Title:
Bumblebee 2nd
Description:
Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2008)
Takara release date: March 27, 2010
Takara ID number: TA-02
Accessories: Left & right turbo boosters
Part of the first wave of Animated Deluxes, Bumblebee transforms from a small yellow hatchback with a single red flasher to a scrappy robot with a smirk on his face. In both robot and car mode, his two turbo booster rockets can be attached on his back. Promotional images showed the rockets with red-painted tips, which was not in the final product.
In robot mode, each forearm has a flip-out "stinger” half to replicate his on-screen hand-blasters, which can also be pegged together for his double-handed attack. Early releases of this toy have support struts inside his forearms that ensure durability but prevent the stingers from receding all the way back into his arms. The later releases of the toy fix this problem. There have also been some complaints that the socket in his left arm tends to crack easily, which makes the arm impossible to pose.
Amusingly, flipping his bumper up in his alt-mode works like a tiny trunk.
The TakaraTomy release of this toy was given a shiny, metallic coat of gold paint as opposed to the flat yellow of the original Hasbro release, and a red and white Autobot symbol instead of a silver one. Despite what the stock photos present, this release uses the amended forearms.
This mold was also used to make "Elite Guard” Bumblebee and was supposed to be used for the canceled Fugitive Waspinator.
Takara release date: March 27, 2010
Takara ID number: TA-02
Accessories: Left & right turbo boosters
Part of the first wave of Animated Deluxes, Bumblebee transforms from a small yellow hatchback with a single red flasher to a scrappy robot with a smirk on his face. In both robot and car mode, his two turbo booster rockets can be attached on his back. Promotional images showed the rockets with red-painted tips, which was not in the final product.
In robot mode, each forearm has a flip-out "stinger” half to replicate his on-screen hand-blasters, which can also be pegged together for his double-handed attack. Early releases of this toy have support struts inside his forearms that ensure durability but prevent the stingers from receding all the way back into his arms. The later releases of the toy fix this problem. There have also been some complaints that the socket in his left arm tends to crack easily, which makes the arm impossible to pose.
Amusingly, flipping his bumper up in his alt-mode works like a tiny trunk.
The TakaraTomy release of this toy was given a shiny, metallic coat of gold paint as opposed to the flat yellow of the original Hasbro release, and a red and white Autobot symbol instead of a silver one. Despite what the stock photos present, this release uses the amended forearms.
This mold was also used to make "Elite Guard” Bumblebee and was supposed to be used for the canceled Fugitive Waspinator.
Theme:
Animated
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2008
Country:
United States
Series:
Animated
Date Added:
2022-03-26 17:31:49
Date Added:
2022-03-26 17:31:49
