In Hand Images of Transformers Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway #JoinTheBuzz
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 2:34AM CDT
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While Bumblebee is the main figure in the boxes, the sets also include some previously unreleased (in the US) smaller figures that kind of take the main stage for the batch of images mirrored below: Dairu, Uruaz, and new redecos Uriad and Zauru, including their combined forms. Check it all out, and let us know what you think in the discussion!
Also, for those wanting to order these you still can.
Vol 1 is a Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive and Vol 2 is shared between Gamestop and Entertainment Earth.
You can order Vol 1 here and preorder Vol 2 right now by clicking here.
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Posted by gothsaurus on September 26th, 2018 @ 9:43am CDT
Posted by _Anshin_ on September 26th, 2018 @ 10:01am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on September 26th, 2018 @ 10:24am CDT
In G1, Bee wasn't a cliche, hot-rodding muscle car with something to prove. He was kind and relatable. Spike was old enough to make intelligent conversation and have grown up relationships. Looking back, I can't believe how well they nailed that delicate balance.
Since then, younger human characters and bad boys like Kicker have certainly left a bad taste in my mouth. Bee not speaking drops his relatability, and he goes from being a major character to comedy relief. (I was really glad to see his voice back in RID.) It would be like R2D2 getting his own solo movie. Or a mime.
But back to the box set... it seems like someone at Hasbro realized it's a great way to release rare and niche figures if you put them with a Bee, and I'm 100% okay with this. Keep up the good work. Everybody wins. You even talked this old G1-er into buying a couple of movie figures, which is a feat. That accomplishes two things — gets older fans to dip their toe into the new franchise… and gets new fans into the G1 nostalgia. AND building diverse super-fans is what ANY franchise wants.
(Now if there were only some kind of convention all those super-fans could go to that pushed the envelope on the stories, lore, obscure figures, toys, comics... #BringBackBotcon)
Posted by Tommy T. on September 26th, 2018 @ 11:14am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 26th, 2018 @ 11:18am CDT
Volume 1 was SDCC, Volume 2 is Entertainment EarthTommy T. wrote:Does anyone know where these are exclusive too?
Posted by william-james88 on September 26th, 2018 @ 11:18am CDT
Tommy T. wrote:Does anyone know where these are exclusive too?
Yeah.
Vol 1 is HTS and Vol 2 is shared between Gamestop and Entertainment Earth.
You can order the first here https://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/en/htsusa/-e07060000
and preorder that second one right now
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... ve/hse1891
Posted by Tommy T. on September 26th, 2018 @ 12:36pm CDT
Posted by LE0KING on September 26th, 2018 @ 2:42pm CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on September 26th, 2018 @ 3:59pm CDT
Posted by joevill on September 26th, 2018 @ 4:36pm CDT
Posted by triKlops on September 27th, 2018 @ 10:37am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 5th, 2018 @ 7:47pm CST
If you missed out on this set when it originally came out, it looks like this will be a perfect time to get it! The set is available for Pre-order at TakaraTomy Mall, and is priced at ¥4,860, which is approximately $43 USD, cheaper than the original exclusive release of $60.
Does this set mean Takara is going to start releasing even more Hasbro exclusives, as we've seen so far with the Monsterbots? Will Takara release Volume 2? Let us know what you think of this release below!
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on December 5th, 2018 @ 8:05pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Emerje, we have word that the Takara Studio Series Exclusives are seeing another release, and this time they are releasing the Bumblebee Retro Garage Volume 1! For those who don't remember, this is the first of 2 sets featuring a gold painted Studio Series Bumblebee (in this case his 1976 Camaro self) with 2 of the Japanese exclusive G1 Dino Cassettes, Dairu and Uruaz. This set originally was a San Diego Comic Con Exclusive that also saw release on Hasbro Toy Shop and Paris Comic Con.
If you missed out on this set when it originally came out, it looks like this will be a perfect time to get it! The set is available for Pre-order at TakaraTomy Mall, and is priced at ¥4,860, which is approximately $43 USD, cheaper than the original exclusive release of $60.
Does this set mean Takara is going to start releasing even more Hasbro exclusives, as we've seen so far with the Monsterbots? Will Takara release Volume 2? Let us know what you think of this release below!
Is this a mall exclusive?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 5th, 2018 @ 8:13pm CST
chuckdawg1999 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Emerje, we have word that the Takara Studio Series Exclusives are seeing another release, and this time they are releasing the Bumblebee Retro Garage Volume 1! For those who don't remember, this is the first of 2 sets featuring a gold painted Studio Series Bumblebee (in this case his 1976 Camaro self) with 2 of the Japanese exclusive G1 Dino Cassettes, Dairu and Uruaz. This set originally was a San Diego Comic Con Exclusive that also saw release on Hasbro Toy Shop and Paris Comic Con.
If you missed out on this set when it originally came out, it looks like this will be a perfect time to get it! The set is available for Pre-order at TakaraTomy Mall, and is priced at ¥4,860, which is approximately $43 USD, cheaper than the original exclusive release of $60.
Does this set mean Takara is going to start releasing even more Hasbro exclusives, as we've seen so far with the Monsterbots? Will Takara release Volume 2? Let us know what you think of this release below!
Is this a mall exclusive?
From the looks of it, it was the Tokyo Comic-Con exclusive, with the leftovers sold at TakaraTomy Mall.
Posted by Emerje on December 6th, 2018 @ 11:41pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:From the looks of it, it was the Tokyo Comic-Con exclusive, with the leftovers sold at TakaraTomy Mall.
Basically the same as what Hasbro did with it going from a comic con exclusive to an HTS exclusive, just a lot cheaper.
And I'm sure they'll get vol 2 since the box still says vol 1 on it.
Emerje
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 7th, 2018 @ 8:16pm CST
Emerje wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:From the looks of it, it was the Tokyo Comic-Con exclusive, with the leftovers sold at TakaraTomy Mall.
Basically the same as what Hasbro did with it going from a comic con exclusive to an HTS exclusive, just a lot cheaper.
And I'm sure they'll get vol 2 since the box still says vol 1 on it.
Emerje
At the very least be forced to for reusing the US packaging The second one could be a Wonderfest exclusive!
Posted by Emerje on December 7th, 2018 @ 8:26pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Emerje wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:From the looks of it, it was the Tokyo Comic-Con exclusive, with the leftovers sold at TakaraTomy Mall.
Basically the same as what Hasbro did with it going from a comic con exclusive to an HTS exclusive, just a lot cheaper.
And I'm sure they'll get vol 2 since the box still says vol 1 on it.
Emerje
At the very least be forced to for reusing the US packaging The second one could be a Wonderfest exclusive!
That wouldn't surprise me, Wonfest is a good time to do exclusives. They also have to do the other halves of the tape teams so they really don't have a choice.
Emerje