Thanks to Rookbartley of the 2005 Boards for giving us the heads up of a new Hallmark Generation 1 Bumblebee Holiday Ornament.
This nice ornament was spotted at Meijer in Fort Wayne, Indiana for $7.99. You can now add some G1 flavor to your Christmas tree. Bumblebee didn’t come alone, since he was found next to an Optimus Prime ornament from last year, now packed in a box.
You can check out the images after the jump, and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
USMCPrime
I have collected every Hallmark Keepsake G1 ornament since they started. Every year the price has steadily gone up from 14.99 to now 17.99 for Starscream. 17.99 still isnt super expensive in the grand scheme of things but it is for a non-transforming little statue that i see one month a year. They have that optimus out at Wal-Mart already, and at 7.99 it doesnt seem like a bad deal. But if you look close at both of those ornaments, you can clearly see how sloppy the paint is, optimus has a crushed looking faceplate, bee\'s yellow is on his legs, it\'s just really sloppy. When i see that, and then look at the starscream from this year and how crisp, clean, and nice looking it is, i realize that I paid 10 bucks more for better craftsmanship and I\'m okay with that. I guess it just boils down to personal preference. Now if Bumblebee is 18.99 next year……
User_124141
Looks nice
KnightHawkke
There are no words.. No words as to how happy I'd be to see that little gloryhog retired for a decade. It would do the toyshelves miracles if nothing else.
LegoLover58
These things are either made of ivory or we're all getting screwed.
Johntimus Prime
Huh. And I only just got the annual series Starscream ornament.
Tbh I prefer the toy aesthetic those have
Canbot
Im not a huge fan of these due to the often sloppy paint jobs. The Hallmark release this year is Starscream, and he looks fantastic…G1 toy theme. But the price of those ornaments is creeping up.
Macross7
These will probably show up at Target. They carry the low end Hallmark stuff.
Skywarp23
Saw him at my local shopko, which normally sucks are far as anything transformers related.
Hadlen_Weltall
Neat. might get one for my nephew if I see one!
TyrantLizardKing
Sweet, I needed something to toss in the fireplace this year.
Impressionsbot
A yes. What better way to celebrate a holiday that has been bastardized into saturated merchandising than by hanging a piece of over saturated merchandise on your Christmas tree?
rapid_fire
/sings "I'm.. Dreaming, of a yellow Christmas"
Guys dont eat the yellow snow!!!
Aimless Misfire
Anybody else sick of that little yellow bastard yet?
Sam’s_Bee
Another one to be on the lookout for, don't own a regular size fake tree. But I have a healthy regular size tree ornament collection.
Rookbartley
I’ll drop them a message now. It’s a pretty decent ornament and not that expensive!
WildBill
This reminds me that! At NYCC ther's a booth displaying Hallmark stuff and next to the Keepsake Starscream for this year is a preview of next year's which is Bumblebee with the G1 head that was on the Encore version and the current Walmart reissue.
engledogg
Yeah, the Optimus Ornament is the one from last year (new box, though). The Bumblebee is definitely new.
Did you submit this to the news team?
MIKE
engledogg
Rookbartley
View attachment 28094716 View attachment 28094717 i found this at a Meijer in Fort Wayne, Indiana earlier tonight. I expect this will hit multiple retail outlets and I believe it’s on hallmark.com as well. Is the Optimus the one that came out last year? I have so many Optimus ornament I wasn’t sure.View attachment 28094715 $7.99 was the price