Weibo User 变形金刚改造工厂的淘宝店 is treating us with several new images of MPM-3 Bumblebee.
Though we’ve seen the packaging before, a new ‘Exclusive’ sticker can be found on the front of the box. Inclusion of this sticker is rather curious since it was not too long ago that we found out Toys ‘R’ Us lists the Movie Masterpiece figures as Exclusive (judging by the ‘EX’ prefix).
We are yet to find out more regarding the matter.
Check out the images, after the jump.
meisterman
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Try applying some pressure where my thumb is. In your pictures it looke like it’s not fully in so it might just not have been fully clamped in packaging.
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This is where it’s supposed to be, so if it’s not already there just keep pressing.
wboender
artimus-thank you ill try posting there now
meisterman-i tightened the screw and now i can get the post in, but the tab won’t, and now his chest looks like it’s warping
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meisterman
Try pushing in the front abdomen plate, it seems like it wasn’t fully locked in like it’s supposed to be.
artimus prime
Seems legit but the mismatched headlights are bothersome. I recommend asking in the movieverse or MPM appreciation threads. More opinions are needed and this thread has been dormant for a while.
wboender
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the die cast piece doesn’t stay tabbed either and the clearance for flipping his head out is super tight, felt like i was scraping paint off
artimus prime
Are you sure you didn't get a KO? Pics are always helpful. Even the packaging.
wboender
i’m a bit late to the party but I have no doubt someone else has this problem. no matter how hard i try, i can’t tab his ab piece in, and consequently, can’t tab the side pieces in. also his left hip is missing the outward ratchet and his headlights are different colors. did i just get a really unlucky copy? (i ordered from eBay) i can provide pictures if necessary.
Sam
Since my other thread didn't seem to make the news page, for anyone who missed it:
MPM-3 is being reissued this April
Amazon.co.jp: こちらもどうぞ: トランスフォーマー MPM-03 映画10周年フィギュア バンブルビー
Transformers Masterpiece MPM-03 – Bumblebee (Reissue)
MPM-3 Transformers Masterpiece Bumblebee (Reissue)
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artimus prime
You have to PM @savio-prime I'm not sure he still sells them. There is a pin that has to be removed so if you're not apt to that, don't bother… and you have to paint the new arms too.
gbm
Dope.
Where does one get this new joint?
artimus prime
It's your preference. Undoing the screw will let you rotate the wing so the point is facing up but the arm that connects it to the door will still be facing out. The redesigned arms allow you to swivel the wings so they are facing outwards instead of their armature.
gbm
Wait, so I don't need any additional joints then?
Georgii10235
Yeah I got it fixed, I was referring to the part of the hood you rotate for the head, it tabbed in but didn’t go all the way in leaving a gap between it and the chest but I forced it in and now it’s fine.
artimus prime
It's true.
gbm
After I wrote that, I saw a few pages back that all it takes is unscrewing the screw slightly, and it'll rotate. Is that true? Seems to good to be true.
artimus prime
Need more info. Nothing appears wrong.
He designed joints that allow the small wings to rotate.
Georgii10235
I meant the part where you flip his head out, it wasn't going all the way in but I managed to force it in and now it's normal. I had problems with transforming the torso like everyone else but I spent a good hour trying to get the sides in because I thought I was connecting the torso hinges incorrectly but I guess that's just how it is. Really makes me reluctant to transform him back to car mode but I'll do it eventually. I would take pictures but the camera quality on my iPad sucks and it's the only thing I have lol.
meisterman
Which chest piece?
gbm
How did you get the small parts on the back of his door wings to rotate like that?