You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

I've been a pretty big Bumblebee fan since 1985, not necessarily due to his kid appeal, but just because I like his design.

I'm not a huge fan of Bayformers (the Michael Bay movie version of The Transformers), and the only two movie toys I have are the Battle Blade and Battle Ops Bumblebees.

The Transformers: Prime show, on the other hand, I really like. It seems to strike a nice balance between Bayformers and G1. While this deluxe class Bumblebee isn't terribly show-accurate, I think he's still a very well designed toy.

Stay tuned for a Bumblebee family photo in the coming months ^___^

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

You ever look at someone's work, and can immediately visualize that point at which they no longer gave a crap about it anymore? That's kind of what happened with Earthrise Arcee, who finally showed up at a vendor close enough for me to purchase.

The figure retails for $29.99 CAD, and comes packed with.. well, to be honest, not a whole lot. Mind you, I've bought exactly ONE other Deluxe this year - Cliffjumper - but that badass came with a freaking rocket launcher. Arcee, on the other hand, has a tiny translucent pistol.

Lets talk about the elephant in the room. You know how I said you can tell clearly when people no longer cared about their work? Well, much like Cliffjumper, it's the vehicle chassis piece that doubles as an accessory. I don't remember what his was used for, but Arcee gets... a surfboard. While that doesn't help, that's still not the bottom of the barrel.

It's really the overall vehicle mode.

For an Earth mode, Arcee looks like a failed concept vehicle and as others have pointed out, it's basically like we've gone back to Beast Wars and she's a shellformer, or more accurately, like one of those kids halloween costumes where she falls on her face and has the shall draped over her.

The actual transformation itself is.. tolerably bad, but the legs really are inexcusable. I mean, if you're gonna half ass the transformation, at least make it so things fold up nicely. Instead, the legs end up awkardly twisted and it honestly feels like someone forgot to take them into account and just made the shell bigger to compromise because they ran out of R & D time.

Vehicle mode on the Generations version was clearly much better thought out.

Now that I got that out of the way, lets ditch the backpack and talk the actual figure. The body style is very similar to the Generations release, but with slipper hips and a larger head. The face on Earthrise Arcee isn't as overtly female IMHO.. feels more.. androgynous. Hasbro seems to have remoulded the Generations hands such that she can hold 5 mm port weapons, like with the Cyberverse versions.

The Earthrise figure improves upon the Generations version by adding many more points of articulation, generally made possible by the fact she abides by the Earthrise backpack motiff, with another major reason being that, of course, she needs them for transformation. She has ankle tilts, double jointed knees, thigh twist, mid torso swivel, standard pinned shoulders, bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrist swivel, and head.

The result is that you can actually put robot mode into an impressive number of graceful poses. It feels like Earthrise takes the Generations body and give its the articulation it deserves... because the Generations one was terrible.

Paint work is acceptable. The amount of paint isn't exactly mind blowing, mostly limited to the pink on her chest, the pink and grey on her pelvis, the splashes of colour on her vehicle mode., and her blue eyes.

Build quality is where I have one concern. Overall, it's pretty par for the course - more hollow sections than people would like ,but material selection and parts finishes aren't too shabby. I do have to question the longevity of joints, particularly the various folding panel on the vehicle shell, and those flimsy knees.

So overall, mixed feelings about the figure, but my consensus is that the focus was on the robot mode with the vehicle mode made to fit. IMHO, the Cyberverse version was the better thought out of the 2020 offerings, and I feel more love was put into the design of the Generations version.

But, considering that the Generations version was almost impossible to find natively here in Canada (language issues on the mini comic), if you want a mainline G1 looking Arcee this is probably the easiest way to scratch that itch.

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My second female Transformer! Arcee is great in the Transformers: Prime show. I wonder if Hasbro will give her the Voyager Class treatment somewhere down the track.

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🇩🇪 Red Alert ist ein Repaint von Side Swipe mit neuer Blaulicht bar.

Die Blaulicht bar läst sich zusammen mit der LaserKanone zu einer Axt Waffe umbauen.

Red Alert ist wirklich ein schöner Neuzugang in meiner Transformers Sammlung.

•°•°•°••°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°

🇬🇧Red Alert is a repaint of Side Swipe with new blue light bar.

The blue light bar can be converted together with the laser cannon to an axe weapon.

Red Alert is really a nice new addition to my Transformers collection.

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Welcome to our third lockdown this month alone. Just a week ago, right before the April Long Weekend we were given a lockdown of the social hotspots. Then this past Tuesday we were told a new lockdown started that just added schools to it. Finally, just two days ago on Thursday, we were given yet another addition which eliminated all non essential shopping and reinforced stay at home.

Having said all that, today I'll be looking at what is probably the last in person toy purchase for who knows how long, namely the Walmart exclusive G1 Style Headmaster releases. More specifically, it's Hardhead, who I happened across one night randomly.. Others in the line include Chromedome, Braindstorm, and Mindwipe.

So the line itself is pretty straight forward. Back in 2018, the classic Headmasters were released as part of the Titans Return lineup. These particular characters were Deluxe sized, retailing for $19.99 CAD. Back then, there was no Unified Product, so Hasbro and Takara did their own thing.

Hasbro leaned toward decos that mimicked the actual 80s toys, where Takara made theirs more cartoon accurate. Hasbro, with this G1 retro style lineup, kind of meshed up the two extremes by using the same Titan Master/Headmasters as the Takara toys (which I think were released separately here anyway), adding some additional paint/decals/decos, and of course a new G1 style box.

Of course, all this nostalgia costs money, with the MSRP being $32.99 CAD, which brings it in line with all the modern figure pricing, though admittedly it was nice to see that classic artwork on the back of the box in stores once again.

So the actual contents of the box are effectively unchanged, other than the instruction sheet having a more G1 style appearance. You get the vehicle (or Transtector if you're a Japanese G1 fan like me), the Titan Master (Duros) and technically you get two guns - one large cannon and one for the fist.

Hardhead doesn't have a waist or articulated ankles, but otherwise your typical Deluxe class range of motion and joints are present, including rotating wrists, and a functional head joint thanks to the Titan Master itself having an articulated head, accompanying basic head and let movement. Materials feel light and flimsy as usual, sand to me somehow the joint that holds the large cannon feels loose, as does the actual connection point between the cannon and the rifle.

The main differences, I found, were as follows:

Main colour scheme now features a light tan/brown in place of the grey on the original release, though not as strong of a colour on the Takara. I think the orange of the canopy is closer to what Takara used. The Hardhead face is, naturally, now changed.

There's also a few new splashes of paint - silver and red breakup the pure black on the tank tread covers, the deco on the waist area of robot mode is slightly different, and there was a splash of extra colour on the forehead of the Titan Master itself. There is also an additional tampo of the Autobot sigil on the front of the tank, along with what I believe are heat applied stickers of sorts for the robot thighs.

So are these aesthetic changes worth the 60% jump in MSRP? Well... from a value perspective, I don't think so, but I will admit that the improvements will result in a sizable price increase, especially the shipping as there's now much more empty space to account for. If the increase was more like the US price of $5 or so over the MSRP of the Titans Returns line, I'd be more inclined to agree.

But I will admit that the whole package tugs at my childhood.

Besides... while it is expensive, at least I actually found one myself. at retail With the way things are going, who knows when the next time I can say that will be.

My second female Transformer! Arcee is great in the Transformers: Prime show. I wonder if Hasbro will give her the Voyager Class treatment somewhere down the track.

I've been a pretty big Bumblebee fan since 1985, not necessarily due to his kid appeal, but just because I like his design.

I'm not a huge fan of Bayformers (the Michael Bay movie version of The Transformers), and the only two movie toys I have are the Battle Blade and Battle Ops Bumblebees.

The Transformers: Prime show, on the other hand, I really like. It seems to strike a nice balance between Bayformers and G1. While this deluxe class Bumblebee isn't terribly show-accurate, I think he's still a very well designed toy.

Stay tuned for a Bumblebee family photo in the coming months ^___^

So, while Earthrise Arcee is still MIA at Amazon Canada, Fasttrack arrived the other day, partially crumpled in that god awful bubble envelope that Amazon has now opted to use rather than boxes. It wasn't a particularly complicated figure to analyze, so without further ado, here's Transformers Earthrise: Deluxe Fasttrack.

Fasttrack is the little robot that came with G1 Scorponok. Given the fact that Six Gun and Cog, the little robots that came with G1 Metroxplex and Fortress Maximus respectively, ended up sold separately as a deluxe sized figure, it was pretty much no surprise that Fasttrack ended up the same way.

All the deluxe size robots mentioned thus far generally serve to become weapons for other figures, but typically that is completed by partsforming its limbs into blasters, shields, and other things for other deluxes and larger sized figures. For what is effectively a well organized jumble of limbs, these figures aren't too bad.

Fasttrack comes with the figure, the orange tipped weapons, and one grey tipped piece. There is very little paint on the figure, limited to a few splashes of orange, metallic blue, black, silver, and the red of the eyes - very sparse but at least not poorly painted. Overall, the colours mesh with the G1 aesthetic of the figure, as does the overall form of the figure itself, which has been updated with 2020 levels of detailing.

Build quality is again pretty good. As one of the things that have improved tremendously since the price increase, this "better than Power of the Primes" quality increase has become consistent across the board. Material choices, joint strength, finishes, and overall engineering. I know that many collectors are upset about the hollow parts, but for me if it doesn't compromise the structural integrity of the figure, this is one cost cutting measure I can live with.

Articulation isn't too bad. You get ankle side tilts, single jointed knees, thigh twist, hips, waist, standard shoulders, single jointed elbows with forearm swivel, fist rotation and head swivel. All-in-all pretty consistent with the other weapon figures and Deluxe figures on the whole.

"Transformation" is a trick question - as mentioned previously, it's basically fancy limb partsforming.

Vehicle mode, as expected, resembles the G1 toy very much, with a new feature of being able to connect to and tow the Mircromaster base Deluxe sized figures, and I guess technically it should be able to connect to the Titan bases as well.

The weapon modes are... OK. Your two choices are basically a giant backpack and blast shield for Deluxe and larger figures, or the giant spear for Scorponok (or anyone else that can hold it). It's odd to have a giant backpack like that, but at least that mode uses all the parts - spear mode leaves out the robot torso, something honestly I didn't think would be an issue seeing how designers cram all everything into the other modes.

The handle of the spear is also somewhat suspect, as it is made of the robot mode arms connected end to end, and my guess is that it will susceptible to falling apart due to the single connection point, a well as the fact you've still got the elbows of the arms able to freely flail about.

So there you have it... a pretty straight forward figure that as a bot itself is par for the course (in a good way) in terms of product realization and really does look like its G1 counterpart.

Naturally if you've got a Scorponok you're gonna want to have Fasttrack as a companion and weapon, but if you're just collecting Deluxes then be forewarned about its partsforming and questionable weapon alt modes.

I've been a pretty big Bumblebee fan since 1985, not necessarily due to his kid appeal, but just because I like his design.

I'm not a huge fan of Bayformers (the Michael Bay movie version of The Transformers), and Bumblebee was really the only design I was anywhere near happy with. Hence, the only two movie toys I have are the Battle Blade and Battle Ops Bumblebees.

The Transformers: Prime show, on the other hand, I really like. It seems to strike a nice balance between Bayformers and G1. While this deluxe class Bumblebee isn't terribly show-accurate, I think he's still a very well designed toy.

Stay tuned for a Bumblebee family photo in the coming months ^___^

I know - the focus sucks. I officially admit to not knowing how to use my damned camera.

I've been a pretty big Bumblebee fan since 1985, not necessarily due to his kid appeal, but just because I like his design.

I'm not a huge fan of Bayformers (the Michael Bay movie version of The Transformers), and the only two movie toys I have are the Battle Blade and Battle Ops Bumblebees.

The Transformers: Prime show, on the other hand, I really like. It seems to strike a nice balance between Bayformers and G1. While this deluxe class Bumblebee isn't terribly show-accurate, I think he's still a very well designed toy.

Stay tuned for a Bumblebee family photo in the coming months ^___^

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I've been a pretty big Bumblebee fan since 1985, not necessarily due to his kid appeal, but just because I like his design.

I'm not a huge fan of Bayformers (the Michael Bay movie version of The Transformers), and the only two movie toys I have are the Battle Blade and Battle Ops Bumblebees.

The Transformers: Prime show, on the other hand, I really like. It seems to strike a nice balance between Bayformers and G1. While this deluxe class Bumblebee isn't terribly show-accurate, I think he's still a very well designed toy.

Stay tuned for a Bumblebee family photo in the coming months ^___^

I know - the focus sucks. I officially admit to not knowing how to use my damned camera.

My latest work, I totally repainted him with some sort of a G1 inspired color scheme.

I've been a pretty big Bumblebee fan since 1985, not necessarily due to his kid appeal, but just because I like his design.

I'm not a huge fan of Bayformers (the Michael Bay movie version of The Transformers), and the only two movie toys I have are the Battle Blade and Battle Ops Bumblebees.

The Transformers: Prime show, on the other hand, I really like. It seems to strike a nice balance between Bayformers and G1. While this deluxe class Bumblebee isn't terribly show-accurate, I think he's still a very well designed toy.

Stay tuned for a Bumblebee family photo in the coming months ^___^

Transformers Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl. Brawl transforms into a M1 Abrams tank in the movie.

I've been a pretty big Bumblebee fan since 1985, not necessarily due to his kid appeal, but just because I like his design.

I'm not a huge fan of Bayformers (the Michael Bay movie version of The Transformers), and the only two movie toys I have are the Battle Blade and Battle Ops Bumblebees.

The Transformers: Prime show, on the other hand, I really like. It seems to strike a nice balance between Bayformers and G1. While this deluxe class Bumblebee isn't terribly show-accurate, I think he's still a very well designed toy.

Stay tuned for a Bumblebee family photo in the coming months ^___^

Transformers Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl. Brawl transforms into a M1 Abrams tank in the movie.

My latest work, I totally repainted him with some sort of a G1 inspired color scheme.