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We think Bumblebee rocks!November 20, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this toy for my son for his eighth birthday and fully expected it to be cool for a day or two and then end up forgotten at the bottom of his toy box after that. Considering the $[...] price tag, I am very pleased to report that he absolutely loves the toy and plays with it constantly. Considering it took us about thirty minutes to get it into car mode, and than maybe another 10 to get it back to robot, I think the toy is made pretty well. It looks to me like it will withstand a lot of everyday wear and tear from my son. We did have trouble with the arms, (locking them in place) at first, but my son has found that if you line them both up and then apply gentle but firm pressure on both arms at the same time, they lock right in and Bumblebee is ready to go. So he no longer requires my help with this (thankfully!) Much better than the robosapien and robodog from a few birthdays back, I am very pleased with this toy and would totally recommend its purchase for your little autobot fans.
parents bewareNovember 18, 2007 9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Parents be advised. I just got this thing today for my son's 7th birthday - he's a huge transformers fan and can transform any one he has quickly. He completely gave up in utter frustration - the booklet indicates something like 30 steps to go from robot to car mode - so it was daddy's turn to try - the thing just will NOT snap together perfectly - the arms, etc do not go into the car at all, let alone easily - roughly 2 hours later it was Mom'd turn because I was seriously stressed - she gave up after trying really really hard so it was DAddy's turn again - and then Mommy's - and then Daddy's until the whole day got away from us - all this while a 7 year old waited as patiently as he could for it to be a car. WE came SO CLOSE to getting it before we had to admit that ti just didn't snap together perfectly - not to mention that there was no way we were going to let him EVER put it in Robot mode again so what's the point?
Yes, it's really really cool and the lights, etc.. are bright and it never felt like we were in danger of breaking it during all of this so it gets high marks for it's durability but this one is going back - I told my son he could have as many other transformers as he wanted to make up fo the disappointment - and I got this one at a great price from Costco ( $70.00) I would have ben so much more pissed if I spent the hundred it was originally advertised at - expect this thing to bottom out in the 50 dolalr range as we get closer to Christmas. There will be A LOT of returns after the holidays.
I like it but it has some flaws...November 16, 2007 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Standing at about 14 inches, the Ultimate Bumblebee towers about 4 inches above the Transformers Movie Leader Optimus Prime figure, which I believe is the best transforming OP figure currently available. This is disconcerting because the scale should be exactly the opposite.
Even for its height, though, the Bumblebee figure is bulky and heavy, sporting a 4-AA battery pack on the reverse. The batteries are aligned lateraly, making for the wide-hipped appearance of the toy. Where the OP figure hides its batteries well (within fuel tanks which would go along the sides of the semi truck cab), the Bumblebee makes little effort to integrate the battery pack, which is IMO the worst of its aesthetic flaws. The battery pack also makes this toy extremely hard to balance; the rear is heavy while the forward-pointing features are lightweight plastic forms that do nothing to counter-balance it.
Number two on my list of aesthetic flaws is Ultimate Bumblebee's head design. I like the light-up LED eyes, but the paint detailing of the entire head is seriously lacking. I do not believe this is a flaw of my specific copy; I did pick the best of several at my retail outlet. The problem seems to be an insufficient and inaccurate application of the different paint colors, and this contrasts with the overall design and coloration of the figure, which is for the most part well done, paint-wise. Other than the look of the head and the battery pack on this toy, the figure looks pretty good.
Another aspect in which the OP figure succeeds where BB comes up short is the articulation department. Despite a longer body and larger limbs, BB is not as poseable as the smaller Autobot leader. Although the limbs are jointed at most of the right locations, when posed some of the joints are not tight enough to keep their positions. I think this is meant to increase the appearance of lifelike motions when the toy is turned on and active, but it just makes it frustrating. The plastic shell that forms the tailfin of the vehicle mode is meant as a "heel" extension of the foot in robot mode, but this is not explicit in the instructions and so I discovered this through trial and error. Without utilizing the heel support, the weight and center of gravity of the toy make posing the legs in anything but full upright/straight impossible - the legs would slide right out from underneath of it.
My final complaint about the toy is that it is *so* difficult to setup correctly. Transforming from one mode to the other is a little more complicated than the OP figure, mostly because of the wings/doors which must be removed and reconnected in the different modes. That is no real problem; instead the frustration comes from aligning and properly connecting BB's arms (in robot mode) and wheels (in vehicle mode). These must make a tight connection in order for the animatronic and audio features to work properly, and even when it appears to a careful visual inspection that these parts are well connected it is likely they are not. A great amount of force must be used to make the proper connections, and there is no sensory way to tell it has been done incorrectly. The only evidence you have when the connection is not correct is the partial functionality of the toy.
Despite all this, the Ultimate Bumblebee figure is still pretty awesome. It plays snippets of songs, speaks several preprogrammed phrases, it's eyes light up blue like in the film, and its arms, wings and head move while in robot form. It also autofires its right arm cannon. It is fully transformable into the sweet looking concept Camaro and has neat "speed sensing" features that change the pitch of the engine sounds when the wheels are spun faster or slower. Its headlights and brake lights light up and it plays tire-screeching sounds and music snippets in vehicle mode as well. When it is setup correctly, it is amusing and fairly attractive (especially attractive-looking in vehicle mode, where it's weight serves to imply quality construction and does not cause balance issues).
Although because of it's difficulties in use I would not recommend this toy for young children, it is a sweet piece for the collector and will impress any of your friends with your Transformers geekitude. Although I do not feel it's $80 price tag is fully warranted, I do not believe its price will go down, so if you want one, now's the time to pick it up. And if you're a little disappointed that the demo button does not work on the unit you're looking to buy at your retail location, don't worry, it probably works fine. From what I can tell, the external button does not align properly with the internal contact in the packaging, making it impossible to test at the store. The upside of this is that the included 4 AA batteries are probably as good as new in there.
Ultimate Bumblebee ReviewNovember 3, 2007 To start off briefly, the toy is fantastic. However, when I do say fantastic, I do not relate it in terms of its price. This toy's construction is very, very sturdy and durable. It's unlikely you'll break any of its parts unless if you're trying to prove a point.
The transformation isn't too difficult. After a single transformation, I was able to do it without anymore picture guidance from Hasbro. You don't really have to follow the order, but you should just do it in the manner where it is workable and do-able. (E.g. you don't hook up the legs to the rooftop of the car without first fixing the rear end tires properly) I am not sure if Hasbro wanted this toy being extremely tough. When I say this, I do mean it as some of pieces being extremely hard to put together and separate. Perhaps the toy is new, who knows? I'll need more time to come to that conclusion.
My last and final beef with it, which is heavily influenced by the fact that I am a collector, is that the workmanship of the toy itself isn't too magnificent. The paintjob on mine is scratched, and you can see that the legs aren't done too well either. This could just be mine, but all in all, you can see that the material used was well chosen for durability, rather than presentation, although they did a rather good job on making it look good.
All in all, it's a decent price for the object. You don't gain much, you don't lose much. This applies only to the collectors. I don't know how much would kids find this amusing though. In some respects, the strength needed to put this toy together can be quite considerable at some aspects.
So, decide for yourself, if you think this toy is worth it. For me, it was, and I dont regret forking that amount of money on it.
Not for kidsOctober 28, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I own a first gen Camaro, am thinking of getting a '09 (or 2010) Camaro, and grew up with Transformers. If this wasn't a Camaro, I wouldn't have purchased it. The price initially turned me off but a friend picked it up for me at Costco for $75 packaged with the Titanium figure.
I left it in the robot mode. I already have a 1/18 scale Jada die-cast concept Camaro. Plus it looks better as a robot. As such, I can't comment on the car mode.
The figure is fantastic. It amazes me that the toy designers were able to pull this off. The electronic interactive features of the toy help to justify the high price. However this is not a toy for a child to play with. It is entirely plastic so it would be easy to snap a part off. The battery pack makes the figure a bit back heavy so it tends to tip backward when standing. I assume that the calf is supposed to lock in the down position but the buttons that hold it will not engage. Maybe I am doing something wrong.
As for the arms, the instructions are a bit wrong. There is a D shaped post on the arm that is supposed to align with the socket in the body. The instructions say to align the post with the socket and rotate the arm while pushing in the shoulder.
There is a fixed ring around the rotating D shaped post. The ring is keyed. The round socket in the body that receives this ring is also keyed. Rotate the arm so this matches up then press together. The D shaped socket is spring loaded so even if the D-shaped post is not initially aligned it will pop into place.
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