Transformers Studio Series ROTB Bumblebee and Airazor Found at Walmart in US + Reviews

I bought rotb bee in nova Scotia just the other day at Walmart, almost all walmarts I've seen are really low on selection, was real surprised to find him, airazor too, it's pretty cool seeing this bee next to SS01 bee

After a while of putting it off, I decided to buy the 2007 Movie 15th Anniversary box set. The package is due to arrive on Wednesday, for those who have this set, what am I in for? Are they better or worse than the originals, or a mixture of the two?
I sold a lot of my Bayverse Studio Series toys on Ebay a while ago, as I was working out my new downsized "Less is More" Transformers collection, so now the Movie shelf now consists of only DOTM Optimus and Bumblebee, ROTF Megatron, and 2007 Starscream, Blackout, Brawl and Barricade. I intend on adding the Ironhide, Ratchet and Jazz from the box set to complete this shelf, and maybe display the Optimus and Bumblebee on my writing desk or book shelf. I still haven't decided if I'll get any ROTB figures, most likely not, but we'll see.

Munkky wrote:After a while of putting it off, I decided to buy the 2007 Movie 15th Anniversary box set. The package is due to arrive on Wednesday, for those who have this set, what am I in for? Are they better or worse than the originals, or a mixture of the two?
I sold a lot of my Bayverse Studio Series toys on Ebay a while ago, as I was working out my new downsized "Less is More" Transformers collection, so now the Movie shelf now consists of only DOTM Optimus and Bumblebee, ROTF Megatron, and 2007 Starscream, Blackout, Brawl and Barricade. I intend on adding the Ironhide, Ratchet and Jazz from the box set to complete this shelf, and maybe display the Optimus and Bumblebee on my writing desk or book shelf. I still haven't decided if I'll get any ROTB figures, most likely not, but we'll see.

It varies between figures, Jazz and Ratchet are upgrades from their originals, Ironhide and Prime are probably sidegrades (about the same amount of paint, but the paint apps are different), and Bumblebee is unfortunately a downgrade with respect to both paint and QC (missing paint, brighter gray plastic, and door wings cracking more frequently)

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

Munkky wrote:After a while of putting it off, I decided to buy the 2007 Movie 15th Anniversary box set. The package is due to arrive on Wednesday, for those who have this set, what am I in for? Are they better or worse than the originals, or a mixture of the two?
I sold a lot of my Bayverse Studio Series toys on Ebay a while ago, as I was working out my new downsized "Less is More" Transformers collection, so now the Movie shelf now consists of only DOTM Optimus and Bumblebee, ROTF Megatron, and 2007 Starscream, Blackout, Brawl and Barricade. I intend on adding the Ironhide, Ratchet and Jazz from the box set to complete this shelf, and maybe display the Optimus and Bumblebee on my writing desk or book shelf. I still haven't decided if I'll get any ROTB figures, most likely not, but we'll see.

It varies between figures, Jazz and Ratchet are upgrades from their originals, Ironhide and Prime are probably sidegrades (about the same amount of paint, but the paint apps are different), and Bumblebee is unfortunately a downgrade with respect to both paint and QC (missing paint, brighter gray plastic, and door wings cracking more frequently)

The set arrived today and I've been fiddling with each figure, you're right about Bumblebee being a downgrade, the main problem on mine is the feet don't connect to the ankles very well and they flop around a lot. The only other issue I have with the set is Ironhide has some stray flecks of orange paint across the vehicle mode's hood, someone in the factory must have messed up while painting the side lights, and I'm hoping I can get that off with some light scrubbing. Other than that, I'm happy to have all five 2007 Autobots again, and I'm now satisfied with my reduced Movie shelf.

"Is it fear or courage that compels you, fleshling?"

Here's my custom Studio Series 2007 Megatron!

This was another fun one to work on, a lot more weathering than my usual detail work. The DNA chest piece has grown on me a lot after getting it painted up, very glad to have a definitive 07 Megatron at long last!

Damn do I love that toy, and your work has made him look even better. well done!

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Damn do I love that toy, and your work has made him look even better. well done!

Thank you very much! I think I'd like to redo my ROTF Megatron now with the same general paint scheme as this Megatron and some additional rust details. Could be a project for this summer!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Damn do I love that toy, and your work has made him look even better. well done!

Thank you very much! I think I'd like to redo my ROTF Megatron now with the same general paint scheme as this Megatron and some additional rust details. Could be a project for this summer!

I love the original paint scheme of '07 Megs, but it's as if he came out of the beauty salon.
Yours is way more "real". I like it!

-Kanrabat- wrote:I love the original paint scheme of '07 Megs, but it's as if he came out of the beauty salon.
Yours is way more "real". I like it!

Thank you! Here's one more pic of him:

"We gotta go, Que!"



Feels pretty crazy that we're only one Autobot away from comnpleting this team, hope we see Que in 2024!

A DOTM-specific Ironhide release would be nice too!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:"We gotta go, Que!"

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Feels pretty crazy that we're only one Autobot away from comnpleting this team, hope we see Que in 2024!

A DOTM-specific Ironhide release would be nice too!

In Ironhide's case, it would just be the same guy with different accessories though, wouldn't it? Although having a reissue of one of the main guys is never a bad thing! I'm afraid they'll keep Que away in case they need to pad out the line until the next movie, though.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Wow, that's really cool under the UV light. It's like that orange glow in his chest is extended through the cracks and scratches all over him. That's neat!

Emerje

Rtron wrote:In Ironhide's case, it would just be the same guy with different accessories though, wouldn't it? Although having a reissue of one of the main guys is never a bad thing! I'm afraid they'll keep Que away in case they need to pad out the line until the next movie, though.

Yeah, it would be, though they could shake up the paint apps like they did on the 5-pack one. I wouldn't consider it as high of a priority as a character/design that doesn't have an SS figure yet, but I would like to see it at some point!

I'm also curious when we'll see Que because they have really padded out Studio Series at this point between 86 and Gamer Edition. There's still enough Bay characters to keep the line going for a couple years completely by itself, and now between 86 and GE there's hardly any Bayverse in the line for 2023 and at least the first half of 2024.

There at least seems to be Hatchet on the way, I'm hoping we hear about him on the fan stream coming up.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

Rtron wrote:In Ironhide's case, it would just be the same guy with different accessories though, wouldn't it? Although having a reissue of one of the main guys is never a bad thing! I'm afraid they'll keep Que away in case they need to pad out the line until the next movie, though.

Yeah, it would be, though they could shake up the paint apps like they did on the 5-pack one. I wouldn't consider it as high of a priority as a character/design that doesn't have an SS figure yet, but I would like to see it at some point!

I'm also curious when we'll see Que because they have really padded out Studio Series at this point between 86 and Gamer Edition. There's still enough Bay characters to keep the line going for a couple years completely by itself, and now between 86 and GE there's hardly any Bayverse in the line for 2023 and at least the first half of 2024.

There at least seems to be Hatchet on the way, I'm hoping we hear about him on the fan stream coming up.

I think that has a lot to do with Hasbro considering Rise of the Beasts toys to be Bayformers toys, so those are obviously taking up all the Bayformer slots now. Once they're done with the new movie we'll probably see Bayformers from older movies again. The fact that 2024 is G1's 40th anniversary complicates things a bit for that year, I suspect the "MV6" Leader Megatron from a leaked listing is actually a Studio Series 86 Megatron celebrating that anniversary, and I wouldn't be surprised if there was a Studio Series 86 Commander Optimus Prime in the works for that year too. However, I'm also convinced we'll eventually get the whole Bay movies cast, it's just a matter of patience.

Emerje wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Wow, that's really cool under the UV light. It's like that orange glow in his chest is extended through the cracks and scratches all over him. That's neat!

Emerje

I know, somebody had to have that in mind when doing the paint layout.

Amazon says my Scourge should be here by Wednesday the 5th. I am so pumped!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:"We gotta go, Que!"

DOTM Autobots.jpg

Feels pretty crazy that we're only one Autobot away from comnpleting this team, hope we see Que in 2024!

A DOTM-specific Ironhide release would be nice too!

Damn, that photo really makes me wish I had bought the Wreckers when they were new, even though I'm not that keen on them. That line-up looks so good! I agree that Que and an Ironhide with his DOTM weaponry would be great, I'm also still holding out hope for a Voyager Ratchet that's an improvement over the Deluxe, but those all feel like things that would have happened ages ago if they were ever going to happen at all. Then again, I thought the same about the Fallen at one point, so never say never.

SS RotB Scourge's transformation was not that easy and I had to rely on the instructions to not mess up. As for the clear parts this is no Legacy Tarn so unless you force things the wrong way on purpose, I don't think that will ever break.

Freezer is a nice Targetmaster but it barely hold on Scourge's truck mode. That truck is freaking BAD-ASS and I love how it scale perfectly with his Legacy self.



My only criticism is that he's barely a "leader". Ideally, Freezer should have been included with him for that leader price.

LinaNui wrote:Amazon says my Scourge should be here by Wednesday the 5th. I am so pumped!

Mine was supposed to be here too, but they moved it up to Monday. Can't wait.

Good news, everyone!

I convened with my Uncle who works at Hasbro again (as today is the only day of the year they let him out of the building), and he has shown me the existence of another upcoming Studio Series 5 pack!

Such a pack would be quite pricey.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Such a pack would be quite pricey.

They were able to cut costs slightly by using the ROTF chest for all of them xD

-Kanrabat- wrote:SS RotB Scourge's transformation was not that easy and I had to rely on the instructions to not mess up. As for the clear parts this is no Legacy Tarn so unless you force things the wrong way on purpose, I don't think that will ever break.

Freezer is a nice Targetmaster but it barely hold on Scourge's truck mode. That truck is freaking BAD-ASS and I love how it scale perfectly with his Legacy self.

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My only criticism is that he's barely a "leader". Ideally, Freezer should have been included with him for that leader price.

Can the kibble from his back be removed so he can pull the tanker?

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Such a pack would be quite pricey.

They were able to cut costs slightly by using the ROTF chest for all of them xD

Ouch....

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:SS RotB Scourge's transformation was not that easy and I had to rely on the instructions to not mess up. As for the clear parts this is no Legacy Tarn so unless you force things the wrong way on purpose, I don't think that will ever break.

Freezer is a nice Targetmaster but it barely hold on Scourge's truck mode. That truck is freaking BAD-ASS and I love how it scale perfectly with his Legacy self.

20230401_091722.jpg

My only criticism is that he's barely a "leader". Ideally, Freezer should have been included with him for that leader price.

Can the kibble from his back be removed so he can pull the tanker?

The huge kibbles on the back are actually Freezer and his arm canon split in two.

I'm not at home right now but once I am, I'll test it out.

-Kanrabat- wrote:The huge kibbles on the back are actually Freezer and his arm canon split in two.

I'm not at home right now but once I am, I'll test it out.

Impossible without some severe mods because of Scourge's big feet.

As for the original it's a giant.







I would love to customize a trailer for him. A broken SS leader DOTM Megatron would be the ideal base. I just have to find one.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Such a pack would be quite pricey.

Would probably be around $200-$220 USD. I am curious as time goes on however. Since TLK Deluxes, Voyagers, & Leaders were basically "proto-SS", how many TLK characters that had toys back in 2017 will be straight up repaints (like Cogman) , and how many will be newly tooled (like Hotrod)?

BREAKING NEWS:

The purple highlighter Studio Series leaker strikes again!

I agree a DotM Ironhide release with new paint and weapons is necessary. They released Ratchet with 2 different sets of accessories without changing the rest of the robot outside of paint, makes sense they could do this with Ironhide. Plus, he is one of the rarer SS figures, he could do with a new release.

Que is so badly needed, I cannot believe that we have listings to next year and he still hasn't been made. Only need him to complete the DotM crew too!

I saw Amazon is shipping Scourge, I will need to get my order in soon

Using the OG trailer makes it seem like the Car Robots Black Convoy might be the same size.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:BREAKING NEWS:

The purple highlighter Studio Series leaker strikes again!

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I'll be glad when this day is over.

Sabrblade wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:BREAKING NEWS:

The purple highlighter Studio Series leaker strikes again!

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I'll be glad when this day is over.

In the UK, its considered bad taste to continue doing April's Fools pranks past noon (no idea why it is), guessing it goes all the way to midnight elsewhere

ZeroWolf wrote:In the UK, its considered bad taste to continue doing April's Fools pranks past noon (no idea why it is), guessing it goes all the way to midnight elsewhere

Yep, we have no such time restrictions in the states xD

Fans are getting their Studio Series Rise of the Bests Leader Scourge. He has been distributed to retailers across the US and Canada, so Amazon.com is shipping him out and collector shops like Geekstuff in Quebec has him on shelves. For those who did not see his packaging, you can see it below in this image from fellow canadian Seibertronian Kanrabat. We also havea video review from Chuckdawg1999 who bathed the figure in black light to reveal the look we get which is similar to what we've seen on the concept art where it looks like he is burning from within.

Enjoy!

On a side note, when ordering the toys, the shop owner only see the CODE NAMES of the toys along their SKU, not the names themselves.

So, Geek Stuff's owner having too many unsold leaders (and not much profits on them), he didn't took any chances in ordering "Apollo" (or something) and just ordered 6 units.

I was lucky to grab the last one!

william-james88 wrote:We also havea video review from Chuckdawg1999 who bathed the figure in black light to reveal the look we get which is similar to what we've seen on the concept art where it looks like he is burning from within.

Enjoy!

Well - EVERYTHING looks better when it's set up for black light .

DeathReviews wrote:

william-james88 wrote:We also havea video review from Chuckdawg1999 who bathed the figure in black light to reveal the look we get which is similar to what we've seen on the concept art where it looks like he is burning from within.

Enjoy!

Well - EVERYTHING looks better when it's set up for black light .

Dude, you have no idea. Battle Armor Skeletor, Horde Trooper, Revolve Change Geats. The colors pop!

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:

william-james88 wrote:We also havea video review from Chuckdawg1999 who bathed the figure in black light to reveal the look we get which is similar to what we've seen on the concept art where it looks like he is burning from within.

Enjoy!

Well - EVERYTHING looks better when it's set up for black light .

Dude, you have no idea. Battle Armor Skeletor, Horde Trooper, Revolve Change Geats. The colors pop!

No joke, even MOTU Origins Prince Adam.

Looks like Core DOTM Bumblebee will have a battle mask head!



Glad to have it, but also a bummer that this is the only Bayverse figure in the Studio Series mainline this year.

Transformers hit me twice today. Only showing off a repaint of core bumblebee for Bayverse (RotB has been fantastic though) and now amazon pushed my Scourge back to 4/14 . But they came through with other lines reveals.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Looks like Core DOTM Bumblebee will have a battle mask head!

core DOTM Bee.JPG

Glad to have it, but also a bummer that this is the only Bayverse figure in the Studio Series mainline this year.

It's really sad that this is all bayverse gets this year.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Looks like Core DOTM Bumblebee will have a battle mask head!

core DOTM Bee.JPG

Glad to have it, but also a bummer that this is the only Bayverse figure in the Studio Series mainline this year.

It's really sad that this is all bayverse gets this year.

The way Hasbro sees it, all ROTB ss toys are Bayverse too

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Looks like Core DOTM Bumblebee will have a battle mask head!

core DOTM Bee.JPG

Glad to have it, but also a bummer that this is the only Bayverse figure in the Studio Series mainline this year.

It's really sad that this is all bayverse gets this year.

The way Hasbro sees it, all ROTB ss toys are Bayverse too

Everything is Bayverse!

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Looks like Core DOTM Bumblebee will have a battle mask head!

core DOTM Bee.JPG

Glad to have it, but also a bummer that this is the only Bayverse figure in the Studio Series mainline this year.

It's really sad that this is all bayverse gets this year.

The way Hasbro sees it, all ROTB ss toys are Bayverse too

Everything is Bayverse!

He's not wrong

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Looks like Core DOTM Bumblebee will have a battle mask head!

core DOTM Bee.JPG

Glad to have it, but also a bummer that this is the only Bayverse figure in the Studio Series mainline this year.

It's really sad that this is all bayverse gets this year.

The way Hasbro sees it, all ROTB ss toys are Bayverse too

Yeah, this is the real reason. The way Hasbro sees it, you're getting plenty of Bayverse. I get you, though, I really want to get the missing bots from the previous movies.

Rtron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Looks like Core DOTM Bumblebee will have a battle mask head!

core DOTM Bee.JPG

Glad to have it, but also a bummer that this is the only Bayverse figure in the Studio Series mainline this year.

It's really sad that this is all bayverse gets this year.

The way Hasbro sees it, all ROTB ss toys are Bayverse too

Yeah, this is the real reason. The way Hasbro sees it, you're getting plenty of Bayverse. I get you, though, I really want to get the missing bots from the previous movies.

Same here. I don't know if it was ever made clear, but it was me who reminded Hasbro on air that they had yet to complete those Dinobots.

william-james88 wrote:

Rtron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Looks like Core DOTM Bumblebee will have a battle mask head!

core DOTM Bee.JPG

Glad to have it, but also a bummer that this is the only Bayverse figure in the Studio Series mainline this year.

It's really sad that this is all bayverse gets this year.

The way Hasbro sees it, all ROTB ss toys are Bayverse too

Yeah, this is the real reason. The way Hasbro sees it, you're getting plenty of Bayverse. I get you, though, I really want to get the missing bots from the previous movies.

Same here. I don't know if it was ever made clear, but it was me who reminded Hasbro on air that they had yet to complete those Dinobots.

Maybe once the SS86 ones are done and the Leader spots are freed up? That, and Demolishor.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:It's really sad that this is all bayverse gets this year.

It is, but Buzzworthy is at least helping out with the NEST repaints and a much needed reissue of DOTM Prime. Plus possibly Hatchet at some point and IIRC there's listings for another Buzzworthy SS Leader reissue this year, which would be nice.

Personally I'd want Grimlock since he's the only Bayverse SS Leader I don't have (and I think a reissue would be necessary for when they start doing the other AOE Dinobots given the long time gap), but Shockwave or Jetfire would also be good picks.

The fact that the first half of 2024 looks like a repeat of this year is discouraging, but I'm hoping it ends up like 2022 where we got a good amount of Bayverse in the later waves of the year.

Here's some pics of Hightower for today!







I love how creative they got with the ROTF Construticons, the designs are awesome!