New Images of Takara Hydrodive Bumblebee and Movie Masterpiece Starscream

Damn it. I want that BB but not in gold.

I'm glad I preordered that Bumblebee. I don't like the gold, I really don't, but that's a new mold for sure. It's not the Deluxe Class, and it's not the Activator, nor is it the Legends Class. A brand new mold. Impressive.

Bought.

That BB looks like a neat toy design. I would like to see more of him for sure. Rodimus also looks to be almost magenta/dark plum in color. I wonder if it's just the lighting?

so is this the only version of Leader SS that TT will put out? or will it be a separate release like Buster Prime?
has anyone been able to tell if there are any other differences between the paint apps, besides the tattoos?

Do I see a purple repaint of Rodimus to the left of bee? Wonder who that's gonna be...

Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

Nope, check out the feet. The old deluxe class mold had the front bumper on a hinge so that his "toes" were posable. This mold doesn't, the front bumper and the rest of the foot is all one piece.

Anyone gonna be calling this guy Goldbug?

RogueDeathangel wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

Nope, check out the feet. The old deluxe class mold had the front bumper on a hinge so that his "toes" were posable. This mold doesn't, the front bumper and the rest of the foot is all one piece.

Anyone gonna be calling this guy Goldbug?

Oh yeah! Didnt spot that, been so long since I had any of my Animated stuff out on display. I wonder if the bubble/wings come off?

Yeah, its Goldbug.

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

No this is a new mold, this is in fact the new mold Bumblebee that was announced over a year ago by Hasbro to be more in scale with the rest of the line, more show-accurate and be sold at a Voyager price point due to the inclusion of the submarine thing.

MrMunkeepants wrote:so is this the only version of Leader SS that TT will put out? or will it be a separate release like Buster Prime?
has anyone been able to tell if there are any other differences between the paint apps, besides the tattoos?

So far this will be the first but not only release of this mold for Takara, I'm sure we're getting a MP-M01 ROTF version down the line as well.
Paint app wise from what I can tell, the alt-mode looks to be painted to be more accurate to the actual jet, and the bot mode seems to have more detailed paint apps based on the movie design, at least in the arms.
I want both of these it just sucks that this BB is in gold and won't fit into the rest of my TFA collection.

Ravage XK wrote:

RogueDeathangel wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

Nope, check out the feet. The old deluxe class mold had the front bumper on a hinge so that his "toes" were posable. This mold doesn't, the front bumper and the rest of the foot is all one piece.

Anyone gonna be calling this guy Goldbug?

Oh yeah! Didnt spot that, been so long since I had any of my Animated stuff out on display. I wonder if the bubble/wings come off?

Yeah, its Goldbug.

Yeah, the whole bubble/wing piece comes right off, so underneath there's a brand new bumblebee figure that's more in-scale with all the other animated figures.
If only Hasbro had released him.

Ravage XK wrote:Not so sure that is a new mold for Bumblebee. Just looks like the same old figure with the front end jammed into the blue bubble/wing set. Same with the bot mode. Same old figure with his head in a bubble.

You would be incorrect good sir. We've been told many times that it is a new mould, more to scale (so smaller than the old deluxe). Pretty sure the transformation is quite different as well as I seem to recall people saying that it no longer had a fake chest/roof.

Anyway, I'd prefer this in yellow rather than gold too. Actually I'd dig it in gold if it had a new Goldbug-style headsculpt. I seem to recall the bio for G1 Goldbug mentioned he was water-tight or something too, so it would be a good fit.

That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

Prime Riblet wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

That box in the picture certainly looks like the old movie packaging..
I guess I wouldn't know. I wasn't there.

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

That box in the picture certainly looks like the old movie packaging..
I guess I wouldn't know. I wasn't there.

Sorry-I made a mistake. I was thinking about the Movie Leader rather than the "Masterpiece" version.

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

That box in the picture certainly looks like the old movie packaging..
I guess I wouldn't know. I wasn't there.

Yeah, JPG's right, the TT MP version is in the 2k7 movie-style packaging, which is kinda weird considering the regular MP style box we've seen prior to this, but wth

Flux Convoy wrote:Damn it. I want that BB but not in gold.

Sigh...yea, pre-order canceled.

oh well can't have everything just the way you want it....

g2grimmy64 wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote:

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:That Starscream comes in the old movie packaging?
Sweet.

I don't know if that is actually the case. The ones I saw here were actually in the newer packaging-same as Battle Hooks Prime.

That box in the picture certainly looks like the old movie packaging..
I guess I wouldn't know. I wasn't there.

Yeah, JPG's right, the TT MP version is in the 2k7 movie-style packaging, which is kinda weird considering the regular MP style box we've seen prior to this, but wth

Ever heard of mock-up packaging? That's where the retailers hastily craft together something what they assume will be close to the actual packaging.

Samurai Bludgeon wrote:Do I see a purple repaint of Rodimus to the left of bee? Wonder who that's gonna be...

Nope, it's the lighting playing tricks.

Flux Convoy wrote:Damn it. I want that BB but not in gold.

I don't mind the gold, really (look at my name). But I'm not so sure about getting him, until there's confirmation about the Hasbro Voyagers getting cancelled.

One more thing: the Japanese name for Hydrodrive Bumblebee is Jetpack Bumblebee. Just thought I'd let you guys know

GEEWUN wrote:oh well can't have everything just the way you want it....

Have you checked your username lately?? You're not allowed to say that!

I think Hydrodive BB looks really cool. I'd have definitely bought it if Hasbro released it, and I might consider importing it if I can do so at a decent price.

If Hasbro was coming out with that leader class SS as movie one, I'd get him. I'm still going to buy ROTF SS, that is when they put the new figures out in stores...how long is that going to take .

I'd like to have this movie one SS, but I'm not going to pay $100 for him . Walmart and Target have the leader class figures by me for $30.

But I'm sure Hasbro will come out with this movie one SS by next summer.

Pretty sure the packaging for MP Screamer is like the boxes we've seen mocked up, in a sort of 'book' style with opening front face which you can see to the left of that picture. The interior seems based on the 2007 movie packaging.

Lord T wrote:Pretty sure the packaging for MP Screamer is like the boxes we've seen mocked up, in a sort of 'book' style with opening front face which you can see to the left of that picture. The interior seems based on the 2007 movie packaging.

And I missed the flap. Stupid me

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Lord T wrote:Pretty sure the packaging for MP Screamer is like the boxes we've seen mocked up, in a sort of 'book' style with opening front face which you can see to the left of that picture. The interior seems based on the 2007 movie packaging.

And I missed the flap. Stupid me

And I missed the entire box.
The packaging looks sweet! And it comes with a comic!

That "aqua Bumblebee" or whatever its called is the most stupid looking figure I have ever seen in my life. I looks like a blue Buzz Lightyear. I mean cmon, he is a friggin robot that does not need to breathe air. I have never seen the animated series yet, so I do not know if this design is based off an actual part of the cartoon or not.

Now as far as Masterpiece Starscream, now were talking !!!

Hm, the Bumblebee mold is interesting. Of course I like the Starscream, as I've said for the millionth time already. Apparently, the Starscream comes with a mini comic strip, you can see him having a little "chat" with Megatron in it, it looks like. Also, to point out, his box says bellow the plastic bubble "Movie Series". It is indeed a sub-line of the Masterpiece series as many have already covered with the "MP-M01".

Forget about Bumblebee, check out the Cybertron Mode Ratchet to the right! Gorgeous. He's def. bought.

Welcome to Shiny Burger, may I take your order? What's that? You want a very shiny Hydrodive Bumblebee and a very 1st movie accurate Starscream? And you also say you would like to have a happy Animated Ratchet for the kids? Ok, that will be 5$ sir.

Rated X wrote:That "aqua Bumblebee" or whatever its called is the most stupid looking figure I have ever seen in my life. I looks like a blue Buzz Lightyear. I mean cmon, he is a friggin robot that does not need to breathe air. I have never seen the animated series yet, so I do not know if this design is based off an actual part of the cartoon or not.

Now as far as Masterpiece Starscream, now were talking !!!

Yeah, that Bumblebee is kooky looking. I didn't see the third season of Animated, so I don't really know what the deal is either, and while I like that submarine pack, it looks gooy on a Transformer, even one as silly as the Animated ones are/were/is/am. I remember seeing a picture of that before, like before HAsbro cancelled it and I thought it was a different character, not BB with an accessory. I do think it's interesting looking though, and it's just novel enough that if I ever saw it in a store in the States, I'd probably get it jsut for the novelty factor. Oh well.

Dagon wrote:

Rated X wrote:That "aqua Bumblebee" or whatever its called is the most stupid looking figure I have ever seen in my life. I looks like a blue Buzz Lightyear. I mean cmon, he is a friggin robot that does not need to breathe air. I have never seen the animated series yet, so I do not know if this design is based off an actual part of the cartoon or not.

Now as far as Masterpiece Starscream, now were talking !!!

Yeah, that Bumblebee is kooky looking. I didn't see the third season of Animated, so I don't really know what the deal is either, and while I like that submarine pack, it looks gooy on a Transformer, even one as silly as the Animated ones are/were/is/am. I remember seeing a picture of that before, like before HAsbro cancelled it and I thought it was a different character, not BB with an accessory. I do think it's interesting looking though, and it's just novel enough that if I ever saw it in a store in the States, I'd probably get it jsut for the novelty factor. Oh well.

It's nothing from the show, it's based on G1 BBs pre-earth alt-mode and is included due to the Bumblebee figure being too small/large to fit into a size class, this Hydrothing was made so that it would contain enough plastic to be sold at the Voyager price point. Just like the power armour parts for Prime, they would have come with the deluxe scale earth mode and would also have been sold at Voyager pricing.

I don't know if you guys have seen it, But the Takara Sidearm Sideswipe doesn't have Stupid Flames. That Starscream is tempting though. The Sidearm SS is a definite buy!!! DEFINITE!!!!!!!

Pass, i still want that accurately scaled TFA Bumblebee they promised us last year.

Is there a picture of the bumblebee without the submarine thing on him?

HLJ has Masterpiece SS up for pre-order at 8,800 yen--almost 100 dollars. If you add shipping, the thing would be almost twice the price of Hasbro's ROTF Leader Starscream.

What, for a repaint and a fliptop box?

That said, I'm still mulling over whether I should buy the repaint as well. It's a great repaint of an excellent toy (in bot mode, at least).

So the next MP they decide is a TFTM character? That's so painfully stupid. Why not just punch me in the balls, HasTak?

G1Blaster wrote:So the next MP they decide is a TFTM character? That's so painfully stupid. Why not just punch me in the balls, HasTak?

Takara is just marketing Leader Class Starscream as a Masterpiece figure to boost sales.

But why not have movie figures in the Masterpiece line? A Masterpiece Movie Megatron or Optimus would be AWESOME. The amount of detail and intricate transforms in the Masterpiece series is perfect for the movie characters.

RogueDeathangel wrote:

G1Blaster wrote:So the next MP they decide is a TFTM character? That's so painfully stupid. Why not just punch me in the balls, HasTak?

Takara is just marketing Leader Class Starscream as a Masterpiece figure to boost sales.

But why not have movie figures in the Masterpiece line? A Masterpiece Movie Megatron or Optimus would be AWESOME. The amount of detail and intricate transforms in the Masterpiece series is perfect for the movie characters.

How because the first movie was terrible and RotF was ok at best? But that's another thread for another day.

G1Blaster wrote:

RogueDeathangel wrote:

G1Blaster wrote:So the next MP they decide is a TFTM character? That's so painfully stupid. Why not just punch me in the balls, HasTak?

Takara is just marketing Leader Class Starscream as a Masterpiece figure to boost sales.

But why not have movie figures in the Masterpiece line? A Masterpiece Movie Megatron or Optimus would be AWESOME. The amount of detail and intricate transforms in the Masterpiece series is perfect for the movie characters.

How because the first movie was terrible and RotF was ok at best? But that's another thread for another day.

Well, that's your opinion buddy!

I loved both movies

Dead Metal wrote:

Dagon wrote:

Rated X wrote:That "aqua Bumblebee" or whatever its called is the most stupid looking figure I have ever seen in my life. I looks like a blue Buzz Lightyear. I mean cmon, he is a friggin robot that does not need to breathe air. I have never seen the animated series yet, so I do not know if this design is based off an actual part of the cartoon or not.

Now as far as Masterpiece Starscream, now were talking !!!

Yeah, that Bumblebee is kooky looking. I didn't see the third season of Animated, so I don't really know what the deal is either, and while I like that submarine pack, it looks gooy on a Transformer, even one as silly as the Animated ones are/were/is/am. I remember seeing a picture of that before, like before HAsbro cancelled it and I thought it was a different character, not BB with an accessory. I do think it's interesting looking though, and it's just novel enough that if I ever saw it in a store in the States, I'd probably get it jsut for the novelty factor. Oh well.

It's nothing from the show, it's based on G1 BBs pre-earth alt-mode and is included due to the Bumblebee figure being too small/large to fit into a size class, this Hydrothing was made so that it would contain enough plastic to be sold at the Voyager price point. Just like the power armour parts for Prime, they would have come with the deluxe scale earth mode and would also have been sold at Voyager pricing.

Sounds like good ol' Malibu Stacey has a new hat again....