Thursday, October 25, 2018

Side-Tracked: Recent Haul of TFs (218) - Transformers Studio Series 18 Bumblebee

Bought this Transformers Studio Series 18 Bumblebee at Kiddy Palace after my Kusu Island Trip... Very expensive, costs SGD36.90 ... But I cannot resist the Volkswagen Beetle car mode... sadly, I don't think I can buy the VW Beetle Cabriolet which I had planned to buy in 2 to 3 years time now, as VW has announced they are stopping production of the Beetle... sigh... anyway...



Robot mode... The upper thigh (to crotch )joints are loose, and had to use superglue+tissue paper method to slightly tighten.. but they seem to get a teeny bit looser over time.. will see how... also tighten the elbow joint at the removable-arm side with a drop of super-glue... Did not like the way of changing to battle-mask mode, so in the end, I keep the mask part away, and also same thing happen to the arm cannon part...


Notice how the grey back part has a profile that fits the car top cover and hinge when completely fold up all the way... but it is very hard (and scary) to pull down the piece for transformation, if fold up completely...


Size comparison with 陆霸 Lu Ba (Slightly) Oversized KO SS Optimus Prime, robot mode...


A major negative feedback from many TF fans about this mold is the panels do not fit well and leave big seams or gaps... The back of the car can be slightly improved by shaving teeny bits off the space where the pegs of the back car cover piece will tab in... especially the area near the arrow head seen in the picture below... you have to try to know what I am talking about... It will not a 100% fit after the trimming but will make it look better and also slightly easier to tab in with lesser effort...


Car mode... with less visible gaps and seams now...


Back view of car mode... much better now...


Size comparison with 陆霸 Lu Ba (Slightly) Oversized KO SS Optimus Prime, car mode...


I prefer to hide Bumblebee's face, which of course, will not be accurate to the new movie...

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