Our sponsors Big Bad Toy Store have listed orders for a pair of new upgrade kits from Renderform. The Hub Warrior kit is a hand-made conversion kit for the Hasbro Generations Deluxe IDW Bumblebee toy to convert him into Hubcap. The kits include a new face and two guns – the Retro Edition Hub Warrior has black guns and an orange face, while the Modern Edition Hub Warrior features a silver face and gunmetal guns. Each set may also include “Lucky Draw” guns, in translucent orange, blue or purple.
Scaleface
Got this kit from BBTS. Ended up getting one of the tankdom lucky draw orange guns as an extra with the two black guns and the head.
titan
Ordered from CP from the sale. Can't wait to get the guns….
Lodril
Yeah, that was absurd. I gave up and ended up picking it up at Botcon for half price.
Scaleface
Yeah, but I had it on preorder at BBTS to go with a pile of stuff I was getting. It was annoying that one item has been on hold for so long.
usernamedustin
You can get this at Captured Prey for $10.
Renderform: RF-012 Hub Warrior Retro Edition
They also have a bunch of other stuff in the summer sale for pretty good prices.
Scaleface
Fineally in stock at BBTS months late!
RF-012R Hub Warrior – Retro Edition – Third Party Transforming Toys & Accessories Renderform
Scaleface
Still waiting for this guy on Bbts. Wtf?
titan
I just like the guns….
Scaleface
What's up with Bbts still having this set on preorder, when other stores have that it for months?
swOd
Upsize the head, slap some spires on the sides, repaint and boom! Crazy lips Overlord head is done!
Rockdown
Not even Rendetform can save that mould.
N_M_S
I think it's that the head just seems too large for the body. TF proportions are tricky…
Gonna pick up a kit though. I got a few of these Bumblebees waiting to be turned into other characters anyway. (Was gonna make a Nightbeat until I learned there's an actual release coming out.)
DarkPrinceofKaon
DavisGrayson
Since I already have a custom hubcap, I would rather have a bumper head released.
SPLIT LIP
Man that head looks wrong. The eyes are huge and not in any way that looks good.
SCOURGE33
I do enjoy Renderform's kits and got many of them, this one ( Retro Edition) I like the riffles and that's the reason it's sitting in my POL (don't care for IDW Bee mold).
I mix and match all my arsenal from Renderform and most of my TF's are armed by them.
Streaker Prime
I'm considering this, but only barely. I would much rather have had a re-release of RTS compatible version.
When Renderform's previous version came out, I passed on it because I wasn't looking to get all my 84-86 minibots squared away through Classics. Thanks to the 2012-2013 iGear bots, Hubcap finally became relevant to my collection.
Compared to the Classics/RTS heads, this seems like a stopgap. It doesn't have the same gravitas. Also – those aren't lucky draw weapons – they're unlucky draw. If I do order, I really hope I don't get them – they don't match anything in my collection. Chromed weapons as a lucky draw would be preferable.
Jerrymiru
^ I think this just won the internet.
Lord Of Tetris
Honestly, it looks more like it puts Bumblebee into Sylvester Stallone mode.
chnkyclnkytrike
This is not as good as their last versions by any means! IMO these are just odd looking.