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Transformers Timelines Comic Edition Bumblebee and Megatron

This felt like a pretty quick turnaround. I doubt, if they're going to do any more Heart of Steel designs, that we'll see them for a while, but if these two sets were popular enough, hopefully this won't be the last of them. I know I said last time that I'd like to see an Insecticon 3-pack, but my friend brought up how he wants Shockwave, and having both Oppy and Bee makes me want more Autobots as old-timey trains, and... I think these guys, as a series, just have a good presence. I think I'd honestly be happy with anything.

Bumblebee: Sure is an interesting little bug. Absolutely beautiful little train mode, quite a good and posable robot mode, but he has some oddities. The feet are really good, but constructed a bit oddly, the shoulder pads feel a little too big. Biggest issue I have is there's such a specific order or operations to getting that chest to compress into a train, and it's such a level of complexity over what everyone else is. Also, while he has great weapon storage in vehicle mode, his hands are a little loose, and I wish I could store things in robot mode as well. TL;DR, he looks great, but has the most qualms of the line so far.

Megatron: Now this one is on the same level as what we got with Oppy and Screm. Megs has great posability, though his shoulders do get in the way sometimes, and his transformation is pretty fun, with a few small tweaks on usual movements. The arms might be hard to line up on the first attempt or two, but he's a fantastic little cannon. And he rolls really well on those big wheels! I was not expecting that.

Overall, I think the first set is a bit more solid, but this one is nothing to sniff at either. Bumblebee is a bit tricky to transform and has some minor issues, but both of these guys look great, and having the four of them together make a great set. I'm looking forward to any more Hearts of Steel designs we get in the future.

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Transformers Timelines Comic Edition Optimus Prime and Starscream

If you're reading this the day it goes up, I'm probably in surgery right now! Nothing major, but well wishes would be nice.

On to our topic at hand, these guys might look familiar to some of you. Mastermind Creations took a swing at the Hearts of Steel designs years ago, doing Oppy, Screm, Bee, and Shwave. For some reason I also thought they did the Insecticons? But they only ever showed off concepts and never the real thing? Don't know how I made that mix up. But with the announcement that they're planning on doing Bee and Megs, I really do hope we get those Insecticons. Three bugbots that combine into a single train? Yes please.

Optimus Prime: This is a fantastic little figure. The train mode is an extremely solid little block on five wheels. The transformation is pretty simple, but the back has this very unique set of flips it does to get the head up and the arms in place. Even the smokestack transforms into his rifle. As a robot, he's very posable. I'd say the only thing he's missing is wrist swivels. The only real complaint I have is his canopy forms an unconvincing shield, and I feel like there could have been a better use for it.

Starscream: Another solid figure. The biplane is a little silly looking, but holds together very well. I really like the transformation on this one, with the torso being separated into three segments in vehicle that recombine as you turn into a robot. There's also instances of holes being used by different pegs in different modes, which is always a fun bit of engineering to see. As a robot, Starscream is a fairly solid robot, having decent posability and foldable wings, but does lack both wrists and a waist, and his shoulders can misalign as well.