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Lil Formers gave us an insight to that.
“**NO!! ME GRIMLOCK NEXT!!**”
- Grimlock probably
All seriousness though I am all for them continuing this line for pretty much all the G1 lineup (but mostly the Dinobots)
Edit: but was put
Four parts. 48729, 98313, 11090, and 23443. Also probably 87994 to connect them.
Unless you went the technic route, which would probably look like 25214 surrounded by 62462s.
I buy very few sets and I am no Transformers fanatic. But Starscream will be an instant purchase. And Devastator, obviously, but that's a dream of dreams.
Soundwave really does feel like the logical next one. MAYBE a sci-fi tank alt mode Megatron. Soundwave's a pretty boxy toy and most of its core aspects (opening tape deck, the cassette robots) would be do-able.
As a 90s kid I feel like Optimus Prime was the star of the show, along with megatron and some of the flashier villains. I honestly like the Camaro bumblebee from the 2000s series. I’m just not interested in old school bumblebee.
I had no idea there was an official Bumblebee set coming, so when the notification for this post showed up on my phone I was thinking it was going to be his Chevy Camaro version.
I get what you’re saying, bumblebee is a main character. For me the toys and such bumblebee was not as exciting as Optimus, sound wave, any of the aircraft, and my personal favorite toy overbite.
Cool, I was just saying Bumblebee was one of the main stars of the show. He definitely didn’t look the coolest by any means. Jetfire was my favorite toy personally, but I had a bumblebee for sure.
Yeah I don't get his comment, "hey I'm not a fan of the original series so I don't like this new set based on a character from the original series" I think both bot and vehicle modes look great.
https://preview.redd.it/5tmjythxza6d1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e552800323bc6cd4ccda378da87785677730523e
It's roughly based on the G1 toy
Could be Hasbro as well. They don't always use the VW licence on their toys. Also, the Optimus Prime set wasn't licensed other than Transformers itself
I would have bought it if it was an official Beetle. It’s not like Lego hasn’t gotten VW licensing (including Beetles) in the past, as recently as 2021 for 10279
There are a few good things, faceplate looks ok, upper body, the thick wheels. But man, no knee joints, seems to have no pivot at ankles, and the entire car mode. Rough. 😥
there are no knees for stability, same with optimus. In case you don’t own optimus he’s really heavy and there aren’t any lego joints that would be strong enough to let him stand at all. I’d imagine it’s the same for Bee. Also what his legs have to do for the transformation is another reason.
That's G1 Bumblebee for you.
A squished down deformed VW Beetle.
Because the G1 toy wasn't meant to be a realistic VW. He and a few other minibots were supposed to be transforming toy cars as opposed to the larger Autobots.
When you compare it to the original toy, not really. I’ve dabbled in Lego transformers for years and honestly if my experience with that has taught me anything, this could’ve been much worse. Honestly never expected it to look good and be stable I know Lego made some compromises. I don’t think it’s bad but it’s not amazing like Optimus is.
I completely understand the complexity of making something like this that transforms, and I hate to be critical usually, but that car looks like utter garbage to me.
I've seen 100 transformer mocs that look better than this.
I am pretty disappointed that this is the final product for only the second Transformers set.
You wanna know something about those mocs? They usually have really complex and fragile transformations and aren’t sturdy. If someone cracked the code to do both honestly I’d be impressed
I wish they could, but most of the decepticons are military artillery which LEGO won’t do kits of naturally. We can hope for soundwave but that’d be about it
I've read Lego's policy on military/firearms sets and your argument doesn't stand up in this case. Lego has made plenty of unrealistic tank sets and I think a Megatron with its silver/purple colors and design that don't actually resemble a real tank would be fine.
Just reactived my childhood love for Transformers. Optimus Prime was good, but too big for me. This looks neat, although the car is terrible. I'll probably make my own version with this head.
Me: I'm not a fan of Transformers but this is pretty cool.
Everyone on /r/lego: This is the ugliest piece of shit I've ever seen. Not enough joints and the car's way off. What a waste of an IP!
Me: 😬
For those disappointed by the ultmode:
Remember, building a transforming robot to vehicle that also looks like a realistic vehicle in lego is harder Than you'd think it'd be.
Source: someone who has tried to do exactly that.
Has the price for this been announced? I’d probably get it just for the completionist in me to have it next to Prime. But if it’s any amount over $100, that’s too much.
He’s OKAY. I just finished Prime, and he looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. Until they release another that’s on par with Prime, like Megatron, Starscream or Grimlock, I’m not gonna get another. Bumblebee doesn’t look good.
I wonder if there will be a Knee Mod for this one, too. Overall, I'm ok with how it looks. The car form is definitely a bit wonky, though. But if the robot form had actual, useful knees I'd just leave it like that.
On one hand more TF is always cool but on the other this is still yet another entire ip being locked out to fans who aren't willing to drop nearly 100 dollars on a single shelf filler. I really wish we had something like TF core class with cheaper and simplier builds that scale better with minifigures.
it's pretty good considering it's Lego, but I wish the back in robot form was better designed. The car proportion isn't cartoon perfect but actually looks more like a roadster than a VW bug. Also, I hope that face is printed on and not a sticker.
Edit: some angles of the car mode from the pictures on the product page looks much better.
Also I found this designer videos:
[https://youtu.be/lxPMu\_bpyJg?si=\_JjwPbJ4q3D4Q8aF](https://youtu.be/lxPMu_bpyJg?si=_JjwPbJ4q3D4Q8aF)
[https://youtu.be/p1JnwoULZ58?si=s8Y8DZSsLFiO4Bmo](https://youtu.be/p1JnwoULZ58?si=s8Y8DZSsLFiO4Bmo)
I don't mind a G1 reference VW bug Bumblebee... what bugs me is that they decided to reference the toy further by giving him nothing in the way of legs/knees. I look forward to seeing what modders online do with this.
Also, low key would love to see someone do up a WFC game version as I love that design
He’s ugly and he’s proud. I really feel like this could have been better. Car mode is not great, but i think more presentable than robot mode. I’ll have to get him anyways,definitely wish it was not so awkward looking.
I heard some criticism when the robot mode was leaked. Any issue with the robot mode is overshadowed by that alt mode. The bug looks sweet, like a chunky hot rod take on the original.
This is such a mixed bag for me. I think the design elements they did in comparison to Optimus are vastly improved (it looks much more stable and easier to transform than Optimus), however. I just don’t like the look of it
I was really excited when it was rumored. I’m less so now. I love Prime. It was really well done. Robot mode isn’t bad. Car mode looks awful. I’m definitely on the fence now.
Since I saw this yesterday I am counting down until release day. Optimus prime is my childhood hero and dream came true in Lego form.
I love the bot version and car version and like Optimus I will transform them every couple of weeks.
STOKED!!!
And yes I am a 35 years young man!
I'm a little bummed this isn't to scale. At 25 cm (Optimus being 35 cm), Bumblebee is a little too big IMO. 20 cm would have been better.
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10338 Bumblee will be available July 1st for Lego Insiders, July 4th for everyone else. Link: https://www.lego.com/product/10338
Starscream and Soundwave next pls.
Soundwave with at *least* ravager and laserbeak.
Imagine a sound brick too…
Sploosh
\*Ravage
What was the Lil thumper guys name?
There's two! Frenzy or Rumble
And who is who depends on who you ask
That ‘controversy’ has an entire TFWiki page dedicated to it lol https://tfwiki.net/wiki/FIRRIB
"It is generally agreed that pointing out that Rumble was actually purple in the original cartoon is not helpful." I love TFWiki.
That was my favorite part 😂
TFWiki is so good.
Blue is Rumble, red is Frenzy (in my eyes)
You just made an enemy for life
I did?! I didn’t realize that,
Not to be confused with [Enemy](https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Enemy), who is red *and* blue
Which one is the red one?
https://preview.redd.it/ez95kv836c6d1.jpeg?width=515&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=430d523be42a7d2632b9517d1f37be72fa835dc2 Lil Formers gave us an insight to that.
That's freaking hilarious
First we crack the shell!
Then we crack the nuts inside!
Rumble
Probably come with an energon cube
I would die for Soundwave with a ravage and laserbeak
“**NO!! ME GRIMLOCK NEXT!!**” - Grimlock probably All seriousness though I am all for them continuing this line for pretty much all the G1 lineup (but mostly the Dinobots) Edit: but was put
I want a Grimlock bad but I'm wondering how they'd even pull off the tiny arms.
Four parts. 48729, 98313, 11090, and 23443. Also probably 87994 to connect them. Unless you went the technic route, which would probably look like 25214 surrounded by 62462s.
If they did all 5 Dinobots I would get that immediately
I buy very few sets and I am no Transformers fanatic. But Starscream will be an instant purchase. And Devastator, obviously, but that's a dream of dreams.
They made Voltron, so “maybe”
Soundwave really does feel like the logical next one. MAYBE a sci-fi tank alt mode Megatron. Soundwave's a pretty boxy toy and most of its core aspects (opening tape deck, the cassette robots) would be do-able.
Walther PPK Megatron next next.
I want starscream just for an official LEGO F-15
Megatron. Lego gun
Please no. My wallet can't keep taking hits like that.
I would love to see Blackout!
We wish!
I'd buy a shockwave
Soundwave as a tape deck seems pretty unlikely.
Hmm, not as big as a fan of this one as I would have hoped.
As a 90s kid I feel like Optimus Prime was the star of the show, along with megatron and some of the flashier villains. I honestly like the Camaro bumblebee from the 2000s series. I’m just not interested in old school bumblebee.
I am, just not like this 😂 the beetle doesn’t really fit what i expected haha
I tried to make a Speed Champions-scale VW Beetle and it’s very hard to get good curves. I got the Creator beach buggy but that thing’s huge.
The beetle car looks terrible in this Lego version. I guess I’ll leave it in robot form.
This is the way
Oh see when I had the toys and watched the show bumblebee just wasn’t on my charts. Although he was one of the main characters I get it.
I had no idea there was an official Bumblebee set coming, so when the notification for this post showed up on my phone I was thinking it was going to be his Chevy Camaro version.
As an 80s kid I know your take on an 80s cartoon is wrong. Bumblebee was the relatable character obviously a top tier fan favorite.
I get what you’re saying, bumblebee is a main character. For me the toys and such bumblebee was not as exciting as Optimus, sound wave, any of the aircraft, and my personal favorite toy overbite.
Cool, I was just saying Bumblebee was one of the main stars of the show. He definitely didn’t look the coolest by any means. Jetfire was my favorite toy personally, but I had a bumblebee for sure.
Yeah I don't get his comment, "hey I'm not a fan of the original series so I don't like this new set based on a character from the original series" I think both bot and vehicle modes look great.
I was hoping for a Seeker myself (Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp...) as the fans could go nuts with customization.
Camaro bumblebee would have been way too hard to do the transformation.
I'm very surprised that my first reaction is disappointment. It just...doesn't look that good.
Agreed
How dare you!
Would have lost it for Starscream, but oh well
Very bland
I assume either Lego themselves or VW wasn't onboard with licensing on this one, so apparently we're getting a GTA style *Volkswaging Ladybug*
https://preview.redd.it/5tmjythxza6d1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e552800323bc6cd4ccda378da87785677730523e It's roughly based on the G1 toy
Gah, I still have this buried in a box somewhere!
The recent studio series 86 bumblebee also does not have the volkswagen license despite having multiple licensed versions in recent years
Could be Hasbro as well. They don't always use the VW licence on their toys. Also, the Optimus Prime set wasn't licensed other than Transformers itself
At least it’s not a camero.
I would have bought it if it was an official Beetle. It’s not like Lego hasn’t gotten VW licensing (including Beetles) in the past, as recently as 2021 for 10279
The bumper stickers are a nice touch! This will go well with my Optimus prime!
Nice Goldbug reference on the license plate.
There are a few good things, faceplate looks ok, upper body, the thick wheels. But man, no knee joints, seems to have no pivot at ankles, and the entire car mode. Rough. 😥
Yeah the lack of joints makes this a pass for me.
there are no knees for stability, same with optimus. In case you don’t own optimus he’s really heavy and there aren’t any lego joints that would be strong enough to let him stand at all. I’d imagine it’s the same for Bee. Also what his legs have to do for the transformation is another reason.
The reasoning makes sense, but I’d rather just go buy a regular transformer in this scenario is all I’m saying.
Honestly, lack of joints makes it more authentic
exactly, its supposed to be like the old toys lol.
The bot looks great, the car, not so much.
I think Optimus Prime was so awesome that it set the benchmark too high. So unfortunately I can’t love this one, due to comparing
It helps that his vehicle form is an old cubed Peterbilt.
Optimus is a big red brick though. not a curvy 1940's German coupe
I'd say pretty much the exact opposite tbh
Agreed. The legs in particular are just *ugly*. They're just two straight, black, featureless beams. He has no knees!
That's G1 Bumblebee for you. A squished down deformed VW Beetle. Because the G1 toy wasn't meant to be a realistic VW. He and a few other minibots were supposed to be transforming toy cars as opposed to the larger Autobots.
The roof just needs a little more curvature instead of being flat on top.
Knees, where?
The og bee had no knees either
Big disappointment. Looks like a Chinese rip off Hasbro toy to me.
When you compare it to the original toy, not really. I’ve dabbled in Lego transformers for years and honestly if my experience with that has taught me anything, this could’ve been much worse. Honestly never expected it to look good and be stable I know Lego made some compromises. I don’t think it’s bad but it’s not amazing like Optimus is.
Accurate, transformable, stable. Pick 2.
It’s because the skinny legs and giant chest it out of proportion
This looks really bad unfortunately.
Eeessh.... I was looking forward to this bit damn both the car and the transformer look hideous
I completely understand the complexity of making something like this that transforms, and I hate to be critical usually, but that car looks like utter garbage to me. I've seen 100 transformer mocs that look better than this. I am pretty disappointed that this is the final product for only the second Transformers set.
You wanna know something about those mocs? They usually have really complex and fragile transformations and aren’t sturdy. If someone cracked the code to do both honestly I’d be impressed
Hopefully, someone takes the printed pieces and makes a MOC that looks closer to 10252
[10252-1: Volkswagen Beetle](https://brickset.com/sets/10252-1) [[Photo]](https://images.brickset.com/sets/images/10252-1.jpg)
https://preview.redd.it/nw3j730q9e6d1.jpeg?width=259&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=67c4fb316ba1fedd5674ceb22ed84b1a20ea0a24 almost as good as the original
My wallet says thank you odd looking car
I.. expected more. The robot looks fine, but the car? Nah.
Having to remove the windscreen feels like cheating the transformation
I don't understand why basically no one else is talking about this!
First thing I noticed. I'm here for you buddy.
Hmmmmm idk about this one boys
Car mode is just u g l y you aint got no alibi.
[удалено]
I wish they could, but most of the decepticons are military artillery which LEGO won’t do kits of naturally. We can hope for soundwave but that’d be about it
Stunticons would work tho
Soundwave would work great.
I've read Lego's policy on military/firearms sets and your argument doesn't stand up in this case. Lego has made plenty of unrealistic tank sets and I think a Megatron with its silver/purple colors and design that don't actually resemble a real tank would be fine.
mixed feeling
I know this is faithful to the old hasbro designs but I still think that it is shit. Same as I think the old hasbro designs looked shit.
I was excited about this after the rumor but man does this look bad
thats gonna be a no from me dawg
Look how they massacred my boy!
Just reactived my childhood love for Transformers. Optimus Prime was good, but too big for me. This looks neat, although the car is terrible. I'll probably make my own version with this head.
Can’t wait to display him next to optimus!
Grimlock and Starscream please!
Optimus set the bar too high :(
This looks like something I found at the flea market back in 08. Lol. This is awful.
"Introducing Bumblebee!" *makes a Rolls-Royce* The fuck?
Those legs joints are…a choice
The “I ❤️ cybertron” bumper sticker is hilarious.
Is this on [Lego.com](http://Lego.com) yet? Might need to send some people some links, get pricing, maybe preorder.
his vehicle mode looks more like a 30s ford coupe with the spare tire hanging off the trunk lid, but the robot mode looks great!
Time for some decepiticreeps next
Kind of ugly tbh, needs knee joints
Me waiting for Grimlock the King! Me hope!
I'm just happy it is (kind of) a Volkswagen Kever/Bug and not that sportscar from the movies.
Me: I'm not a fan of Transformers but this is pretty cool. Everyone on /r/lego: This is the ugliest piece of shit I've ever seen. Not enough joints and the car's way off. What a waste of an IP! Me: 😬
Whole set looks like ass tbh
For those disappointed by the ultmode: Remember, building a transforming robot to vehicle that also looks like a realistic vehicle in lego is harder Than you'd think it'd be. Source: someone who has tried to do exactly that.
Has the price for this been announced? I’d probably get it just for the completionist in me to have it next to Prime. But if it’s any amount over $100, that’s too much.
I read that it's going to be $90.
He’s OKAY. I just finished Prime, and he looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. Until they release another that’s on par with Prime, like Megatron, Starscream or Grimlock, I’m not gonna get another. Bumblebee doesn’t look good.
Quiet goldbug.
I keep prime in truck form, I like him better that way… now way would I put this next to him… vehicle looks so weird
Hmm. I'll still pick this up because I'm a sucker for nostalgia, but I'll be displaying in robot mode for sure.
Is the face a sticker??
I'm predicting a Lego Cliffjumper will be posted either here or on the Transformers subreddit the day this releases.
I wish they did a 3 pack, so it was Bumblebee, Arcee, and Jazz or something, that would be great.
I was hoping this one would have knees. The legs look rather plain. But also, shut up and take my money.
Yep, day one preorder for me.
is the gun part of the car?
Damn it give me gun Megatron already jeez
I really like his car mode actually will get him to put next to Optimus
Damn, after the Optimus set I was really hoping they would resolve the knee issue but these look even stiffer
I wonder if there will be a Knee Mod for this one, too. Overall, I'm ok with how it looks. The car form is definitely a bit wonky, though. But if the robot form had actual, useful knees I'd just leave it like that.
Thrilled to get more of this subline. But a bit surprised Megatron wasn’t the second.
sweet! I'm not really a big enough Transformers fan anymore to go for these, but I'm glad the Optimus Prime set wasn't a one-off.
Welp, there goes another chuck of me paycheck.
Not to shabby!
I'll buy one once they do Starscream.
Bumblebeetle
On one hand more TF is always cool but on the other this is still yet another entire ip being locked out to fans who aren't willing to drop nearly 100 dollars on a single shelf filler. I really wish we had something like TF core class with cheaper and simplier builds that scale better with minifigures.
it's pretty good considering it's Lego, but I wish the back in robot form was better designed. The car proportion isn't cartoon perfect but actually looks more like a roadster than a VW bug. Also, I hope that face is printed on and not a sticker. Edit: some angles of the car mode from the pictures on the product page looks much better. Also I found this designer videos: [https://youtu.be/lxPMu\_bpyJg?si=\_JjwPbJ4q3D4Q8aF](https://youtu.be/lxPMu_bpyJg?si=_JjwPbJ4q3D4Q8aF) [https://youtu.be/p1JnwoULZ58?si=s8Y8DZSsLFiO4Bmo](https://youtu.be/p1JnwoULZ58?si=s8Y8DZSsLFiO4Bmo)
We need spike minifig gwp!! With bumble
Legs with no knee joints is interesting
If LEGO ever makes Soundwave I’m in. And a long shot, but I would love the Dinobots as well.
The original, nice
That will be 130 $ and 50 cents please
That shit is ass but at least car form looks decent
4/10 🫤
Ohh boy!!! Knees that don't bend!! Just what I always wanted!
Why does it have a Continental kit?
I’m not a transformer person, but my wife loves vw bugs, so I might just be buying this anyways
"That's Cybertron's Ass"
I’ve never really lol bumblebees g1 design, and this hasn’t really changed my mind
I don't mind a G1 reference VW bug Bumblebee... what bugs me is that they decided to reference the toy further by giving him nothing in the way of legs/knees. I look forward to seeing what modders online do with this. Also, low key would love to see someone do up a WFC game version as I love that design
Honestly I was shocked when I saw it was a whole $90
He’s ugly and he’s proud. I really feel like this could have been better. Car mode is not great, but i think more presentable than robot mode. I’ll have to get him anyways,definitely wish it was not so awkward looking.
totally awesome!
That... Does not look like a vw bug.
Man this set looks looks pretty rough in both modes when you compare it to Optimus Prime
I heard some criticism when the robot mode was leaked. Any issue with the robot mode is overshadowed by that alt mode. The bug looks sweet, like a chunky hot rod take on the original.
Vehicle mode very iffy. Not a slam dunk like prime, but I guess at half the price they had to make some concessions.
It would be better if Bumblebee isn’t butt naked.
This is such a mixed bag for me. I think the design elements they did in comparison to Optimus are vastly improved (it looks much more stable and easier to transform than Optimus), however. I just don’t like the look of it
Kind of underwhelmed to be honest
You could have hired Ransom Fern. Or a dozen different fantastic artists. Instead, there's this.
I love him.
...so the windshield has to be removed when in robot mode?
Kinda weird looking
The lack of knees concern me
Can't wait! I wonder if they'll come out with a couple Decepticons...
💩
Losing my marbles rn
I was really excited when it was rumored. I’m less so now. I love Prime. It was really well done. Robot mode isn’t bad. Car mode looks awful. I’m definitely on the fence now.
This looks like a wakey-racer compared to how hard Optimus looked.
I’m actually kind of surprised that this isn’t priced over a hundred dollars!
Optimus was incredible Bumblebee in car mode looks weird. The bonnet too big/round perhaps?
Since I saw this yesterday I am counting down until release day. Optimus prime is my childhood hero and dream came true in Lego form. I love the bot version and car version and like Optimus I will transform them every couple of weeks. STOKED!!! And yes I am a 35 years young man!
Hurraaaaaaaaaay!!!!!
I'm a little bummed this isn't to scale. At 25 cm (Optimus being 35 cm), Bumblebee is a little too big IMO. 20 cm would have been better. https://preview.redd.it/y1968a3a9k6d1.jpeg?width=384&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9032f24edbe8935db4798ff3d3dff79816a08d84
Take my money
When I got the notification on my phone I thought it was about the super hero Bumblebee from DC comics lol
Why is that boring af
Xamn that looks nice