Video Review - Transformers: Age of Extinction One-Step Bumblebee

Metro Prime wrote:

Sideshow Sideswipe wrote:This is not a kids movie. I just don't get the level of merchandise targeted to kids.

^This comment pretty much sums up everything that is wrong with the Transformers fandom these days. It's a movie based on a series of KID'S TOYS. The main reason these movies are being made is to sell KID'S TOYS. Hasbro's main demographic is KIDS. What part of that do you not understand?

Yeah, the abnormality here isn't that the film's merchandise is being marketed to kids, it's that the movie meant to sell to kids wasn't kid-friendly.

I mean, what's next, an R-rated Sesame Street movie that misses the point of that show?

Hasbro knows what they're doing.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ase/30857/

Ebay seller lena81822 has listed a bunch of what are listed to be 'Transformers 4 AOE Leader Class Optimus Prime Test/Unpainted versions'.

From the photos in the Ebay listing we see a grey coloured 'test shot' of the Leader scaled Optimus Prime with grey shield and clear sword.

The listed figures are all being auctioned apart from one which has a Buy It Now for £83.02!

Check the link below for more info!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FTransformers-Movies-4-AOE-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime-Test-unpainted-version-%2F231286178096%3Fpt%3DUS_Action_Figures%26hash%3Ditem35d9bb0130%26

I had written a few sentences on my view on this thing but I have deleted them and can replace them with this.

Neat idea poorly/cheaply executed.

robotmel wrote::D
Ebay seller lena81822 has listed a bunch of what are listed to be 'Transformers 4 AOE Leader Class Optimus Prime Test/Unpainted versions'.

From the photos in the Ebay listing we see a grey coloured 'test shot' of the Leader scaled Optimus Prime with grey shield and clear sword.

The listed figures are all being auctioned apart from one which has a Buy It Now for £83.02!

Check the link below for more info!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FTransformers-Movies-4-AOE-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime-Test-unpainted-version-%2F231286178096%3Fpt%3DUS_Action_Figures%26hash%3Ditem35d9bb0130%26

Wonder what happens when you scratch the surface?

Yeah I knew that this Bumblebee was going to have problems when I first saw the official images.

Sideshow Sideswipe wrote:This is not a kids movie. I just don't get the level of merchandise targeted to kids.

Kids dont really like "kid-friendly" stuff. They want to feel older, like they are getting away with something. They like things that feel like they are not supposed to be watching it.

It's why MTV's major demographic is 12-16.

that said, I actually love this little guy. I thought about getting one for my son...but I may have to pick me up one too. Kinda neat.

Optimizzy wrote:Kids dont really like "kid-friendly" stuff. They want to feel older, like they are getting away with something. They like things that feel like they are not supposed to be watching it.

It's why MTV's major demographic is 12-16.

Speak for yourself. I hated MTV at Age 12-16, and I still hate it.

Fox Kids, Kids WB, 4Kids TV, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Toon Disney were my main things at Age 12-16.

Sabrblade wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:Kids dont really like "kid-friendly" stuff. They want to feel older, like they are getting away with something. They like things that feel like they are not supposed to be watching it.

It's why MTV's major demographic is 12-16.

Speak for yourself. I hated MTV at Age 12-16, and I still hate it.

Fox Kids, Kids WB, 4Kids TV, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Toon Disney were my main things at Age 12-16.

lol. I agree with you. I hated MTV. However, I do not think we are or were typical kids. At least we would not be today.

My point is, that kids like to feel older than they are. A good example of this was when the Avenger's toyline was out. The commercials for the role play toys were all kids 16 and older. Possibly 17. Kids like that. It makes them feel like what they do is mature, and thus, important.

The mega one-step BB was at the Toys R Us in Fremont, CA.

He reviewed this weeks ago, and you're only now making a news post about it?

KirbyForce1 wrote:He reviewed this weeks ago, and you're only now making a news post about it?

Yep.

What thread am I in? I don't know what to talk about.

Convoy wrote:What thread am I in? I don't know what to talk about.

Confusing isn't it.

robotmel wrote::D
Ebay seller lena81822 has listed a bunch of what are listed to be 'Transformers 4 AOE Leader Class Optimus Prime Test/Unpainted versions'.

From the photos in the Ebay listing we see a grey coloured 'test shot' of the Leader scaled Optimus Prime with grey shield and clear sword.

The listed figures are all being auctioned apart from one which has a Buy It Now for £83.02!

Check the link below for more info!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FTransformers-Movies-4-AOE-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime-Test-unpainted-version-%2F231286178096%3Fpt%3DUS_Action_Figures%26hash%3Ditem35d9bb0130%26

Looks fake to me. The grey seems oddly inconsistent from part to part. Probably just had the paint scraped off and the plastic was painted/dyed grey.

Va'al wrote:

KirbyForce1 wrote:He reviewed this weeks ago, and you're only now making a news post about it?

Yep.

It actually works out well since most people will start finding this figure in stores now.

Delta Magnus wrote:

robotmel wrote::D
Ebay seller lena81822 has listed a bunch of what are listed to be 'Transformers 4 AOE Leader Class Optimus Prime Test/Unpainted versions'.

From the photos in the Ebay listing we see a grey coloured 'test shot' of the Leader scaled Optimus Prime with grey shield and clear sword.

The listed figures are all being auctioned apart from one which has a Buy It Now for £83.02!

Check the link below for more info!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FTransformers-Movies-4-AOE-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime-Test-unpainted-version-%2F231286178096%3Fpt%3DUS_Action_Figures%26hash%3Ditem35d9bb0130%26

Looks fake to me. The grey seems oddly inconsistent from part to part. Probably just had the paint scraped off and the plastic was painted/dyed grey.

But what about that solid translucent sword and windows colored clear instead of yellow? How would they extract the color from the plastic?

Delta Magnus wrote:

robotmel wrote::D
Ebay seller lena81822 has listed a bunch of what are listed to be 'Transformers 4 AOE Leader Class Optimus Prime Test/Unpainted versions'.

From the photos in the Ebay listing we see a grey coloured 'test shot' of the Leader scaled Optimus Prime with grey shield and clear sword.

The listed figures are all being auctioned apart from one which has a Buy It Now for £83.02!

Check the link below for more info!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FTransformers-Movies-4-AOE-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime-Test-unpainted-version-%2F231286178096%3Fpt%3DUS_Action_Figures%26hash%3Ditem35d9bb0130%26

Looks fake to me. The grey seems oddly inconsistent from part to part. Probably just had the paint scraped off and the plastic was painted/dyed grey.

What inconsistencies? The color looks pretty uniform to me. Also, do you realize how hard it is to remove paint in a way that won't damage the figure? It's especially improbable on a figure of that size.

Sabrblade wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

robotmel wrote::D
Ebay seller lena81822 has listed a bunch of what are listed to be 'Transformers 4 AOE Leader Class Optimus Prime Test/Unpainted versions'.

From the photos in the Ebay listing we see a grey coloured 'test shot' of the Leader scaled Optimus Prime with grey shield and clear sword.

The listed figures are all being auctioned apart from one which has a Buy It Now for £83.02!

Check the link below for more info!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FTransformers-Movies-4-AOE-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime-Test-unpainted-version-%2F231286178096%3Fpt%3DUS_Action_Figures%26hash%3Ditem35d9bb0130%26

Looks fake to me. The grey seems oddly inconsistent from part to part. Probably just had the paint scraped off and the plastic was painted/dyed grey.

But what about that solid translucent sword and windows colored clear instead of yellow? How would they extract the color from the plastic?

I would have thought they'd just take the parts and make clear resin recasts of them. Recasting in resin is a very quick and easy way of duplicating parts, and is very common with counterfeits/knockoffs. It happens a lot with model miniatures and scale garage kits. And clear resin is hardly difficult to come by.

And this is assuming it isn't a photoshop, of course.

I mean, it COULD be the real deal, but I'm always wary of things claiming to be test shots. I know a lot of really rare toys and prototypes have been sold online only to turn out to be fakes/recasts- it happens a lot within the Jumbo Machinder fanbase/market.

Eh, I dunno. I'm always paranoid about these things, especially after nearly buying a fake Animated Arcee.

Delta Magnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

robotmel wrote::D
Ebay seller lena81822 has listed a bunch of what are listed to be 'Transformers 4 AOE Leader Class Optimus Prime Test/Unpainted versions'.

From the photos in the Ebay listing we see a grey coloured 'test shot' of the Leader scaled Optimus Prime with grey shield and clear sword.

The listed figures are all being auctioned apart from one which has a Buy It Now for £83.02!

Check the link below for more info!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FTransformers-Movies-4-AOE-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime-Test-unpainted-version-%2F231286178096%3Fpt%3DUS_Action_Figures%26hash%3Ditem35d9bb0130%26

Looks fake to me. The grey seems oddly inconsistent from part to part. Probably just had the paint scraped off and the plastic was painted/dyed grey.

But what about that solid translucent sword and windows colored clear instead of yellow? How would they extract the color from the plastic?

I would have thought they'd just take the parts and make clear resin recasts of them. Recasting in resin is a very quick and easy way of duplicating parts, and is very common with counterfeits/knockoffs. It happens a lot with model miniatures and scale garage kits. And clear resin is hardly difficult to come by.

And this is assuming it isn't a photoshop, of course.

I mean, it COULD be the real deal, but I'm always wary of things claiming to be test shots. I know a lot of really rare toys and prototypes have been sold online only to turn out to be fakes/recasts- it happens a lot within the Jumbo Machinder fanbase/market.

Eh, I dunno. I'm always paranoid about these things, especially after nearly buying a fake Animated Arcee.

Well, lena usually seems to get figures straight from the factory. It's possible that some Chinese factory worker is cranking out unauthorized copies when nobody's looking.
Actually, a lot of these "test shots" and other high quality KOs seem to be created that way.

Hey guys. I just saw "R.I.P" AOE toyline" on the TFW2005 website.. What does this mean?? Are they cancelling toys??

TransformersFan89 wrote:Hey guys. I just saw "R.I.P" AOE toyline" on the TFW2005 website.. What does this mean?? Are they cancelling toys??

How should we know what goes on at TFW2005? We're Seibertron.com.

Did you even click to read what it says?

Sabrblade - I know but I figured if there was something going on like that someone on here might know about it and this is the only place I've made an account so I can post comments (I don't feel like going through the whole signing up process on another site just to ask one question). And yes I clicked on it but couldn't find out anything. I saw comments but they weren't talking about the "R.I.P. AOE toylin" topic.

TransformersFan89 wrote:Sabrblade - I know but I figured if there was something going on like that someone on here might know about it and this is the only place I've made an account so I can post comments (I don't feel like going through the whole signing up process on another site just to ask one question). And yes I clicked on it but couldn't find out anything. I saw comments but they weren't talking about the "R.I.P. AOE toylin" topic.

Looking at the topic in question, the "R.I.P." isn't pertaining to the AOE toyline dying. It's referring to how the guy who first made the post was so disappointed by the AOE toy news given at SDCC that the line is essentially dead to him.

AoE Deluxe Class Lockdown's Amazon Listing has been updated.

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Extinction-Generations-Deluxe-Lockdown/dp/B00I0NI9PC/ref=pd_sim_sbs_t_3?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&refRID=1AF3B5K50M6FCWK664VK

I know. Thanks! I fished through the comments and found out what it was talking about.

Hey I live in Greer SC and haven't seen any wave 2 toys from the new transformers movie yet. Does anyone know when the street date is for these? I've seen reviews of them all over youtube.

In further sightings news, fellow UK-based Seibertron.com board member Mr. O has found the Wal-Mart exclusive repaint special two-packs from Age of Extinction in Asda Living (part of the Wal-Mart chain), priced at £9.97 each - around $16! Check out the image below, featuring Slug with Stinger, Strafe with Bumblebee and Optimus Prime with Grimlock.

Va'al wrote:In further sightings news, fellow UK-based Seibertron.com board member Mr. O has found the Wal-Mart exclusive repaint special two-packs from Age of Extinction in Asda Living (part of the Wal-Mart chain), priced at £9.97 each - around $16! Check out the image below, featuring Slug with Stinger, Strafe with Bumblebee and Optimus Prime with Grimlock.

GIMME!

good to know theyre out somewhere. i loves me some beast wars, so let the hunt begin!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Va'al wrote:In further sightings news, fellow UK-based Seibertron.com board member Mr. O has found the Wal-Mart exclusive repaint special two-packs from Age of Extinction in Asda Living (part of the Wal-Mart chain), priced at £9.97 each - around $16! Check out the image below, featuring Slug with Stinger, Strafe with Bumblebee and Optimus Prime with Grimlock.

GIMME!

No, GIMME!!

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Va'al wrote:In further sightings news, fellow UK-based Seibertron.com board member Mr. O has found the Wal-Mart exclusive repaint special two-packs from Age of Extinction in Asda Living (part of the Wal-Mart chain), priced at £9.97 each - around $16! Check out the image below, featuring Slug with Stinger, Strafe with Bumblebee and Optimus Prime with Grimlock.

GIMME!

No, GIMME!!

Not wanting to sound repetitive but it's not gimme, its mine
These, generations dinobots, and the evolution packs are all I want from the AoE.

The Walmart Exclusive is already out in Canada. The Slash there is just equally as hard to come by too.

Well these haven't hit the website yet.

CyberKite9000 wrote:

The Walmart Exclusive is already out in Canada. The Slash there is just equally as hard to come by too.

Slash, hmm? That's interesting, because west of Detroit I see plenty of him, but Scorn's almost vanished because wave 1's already come and gone.

As for these exclusives, it's about bloody time! Toys'R'Uses have begun dismantling their Grimlock gateways, so I was starting to think WalMart was taking the unorthodox strategy of holding their exclusives back until the AofE DVD release.

I was at ASDA earlier today and they didn't have these.

KirbyForce1 wrote:I was at ASDA earlier today and they didn't have these.

I've been around all the main Asda stores locally and have only seen them in Asda Living, the department store version.

Zeek99g wrote:AoE Deluxe Class Lockdown's Amazon Listing has been updated.

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Extinction-Generations-Deluxe-Lockdown/dp/B00I0NI9PC/ref=pd_sim_sbs_t_3?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&refRID=1AF3B5K50M6FCWK664VK

I bought one. I'm tired of waiting on BBTS, I'd have to go to the trouble of returning the rest of the assortment (since I don't want duplicates), plus The Chosen Prime is an excellent store to deal with, so it was a no brainer, for me.

If you want to complete your movieverse G1 Dinobot team, here's the sauropod you'll need! Peaugh gives us a look at AoE Voyager Class Slog!

AoE Deluxe Class Lockdown listing says unavailable.

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Extinction-Generations-Deluxe-Lockdown/dp/B00I0NI9PC/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_d_8?tag=seibertron07-20&

Fellow Seibertron.com user Fires_Of_Inferno has been busy scouring the YouTubes in search of more toy reviews, and brings us reviewer peaugh's look at the final Dinobot we know of from Transformers: Age of Extinction - Voyager Slog! Check out the embedded clip below.

Thanks for sharing could be possible if you push arms in more he have gorilla arms emgo stated when revied 3rd party g1 galvatron voyager he has gorilla arms I was able to push his arms closer to his body give him normal stance, good review stopped video at articulation

As always thanks for a great review!

I'm torn with this mold. I'm not getting the regular release as the Amazon one is pre-ordered. I'm just not sure I like it. The gorilla arms are a major bummer. I am glad to see some bulk in this figure though.

The soft rubber usage is atrocious and wish the stupid red spikes on his back were left out.

I'm wondering if they can be cut off or melted in some way as to not destroy the entire piece. Lopping them off with a pair of scissors is not going to work.

Slog's tail in robot mode needs to tab or fold down on his legs. It just looks as bad as the feathers covering the groin on Slash.

Does anyone know if the stores in SC should have the wave 2 toys by now? Because if the line is only going to the end of the year, that's not much time to get all of them out considering we've got wave 3 and a bunch of platinum sets.

Walmart.com has the AOE Deluxe Strafe with legends Bumblebee and Stinger set up for pre-order. Expected release date is August 25th. By the way, did anyone know about the Constructbots set of Strafe with Dino Rider Bumblebee and Stinger (new head)?

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:It just looks as bad as the feathers covering the groin on Slash.

thats why i switch his thigh pieces around. dunno if he can still transform... but who cares!



(and thats my dog kingston in the background trying to be a part of the moment)

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Walmart.com has the AOE Deluxe Strafe with legends Bumblebee and Stinger set up for pre-order. Expected release date is August 25th. By the way, did anyone know about the Constructbots set of Strafe with Dino Rider Bumblebee and Stinger (new head)?

Stinger does not appear to have a new head, unfortunately.

just saw one go for $33.00 on eBay.
Why was I at the wrong place at the wrong time???

Hmm, I know it uses the same Bumblebee head from the set, but that head doesn't look like the one from the single pack Dino Rider.