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Today's review: Studio Series Gamer Edition Bumblebee!

This is the only figure from this line I actually wanted. It not only is a new take on the original (now very creaky and chipped) deluxe figure from 2010 but it is the only one of these new Studio Series takes that, so far, isn't a downgrade. Optimus has some good qualities but as many bad, whereas the original toy just needs an axe and its golden!

But onto Bumblebee. This toy has an amazing amount of sculpted detail across it and a decent amount of paint apps too. The vehicle mode holds steady and looks closer to the game vehicle than the original figure did, but the original was based on concept art after all. The vehicle mode can store all 3 weapons. The sword is really the only one out of place as when you had a weapon in game you could deploy it in vehicle hover mode so, for once, the exposed weapon on the hood is accurate!

Transformation is nifty, but do take care. I've already and broken and stressed 2 tabs because this thing REALLY wants to stay together as tight as possible. But when in robot mode you are left with a figure that is as close as I think we'll ever get to the mass shifting screen model.

Now, for this there needed to be a pay off somewhere. The old figure opted for a hefty, chunky, heavy backpack and inaccurate kibble on the arms. This one has opted for game accurate arms, backpack and legs in favour of a pot belly I shall dub 'oh lawd he comin!' Given the consensus online among fans I'm not the only one to think he looks like a Halloween car costume. That said he is really articulate and poses very well.

Plus he comes with a plethora of accessories! Unlike the... thing you got with the original this figure has his neutron blaster from the game, a plasma gun and his sword. The plasma gun is one I always remember favouring for its long distance shot and high power, but it was slow to reload if I recall. All three accessories are easily swapped out and can be used with any of the other Gamer Edition figures.

I used the last 5 photos to replicate some stills from the game's trailer and his concept pose.

Never expected to get an ask like this so uh... enjoy this robot made on the spot @mack-mod deyydygez

Did you know that porting a company-wide phone system from a whole bunch of carriers around North America to a new one is a lot of work and stress! Because I do now! :D

Really though, it’s been great so far! Still going strong, trying to learn new things… going to bed at 10pm like an old man…

Funny story around this one…

Like, it always bothered me in the show; you get your CM AFTER you perform a feat, that magically ties in with your name. I always thought it’s much easier to get your name FROM said CM, or something.

With pony Kat, I just gave it to her because; ponies needed one apparently, and I didn’t want her to be a blank flank (this goes the same for the other 4 I have, except two of them are blank flanks)

It wasn’t until pony Kat got established as her own self, and thus she needed to be her own pony, so I changed the name to ‘Katty Scratch’

But the CM was already set in stone, and I don’t like changing things that drastically, I get annoyed by changing up stuff alot. So, I based Katty around her CM; a pony with cat-like behaviour and affinity.

That’s where the added fluff comes in, glow in the night eyes, and paw marked hooves, etc :>

TL;DR

Ah ha, I have seen many a youtubevideo about urban explorers walking through abandoned mines and watch them…

walk over unexploded blasting caps… pools of toxic chemicals… barely avoiding death…completely unaware... 

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