Video Review for Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM3 Bumblebee

UberSmaug wrote:While I do think this looks fantastic the price just seems outrageous. If I'm seeing this correctly $159.99 in Singapore translated to roughly $115 US plus tax. I can't be the only one that thinks that is just crazy. This guy look to be to scaled with other MP cars like Tracks, Prowl, and Sideswipe. I figured this was going to be somewhere around $80 which still seems overpriced to be honest, But +100 is steeeeeeep. Would that also put MPM-04 pushing $200!!!!. Is there a Plastic shortage I don't know about or are Takara/Hasbro just taking us for a ride.

User897 wrote:I recommend watching this with the sound off. That guy's voice is annoying. I still can't justify the price, so hopefully Wei Jiang or somebody will release one with the mentioned annoyances fixed.

User897 wrote:I recommend watching this with the sound off. That guy's voice is annoying. I still can't justify the price, so hopefully Wei Jiang or somebody will release one with the mentioned annoyances fixed.

Actar wrote:I'm right here, you know. (-.-)

-Kanrabat- wrote:

User897 wrote:I recommend watching this with the sound off. That guy's voice is annoying. I still can't justify the price, so hopefully Wei Jiang or somebody will release one with the mentioned annoyances fixed.

Come on, he was just fine... appart from the very hairy hands that were just a tad distracting.

Anyway, I'll wait for it to come out locally. Let's hope it will be the same as the Classic MP-Bee. Horrendous price at first, then sale/clearance while there's LOT of stock for a long time.

Prowl4 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

User897 wrote:I recommend watching this with the sound off. That guy's voice is annoying. I still can't justify the price, so hopefully Wei Jiang or somebody will release one with the mentioned annoyances fixed.

Come on, he was just fine... appart from the very hairy hands that were just a tad distracting.

Anyway, I'll wait for it to come out locally. Let's hope it will be the same as the Classic MP-Bee. Horrendous price at first, then sale/clearance while there's LOT of stock for a long time.

Not a fan of this way of thinking. Waiting for it to go on sale and clearance is insulting.

Ironhidensh wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

User897 wrote:I recommend watching this with the sound off. That guy's voice is annoying. I still can't justify the price, so hopefully Wei Jiang or somebody will release one with the mentioned annoyances fixed.

Come on, he was just fine... appart from the very hairy hands that were just a tad distracting.

Anyway, I'll wait for it to come out locally. Let's hope it will be the same as the Classic MP-Bee. Horrendous price at first, then sale/clearance while there's LOT of stock for a long time.

Not a fan of this way of thinking. Waiting for it to go on sale and clearance is insulting.

No. Just..... No. There is a whole list of reasons to set this post of yours on fire, but let's just leave it at not paying full price for an over priced item, and waiting for a sale is smart economics.

Ironhidensh wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

User897 wrote:I recommend watching this with the sound off. That guy's voice is annoying. I still can't justify the price, so hopefully Wei Jiang or somebody will release one with the mentioned annoyances fixed.

Come on, he was just fine... appart from the very hairy hands that were just a tad distracting.

Anyway, I'll wait for it to come out locally. Let's hope it will be the same as the Classic MP-Bee. Horrendous price at first, then sale/clearance while there's LOT of stock for a long time.

Not a fan of this way of thinking. Waiting for it to go on sale and clearance is insulting.

No. Just..... No. There is a whole list of reasons to set this post of yours on fire, but let's just leave it at not paying full price for an over priced item, and waiting for a sale is smart economics.

william-james88 wrote:If Hasbro can save money with repaints, then why can't I ?

Prowl4 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:If Hasbro can save money with repaints, then why can't I ?

This isn't a repaint though.

william-james88 wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:If Hasbro can save money with repaints, then why can't I ?

This isn't a repaint though.

Doesn't matter. They find ways to save money for their business, I will find ways to save money for me. Looking at it in a general sense on both sides.

Prowl4 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:If Hasbro can save money with repaints, then why can't I ?

This isn't a repaint though.

Doesn't matter. They find ways to save money for their business, I will find ways to save money for me. Looking at it in a general sense on both sides.

It actually does matter as you've said something wildly out of context and inaccurate so there's that.

william-james88 wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:If Hasbro can save money with repaints, then why can't I ?

This isn't a repaint though.

Doesn't matter. They find ways to save money for their business, I will find ways to save money for me. Looking at it in a general sense on both sides.

It actually does matter as you've said something wildly out of context and inaccurate so there's that.

Nope. We are talking about buying it on sale, which is what I will do. And I will do so because Hasbro as a business saves money oing certain things, like redecos ad retools I dont care for. So I will save money every chance I get as well.

If you think something is urelated, please report a post instead of being judge and jury on what someone says.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I'm buying this guy full price as soon as I can. This is a great figure and as far as I can see, it is completely worth the $80 price they are asking.

Prowl4 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

User897 wrote:I recommend watching this with the sound off. That guy's voice is annoying. I still can't justify the price, so hopefully Wei Jiang or somebody will release one with the mentioned annoyances fixed.

Come on, he was just fine... appart from the very hairy hands that were just a tad distracting.

Anyway, I'll wait for it to come out locally. Let's hope it will be the same as the Classic MP-Bee. Horrendous price at first, then sale/clearance while there's LOT of stock for a long time.

Not a fan of this way of thinking. Waiting for it to go on sale and clearance is insulting.

No. Just..... No. There is a whole list of reasons to set this post of yours on fire, but let's just leave it at not paying full price for an over priced item, and waiting for a sale is smart economics.

It's not over priced

Bumblebee21 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I'm buying this guy full price as soon as I can. This is a great figure and as far as I can see, it is completely worth the $80 price they are asking.

I'm seriously considering paying the $105 from netclow on eBay.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I'm buying this guy full price as soon as I can. This is a great figure and as far as I can see, it is completely worth the $80 price they are asking.

I'm seriously considering paying the $105 from netclow on eBay.

I had the damn thing in my cart and was hovering over the "click to finish order" button. Just couldn't do it. Not yet at least

Ironhidensh wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

User897 wrote:I recommend watching this with the sound off. That guy's voice is annoying. I still can't justify the price, so hopefully Wei Jiang or somebody will release one with the mentioned annoyances fixed.

Come on, he was just fine... appart from the very hairy hands that were just a tad distracting.

Anyway, I'll wait for it to come out locally. Let's hope it will be the same as the Classic MP-Bee. Horrendous price at first, then sale/clearance while there's LOT of stock for a long time.

Not a fan of this way of thinking. Waiting for it to go on sale and clearance is insulting.

No. Just..... No. There is a whole list of reasons to set this post of yours on fire, but let's just leave it at not paying full price for an over priced item, and waiting for a sale is smart economics.

It's not over priced

In your opinion.


Look, we could go around and around on this, but never get anywhere. We all make excuses and justifications for the figures we like and buy. As a 3rd party collector, I do it even more than most. It's okay. It's okay to think something is worth its sticker price, and it's okay to think it's not.

What isn't okay, is saying waiting to find a sale or clearance price is insulting. It's one of the most foolish things I've ever read on these boards.

Saving money is ALWAYS smart.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I need this MP Bee. I wish it came with that HA Sam Witwicky. And the Mikaela too. They're not easy to get cheap and on their own.

Prowl4 wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I need this MP Bee. I wish it came with that HA Sam Witwicky. And the Mikaela too. They're not easy to get cheap and on their own.

Would've loved his shoulder canons as add ons to attach to him.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I need this MP Bee. I wish it came with that HA Sam Witwicky. And the Mikaela too. They're not easy to get cheap and on their own.

Would've loved his shoulder canons as add ons to attach to him.

Agreed. that is the one thing he is missing.

But at his size, I may be able to give him the Forge of Solus Prime that came with Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus, and it may be the perfect size

Prowl4 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I need this MP Bee. I wish it came with that HA Sam Witwicky. And the Mikaela too. They're not easy to get cheap and on their own.

Would've loved his shoulder canons as add ons to attach to him.

Agreed. that is the one thing he is missing.

But at his size, I may be able to give him the Forge of Solus Prime that came with Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus, and it may be the perfect size

That sounds good it'd scale well too. This bumblebee looks wonderful and it's the first time I'm excited to get a beer figure. The new deluxe looks great and I loved the g1 mp figure too.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I need this MP Bee. I wish it came with that HA Sam Witwicky. And the Mikaela too. They're not easy to get cheap and on their own.

Would've loved his shoulder canons as add ons to attach to him.

Agreed. that is the one thing he is missing.

But at his size, I may be able to give him the Forge of Solus Prime that came with Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus, and it may be the perfect size

That sounds good it'd scale well too. This bumblebee looks wonderful and it's the first time I'm excited to get a beer figure. The new deluxe looks great and I loved the g1 mp figure too.

The only real thing I think I'd need to do is paint it gold, but that is a minor thing that I can leave alone.

Awe man, this is so awesome. We are living in a great age of movie masterpieces

Prowl4 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I need this MP Bee. I wish it came with that HA Sam Witwicky. And the Mikaela too. They're not easy to get cheap and on their own.

Would've loved his shoulder canons as add ons to attach to him.

Agreed. that is the one thing he is missing.

But at his size, I may be able to give him the Forge of Solus Prime that came with Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus, and it may be the perfect size

That sounds good it'd scale well too. This bumblebee looks wonderful and it's the first time I'm excited to get a beer figure. The new deluxe looks great and I loved the g1 mp figure too.

The only real thing I think I'd need to do is paint it gold, but that is a minor thing that I can leave alone.

Awe man, this is so awesome. We are living in a great age of movie masterpieces

Long may it continue too. I know barricade is next so I'm curious if after him they might stick with cars. For some reason I think when they do barricade they might skip jazz and go to sideswipe. Just get that feeling that he'd be lower on the list after sideswipe and soundwave. I would absolutely love an mpm Ironhide.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I need this MP Bee. I wish it came with that HA Sam Witwicky. And the Mikaela too. They're not easy to get cheap and on their own.

Would've loved his shoulder canons as add ons to attach to him.

Agreed. that is the one thing he is missing.

But at his size, I may be able to give him the Forge of Solus Prime that came with Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus, and it may be the perfect size

That sounds good it'd scale well too. This bumblebee looks wonderful and it's the first time I'm excited to get a beer figure. The new deluxe looks great and I loved the g1 mp figure too.

The only real thing I think I'd need to do is paint it gold, but that is a minor thing that I can leave alone.

Awe man, this is so awesome. We are living in a great age of movie masterpieces

Long may it continue too. I know barricade is next so I'm curious if after him they might stick with cars. For some reason I think when they do barricade they might skip jazz and go to sideswipe. Just get that feeling that he'd be lower on the list after sideswipe and soundwave. I would absolutely love an mpm Ironhide.

You and me both. How awesome would it be to have the original Autobot cast in MP form? Jazz is one I'd really like, but I cannot wait for a movie MP Sideswipe too. He is one of my favorite movie characters. And we really need the Bonecrusher and Blackout. The movie 1 designs were (mostly) really good and they deserve this treatment.

Prowl4 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:You and me both. How awesome would it be to have the original Autobot cast in MP form? Jazz is one I'd really like, but I cannot wait for a movie MP Sideswipe too. He is one of my favorite movie characters. And we really need the Bonecrusher and Blackout. The movie 1 designs were (mostly) really good and they deserve this treatment.

Agreed on all points there. I would really like an mpm megatron too. Surely with the wizardry they can clearly do it's time for movie 1 Megatron to get some love. I know he's not everyone's favourite design but it would be great to have him opposite Prime and I did love Hugo Weaving as that iteration of Megatron.

Bumblebee21 wrote:I'll bet money we get an mpm jazz before an mp jazz and have the first.movie.complete before the 84 cast is done

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

and I agree: I did like Hugo Weaving as his voice. It sounded deep and menacing, more so than Welker. But they each did good with their Megatron voices for a live action movie: one darker and menacing, another a bit more eccentric and hamlin-styled

william-james88 wrote:If all you guys need is an MPM of a Hugo Weaving Megatron, then forget the first film and go straight to an MPM of the DOTM version, We never got one of that size, it would be epic!!!!!!!

william-james88 wrote:If all you guys need is an MPM of a Hugo Weaving Megatron, then forget the first film and go straight to an MPM of the DOTM version, We never got one of that size, it would be epic!!!!!!!

Before the release of "Transformers / Last Knight King" on August 4th, as for Camaro likes the place where Bumblebee's career is anxious. And better news before the new release. Transformers masterpiece "MPM - 3 Bumblebee" commemorating the 10th anniversary of the movie will be released from TakaraTomy on July 15th.

This MPM - 3, the world 's topic with the amazingness of making it. As I witnessed the appearance of the standing Bumblebee, I do not think that this is assembled with the parts built into the Camaro scale model.

"This January, when real items were announced in Hong Kong in the world premiere, it was a pleasure from the fans around the world that I was happy." Transformers designer Hiroya Onishi . In the United States, Hasbro Inc., a toy maker based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, holds a license for Transformers. In that connection, Mr. Onishi has visited Hasbro headquarters in the US East Coast several times. When entering the United States, passport control declared "Transformers designer" about occupation, and was also deeply impressed by the officer. It is not uncommon to be asked for a sign when participating in an event held in the United States. Even in Hong Kong, again. Transformers designers are very popular worldwide.

"To faithfully reproduce the image in the play is a mast, it is a masterpiece movie that requires a high degree of completeness as a transformer toy, so I bothered as much as I could breath, and the overseas fans got a weight There was a strong desire to be sensitive to marketing and to have a strong sense of weight.It was severe in terms of cost but this time we adopt die cast parts everywhere to give weight And I made the deformation difficulty degree a setting of 8 years old up.When I touched the transformer toy for the first time, I designed it so that you can enjoy the deformation easily by getting used. "... It will fit properly in the Camaro form It is terrible because it is. If you ask Mr. Onishi, he sometimes aimed for a car designer. "Actually, our company President Toyama was riding in Camaro's Transformers specification limited car released in 2010, and I have also tried it.It is very prominent in Bumblebee color, but also unique to the cockpit There is a view of the world, driving is fun "

The MPM-3, manufacturer's recommended retail price setting is 10,000 yen (tax excluded). It is a one-make product to be released under the TAKARATOMY brand logo as a universal specification, but although it had significant cost constraints, from the quality it can be said that it is reasonable. Bumblebee is a dream function carried by Camaro. That dream was very realistically reproduced and molded. It is wonderful that Mr. Onishi who likes cars designed it by driving Camaro. Whenever a new work of a movie transformer is made public, "Bamblebee is Speaking of Camaro", it is no longer promised. Mr. Onishi keeps his promise as a designer.

Also, at the dealer caravan event "Chevrolet Camaro Preview Tour 2017", the Transformers Specification (5th generation) Camaro owned by Takara Tomy and the Bumblebee statue exceeding 2 m in height are also on display. The future will be Chevrolet North Osaka (Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture) on June 24 and 25, Chevrolet Kasugai (Aichi Prefecture Kasugai City) on July 8th and 9th, Chevrolet Tokyo on August 19th and 20th (Tokyo Metropolitan Port Ward) and a caravan. Please check the power and precision of Bumblebee, and the profound charm of Chevrolet Camaro on this occasion.

Yuya Onishi (Oyunshi Yuya) Born in Higashi Osaka city in 1984, "City of Manufacturing". He is in charge of research and development of next-generation devices at the Panasonic Group. Joined Takara Tomy in 2011. In charge of planning and development of transformers overseas with mechanical engineering, car design / product design as backbone. Coauthored book "Monodzukuri 2.0 Makers' Movement in Japan" (Kadokawa Shoten).

On the right side of the photo, the vehicle mode of "TLK-01 Bumblebee" (2,800 yen / tax not included) with the motif of "Bumblebee of Transformers Last Knight" published on August 4. The left is "Vehicle mode of" MPM - 3 Bumblebee "(released on July 15, ¥ 10,000 / tax). Furthermore, the left is "MPM - 3 Bumblebee" robot mode, and "TLK - 01 Bumblebee" robot mode. Package is "MPM - 3 Bumblebee". On the left side, Mr. Onishi changed the vehicle mode from robot mode to robot mode in an instant while answering the interview that day Takara Tomi customer consultation room tel. 0570-041031 (Weekday excluding weekends and holidays 10: 00 - 17: 00)

Ironhidensh wrote:I'm really hoping I just got a lemon, but this figure is quite the qc nightmare.

Ironhidensh wrote:Well, I have mine in hand. Initial out of box and first transformation thoughts:

Nice, but I have concerns.