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- Get ready to roll out with this AUTOBOT ally- BUMBLEBEE figure unleashes a launching pulse missile in robot mode
- Detailed robot-to-vehicle figure converts from robot mode to sleek and speedy Camaro concept car in vehicle mode
- Features launching pulse missile in robot mode
- Figure comes with missile accessory
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By Junior
I got this toy for my son who turned 5 and loves the Transformers. It is awful - the parts pop off much more easily than they should for a kid to use and it is impossible to transform from robot mode to car mode. My husband who is an engineer could not figure out how to transform it and certainly my 5 year old could not change it. In fact my husband was talking with some co-workers who also said what terrible toys the new generation of Transformers are. It's unfortunate because they don't need to be so difficult but I would not recommend this item or any of the more advanced Transformers to anyone to buy. Unless you just want to use the toy as a robot and not play with it. Very disappointing - buyer beware. :(
By popsykle (Calif. City, CA)
My 4 year old got this for his birthday. He LOVES Bumblebee and cries at all the parts where he gets hurt in the movies, so he was psyched to get this toy. Dad was out of town when it arrived and I couldn't figure out how to transform it for the life of me. I can only get part of it. Needless to say, everytime he wants to transform it - he runs for Dad (which is about every 5 minutes). The parts do pop off, but also do pop right back on. Not sure how long til they wear down and stop going back on though. Also, my son keeps popping the missile launcher off because he can't remember to twist it out to the side before loading the missile. Again, easily pops back on, but Mom/Dad have to do it.
It looks totally cool both as a robot and as a transformer. Seems to be made well as it isn't broke yet after 4 full days of constant play with my son, who tends to be rough.
Overall, my son absolutely loves the toy and I would buy it again if something happened to it.
By Jonathan Hiltz (Montreal, Canada)
It had come to my attention that I had been leaning heavily towards only buying decepticon figures, so I decided to pick up bumblebee, along with sideswipe.
I had bought the old camaro mold of bumblebee from the first movie, but never bothered to look very hard for his upgraded, new camaro form after that. I'll admit that at the time, I wasn't super happy with the older one.
Having said this, I find him to be far superior to this latest model. Although I don't really have a problem with little bits coming off during transformations (like the yellow pieces on his shoulders), I DO have a problem with pieces not fitting together properly. Generally speaking, the instructions are highly cryptic (as is the case with many of the revenge of the fallen figures), and I find the back end of the figure to be highly flawed. Perhaps I made some kind of grievous error during one of the transformations, but one of his legs will not fold properly at all. It worked once or twice, but after that, no dice.
He still looks fine in robot mode, despite his weird, wobbly waist (which i find to be over-articulated).
I think the problem stems largely from the automorph feature for his legs; the back window pieces are connected to springs rather than just gears, and if the springs somehow become wound incorrectly (by say, twisting the window in the wrong manner rather than letting it move on its own), the entire transformation of that leg is wrecked. I find it completely impossible to fit his leg (i believe it is the left one) back together. As such, the door can't close properly on that side, and car mode is wasted.
I won't try and tell anybody that they shouldnt pick up the figure if you really like bumblebee, since his robot mode is really quite nice looking, but if you are looking to play around with him a lot, maybe steer clear of him in favour of some other dudes (like sideswipe or rampage). I am seriously considering returning him.
PS the car mode doesn't look very nice...too many seams and visible panels, and it doesn't really fit together well even when there is nothing wrong with various body parts.
By S. Pichner (Minneapolis, MN)
My husband is a Transformer nut and has all the originals and stuff from the movies. We bought these for our son who is 5 and there is no way he can transform them. I have to keep popping the pieces back on for him if he tries. Even following directions, it took my husband quite a while to do it the first time and he says they are not easy to do at all. Not impossible for an adult, but definitely not made for a 5 year old as the package states. These will end up broken, but since we bought them for him, there isn't much we can do about it. At least they weren't too expensive but they are not worth the money spent.
By Ryan Crout (Irvine CA, USofA)
Wow, there are a lot of whiners who hate this thing...
Why does it so often seem like I'm one of the only people who appreciates a thoughtful and somewhat challenging transformation?
I'd take that over say...the shellformers or the kibble laden Big Convoy from beast wars neo? (seriously, it was like two pathetic toys in one!)
I dunno, i really like this transformer, either as a collectors' item (hey, he looks pretty cool in the package) or as a toy (hey, he runs, guns, and transforms rather smoothly)
I will grant you that there are a WHOLE lot of little panels and pieces to this guy, which is probably due to how awesome he looks as a robot (and how screen accurate)
On the plus side, there is a lot of automorph to this guy, rotating his chest (the car hood) up rotates his arms and his windshield (its on his back) and sliding his feet up into position automaticly positions his rear fender and back window.
I will also grant you that perhaps some of him is rather flimsy (his back window splits in two for goodness sakes) and some of the pieces can be tricky to fit in (doors?)
Still, i think his camaro looks fantastic, and that his transformation, while difficult at first, is relatively easy since its basicly as follows:
slide foot flush with shin (repeat on other foot)
slide up hood over head
place hands behing his back (like he's been arrested for speeding) and snap the roof halves into place
slide in the doors and lock
OH and snap his feet together
there
done
that was easy (easy button anyone?)
in fact the only real difficulty I've had with this guy is getting his doors to line up, but to be honest? transforming him back and forth is easy once you know how to do it, and if u know where everything goes on a car (you drivers should really) its pretty intuitive
To finish, he's an outstanding mold and a fantastic camaro (camero? I can never remember how to spell it...) His tranformation can be a little tricky at first, but you really should be able to get the hang of it after two or three transformations
no longer is it simply "break apart all the kibble to reveal the robot inside" which I think is why everyone seems to be griping
(side note, when even my five year old brother can figure it out with the instructions, you know its not that hard...)
all in all worth the ten bucks or so you'll spend on it at target or toys R us or wherever
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