Here’s a small sudden shock out of the literal left field – in addition to their Bee 01 Bumblebee and Bee 02 Cliffjumper, iGear has just revealed a third Bee model. Cleverly named Bee 03, this one is colored blue after the Botcon exclusive Generation 1 Bumblebee recolor Glyph. Bee 03 uses the same design as Bee 01 and Bee 02, namely a knockoff of the Universe Classics Legend design reshelled as a VW Bug.
Bee 03 is already released and available now. Bee 01 and Bee 02 have also been released.
kaszal
Got one on eBay now in case anyone is interested, thank you.
megatroptimus
Not if you're a Bumblebee collector like I am.
Enigma2K2
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… What?!?!?
Quantum Reflex
Yes, if you Pre-ordered You should of got a confirmation email about shipment on Saturday.
And I understand when it comes to the head sculpt issues, What they should've done is made a removable / articulated head, so an easy head swap would be easier… Cliff, Glyph and Goldbug could have had unique heads etc… but I guess that would of tipped the scale, I honestly believe they only intended to make a yellow and red one, then after all the sculpting and mould making finished they realised they could double there Sales by a simple paint change, with no extra work. Idealy I would've loved a Goldbug with dark blue limbs and a faceplate, On the bright side, In the good old words of destrongerlupus "I'm thrilled to have a production-quality minibot-sized semi-poseable edition of the little yellow spy" THANK YOU IGEAR.
stephen
he reminds me of chase from the throttle bots. just need his head to be gray is all.
bny888
So are they sending out the yellow and red Bees they had for pre-order?
Hehe, I want the Glyph and gold chrome Bee. but I have to see the yellow and red ones first, hope they arrive soon, they were slated for March 2011 release.
STRAKER454
I'd love to see a Bugbite version JUST so I can put Herbie decals all over it XD
That's what I'm saying. I do like the original Legends mold and really don't understand the issue with it but Hasbro will never be able to make a VW version of any sort so having iGear do it is a plus for me though I don't get why they went for such an older model Beetle…regardless, I'm in for at least a yellow one. Now hopefully they make a Porsche 924 Cliffjumper version sometime. XD
Archaea
This I love Glyph and am glad she's getting face time.. but this is just..
[Wing_Saber-X]
^QFT!
^This! Aigeearrrrr. Im not totally surprised they are stealing a design again. Total rip-offs.
destrongerlupus
Sorry for the confusion, I've bought and paid for them, so I consider them *mine* but yeah, still waiting on the shipment
I'd love a GoldBug repaint, but I'd want a new head on him :/ Ditto Glyph, I'd be more interested in her if she was be-masked…
But quibbles aside, BumbleBee will always a be a VW Bug to me (The name makes no sense otherwise), and since VW isn't ever likely to relent on giving up the licence, I'm thrilled to have a production-quality minibot-sized semi-poseable edition of the little yellow spy
G1Jetfire
About the only I-Gear releases I have no interest in.
sh002
pass.
AlanGarou
Dang it, I-Gear. If you're going to make a Glyph, add a faceplate or don't do it at all.
Quantum Reflex
OK I see, but you can't blame me for asking – "I got" usually means to have possesion, I'm getting would of been right, anyway, I'm no Grammar Nazi I am just a Huge Bee fan, If he got them early then I'd love to know how I have been Constantly emailing IGEAR about when will they Release the gold one, I posted this Glyph find earlier today, I've even messed around changing item numbers in IGEARS url in case it's hidden etc, They shoulda released the blue and gold at the same time and do a doublepack again. They need to make a Bugbite too. I am a fan of this mould and don't get all the damn whining, takara would never of given us a VW so I am grateful at IGEAR, What do you think?
ZeroEdge
Wow…18 dollars for a crappy looking Legends Sized Bumblebee? No thanks.
An Army of Bees
He didn't say he had them in hand.
Quantum Reflex
you have them already destrongerlupus?, they only started shipping them yesterday so I want your Magic postmen or teleporter please.
antapp
I'd like to see Bugbite and Goldbug versions of these.
TehPaws
Probably, but don't let that stop you. xD
It's like IGear is trying to annoy Has/Tak at this point. Especially since the real mold was JUST re-released recently under the RtS line. It's still ugly too. Barely worth five or so for a legends. Definitely not worth third party pricing.
destrongerlupus
I got the Yellow and Red versions. I like the Legengs BB mold very much but had always wanted a VW version, so the yellow one is perfect for my Classics shelf and the red one for my Pre-TF shelf. Though my aethetic tastes are notoriously at odds with the broader fandom.
If I didn't already have a real Glyph I'd be very interested in this version too, but for now I'll pass on this variant.
D/L