New Photo Gallery of Transformers Binaltech BT-21 Arcee Vehicle mode In and Out Of Package

I can't believe no one said it…that head looks like Springer!!!!

Either that or what Arcees kid would look like with Springer as the father!

superquad7

airfox, I agree wholeheartedly with you here (except the pink parts on "Arcee"). I believe TakaraTomy's thinking was just that Arcee is a really popular character that would sell easily at retail in Japan. There's a whole array of straight repaint ideas they could've used, but this is the route they ended up going down.

I think you're right. I was checking the list of G1 cars before my post, and certainly there aren't many popular ones left to be made as part of Binaltech for whom the S2000 would be a good alt mode. And an S2000 Brawn, Huffer or Trailbreaker would be worse than this Arcee.  

-airfox

IMO BT-21 (not calling it Arcee) looks very nice. The Pearl White in vehicle mode looks very good, and I even like the added pink.

But Arcee, it ain't.  

c717905

I like the deco and it is cool to get another G1 bot into the mix, but damn, they couldn't have just done a new head? Just think how many more collectors would have bought it if "she" had a better head.

I think expecting new tooling in these new BTs was unrealistic … what I don't get is why Takara/TOMY chose the character Arcee if there was that constraint in place. Why didn't use the mold in other colors as another G1 Homage? Searchlight, Chromedome, Freeway or a Stunticon would've been a better idea IMO.

-airfox

"Excuse me, sir, you can't go in there."

"SIR!? You'll apologize right now! I'm Binaltech Arcee and, while I may LOOK like a man, I am most assuredly a woman!"

"…but you look just like Decepticharge."

"I most certainly do not! And this is most certainly not a Decepticon ploy to sneak in and spy upon the women's underwear section."

JOHNDILLINGA

Actually in the Kiss Players Magna It was intended to be a Megatron Clone of sorts called "Legion"

Yes. Which is precisely why I deliberately named "Kiss Players" in that list. Because that wasn't a Megatron either. And more importantly, Legion did not have Decepticharge's head.

I suppose I'm one of the few eager to get this figure. I fully realize it's a lazy repaint, but after watching a steady parade of Movie repaints over the last 12+ months (Leader Prime has how many distinct figures?), a couple of quick parting shots from a line that I actually love is a forgivable sin.

I'm not much for convertibles, but the mold and both modes are quite nice. The paint job on this one is fitting for a feminine TF, but oh man, it's really just the WRONG figure for a female, period. Ugh, Arcee deserves so much better than this…

looks like a dragqueenbot not a fembot

That ain't no woman! It's a man, man!

Nice pics. But I'm not feeling these last 4 BTs. They just seem like "oh, hey..lets release these "ho-hum" repaints as a final hoo-rah for this line" toys. These aren't special in the least, imo. And shouldn't have the full price tag attached to them.

Also, why does it seem like the paint is starting to rub off her face in that close up pic? Is that just glare?

BT Arcee is BUTCH.

Also – pink seats = fail.