too big, but thats completely fine, too. And, the partsforming, too, but I don't give a scrap; its no big deal. And, yes, the proportions aren't the best, but who really cares? Its still a good Lego Bumblebee! Its not like its trying to be like Generations (SS, LGY, etc)! Also, if you ask me, Soundwave is a no-brainer for the next one. His transformation and design are simple enough, hes an extremely popular character (for good reason), and he could be done very easily at $90 (USD) for base, and a little more for (at least, a couple of) his Minicons. Totaling up to probably, say, $110 (USD) or so? Also, hes a Decepticon, while both our current ones are Autobots.
The difference in experience of the two designers is an interesting note. Hearing the different backgrounds of the designers, you can really start to see it in the builds. I'm personally more on the Lego side of things so I find it interesting more than anything. A side note about the Bumblebee designer and the whole model vs action figure thing, I saw an interview with the designer on a different channel and he was asked if the build was play tested with children (like literally PLAY tested) and he sort of sidestepped by saying it was tested with a variety of people and pointed out it was an 18+ set. Soooo yeah definitely more of a model than anything. Even as a Lego person and only the most casually aware of Transformers toy expectations I feel like they should have incorporated at least a little play into it. Yeah, I know the transformation is in and of itself a play feature, but idk. I feel like this one especially could have been more fun. I'm always interested to hear how Transformers fans feel about these sets.
I'd actually want g2 and his tank alternate mode. Megatron practicley never used his gun mode to fight besides being a weapon for another decepticon and I feel a tank would also fit better as a set and would be better for lego sales. A toy gun judt isn't something they make for kids these days. A tank has a canon but I see that as a bit diferant then a modal of a gun.
The difference is the jet pack and bumper aren’t necessary it’s an accessory the windscreen is and cannot be removed without massive issues Also I wish there was weapon storage
Personally I buy these as Lego sets so the lack of articulation doesn’t really bother me My main issues are how oversized the shoulders are to hold the wheels and that the roof keeps falling off the collar when adjusting those bits
i feel like if they got the guy who designed optimus to design bee this couldve been so much better like you dont hire a car designer to build a robot do you
LEGO Bee is an interesting companion piece to Optimus because I think Bee does a couple of things better than Optimus, mainly the stability and the general look. Optimus looked nice, but I think Bee looks a little more refined. However, Optimus does feel much more complete as an overall package due to his accessories and him being more poseable. Optimus' transformation is also a little better than Bee's because it doesn't have partsform technically, and is a little more straight forward and more intuitive because Bee felt a little flimsy in that aspect. As a LEGO fan, I think Bumblebee's pretty good, and while it's still expensive, he's an easier sell compared to how expensive Optimus is. I don't know if I'd say Bee is better than Optimus, but I like both.
As a Lego Star Wars and Transformers collector, I think the price is about what I expected. I plan on buying it sooner or later but I do still have to get Armada Tidal Wave, so it'll be a while.
7:53 funny that it wouldn't be a problem if lego didn't lowered clutch power somewhere in 2000's(probably in 2003, when they changed main color palette)
I had the Lego Voltron set and even though it IS super cool, it was also quiet boring to build because the animal bots are too similar. But assembling and disambling Voltron itself was quite cool. I still think it could have been done better though. Making movable and posable legs aren't THAT difficult but I guess Lego whines about this and that and "it must be sturdy, it mustn't fall over and injure kids, yadda-yadda-yadda".
I feel like if they were to do another, Megatron would be next. Then Soundwave, Shockwave, and/or Starscream. I hate the legs on Bee but I hate the legs on G1 Bee too so not gonna punish the set for that. Wish it was a bit more poseable but Bee doesn't really have any iconic or recognizable poses like Prime. I'd say pice is maybe $15-25 too much but I might get it anyway
As a Transformers and Lego fan, I understand the pricing and I don't think it's that bad, if you get 1,000 pieces per $100, that's not bad. This set is 950 pieces for 90 bucks US, then tax depending on your location. So base price per piece is about 10.5 cents. I got a Lego The Office set and that was a tad pricy at about 120 USD plus about 10 bucks in taxes and it's base price per piece at 1,164 comes to about 9.7 cents per piece, slightly better. Legos are just not cheap.
Who remembers Kre-o transformers
I love Kre-O transformers don't know why they discontinued it, I loved Kre-O 😕
i still have drift
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@ZiYT4227 My Optimus Prime is currently in a zip lock bag in many pieces
My first transformer, and my first Lego
5:20 *_"GIVE ME YOUR FACE!"_*
And we never saw Bee with the Faceplate
As a half Lego half transforms fan, I feel like the two ideas only merge so much. Optimus worked because of his realistic size as a European truck, but bumblebee completely messes that up because of the limitations of Lego pieces and budgets compared to his small size and somehow even smaller alt mode. I think they did the best they could without making the two look like minifigs, like kre-o did, though some of those figures could still transform while at minfig scale, I still have the transforming cliff jumper
Do yourself a favor: look up StudentScissors.
It can work! at a smaller scale than Lego's doing it.
But another thing is those Kreo minifig transformers weren't very stable. They were cool but everytime I saw them being trasnformed reviewers would pop off pieces on accident
Sam has fallen into the river of lego city!
¡BUMBLEBEE!
*Build bumblebee*
*Transform him*
And roll out to save the sreaming man!
New lego transformers **sets each sold separately**
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tbh, I think it'd be...
"OPTIMUS!"
~ Sam
Yep
Soundwave really is kind of a home run choice for official lego tfs
His alt mode is super lego-esk already, he's easy lego colors, he's not a Military vehicle, you can give him minicons as additional accessories, his transformation is simple, and he's an iconic decepticon. He is the objective best choice
@@judee.7186 I agree with you. but I doubt Lego will include his minicons because it would probably raise the price for him.
The only issue would be the knees. You'd have to make some really freaking strong knees and have them bend the reverse direction for the transformation. That is hard to do
@@kboy1158 at least laserbeak
@@judee.7186I'd love to see it but this latest release for me as both a big LEGO and Transformers fan worries me they are trending in the wrong direction. Optimus for me seemed very Transformers fan focused, while Bumblebee was more LEGO influenced. As for the minicons....cool idea but I think it will be tough to pull off at that scale using actual LEGO pieces.
Enough… CLUTCH… POWER!? CLUTCH POWERS REFERENCE??!?!!
I STILL SEE THE X
Unfortunately, stability is tantamount. Lego's biggest fear is a kid dropping a toy, pieces flying everywhere, kids crying, parents annoyed and never buying lego again. So they limit articulation to ensure that 9/10 times when a kid sets a figure down, it just stands up on its own. >shrugs
Guess they didnt think like that back in 08 considering them bionicle joints that break and get loose exsist
Eh, that is a fair argument. But i would give the figure brownie points if it had knees, like the ones on the titan cole mech from earlier this year, where it had pistons so the bend at the knee would be more frictiony. But bumblebee must transform so out the window with that!
Then what is the point of 18+ if they are still working under the constraints?
@@lucarionuva9543because the truth is that the 18+ subline is just a marketing strategy to make adults not feel like losers when buying a kids toy
@@Borax15they lose friction over time and there was somethijg wrong with the mold cooling that fucked up the pieces
"theres only so much you can do with lego"
Lego transformers fans pre optimus prime set release making masterpiece quality transformer out of lego.
StudentScissors anyone?
The thing is that those mocs would most definetly not pass legos stability and safety standards
@@legonerd0666 ik I'm just messing around, but from what I've seen most unstable builds are for the movie designs and G1 designs are normally pretty solid.
@@cyankoopa8111 his mocs are nice
there's also a size thing with all of the ones I've seen-
They're small-
These lego sets.. are h u g e
There is a difference there-
“Bro is not making it out alive”
*shows a b-roll of bumblebee getting his shit rocked*😂
People have been making LEGO transformers with solid backs
but custom builders dont have to adhere to the strict stability and ease of build rules and budget restrictions that lego designers have to deal for their sets, of course custom builds are better, cus they can use any techniques the builder wants, no matter how illegal or complex or fragile, can use as many parts as the builder wants, its the same argument as comparing third party transformers to official hasbro ones, theyre operating on completely different sets of parameters to the point where the comparison is just not fair in the slightest
are any of them NEARLY as big as this one?
@@mr.timusproductions116 even the smaller ones like ixrolloutx’s transformers have more complex transformations than LEGO Optimus prime and LEGO bumblebee
@@mr.timusproductions116 I fail to see how size factors into any of the arguments that Ive presented above
@@Kriviach Right. At the end of the day these are toys, toys that primarily cater to children and thus have to follow guidelines for those rules. Moc creators and third party don't need to follow those rules because either they aren't being sold or already legally "ambiguous".
This thing gives heavy titans return legends bee vibes
Huh. Now that you mention it, I can see that. Yea.
7:54 CLUTCHPOWER?!?
IMPOSSIBLE
@StinkyBlueRat This is surprising that you commented on this channel.
Yo what???
Well this was unexpected by me
I like the little explaining about the designers and that helps to appreciate the thing a bit more but yeah i had high expetations for this and i probably shouldn't have. I don't know, i want to like it but i don't. The build looks fun tho ! great video as always !
Lego Voltron may honestly be the best set Lego has ever made, but it's so expensive to get now.
Considering Bee's not entirely small, and hugely out of scale with Prime, and is about 900 pieces the 120 doesn't feel half bad. Prime is about $240 with a piece count of about 1500 which isn't exactly great. Definitely planning to get both at some point this year as they look great together. Would have been nice to see ankle tilt on the Bee though. Really wanted the Voltron but before I could it was unjustly retired.
Prime rlly did say give me your face 🤣💀
I hate how tiny his forearms are, especially when compared to his giant and awkwardly placed shoulders
Some of the extra pieces from the set, I used to make an attachment to make the gun peg into the side of the door which actually looks really cool and I can hide the attachment inside the windshield. It was pretty helpful and looks really sick
I’m hoping we will get more Lego Transformers, but at a smaller scale. I think a smaller scale, like that akin to various fan builds, might help them be easier to design, if the various fan builds are anything to go by. Minifigure scale would be perfect.
I'd love a, maybe new theme?, of Lego Transformers that are abt $50-$100 each (average). They won't be replacing Generations or any nonsense you (someone; not you, specifically) may come up with. They just would prioritize articulation and proportions _more_ than (Icons) Bumblebee and Optimus. They could even create new pieces to improve stability for different joints, etc, as well as (create new pieces to) help with certain design elements of the characters.
Y'know Lego's already obsessed with the Buildable Figures, right? So, why not do this? It'd be really cool!
I’m I the only one who thinks bumblebee’s robot mode looks terrible?
No, I agree with you. 👍
I wish Lego could have added some sort of compressing features for vehicle mode so he doesn't look like he has goose legs😂😂
Yep it looks like crap and they should've made it smaller. But lego like to jack the piece count for $$$ not for better builds
Yes
Yeah there's something about the arms. Seem too stubby.
The Fan made MOCs of Hachiroku24 and aranobilis98 are just way better in my opinion. They scale well with the official Optimus Prime and VW Beetle looks better and also better articulation. If they were given an official treatment from lego it would have been perfect.
People love to forget that this is making a big figure on a BUDGET in the lego company. Yes fans make more cohesive designs. But those are not restricted to be sold in stores so need to be super solid.
5:11
"YA CAN'T SEE HIM, HIS TIME IS NOWWWW...!!"
🤗
PrespectiveEnd shivering his timbers from the partsforming
Looks more like a Suzuki Swift like Takara's Alternity Bumblebee/Cliffjumper/Goldbug. And hell yeah, Lego stuff absosmurfinlutely can go on sale or even on clearance, it's how I got my Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker's X-Wing Fighter...what was a bigass $90USD set when it first came out had dropped down to $50 by the time I finally chose to pull the trigger on it (that and it was just mocking me like "you'll never be able to get any other GOOD X-Wing if you keep passing me up"). On the other hand, the Poe Dameron X-Wing Fighter wasn't so lucky, that thing had more parts to be fair, but it *stayed* the full $90 the entire time it was on the shelf at Target.
I used to be a big Lego collector before switching fully to collecting Transformers. I had managed to save enough vip points to get bumblebee for free with some points left over. He now stands proudly next to Lego Optimus.
hopefully the next one they make will actually have knees
The original prototype for bee had knees but Lego told the designers to get rid of them because Lego prioritizes stability more than articulation
I love when I fall into a river and a comically large Volkswagen beetle runs over me to rescue me
Doesn't have enough... *CLUTCH POWERS!?*
Something I will always love about these videos is bro nonchalantly including family. It is so authentically iconic.
Even though this isn't the best, I'm still getting it! My prime needs a friend
That "There is no Stretcher" Part had me Dying 🤣
good transformation
What I think would be cool is if they used the same basic frame work that the brick built figures use. Though it may make it difficult to allow the figures to transform.
I was expecting either Soundwave or megatron to be the next Lego Transformer, but Bumblebee is FINE I guess.
Megatron is probaply the most unlikely to be made simply bc lego have very strict rules against toys based on modern military stuff like tanks
@@legonerd0666 I mean that's also the issue with Lego.
@@legonerd0666coulda been a helicopter the real reason is likely it was supposed to be cheeper than prime and well bumble bee is the only iconic one to in that range
Although I hate how it looks I'm still going to get it lol
As someone who got Lego Voltron day 1 I can confirm it is epic!!
Can’t wait to build BB this weekend!
LEGO Optimus for me felt like a love letter from LEGO to Hasbro Transformers collectors. Bumblebee seems like a LEGO forward cash grab riding the wave of Optimus.
4:18 You could say it has been made to bring freedom, peace, justice and security to this galaxy and it’s new empire
ThatToyGuy, i own that lego Voltron, i got it as a gift way back when, and trust me
YOU NEED IT
This set is awful, Alanyuppie78 made a bumblebee in scale to the official lego Optimus and it’s much, much better. “It’s lego” shouldn’t be an excuse for how terrible this bumblebee is.
Shut the hell up
As a 40-ish year old fan of both Transformers and Lego, these sets are pretty much aimed specifically at me as a target audience. And I like the Optimus; I have this Bee waiting for me when I get home from vacation. I like how these vehicles kind of remind me of really *old* lego sets, like from the 80s. The side windows on this and the windshield definitely give me vibes of older large Lego vehicles and sets. Optimus also used mostly classic bricks that have been around forever - some new one, but I still enjoyed the feeling of "yeah, I could have actually built like *most* of this back in the day*.
I'm still contemplating doing that experiment at some point; I still have all my old legos and it'd be interesting to see how far I could get.
Apparently this guy was meant to have knees but Lego had the designers remove them
Genuine question, why? What’s the upside to having less articulation?
I can't wait to get my hands on this bumblebee.I always love: "This video is made for adult collectors because: *Insert funny*"
Keep it up my man!
I had no idea this thing even came out. I just knew the listings for it leaked and soon enough it just came out.
I love these Lego Transformers set and I certainly love this Bumblebee.
And I think that grey circle hinge in the middle of the windshield? It's supposed to represent the VW logo's placement in the beetles! (I think)
I mean, there ARE ways to fix some of the bits, like adding knees and such, it IS lego after all. You just need the right pieces.
I actually like Bee a lot more than prime. Prime is so dang wobbly that it scares me so much. Bee feels like it locks in so much in every position. If I wanted a super poseable bee I’d get an actual transformer.
Fun fact the designers originally had it have knees but lego said no it was a bad idea not for support
Thanks for showing us the bumblebee face plate on Optimus prime.
It looks so much funnier than I thought it would.
I'd have liked prime to be like this tbh. My optimus prime is so floppy that he can barely stand. They didn't make his arms for long term posing.
Lego cant be made with an action figure mindset. It just doesn't work.
I think overall, Lego Bumblebee is really, really quite good. The carmode is quite well-done considering the lack of VW licence, it just looks really good, too. The botmode is really good. I like the different building techniques to capture different aspects of the design. I like the face. The gun is good. And, I really like the bumper details. The Goldbug and Bumblebee bumper stickers, "I ❤ Cybertron", etc are very good and cute details! And, all that for $90 (USD)! Thats a pretty good deal.
Yea, I know, he could've and should've have knees. They should've found a stable way to do so. But, its fine. Not a huge deal. And, yea, his shoulders are a little too big, but thats completely fine, too. And, the partsforming, too, but I don't give a scrap; its no big deal. And, yes, the proportions aren't the best, but who really cares? Its still a good Lego Bumblebee! Its not like its trying to be like Generations (SS, LGY, etc)!
Also, if you ask me, Soundwave is a no-brainer for the next one. His transformation and design are simple enough, hes an extremely popular character (for good reason), and he could be done very easily at $90 (USD) for base, and a little more for (at least, a couple of) his Minicons. Totaling up to probably, say, $110 (USD) or so? Also, hes a Decepticon, while both our current ones are Autobots.
The weapon's butt can peg on a side mirror to form a robot turret, or handle for some mobster drive-by.
The fact that your Lego Optimus Prime review is already 2 years old is crazy
The difference in experience of the two designers is an interesting note. Hearing the different backgrounds of the designers, you can really start to see it in the builds. I'm personally more on the Lego side of things so I find it interesting more than anything. A side note about the Bumblebee designer and the whole model vs action figure thing, I saw an interview with the designer on a different channel and he was asked if the build was play tested with children (like literally PLAY tested) and he sort of sidestepped by saying it was tested with a variety of people and pointed out it was an 18+ set. Soooo yeah definitely more of a model than anything. Even as a Lego person and only the most casually aware of Transformers toy expectations I feel like they should have incorporated at least a little play into it. Yeah, I know the transformation is in and of itself a play feature, but idk. I feel like this one especially could have been more fun. I'm always interested to hear how Transformers fans feel about these sets.
I got Optimus Prime for my birthday right after they announced Bumble Bee. So yeah, Lego is making hell for me
lego G1 megatron would be peak lego
I'd actually want g2 and his tank alternate mode. Megatron practicley never used his gun mode to fight besides being a weapon for another decepticon and I feel a tank would also fit better as a set and would be better for lego sales. A toy gun judt isn't something they make for kids these days. A tank has a canon but I see that as a bit diferant then a modal of a gun.
Am i the only one who noticed the "pull out" sticker on the back bumper? 💀
Roll out
@@jimmyhingst4163 sure if that's what that kids are calling it these days
@@RamonaVirus 😭😅😅 I’m gonna start using that now😭🙏
@@jimmyhingst4163 glad I could be of service 😘
Those hands remind me of movie Brawl
The difference is the jet pack and bumper aren’t necessary it’s an accessory the windscreen is and cannot be removed without massive issues
Also I wish there was weapon storage
Personally I buy these as Lego sets so the lack of articulation doesn’t really bother me
My main issues are how oversized the shoulders are to hold the wheels and that the roof keeps falling off the collar when adjusting those bits
Bruh that Cole Train jumpscare got me lol
Lego Soundwave is definitely next choice
Optimus prime really did just take bees head off
Can you do a video review of the Bionicle bohrok? They are official LEGO transformers that came out before LEGO optimus prime.
i feel like if they got the guy who designed optimus to design bee this couldve been so much better like you dont hire a car designer to build a robot do you
He’s also got ankle swivel!
this design is growing on me it's like a giant titans return bee
LEGO Bee is an interesting companion piece to Optimus because I think Bee does a couple of things better than Optimus, mainly the stability and the general look. Optimus looked nice, but I think Bee looks a little more refined. However, Optimus does feel much more complete as an overall package due to his accessories and him being more poseable. Optimus' transformation is also a little better than Bee's because it doesn't have partsform technically, and is a little more straight forward and more intuitive because Bee felt a little flimsy in that aspect.
As a LEGO fan, I think Bumblebee's pretty good, and while it's still expensive, he's an easier sell compared to how expensive Optimus is. I don't know if I'd say Bee is better than Optimus, but I like both.
As a Lego Star Wars and Transformers collector, I think the price is about what I expected. I plan on buying it sooner or later but I do still have to get Armada Tidal Wave, so it'll be a while.
The big shoulders remind me of shoulder pads if you think about it.
As someone who builds lego a lot, i could probably make knee joints for prime
But probably not for bee
First i need to buy prime
I have to buy this!
In France it's like 90 euros, which seems less expensive even with conversion, so that's a better price imo
7:53 funny that it wouldn't be a problem if lego didn't lowered clutch power somewhere in 2000's(probably in 2003, when they changed main color palette)
great derek laufman stickers
Each time I transform Optimus he is guaranteed to have something pop off and I have to work out how it goes back together
Scored it for 90 at the Lego store in south Carolina going on the shelf right next to Optimus
I really feel like we could’ve skipped the parts forming and he could’ve just had a big body chest instead.
Just ordered mine can’t wait for it
I will probably get this set at some stage, but I will wait for a sale. I got prime on sale recently for 50 euro off which was really nice
BUMBLE-BRICK!
I put the bb's gun on the back of the info plaque(only one stud to use,but fits perfectly,just not strong)
I think a tank Megatron would have been a better pairing with Optimus than a G1 style Bumblebee, something even Hasbro struggles with.
There must have been SOMETHING they could have done for better posing.
I had the Lego Voltron set and even though it IS super cool, it was also quiet boring to build because the animal bots are too similar. But assembling and disambling Voltron itself was quite cool. I still think it could have been done better though. Making movable and posable legs aren't THAT difficult but I guess Lego whines about this and that and "it must be sturdy, it mustn't fall over and injure kids, yadda-yadda-yadda".
I wish they went with a more g1 toy design instead personally
If anyone remembers the Transformers Kre-O, you're a legend.
I remember Kre-O transformers!
@@lego_mateo127 then you're a legend alright.
I feel like if they were to do another, Megatron would be next. Then Soundwave, Shockwave, and/or Starscream. I hate the legs on Bee but I hate the legs on G1 Bee too so not gonna punish the set for that. Wish it was a bit more poseable but Bee doesn't really have any iconic or recognizable poses like Prime. I'd say pice is maybe $15-25 too much but I might get it anyway
Prime took Bumblebee's face for a minute. Prime is still on edge of taking faces
Imagine a Grimlock Lego set
As a Transformers and Lego fan, I understand the pricing and I don't think it's that bad, if you get 1,000 pieces per $100, that's not bad. This set is 950 pieces for 90 bucks US, then tax depending on your location. So base price per piece is about 10.5 cents. I got a Lego The Office set and that was a tad pricy at about 120 USD plus about 10 bucks in taxes and it's base price per piece at 1,164 comes to about 9.7 cents per piece, slightly better. Legos are just not cheap.
i dont care if its just a statue with articulation like a nendoriod you won me back for the 2nd time lego
NOW TAKE MY MONEY
Just build the aranoblis model instead its cheaper and better
@@Borax15 thanks for the suggestion but i rather have this or search the indonesian market for a kre-o one
i can vouch
the lego voltron is SOOO good
Megatron is my top choice for another one.
I just got one deliver and stored the weapon in the back, open de flap to his head and you can clip in the gun on the hinges🎉
We need some lego decepticons
mezzanine ho
I heard it's because lego hates knees on mechs and that carries over to lego transformers
Bee looks the titan returns