Transformation Video for Transformers Studio Series SS18 Deluxe Volkswagen Beetle Bumblebee
Saturday, August 11th, 2018 7:15AM CDT
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Unlike the other Studio Figures we got so far, this Bumblebee is not based on the final CG models, as is made apparent with his wings no longer being as prominant in recent screen shots. This video from Toy Factory (how appropriate) was sent to us from Scottimus Prime.
Let us know your thoughts on it and if you will be getting this one or one of the many other releases of this mold.
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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 11th, 2018 @ 7:17am CDT
I shall be buying at least one version of it.
Posted by Agent 53 on August 11th, 2018 @ 8:06am CDT
Also do we know if the rumors of Movie Masterpiece Beetle!Bee are true or not. I would throw money at that.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 11th, 2018 @ 8:13am CDT
Agent 53 wrote:Is it ridiculous that SS Beetle!Bumblebee looks better in vehicle mode that MASTERPIECE Bumblebee?
Also do we know if the rumors of Movie Masterpiece Beetle!Bee are true or not. I would throw money at that.
I not sure which one looks better but the Studio movie figure there does look great in vehicle mode (and I've never even been fond of the VW Beetle's design).
Posted by nycPrime on August 11th, 2018 @ 8:33am CDT
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 11th, 2018 @ 9:55am CDT
Posted by transformers_va on August 11th, 2018 @ 11:36am CDT
What's with the H3115 though.. is that a religious thing? If it is, I don't know which is worse.. that or the MAGA on Jazz.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 11th, 2018 @ 11:38am CDT
transformers_va wrote:He's definitely no Masterpiece BumbleBee, but still a very good looking figure. I'm incredibly happy to see him back as a VW instead of a Chevy.
What's with the H3115 though.. is that a religious thing? If it is, I don't know which is worse.. that or the MAGA on Jazz.
william-james88 wrote:The figure in the video is a factory test, as we can tell from the serial numbers written across the figure, but it is the final collours.
Posted by Emerje on August 11th, 2018 @ 11:38am CDT
Agent 53 wrote:Also do we know if the rumors of Movie Masterpiece Beetle!Bee are true or not. I would throw money at that.
It would be shocking if it doesn't happen. Hasbro and Takara Tomy have been pretty good at keeping MPs under wraps, nobody saw G1 Hound coming last month, so it's hard to predict when they might. As far as I know the KO of that got the rumor rolling hasn't been seen again either. My best guess is it'll be Hasbro's big reveal at NYCC in just under two months.
Emerje
Posted by transformers_va on August 11th, 2018 @ 11:54am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:transformers_va wrote:He's definitely no Masterpiece BumbleBee, but still a very good looking figure. I'm incredibly happy to see him back as a VW instead of a Chevy.
What's with the H3115 though.. is that a religious thing? If it is, I don't know which is worse.. that or the MAGA on Jazz.william-james88 wrote:The figure in the video is a factory test, as we can tell from the serial numbers written across the figure, but it is the final collours.
Ahh, so the final figure won't have that.. that is great news! Thank you!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 11th, 2018 @ 1:34pm CDT
transformers_va wrote:What's with the H3115 though.. is that a religious thing? If it is, I don't know which is worse.. that or the MAGA on Jazz.
Why would it be religious at all? Just curious...
Also, a little reminder about the "SS" numbering: Hasbro's ID codes only have numbers, while TakaraTomy's have the "SS" in front. Thanks to Hasbro exclusives like Thundercracker that TakaraTomy chooses to pass over, the two do not match up. In this case, VW Bumblebee numbers are "18" for Hasbro, but "SS-16" for TakaraTomy.
Posted by Sabrblade on August 11th, 2018 @ 1:41pm CDT
3 = EJelZe GoldRabbit wrote:transformers_va wrote:What's with the H3115 though.. is that a religious thing? If it is, I don't know which is worse.. that or the MAGA on Jazz.
Why would it be religious at all? Just curious...
1 = L (though, usually it's 7 that = L)
5 = S
Posted by transformers_va on August 11th, 2018 @ 2:00pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:transformers_va wrote:What's with the H3115 though.. is that a religious thing? If it is, I don't know which is worse.. that or the MAGA on Jazz.
Why would it be religious at all? Just curious...
I was curious about the H3115, so I googled it, and the majority of the initial results were about Yowkebed - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon - Bible. Thankfully Carnivius_Prime clarified why it was there (I should have actually read the article before watching the video lol)
I do appreciate Sabrblade's creative response though
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 11th, 2018 @ 2:22pm CDT
transformers_va wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:transformers_va wrote:What's with the H3115 though.. is that a religious thing? If it is, I don't know which is worse.. that or the MAGA on Jazz.
Why would it be religious at all? Just curious...
I was curious about the H3115, so I googled it, and the majority of the initial results were about Yowkebed - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon - Bible. Thankfully Carnivius_Prime clarified why it was there (I should have actually read the article before watching the video lol)
I do appreciate Sabrblade's creative response though
Glad to be of help. I often skip past info and ask questions that could so easily be answered by that info I skipped too so no worries.
Posted by Emerje on August 11th, 2018 @ 6:35pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by RotorstormNZ on August 11th, 2018 @ 6:57pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 12th, 2018 @ 11:17am CDT
This means that GameStop are getting more transformers exclusives in and is a place to keep your eyes on in the furture.
The pre-order date GameStop have given is the first of October.
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Will you be adding this set to your collection? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest Transformers news and reviews.
Posted by Emerje on August 12th, 2018 @ 11:45am CDT
EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99
I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.
Emerje
Posted by Giant Purple Griffin on August 12th, 2018 @ 1:59pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.
EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99
I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.
Emerje
I think I read somewhere that it's because EE sells it to other places through the wholesaler side of its business.
Posted by Emerje on August 12th, 2018 @ 2:13pm CDT
Giant Purple Griffin wrote:Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.
EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99
I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.
Emerje
I think I read somewhere that it's because EE sells it to other places through the wholesaler side of its business.
That's what I thought, too, until it showed up Gamestop. The other stores are big and popular for what they but are still independently owned online stores so I could see them getting them from EE wholesale, but Gamestop is a pretty massive corporate entity that EE couldn't possibly service properly. They aren't the type of company that would venture outside of their usual suppliers for one figure that's exclusive to their competition.
Emerje
Posted by gothsaurus on August 12th, 2018 @ 7:22pm CDT
Posted by MRMAXIMUSPRIME11 on August 12th, 2018 @ 7:48pm CDT
here are the links to each of them
Vw Bee: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-Transform ... 06A86MX0Z1?tag=seibertron07-20&
Old Camaro Bee:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQVYKGS/?tag=seibertron07-20&coliid=IEHYKP1WL50MR&colid=2YCNSFJLHI5R0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Throne of the Primes Optimus primal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3BP5M/?tag=seibertron07-20&c ... _lig_dp_it
us Amazon btw
Posted by BombshellDaBug on August 12th, 2018 @ 9:19pm CDT
MRMAXIMUSPRIME11 wrote:I already knew about this a while back not really news to me and also Amazon already has it including old bee gold ver and the throne of the prime they are all really expensive tho
here are the links to each of them
Vw Bee: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-Transform ... 06A86MX0Z1?tag=seibertron07-20&
Old Camaro Bee:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQVYKGS/?tag=seibertron07-20&coliid=IEHYKP1WL50MR&colid=2YCNSFJLHI5R0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Throne of the Primes Optimus primal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3BP5M/?tag=seibertron07-20&c ... _lig_dp_it
us Amazon btw
The price on Amazon for that Primal set is a whole lot of yikes. $194 is way too much for that set.
Posted by william-james88 on August 12th, 2018 @ 10:02pm CDT
BombshellDaBug wrote:MRMAXIMUSPRIME11 wrote:I already knew about this a while back not really news to me and also Amazon already has it including old bee gold ver and the throne of the prime they are all really expensive tho
here are the links to each of them
Vw Bee: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-Transform ... 06A86MX0Z1?tag=seibertron07-20&
Old Camaro Bee:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQVYKGS/?tag=seibertron07-20&coliid=IEHYKP1WL50MR&colid=2YCNSFJLHI5R0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Throne of the Primes Optimus primal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3BP5M/?tag=seibertron07-20&c ... _lig_dp_it
us Amazon btw
The price on Amazon for that Primal set is a whole lot of yikes. $194 is way too much for that set.
These are resellers, not amazon, its the same as if you found such a listing on ebay
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 13th, 2018 @ 2:25am CDT
Posted by Emerje on August 13th, 2018 @ 9:23am CDT
william-james88 wrote:BombshellDaBug wrote:MRMAXIMUSPRIME11 wrote:I already knew about this a while back not really news to me and also Amazon already has it including old bee gold ver and the throne of the prime they are all really expensive tho
here are the links to each of them
Vw Bee: https://www.amazon.com/Studio-Transform ... 06A86MX0Z1?tag=seibertron07-20&
Old Camaro Bee:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQVYKGS/?tag=seibertron07-20&coliid=IEHYKP1WL50MR&colid=2YCNSFJLHI5R0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Throne of the Primes Optimus primal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR3BP5M/?tag=seibertron07-20&c ... _lig_dp_it
us Amazon btw
The price on Amazon for that Primal set is a whole lot of yikes. $194 is way too much for that set.
These are resellers, not amazon, its the same as if you found such a listing on ebay
Yep, I was only going with official listings, but I believe Amazon will eventually have a proper listing and if they do that will definitely put a final nail in the theory that these are all coming from EE. Amazon won't get the Throne.
Posted by dragons on August 13th, 2018 @ 5:25pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.
EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99
I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.
Emerje
comments like this make laugh people see prices but they always forget to add shipping and handling on to it some places charge tax
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 13th, 2018 @ 5:35pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.
EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99
I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.
Emerje
Exclusive rights for domestic US release, rather, but the agreement says nothing about forbidding other stores from importing stock from overseas. The same thing happened with CW Liokaiser.
Posted by Emerje on August 14th, 2018 @ 8:08am CDT
dragons wrote:Emerje wrote:Vol. 2 is starting to feel like a May Mayhem exclusive. Online only, but not exclusive to any single store. Even though Hasbro pushed it for Entertainment Earth, they only seem to have gotten the best price, not exclusive rights to it.
EE - $59.99
BBTS - $64.99
TFSource - $64.99
Chose Prime - $64.99
Ages 3 and Up - $64.95
Gamestop - $69.99
I'm sure Amazon and HTS will get it as well.
Emerje
comments like this make laugh people see prices but they always forget to add shipping and handling on to it some places charge tax
Who said I forgot? Shipping and tax has absolutely nothing in the slightest to do with what I said.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Exclusive rights for domestic US release, rather, but the agreement says nothing about forbidding other stores from importing stock from overseas. The same thing happened with CW Liokaiser.
Again, Gamestop, big corporate entity that only carries products from official sources, they aren't importing from Asia and definitely not carrying exclusive products from an online retailer that they directly compete with. If it weren't for Gamestop I would agree with you 100%, and had, but Gamestop throws a massive wrench in that theory.
Emerje
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 14th, 2018 @ 1:59pm CDT
Emerje wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Exclusive rights for domestic US release, rather, but the agreement says nothing about forbidding other stores from importing stock from overseas. The same thing happened with CW Liokaiser.
Again, Gamestop, big corporate entity that only carries products from official sources, they aren't importing from Asia and definitely not carrying exclusive products from an online retailer that they directly compete with. If it weren't for Gamestop I would agree with you 100%, and had, but Gamestop throws a massive wrench in that theory.
Emerje
Another somewhat recent thing is "shared" exclusives. Could be shared between EE and GameStop for whatever reason.
Posted by gothsaurus on August 14th, 2018 @ 2:05pm CDT
In store experiences much better.
Posted by william-james88 on August 14th, 2018 @ 8:57pm CDT
This is the deluxe class Bumblebee figure we are getting for the movie and all non gimmick toys for any other movie character will also be part of Studio Series. The photos give us a good look at the accessories and deco we will be getting at mass retail and show us how small he is compared to the previous Bumblebee figure which was already quite small.
Unlike the other Studio Figures we got so far, this Bumblebee is not based on the final CG models, as is made apparent with his wings no longer being as prominent in recent screen shots. This figure should be hitting mass retail in the coming month or two as it is part of the next wave of Studio Series figures along with KSI Bot and Shadow Raider.
So, does the size bother you? Let us know your thoughts on it and if you will be getting this one or one of the many other releases of this mold.
Posted by DaXtraLargeRobot on August 14th, 2018 @ 9:16pm CDT
Posted by Quantum Surge on August 14th, 2018 @ 9:17pm CDT
Anyways, I know he's obviously a Bumblebee, but the different size and the tone of his design makes me want to repurpose this Bee as a different character. So while Camaro Bee is the same Autobot from the 5 movies, this Bee can be a Centurion that looks like Bumblebee when he loses his memory and thinks he is the Autobot we all know and love. Of course, the real canon will contradict my headcanon (not to mention no TF fiction is safe from confusing continuity problems), but I like to use my imagination.
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on August 14th, 2018 @ 9:25pm CDT
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on August 14th, 2018 @ 9:40pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 14th, 2018 @ 11:23pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Unlike the other Studio Figures we got so far, this Bumblebee is not based on the final CG models, as is made apparent with his wings no longer being as prominent in recent screen shots.
Somewhere, some Hasbro/Takara toy designer is banging thier head against a wall, wondering why the movie crew changed the CGI model at the 11th hour on them like that. They know in thier heart they'll have to do a "correct" version in the not too distant future.
Bumblebee, just waiting for the bus.
Posted by -Crossfire- on August 14th, 2018 @ 11:23pm CDT
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 14th, 2018 @ 11:34pm CDT
I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.
Posted by william-james88 on August 15th, 2018 @ 12:00am CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!
I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.
Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 15th, 2018 @ 2:27am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 2:46am CDT
Anbd size is fine as suits the car mode and makes him look a bit younger too.
Posted by Emerje on August 15th, 2018 @ 6:24am CDT
william-james88 wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!
I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.
Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.
Consistent with the character since people have been pointing out that he appears to be a smaller bot in this movie, particularly in the garage scene.
I have to wonder if the figure would have been more accurate if the movie hadn't been pushed back by half a year. Is this what the character model would have looked like if they hadn't been given more time to tweak it?
Emerje
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 15th, 2018 @ 6:46am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 7:42am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Quite possible, but aside from a slightly different version in the future (More bumblebees! Yay?) There's not a lot they can do now about it.
Yeah I don't even care. I've said before on here I actually like the doors. They're part of movie-Bee's general image (and fit his name since they're like bee wings anyways) and find the current movie model kinda 'bland' without them. The toy is fine and I will gladly give money to Hasbro for it.
Posted by Solrac333 on August 15th, 2018 @ 9:06am CDT
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 9:33am CDT
Maybe he's able to do a full splits
Posted by Blitzwing is bae on August 15th, 2018 @ 11:10am CDT
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 15th, 2018 @ 11:13am CDT
Blitzwing is bae wrote:that head just looks like normal movie bb
There's a comparison pic with SS Movie 2007 BB and the new one next to each other. There's definitely a difference but I absolutely don't care for his unmasked face
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 15th, 2018 @ 12:04pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!
I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.
Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.
Well, he’s shorter in the new movie than he is in the others, so making him shorter will help him scale better with guys like Dropkick who are deluxes but are presumably bigger than Bee.
Posted by william-james88 on August 15th, 2018 @ 12:51pm CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:william-james88 wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Finally some pictures of him where he's posed well! He looks really good - I dig the ankle tilts. Can't wait to get him!
I'm glad they made him smaller too, it helps keep the scale consistent.
Consistent to what? Its not like he ever has to fight ROTF Megatron.
Well, he’s shorter in the new movie than he is in the others, so making him shorter will help him scale better with guys like Dropkick who are deluxes but are presumably bigger than Bee.
But then they could simply make dropkick bigger to scale better with a decently sized bumblebee toy.
I really see no reason for Bee to be so much smaller here.