The BEST figure in YEARS! | Studio Series '86, G1 BUMBLEBEE |

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[@hoodafudj]

The true size comparison that bumblebee should always be based on is how does he look next to an Optimus

[@baltmatrix]

Smol. He looks smol.

[@timmyhaymore7125]

The war for Cybertron Netflix bumblebee is a Walmart exclusive I have it ​@@baltmatrix

[@shangoat2008]

That will have to wait until SS86 Prime is released

[@Megs_the_gamer]

And that would usually go to the knee for G1

[@DragoonMS]

​@@Megs_the_gamer And quite a few recent releases have been way too tall. Most notably MP45 compared to MP44.

[@kaylievinchenstein9987]

I'm glad you mentioned the bad color matching, because no one else was and I thought I was going mental.

[@uainjansun]

Dw not just him

[@DragoonMS]

Yeah, it's gotta be the worst color matching since Earthrise Sunstreaker. How they screwed that up is beyond me considering that the Autobots United five-pack version is just about perfect.

[@Outlawstar79]

smellin a cliff jumper repaint coming as it is really close to that lil mini bot we got bk in the day.

[@MegaSasquatch420]

Man seeing all those minibots makes me really want a new powerglide

[@kzilla8864]

Finally, a Bumblebee figure that you can easily get worldwide instead of limiting him to exclusives at Walmart or Target.

[@Mikeinator_]

I saw the thumbnail and immediately knew I needed one, your video only solidified it.

[@fishpop]

Car front is bug but the... roof? canopy? is rather square which feels more like Cliffjumper.

[@bphater31]

Should have use the same yellow plastic then use black paint for the windows. But it's the best G1 bumblebee of this size so far. Great review

[@BoisegangGaming]

It may have been a "we don't have enough space on the mold for this" issue.

[@garethjones2746]

Although another KZbinr didn’t like the head sculpt I think it’s the best head sculpt. In bot mode it’s perfect and I love the penny racer look. To improve it would be great if toyhax gave us the dell shade blue windows and, come on, he needs his back wheel. But overall I want this it looks great.

[@MojusPrime]

Everything about 86 Bumblebee is better than Netflix Bee/Goldbug.

[@lucasbartley2155]

Thats about exactly the height spike was in his exo suit next to bb in the 86 movie.

[@alumlovescake]

One of the few g1 Bumblebee figures that dont look weird or off. The PS1 looking alt mode is a but odd though

[@Asphodellife]

Well this is may be the first time since collecting 'new' Transformers where it captures the character/ personality on the show perfectly, with also wanting little me to actually play with it instead of displaying in a cabinet.

[@jjrobs2663]

I wanna get more bees just so I can give this guy a hive

[@WorthyGibbon]

That would be funny

[@TransformerDad]

I just opened mine today. He's fun. He's Smol. His transformation is very fun. I dig it.

[@megatronacepticon]

Bumblebee is one of those figures that you have to mess with in person to fully appreciate it. The transformation is very satisfying and he's great fun to mess with.

[@DiggitySlice]

I actually feel the opposite. In videos I thought he was very good but in person he's disappointing. I'm also not sure if I got a bad one because it refuses to stay pegged in car mode

[@Itransformit]

For the horrible overprices we pay, we should be able to get much better color matching than this. So not buying this. But you get a like anyway, because you always deserve it.

[@SkunkLifeMedia]

I happen to randomly come across that Netflix Bumblebee and Soundwave at Wally World back when they were new, def glad I pounced on them when I saw em.

[@lekanraposte6732]

IMO, the BEST "G1" Bee so far. The only true flaw is the lack of a VW licence, making his car mode "PS1" looking. The bot is perfect, FAR superior to the second MP. Plus the car is fun, and the transformation is perfect.

[@rodakscreens]

Seems like a larger version of the TR legends class figure with better hands and a few more steps to the transformation, pretty neat!

[@uainjansun]

I wish it had its wheel on the back and the normal paint matching on the chest. And yeah that MP-45 bee is rough....

[@slicerneons3300]

I have enough Bee figures. But a repaint of him as Tap-Out, Glyph, or Bumer? I would get all 3!

[@DiggitySlice]

This is a fun little figure as a different character, but with his completely inaccurate robot mode and non VW alt mode, I'm not sure I understand the hype. This feels like it should be a generations figure based on a comic appearance or something, but it's in the SS line. Mine also refuses to stay together in alt mode.

[@xibecou2b]

3:20 Where's Earthrise Cliffjumper?

[@earlrtolliii9978]

The Netflix BB was a wal mart exclusive.

[@DrN0G00d]

This Toy could be remade as Bumper thus giving him his own toy.

[@PaulStargasm]

I feel like that's why they made the chest piece so tall.

[@Inspectornills]

hmmmm, you could probably plug the gun into the hand instead of just throwing it in the back when in its penny racer mode so that it can be secure. Awesome little guy

[@wintdah7778]

This bumblebee and TFONE Optimus are prime examples of why I don't really care for Price/Size anymore. In one hand we've got Optimus, who's a really big deluxe, with various accessories and a lot of articulation, on the other we have Bumblebee being the second smallest deluxe ever made and it only includes one little accesory. It would seem that OP should be the easy winner among the two of them, but in execution Bumblebee is almos flawless (except for the yellow mismatch), with great tolerances and tactile feel, while Optimus suffers from an overall lack of polish in both design and in the materials they used.

[@SlytherinReviews]

you really need to get the Hot Soldiers Bumble Bee and Goldbug figures to compare them both to the official Transformers

[@SGD_ToysDownUnder]

Can't wait for this one. It's such a nicer toy than the prior one. Say what you will about the parts forming, the less than 1mm posts on the Bazooka pieces is the real issue with that toy. :(

[@verylittleknowledge]

I am happy he’s smaller. Minibots should be mini

[@MarzooqPrimal416]

The VW bug alt mode fits goldbug better in my opinion but both great figures anyways

[@Hitsugaiafan10]

Hasbro and Takara knew how to cook

[@khoonkitlim5963]

I really like this Bumblebee way more then MP Bumblebee I got. Easier transformation and the backpack looks way better compared to the MP!

[@miguelarcachero6103]

Jason:"Sorry Bumblebee!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

[@TLMPictures101]

I remember the masterpiece bumblebee 2.0 has a wonderful looking car mode but a horrible looking robot mode but with the SS 86 Bumblebee it's the complete opposite for we have a nice looking robot mode but a horrendous car mode.

[@MarioHernandez-dp3lz]

I really like this bumblebee. The robot mode harkens back to the G1 version. However I think that the wave crusher bumblebee is my favorite bumblebee toy. (I think it was a delux class) Both great fun though.

[@Gametester110-qf8vs]

This guy looks Great! Even if the vehicle mode was partially compromised to make the inevitable Cliffjumper release easier. A great release!

[@DragoonMS]

Yeeeaaahhh, you'd likely have to use that little Headmaster Spike (with the body mold that's based on his exo-suit) to scale somewhat well with any of the recent mainline G1 type Bees. It's annoying how this is supposed to be a widely available figure, yet there's a grand total of *NO STORES* around me that have this thing yet. (Oh, and I don't think that Legacy Animated Bee is made of nylon; the yellow may be a bit translucent, but it still looks decent. Yellow nylon is that nasty looking stuff Magic Square used for their Bumblebee and the torso of their Grimlock, lookin' all faded, pasty, & gross.)

[@ToaDrakua]

If I get this guy, my imported Netflix Bee (whom I'm starting to realize I maybe should have kept the box for) is probably gonna be in permanent alt mode should I ever get the space for a display.

[@shadmiller7282]

Funny how you say it's a perfect realization of the penny racer-style original then show a picture illustrating how it really isn't.

[@fishpop]

I hope this becomes a Bug Bite so i can add him to an E-Hobby GoBots set. Already have Road Ranger, Pathfinder, Treds ad Small Foot got announced so it's just Bug Bite and a Bad Boy from Powerglide left.

[@Windrazor8403]

Bumblebee will always be cursed with yellow paint matching

[@LightBloxVidsYT]

I’m pretty sure mp 45 had the same issue

[@shangoat2008]

Can someone tell me why Hasbro can never color match yellow paint with plastic why is it technically so difficult to do? I really want to know

[@AlexReynard]

Ooooh, secret weapon storage!

[@jasongoodman3495]

I need this little yellow goofball

[@leonigama5597]

awesome job about The BEST figure in YEARS Studio Series 86 29 Deluxe Class G1 BUMBLEBEE Action Figure from Transformers

[@Raft-tx3pf]

Hey Baltmatrix. I just wanna ask. When are you going to make a review of King-Ohger?

[@SpiritOfSpite]

I'm holding out hope that these guys will be released In a set someday cause I really want them but also I REALLY don't want to buy them Individually, specially because I can't even buy some of them, Cosmos was a physical store exclusive so there's no chance of me getting that one unless It rereleases In a set.

[@QuesoDip-vx1vc]

Cosmos is supposedly going to rerelease sometime soon. As for a set of them, doubtful, unless you count gobots.

[@ZedMazaus480]

Looks good. Hopefully I won't be tearing my hair out finding one later. I have to many preorders taxing my poor wallet right now that decided to show up rediculously early at once. Thanks hasbro for dropping months worth of preorders all in one month on me. LOL

[@lekanraposte6732]

I suspect that the limbs are in a different shade because they are cast in a different, more durable and unpaintable plastics for structural reasons.

[@RodimusMinor1987]

I really like the look of this BB, I should be getting mine soon. He looks so good, and so much fun to mess with. In alt mode, he didn't look lined up properly, does your copy have issues tabbing together ?

[@NekkidSnek420]

They are gonna milk the SHIT out of this mold. You watch

[@baltmatrix]

Cliffjumper, Glyph, Hubcap, Bugbite, Goldbug, Shattered Glass BB, Shattered Glass Goldbug...and then there's all the Volks repaints.

[@NekkidSnek420]

Hopefully Wasp

[@uainjansun]

​@baltmatrix don't forget bumper, bumblejumper, carrera and sedan!

[@JohnMiller-my2jb]

It really is a shame a about the paint matching on the door pillars.😕

[@hydroknight01]

It's a bit too squared-off/straight-angled for me around the roof; it's more Cliffjumper than Bumblebee. 😕

[@Martynde]

Should have had a Spike mini figure to make it worth the Deluxe price point.

[@jignat]

Do you guys think a 6 year old without previous experience could transform this figure?

[@altonb.1396]

I think if you show them the instructions or transform it in front of them they'll understand

[@chrisellis230]

Does he fit in Earthrise Optimus Primes trailor?

[@tatt4music]

The Netflix bee has a better alt mode in my opinion.

[@LoneWolfInsane]

hell no

[@jameszetterman4487]

Does anyone else really hate the ball-jointed shoulders on most of the recent SS86 Deluxes? They've been rock solid otherwise, but that specific joint on Perceptor, Brawl, and now Bee looks pretty cheap and out-of-place with the rest of the line, not to mention the vast majority of WFC/Legacy figures. I thought we left ball jointed limbs behind when Prime Wars ended.

[@androzani84productions85]

Well you’d be wrong, since I have a few ball jointed Legacy releases. For example, Crankcase’s lower arms

[@jameszetterman4487]

@@androzani84productions85 I said "vast majority" for a reason.

[@TF_LoRdwashere]

Hey balt were did you get him? because I really want him

[@Lawanzzthemonke]

Who should I get concept sunsunstreaker or this bee?

[@shadowofbosstown]

😂 yeah right guy lmao

[@PaulStargasm]

That chest piece is too tall. I feel like they made it that way so they could do repaints. Also agree on the paint. I'm not a fan of this one. Thought the goldbug looked better personally.

[@PaulStargasm]

Oh and didn't like the back kibble. I feel like with modern designs they seem to gave created ossues that didn't exist in the g1 original figure.

[@vadoraid2517]

I wanted them both when they went up for pre. Don’t recall the other bot I was more interested in bee. But $39 each…I’m not into transformers that bad. But he is nice . G1? Right

[@_V.Va_]

The title is enough to not trust anything you say.

[@darkhotrodshorts9187]

I’m glad you never got masterpiece bee 2.0 because it’s not good figure

[@ChubbHalbr]

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[@punaforager]

Gosh, to me that looks like a yellow Cliffjumper more than a Bumblebee. The chest is horrible. There’s always something stupid in the way of getting a perfect figure from Hasbro. Chinese companies don’t give AF and are crushing Hasbro and Takara as far as quality is concerned. They actually listen to what we want. This years line up of Hasbro figures looks like crap, outside of Optimus prime and a few others. You are right about feeling dismayed by the popularity of Netflix soundwave. The figure has knee caps on the side of its cassette player mode, and people are begging for a rerelease…?

[@Sparkbomber]

Looks more like a Ligier tbh. I really don't care for this ögly edition of Bumblebee.

[@G1Grimlock94]

Bee

[@JonathanJones-bc8kx]

Call action figures is not figures