Buzzworthy Bumblebee Movie Figures Found at US Retail Including Giant One Step
Friday, December 25th, 2020 12:55AM CST
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But that is not all, fans were also surprised to see another Buzzworthy release that none of us knew was happening, a rerelease of the movie Mega One Step, also at Target. The deluxes are 19.99 and were found in Georgia according to this Reddit post, while the giant one step is 29.99 and was found in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, by sdtessmann. For those wanting it, the DPCI# is 087-16-7189.
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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on December 25th, 2020 @ 1:38am CST
Merry Christmas my friends!
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 25th, 2020 @ 1:59am CST
Posted by william-james88 on December 25th, 2020 @ 2:15am CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:It's car Shatter, I'm pretty sure.
Yup!
Also really curious to see how long the studio series bees will last. This will show us if there is indeed that much demand afterall.
Posted by morganprime on December 25th, 2020 @ 7:04am CST
Posted by cloudballoon on December 25th, 2020 @ 10:46am CST
Posted by Mindmaster on December 25th, 2020 @ 10:46am CST
This whole line is a whole lotta yikes, I’m not looking forward to seeing this everywhere while I’m struggling to find Kingdom and Studio Series and it’s ‘86 offshoot...
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on December 25th, 2020 @ 5:53pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 29th, 2020 @ 10:18am CST
Posted by Rysquad on December 29th, 2020 @ 10:22pm CST
Spotted at Target in Murrieta, CA today.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on December 29th, 2020 @ 10:53pm CST
Rysquad wrote:
Spotted at Target in Murrieta, CA today.
If these are being spotted now when the release is supposed to be in May (I think?), hopefully we'll see Dino in stores a while before his June/July release date.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 29th, 2020 @ 11:12pm CST
Hopefully Grimlock is not far behind.Rysquad wrote:
Spotted at Target in Murrieta, CA today.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 30th, 2020 @ 7:32am CST
Also the newly updated movie shelves showing how nicely all the SS bots and cons come together
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 30th, 2020 @ 11:12am CST
Posted by Sowndwave76 on December 30th, 2020 @ 11:34am CST
Wouldn’t mind having either of those!!!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 30th, 2020 @ 11:37am CST
ZeroWolf wrote:One thing I notice with your display of megs is how much AoE Galvatron/ TLK Megs stick out like a sore thumb
I thought TLK Megs still worked, but AOE Galvatron to me is the real standout. He desperately needs a newly updated toy with the proper movie paint work
Posted by william-james88 on December 30th, 2020 @ 2:48pm CST
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Rysquad wrote:
Spotted at Target in Murrieta, CA today.
If these are being spotted now when the release is supposed to be in May (I think?), hopefully we'll see Dino in stores a while before his June/July release date.
May? The release is planned for mid first quartier. Anything around Jan 1st is fair game in terms of brick and mortar retail.
Posted by aronjlove on December 30th, 2020 @ 3:05pm CST
william-james88 wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Rysquad wrote:
Spotted at Target in Murrieta, CA today.
If these are being spotted now when the release is supposed to be in May (I think?), hopefully we'll see Dino in stores a while before his June/July release date.
May? The release is planned for mid first quartier. Anything around Jan 1st is fair game in terms of brick and mortar retail.
April, not May, but not 1st quarter either. But as we've seen, release dates mean nothing anymore.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 30th, 2020 @ 3:07pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on December 30th, 2020 @ 6:55pm CST
aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Rysquad wrote:
Spotted at Target in Murrieta, CA today.
If these are being spotted now when the release is supposed to be in May (I think?), hopefully we'll see Dino in stores a while before his June/July release date.
May? The release is planned for mid first quartier. Anything around Jan 1st is fair game in terms of brick and mortar retail.
April, not May, but not 1st quarter either.
We spend a lot of time getting the best info to keep you guys informed, please don't ignore it:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... set/45348/
Posted by aronjlove on December 30th, 2020 @ 7:03pm CST
william-james88 wrote:We spend a lot of time getting the best info to keep you guys informed, please don't ignore it:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... set/45348/
Oh yeah, it does say February right there. In my defense, I was in a rush to pre-order at the time so I didn't read the whole thing
Posted by william-james88 on December 30th, 2020 @ 7:06pm CST
aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:We spend a lot of time getting the best info to keep you guys informed, please don't ignore it:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... set/45348/
Oh yeah, it does say February right there. In my defense, I was in a rush to pre-order at the time so I didn't read the whole thing
It's all good. Will you cancel your preorders if you find them in stores first?
Posted by aronjlove on December 30th, 2020 @ 7:12pm CST
william-james88 wrote:aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:We spend a lot of time getting the best info to keep you guys informed, please don't ignore it:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... set/45348/
Oh yeah, it does say February right there. In my defense, I was in a rush to pre-order at the time so I didn't read the whole thing
It's all good. Will you cancel your preorders if you find them in stores first?
Hot Rod and Jazz are bought on sight if I find them, maybe Grimlock depending on if it is a payday weekend or not. Scourge is mainly to go with Cyclonus so I may keep that pre-order, not in a rush to get him like the others.
Posted by william-james88 on December 30th, 2020 @ 7:20pm CST
And while not exactly a studio series figure, those take up a big part of the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line and the two pack with Spike was also found at Target, this time in Chicago. The source for the sighting is a post on TFW.
If you have found them, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.
Posted by william-james88 on December 30th, 2020 @ 7:23pm CST
aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:We spend a lot of time getting the best info to keep you guys informed, please don't ignore it:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... set/45348/
Oh yeah, it does say February right there. In my defense, I was in a rush to pre-order at the time so I didn't read the whole thing
It's all good. Will you cancel your preorders if you find them in stores first?
Hot Rod and Jazz are bought on sight if I find them, maybe Grimlock depending on if it is a payday weekend or not. Scourge is mainly to go with Cyclonus so I may keep that pre-order, not in a rush to get him like the others.
Interesting. By contrast, Scourge is the one that interests me most since he is the only toy of the bunch that doesn't have a decent figure out there scale wise.
Posted by aronjlove on December 30th, 2020 @ 7:32pm CST
william-james88 wrote:aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:We spend a lot of time getting the best info to keep you guys informed, please don't ignore it:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... set/45348/
Oh yeah, it does say February right there. In my defense, I was in a rush to pre-order at the time so I didn't read the whole thing
It's all good. Will you cancel your preorders if you find them in stores first?
Hot Rod and Jazz are bought on sight if I find them, maybe Grimlock depending on if it is a payday weekend or not. Scourge is mainly to go with Cyclonus so I may keep that pre-order, not in a rush to get him like the others.
Interesting. By contrast, Scourge is the one that interests me most since he is the only toy of the bunch that doesn't have a decent figure out there scale wise.
I was never a fan of the space barge design his alt-mode has going on. But every picture I've seen of SS86 Scourge has looked really good, both bot and alt-mode, so I definitely want him.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on December 30th, 2020 @ 10:06pm CST
aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:aronjlove wrote:william-james88 wrote:We spend a lot of time getting the best info to keep you guys informed, please don't ignore it:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... set/45348/
Oh yeah, it does say February right there. In my defense, I was in a rush to pre-order at the time so I didn't read the whole thing
It's all good. Will you cancel your preorders if you find them in stores first?
Hot Rod and Jazz are bought on sight if I find them, maybe Grimlock depending on if it is a payday weekend or not. Scourge is mainly to go with Cyclonus so I may keep that pre-order, not in a rush to get him like the others.
Interesting. By contrast, Scourge is the one that interests me most since he is the only toy of the bunch that doesn't have a decent figure out there scale wise.
I was never a fan of the space barge design his alt-mode has going on. But every picture I've seen of SS86 Scourge has looked really good, both bot and alt-mode, so I definitely want him.
As much as I like the Decepticons overall, Scourge was never a favorite.
But this SS86 version is not to be missed.
Cyclonus has really impressed me, & I agree with you, Scourge is one I REALLY want.
Him & Grimlock.
I’m very anxious for Galvatron as well.
With current hunting trends in my area, it’s a bit difficult to believe I’ll find any of these in-store before my online orders come through.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on December 30th, 2020 @ 10:25pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:The story of movie Megatron
Also the newly updated movie shelves showing how nicely all the SS bots and cons come together
An awesome looking bunch! I really like the deco on the Universal SS Megatron.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 31st, 2020 @ 12:42am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2020 @ 12:44am CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 31st, 2020 @ 9:40am CST
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:An awesome looking bunch! I really like the deco on the Universal SS Megatron.
I do too! I think after the movie 1 Megatron, the Universal studios one is my 2nd favorite SS Megs
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 31st, 2020 @ 9:45am CST
Posted by aronjlove on January 1st, 2021 @ 10:56am CST
Target at Spectrum Mall in Phoenix had a single SS86 Jazz and a single SS86 Blurr along with some WfC Micromasters and various Cyberverse figures. When I first hit the aisle, I could see the TF section, and it looked bare, but once I got closer, I saw the two remaining Studio Series figures. I picked up Jazz for myself and left Blurr for another lucky individual. I might hit another Target tomorrow in the hopes of finding Hot Rod.
Posted by DeathReviews on January 1st, 2021 @ 12:08pm CST
Posted by PetesSuperRobots on January 1st, 2021 @ 12:21pm CST
aronjlove wrote:
Target at Spectrum Mall in Phoenix had a single SS86 Jazz and a single SS86 Blurr along with some WfC Micromasters and various Cyberverse figures. When I first hit the aisle, I could see the TF section, and it looked bare, but once I got closer, I saw the two remaining Studio Series figures. I picked up Jazz for myself and left Blurr for another lucky individual. I might hit another Target tomorrow in the hopes of finding Hot Rod.
Posted by aronjlove on January 1st, 2021 @ 12:50pm CST
Posted by Sowndwave76 on January 1st, 2021 @ 9:17pm CST
aronjlove wrote:Jazz is pretty cool. You can flip the door panels out to give him small wings, similar but not as pronounced as the G1 look. The transformation is like a cross between WFC and Studio Series, as the entire top of the car is a backpack, but it folds up pretty nicely. Standing next to ER Wheeljack and TR Hot Rod, we can see TR Hot Rod is a little tall, but that should be rectified by SS86 Hot Rod once I find him. Then in alt-mode next to a couple of other racing cars from WFC, you can tell he looks like he definitely belongs. In the middle photo, I have his backpack mistransformed, the panel which becomes the back window tucks under the roof to fold away, but I was uncomfortable applying pressure to that hinge until I watched a video on youtube. This totally blows away PotP Jazz, and if they make a Ricochet Selects for this, I will buy it in a heartbeat. The PotP guys are betting combiner limbs than figures, in my opinion anyway. This new mold is fun to transform and looks just like a Porsche, even though it is unlicensed.
Congrats on such an awesome score!!
I really dig his alt mode too... Which normally I don't care about as much.
And that TR Hot Rod looks like a knock-off to me... He's just very generic-looking imo.
Anyway, this gives me hope that here in the midwest we'll start seeing these guys soon.
Posted by ShadowBlaze on January 1st, 2021 @ 10:08pm CST
He's a very nice figure - totally lives up to the Hasbro glamour shots. But I do want to offer a small word of warning. His alt-mode relies on lots of tabs and tight slots to hold together. One definitely wants to exercise caution while transforming him. Of particular note are the pipes on his arms. There's an incredibly small tab on each arm's middle pipe which is supposed to connect to the middle pipe on each leg. If any part of his torso isn't completely tabbed together as intended, the pipe tabs will be subject to extreme levels of tension, and trying unsuccessfully to separate them can result in the tabs breaking clean off. It happened by accident to my figure's left arm, leaving one side of the vehicle mode looking off-kilter. Out of curiosity - and resignation - I deliberately snapped off the tab on his other arm to see if it would even him out. The good news is that his car mode is completely stable and symmetrical without them, as long as everything else is secure. His arms are a little easier to position during conversion, but they aren't loose or otherwise problematic. Still, it's an issue worth watching out for, and one that I suspect will be a common source of frustration once more of these end up in collectors' hands.
Posted by Emerje on January 1st, 2021 @ 11:39pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:It's interesting that Takara is giving all of the SS86 toys their own proper Studio Series ID numbers instead of just 86 for each of them.
They do have their own numbers, Hasbro just made it smaller next to the 86.
Yeah, they aren't in line with the rest of SS, but I think Hasbro's way is better for separating the two styles, especially for the movie purists.
Emerje
Posted by Rodimus Prime on January 1st, 2021 @ 11:42pm CST
yeah I figured the 86 was apart of the line name, thus making it a subline of SS and giving them their own numbers. So when Studio Series is counted, only the actual Bayverse figures should be considered, if we're talking about the animated movie figures they are Studio Series 86.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's interesting that Takara is giving all of the SS86 toys their own proper Studio Series ID numbers instead of just 86 for each of them.
They do have their own numbers, Hasbro just made it smaller next to the 86.
Yeah, they aren't in line with the rest of SS, but I think Hasbro's way is better for separating the two styles, especially for the movie purists.
Emerje
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 2nd, 2021 @ 2:03pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:yeah I figured the 86 was apart of the line name, thus making it a subline of SS and giving them their own numbers. So when Studio Series is counted, only the actual Bayverse figures should be considered, if we're talking about the animated movie figures they are Studio Series 86.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's interesting that Takara is giving all of the SS86 toys their own proper Studio Series ID numbers instead of just 86 for each of them.
They do have their own numbers, Hasbro just made it smaller next to the 86.
Yeah, they aren't in line with the rest of SS, but I think Hasbro's way is better for separating the two styles, especially for the movie purists.
Emerje
Which raises the question: what's the assortment ID code for them?
Posted by aronjlove on January 2nd, 2021 @ 6:39pm CST
Posted by aronjlove on January 3rd, 2021 @ 1:59pm CST
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 4th, 2021 @ 6:28pm CST
I haven't had any prior experience with either mold yet, and both are pretty nice. I'd put SS74 bee a bit better than SS15 bee. SS15 does have a similar paint match issue as Earthrise Sunstreaker, but I do like the mold and was glad to get it at $20 and without having to pay for all the extras I wouldn't have used anyway. SS74 bee is outstanding. It has a similar overall transformation as SS15, but better. I also like that they went away from removing the whole arm for the arm cannon. Then again, you can give SS15 a butt-hand, so there is that.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on January 4th, 2021 @ 8:21pm CST
TF-fan kev777 wrote:I picked up a couple bees yesterday and finally had a chance to open them up and check them out.
I haven't had any prior experience with either mold yet, and both are pretty nice. I'd put SS74 bee a bit better than SS15 bee. SS15 does have a similar paint match issue as Earthrise Sunstreaker, but I do like the mold and was glad to get it at $20 and without having to pay for all the extras I wouldn't have used anyway. SS74 bee is outstanding. It has a similar overall transformation as SS15, but better. I also like that they went away from removing the whole arm for the arm cannon. Then again, you can give SS15 a butt-hand, so there is that.
Nice! I’m headed to Target tomorrow, hoping to find ROTF Bee.
Question: Would you mind checking if there’s a pin in the joint between the car hood and the front windshield pieces on SS-15?
Posted by william-james88 on January 4th, 2021 @ 10:50pm CST
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:I picked up a couple bees yesterday and finally had a chance to open them up and check them out.
I haven't had any prior experience with either mold yet, and both are pretty nice. I'd put SS74 bee a bit better than SS15 bee. SS15 does have a similar paint match issue as Earthrise Sunstreaker, but I do like the mold and was glad to get it at $20 and without having to pay for all the extras I wouldn't have used anyway. SS74 bee is outstanding. It has a similar overall transformation as SS15, but better. I also like that they went away from removing the whole arm for the arm cannon. Then again, you can give SS15 a butt-hand, so there is that.
Nice! I’m headed to Target tomorrow, hoping to find ROTF Bee.
Question: Would you mind checking if there’s a pin in the joint between the car hood and the front windshield pieces on SS-15?
HA! I was gonna ask that too
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 5th, 2021 @ 8:07am CST
william-james88 wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:I picked up a couple bees yesterday and finally had a chance to open them up and check them out.
I haven't had any prior experience with either mold yet, and both are pretty nice. I'd put SS74 bee a bit better than SS15 bee. SS15 does have a similar paint match issue as Earthrise Sunstreaker, but I do like the mold and was glad to get it at $20 and without having to pay for all the extras I wouldn't have used anyway. SS74 bee is outstanding. It has a similar overall transformation as SS15, but better. I also like that they went away from removing the whole arm for the arm cannon. Then again, you can give SS15 a butt-hand, so there is that.
Nice! I’m headed to Target tomorrow, hoping to find ROTF Bee.
Question: Would you mind checking if there’s a pin in the joint between the car hood and the front windshield pieces on SS-15?
HA! I was gonna ask that too
Yep, there is. Was it left out on the original?
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on January 5th, 2021 @ 8:20am CST
TF-fan kev777 wrote:william-james88 wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:I picked up a couple bees yesterday and finally had a chance to open them up and check them out.
I haven't had any prior experience with either mold yet, and both are pretty nice. I'd put SS74 bee a bit better than SS15 bee. SS15 does have a similar paint match issue as Earthrise Sunstreaker, but I do like the mold and was glad to get it at $20 and without having to pay for all the extras I wouldn't have used anyway. SS74 bee is outstanding. It has a similar overall transformation as SS15, but better. I also like that they went away from removing the whole arm for the arm cannon. Then again, you can give SS15 a butt-hand, so there is that.
Nice! I’m headed to Target tomorrow, hoping to find ROTF Bee.
Question: Would you mind checking if there’s a pin in the joint between the car hood and the front windshield pieces on SS-15?
HA! I was gonna ask that too
Yep, there is. Was it left out on the original?
Oh, that’s cool! Thanks for checking!
So that mold had several releases (SS-01, SS-15, SS-19) where that pin was missing and the windshield/roof assembly would pop off really easily when transforming (My SS-01 wasn’t too bad about that until it spent a semester in the attic).
This was fixed with SS-27 Clunker Bumblebee, which put a pin in that joint to keep it together. Since Buzzworthy SS-15 is seemingly a rerelease of a figure before the pin was added, we were wondering if they had included it or not. It’s really cool that they did!
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 5th, 2021 @ 8:43am CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 5th, 2021 @ 9:03am CST
I almost ordered both of those off the Target app, but for some reason they are $22.99 instead of $19.99 there. And I want both for the human figures, I love the SS74 mold and the SS15 is pretty nice, but I think both would be in alt mode on the shelf with their humans.
if I could find the Charlies garage set again for less than $30 I would rather grab that but it seems harder to get now
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 5th, 2021 @ 9:46am CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:That's cool about the pin, I had completely forgotten about it.
I almost ordered both of those off the Target app, but for some reason they are $22.99 instead of $19.99 there. And I want both for the human figures, I love the SS74 mold and the SS15 is pretty nice, but I think both would be in alt mode on the shelf with their humans.
if I could find the Charlies garage set again for less than $30 I would rather grab that but it seems harder to get now
I was eyeballing the set on Amazon when it dropped to $31.99, and might have bit at $30. But I don't care about all the extra tuner parts, so I was really glad to hear when they were re-releasing it under the Buzzworthy bee line for $20.
Unfortunately car mode is the weaker of the 2 modes because of the paint issue. The doors stand out like a sore thumb, on par with Earthrise Sunstreaker.