First Look at new ROTF Bumblebee Retool and More!
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 11:23AM CDT
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The other prototype would bear an striking resemblance to Transformers Animated Ratchet's pre-earth vehicle mode, although it may also be Ironhide. What do you think? Click here to view the images, then feel free to discuss!
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Posted by Serpent O - R on March 11th, 2009 @ 11:31am CDT
Well, I agreed with you. Here's what we got in return.
Posted by Frobot01 on March 11th, 2009 @ 11:40am CDT
Posted by Rumbler on March 11th, 2009 @ 11:47am CDT
Next will be Optimus Primes weapons mode!!!
Posted by Tigertrack on March 11th, 2009 @ 11:48am CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on March 11th, 2009 @ 11:53am CDT
Serpent O - R wrote:Who was it that argued against the idea of vehicle mode weapons? Something along the lines of, "then what is the point of transforming?".
You need to be able to refuel!!! Vehicle modes to me equal, useful alternative to robot mode for disguise, speed, transport, flight, more artillery, what not, robot mode to me equals hanging out at maccadam's oil!
Posted by Phenotype on March 11th, 2009 @ 12:15pm CDT
Posted by typh0id on March 11th, 2009 @ 12:21pm CDT
As for Bumblebee, I admit the shoulder cannons are kinda cool and there are some nice mild-alterations to the mold...But it doesn't make me want to buy ANOTHER Bumblbee (when I already have three of the previous verions of this mold)
And it seems to me that it's becoming a bit of a misnomer to call it a "Concept Camero", seeing as how the car is IN production and available to the public as the 2009-model Camero...
Speaking of which, I hope that means they'll actually be able to do some cool stunts with him in this movie since they now have more than ONE car available to work with...And they can drive it faster than 25mph...
Posted by nemesis-prime on March 11th, 2009 @ 12:22pm CDT
Phenotype wrote:I'm confused, is this Bumblebee the preview figure (that one that ships with Soundwave) or is this figure being released in addition to the preview figure?
this must be a different version the preview fig doenot have cannons shit I have to buy another bumblebee thanx agin hasbro
Posted by Nekoman on March 11th, 2009 @ 12:24pm CDT
Phenotype wrote:I'm confused, is this Bumblebee the preview figure (that one that ships with Soundwave) or is this figure being released in addition to the preview figure?
This is released in addition to the preview figure.
Posted by Lord T on March 11th, 2009 @ 12:30pm CDT
Posted by nemesis-prime on March 11th, 2009 @ 12:34pm CDT
Posted by warwik311 on March 11th, 2009 @ 12:37pm CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on March 11th, 2009 @ 1:00pm CDT
Come to think of it, they don't really NEED to do this crap now!!!
Screw this toy, I'm not buying it! I think it's about time we sent a message to Hasbro that we aren't going to be their bitches any longer!
I'm sick of their crappy repaints and their basic lack of thought and effort and inability to give us products that are worth a damn.
I really hate to say it, but this toy line (the whole Trafnsformer toy line) is turning into one huge dissapointment and I think has finally reached the end of it's run. I'm to the point where I don't even want to buy Transformers for my kids anymore. I'd just as soon get them TCG's or Ben10 figures before I get them TF's.
Let's see if Hasbro can guess which finger I'm holding up now!
Posted by robotrik on March 11th, 2009 @ 1:18pm CDT
either way i'm going to keep out on this BB and get the Human Alliance one instead.
Posted by Autobotic9 on March 11th, 2009 @ 2:11pm CDT
i like the cybertronian design. Cool.
Posted by Dead Metal on March 11th, 2009 @ 2:17pm CDT
Bumblebee looks cool, I knew it was smart to wait and see what happens before I bought one.
Posted by Rated X on March 11th, 2009 @ 2:20pm CDT
Posted by Megatron Wolf on March 11th, 2009 @ 3:03pm CDT
Posted by Agent 007 on March 11th, 2009 @ 4:18pm CDT
Posted by karellan on March 11th, 2009 @ 4:25pm CDT
Still, the new guns are pretty awesome.
Posted by LionBoogy on March 11th, 2009 @ 4:40pm CDT
There was still plenty of room in front of the doors for cannons or whatever.
Here's what I mean: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19570
- Lionel
Posted by primeoptimus on March 11th, 2009 @ 5:27pm CDT
T-Macksimus wrote:My Autobot army is going to consist of Optimus Prime and 2 dozen variations of Bumblebee by the time the 3rd movie comes out. I'm really glad they didn't feel the need to do this crap back in the G1 days.
Come to think of it, they don't really NEED to do this crap now!!!
Screw this toy, I'm not buying it! I think it's about time we sent a message to Hasbro that we aren't going to be their bitches any longer!
I'm sick of their crappy repaints and their basic lack of thought and effort and inability to give us products that are worth a damn.
I really hate to say it, but this toy line (the whole Trafnsformer toy line) is turning into one huge dissapointment and I think has finally reached the end of it's run. I'm to the point where I don't even want to buy Transformers for my kids anymore. I'd just as soon get them TCG's or Ben10 figures before I get them TF's.
Let's see if Hasbro can guess which finger I'm holding up now!
cool it man.
also take into account your talking about toys marketed for 3 year olds.
some of us feel the same way you do,but the point is that we dont do anything because hasbro has done this for years and they wont stop now.
but if they didn't have variations and recolors,even more poeple would hate the toys even more.
example:
some people(me included)dont like animated deluxe bumblebee,so i bought the activator to be in scale,but i didn't like the colors(namely the yellow),so i bought the patrol version to fit with the other autobots as far as colors go(his yellow makes him stick out)
if they didn't have variations and recolors id be completely screwed on having a bumblebee,because i hated the main version of it.
Posted by nemesis-prime on March 11th, 2009 @ 7:49pm CDT
primeoptimus wrote:T-Macksimus wrote:My Autobot army is going to consist of Optimus Prime and 2 dozen variations of Bumblebee by the time the 3rd movie comes out. I'm really glad they didn't feel the need to do this crap back in the G1 days.
Come to think of it, they don't really NEED to do this crap now!!!
Screw this toy, I'm not buying it! I think it's about time we sent a message to Hasbro that we aren't going to be their bitches any longer!
I'm sick of their crappy repaints and their basic lack of thought and effort and inability to give us products that are worth a damn.
I really hate to say it, but this toy line (the whole Trafnsformer toy line) is turning into one huge dissapointment and I think has finally reached the end of it's run. I'm to the point where I don't even want to buy Transformers for my kids anymore. I'd just as soon get them TCG's or Ben10 figures before I get them TF's.
Let's see if Hasbro can guess which finger I'm holding up now!
cool it man.
also take into account your talking about toys marketed for 3 year olds.
some of us feel the same way you do,but the point is that we dont do anything because hasbro has done this for years and they wont stop now.
but if they didn't have variations and recolors,even more poeple would hate the toys even more.
example:
some people(me included)dont like animated deluxe bumblebee,so i bought the activator to be in scale,but i didn't like the colors(namely the yellow),so i bought the patrol version to fit with the other autobots as far as colors go(his yellow makes him stick out)
if they didn't have variations and recolors id be completely screwed on having a bumblebee,because i hated the main version of it.
theres mothing wrong with the yellow
Posted by primeoptimus on March 11th, 2009 @ 8:41pm CDT
also take into account your talking about toys marketed for 3 year olds.
some of us feel the same way you do,but the point is that we dont do anything because hasbro has done this for years and they wont stop now.
but if they didn't have variations and recolors,even more poeple would hate the toys even more.
example:
some people(me included)dont like animated deluxe bumblebee,so i bought the activator to be in scale,but i didn't like the colors(namely the yellow),so i bought the patrol version to fit with the other autobots as far as colors go(his yellow makes him stick out)
if they didn't have variations and recolors id be completely screwed on having a bumblebee,because i hated the main version of it.[/quote]
theres mothing wrong with the yellow [/quote]
i dont hate yellow,it's probably my favorite color(from all the bumblebee's everywhere)
it's just the bright yellow makes him stick out next to prowl,shockwave and grimlock
also, for FINALLY hasbro gives us a cybertron form that doesn't suck(titaniums sucked.movies were crap on wheels.cyb.mode prime looked like a red version of the movie ones)
Posted by lowman_x on March 12th, 2009 @ 2:09am CDT
Posted by starfish on March 12th, 2009 @ 8:29am CDT
Oh, well, I got all the other versions of this dude, I'm sure I can stretch to another one. How many versions of this mould have we had now?
Original
Allspark
Evolution of a Hero (Battle Damage)
Premium
Cliffjumper
Stealth
Screen Battles
and now the Cannon and preview versions from ROTF!! Will it ever stop?
Posted by T-Macksimus on March 12th, 2009 @ 2:51pm CDT
nemesis-prime wrote:primeoptimus wrote:T-Macksimus wrote:My Autobot army is going to consist of Optimus Prime and 2 dozen variations of Bumblebee by the time the 3rd movie comes out. I'm really glad they didn't feel the need to do this crap back in the G1 days.
Come to think of it, they don't really NEED to do this crap now!!!
Screw this toy, I'm not buying it! I think it's about time we sent a message to Hasbro that we aren't going to be their bitches any longer!
I'm sick of their crappy repaints and their basic lack of thought and effort and inability to give us products that are worth a damn.
I really hate to say it, but this toy line (the whole Trafnsformer toy line) is turning into one huge dissapointment and I think has finally reached the end of it's run. I'm to the point where I don't even want to buy Transformers for my kids anymore. I'd just as soon get them TCG's or Ben10 figures before I get them TF's.
Let's see if Hasbro can guess which finger I'm holding up now!
cool it man.
also take into account your talking about toys marketed for 3 year olds.
some of us feel the same way you do,but the point is that we dont do anything because hasbro has done this for years and they wont stop now.
but if they didn't have variations and recolors,even more poeple would hate the toys even more.
example:
some people(me included)dont like animated deluxe bumblebee,so i bought the activator to be in scale,but i didn't like the colors(namely the yellow),so i bought the patrol version to fit with the other autobots as far as colors go(his yellow makes him stick out)
if they didn't have variations and recolors id be completely screwed on having a bumblebee,because i hated the main version of it.
theres mothing wrong with the yellow
Sorry about that guys, glitch in the wiring. I know better, and I've preached to the converted myself more times than I can remember. It's hard to maintain ones focus when some things have become some stagnant on so many levels and the gears of progress seem to be grinding up all the wrong things in their way in the slow march forward. Just took out frustration about other cumulative stuff in the wrong area. Hard not to do when the economy and state of everything else seems to kick one in the proverbial groin.
...and yeah, at least he's still yellow. Have to give thanks for the small contants in the universe.
nemesis-prime and primeoptimus, thanks! This is what "community" is all about. I appreciate you guys. (the rest of you, too!)
Posted by LionBoogy on March 12th, 2009 @ 5:18pm CDT
Barbie has over 1000 variations, how many different version of Malibu Beach do we need? Apparently, many collectors do.
My Little Pony has over 5 variations of EACH pony (micro, small, medium, large, plushie, make-up, etc) and sometimes mixed with playsets.
Batman comes in basic action figure, stealth-type, underwater excursion, heavy-armor type, flying version, and multiple sizes.
Disney has HOW MANY variations of Mickey Mouse throughout the 90 years? Poodle-skirt-style, Flapper-style, Rapper-style, Steampunk-style, Transformers-style, how many?
The list goes on: Spiderman, Star Wars, GI Joe, WWE, etc.
- Lionel
Posted by starfish on March 13th, 2009 @ 8:20am CDT
The Barbie line is the Barbie line, it's been popular for half a century. Okay, so there are a few subsidiary characters, but the line IS Barbie. We are fans of The Transformers toyline, not The Bumblebee toyline.
Each of the Batman toys had a different gimmick. There was one that could change into Bruce Wayne, there was an underwater one, a flying one, even a few with lights and sounds. At least a bit of effort wnet into each individual version, other than just 'hey, let's slap some luminous blue paint on him and re-sell him again' as was done with the Allspark version.
The thing is, Transformers has continued for so long because of its versatility, its penchant for change and new ideas, and its good attitude towards innovation. How are Barbie dolls today any different from the ones that were being released ten years ago?
Now, I realise that there is a market for repaints (otherwise, why sell them?), and personally I contribute to that market. But I can see both sides of the argument.
Besides, remoulds and repaints aren't a new thing - just look at G1 toys such as Thundercracker, Red Alert, Targetmaster Kup, Frenzy, Smokescreen et al.
Everyone's surely used to it by now, eh?