Transformers Movie Deluxe Bumblebee 1974 Camaro
by Hasbro
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: HasbroBrand: Hasbro
Model: 81096
Product features:
- Convert this AUTOBOT figure from menacing robot mode to Classic Camaro mode and back again!
- It features double missile-launching blasters in robot mode!
- This is one awesome figure for your collection!
- Ages 5 and up
Toys and Games Reviews of Transformers Movie Deluxe Bumblebee 1974 Camaro
Customer Review: This isn't your fathers Bumblebee...
Summary: 3 Stars
As a big fan of Bumblebee growing up from the old Generation 1 days, I was quite excited about the idea of a brand new Bumblebee character having a vital role in the 2007 Transformers movie. I knew going in that there would be changes and to put the past behind and look to a bright new story line and future. That didn't stop me from being the first in line to get the newly released movie version of Bumblebee. But is this figure worthy of the name Bumblebee? That is the big question. I would say it pulls it off well enough but still isn't nearly as impressive as some of the older figures to carry the name of Bumblebee. But it should do nicely for a more modern, 21st century Bumblebee.
It is strange to think of the loveable little spy from our past as a Chevy muscle car with huge missles on his shoulders and a well built body to match. The days of the little innocent Volkswagen are long gone now. So in a way this character is Bumblebee in name only but at least it does try to have some nods to the character it is based on.
The yellow and black coloring of the figure and character do make it seem appropriate enough to be naming him Bumblebee. Not as effective as the fact that he was a Volkswagen Bettle previously, but still works enough that you won't think much on how it doesn't seem to work as well for the huger then previously character. The toy is built well enough that playing with it is fun and it seems to match the characterizations enough of the movie version it is emulating in toy form. It is easy enough to transform back and forth from robot to car with a few minor problems that do get in the way which we will get to in a moment. For the price you definitely feel like you are getting a complete figure and something that is worthy of the Transformers name. It won't hold the sentiment that the older figures to carry the Bumblebee name will, but as far as over all look and fun the toy will hold its own well enough.
There a few downsides to the figure. The first is it suffers from top heavy syndrome that most of the Deluxe Movie figures seem to have. The robot modes mostly have the front parts of the cars as their chests making it hard to walk them about with the thin legs. They will often fall and topple over if you try to stand them up straight. Transformers Movie Deluxe Barricade is a perfect example of another to suffer from this problem. While for the movie the forms look nice, in a toy it seems a bit strange to have such thick tops and thin legs to be moving about these heavy bodies with. Standing them up straight can be a real task to put it lightly. Also there are loose pieces that don't seem to want to cooperate when you are putting him back into car mode. They just hang out there stubornly not wanting to conform back to how it is supposed to be. A minor problem that you have to work around as the car still looks nice either way. Lastly the tires are a bit cheap and look like they belong on a off road car rather then on a Chevy.
Over all I would say if you are fan of the movie that this character is based from or even a fan of old school Transformers its a worth while addition for your collections. Not the best figure in my opinion to have the Bumblebee name attached to it, but still a nice homage in many ways and still a fun figure in its own right. Its worth checking out just put the past where it belongs, in the past as this is a whole new Bumblebee for a whole new world. Some minor problems asside it is one of the nicer figures to come out of Hasbro in some time that isn't based on G1.
Check it out. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the new Bumblebee on the block.
Description of Transformers Movie Deluxe Bumblebee 1974 Camaro
Bumblebee works best in silence and solitude, acting as an unseen guardian over his assigned target. Don?t let the fact that he likes to remain hidden fool you though when it comes to a fight, he rushes in, both plasma cannons blazing. Convert this autobot figure from menacing robot mode to Classic Camaro mode and back again. It features double missile-launching blasters in robot mode. This is one awesome figure for your collection.Action Figures Toys
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