Hot on the heels of the the official reveal of Transformers War For Cybertron Video Game Studio Series SS GE-01 Deluxe Bumblebee figure, now Hasbro designer Sam “King Samlock” Smith has treated us with a new “from screen to toy” gallery and videos of the development of this new Studio Series figures via his Instagram account.
Read Sam Smith’s comments about the creation of this entry in the new Studio Series Gamer Edition line after the jump together with two CAD turnaround videos of each mode. Let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards and check our sponsors links to grab your copies!
Transformers Studio Series Gamer Edition 01 Deluxe Bumblebee
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SS GE 01 – War for Cybertron DLX Bumblebee
While there has been a lot of excitement around the new movie line for Studio Series, we are thrilled to finally be able to debut the expansion of our Gamer Edition sub series. Kicking this segment off we revisited a game that is very near and dear to our hearts, War for Cybertron (2010)
First up is Bumblebee! It was great to get a chance to revisit this character with a more faithful representation of the in game character. In a previous release, this figure had been based on the concept art, so this release allowed us to follow the game model for more accuracy in terms of detail and scale.
In the game, Bumblebee is a much smaller character, so the SS line benefits from being able to scale the characters appropriately to one another. Similar to the development process of our traditional studio series movie figures, we utilized the three dimensional character models from the game to translate a functional transformation for these figures.
I had the joy of partnering with Shuhei Umezu at TT, who did an incredible job of developing the transformation. It’s unreal how compact of a vehicle Bumblebee converts into in the game, but Shu found a way to pack the entire robot form inside of it, with zero compromise to the alt mode.
Bumblebee gets loaded with alternate blasters and a sword accessory, all of which can be loaded onto the robot and vehicle modes.
To further diversify this segment from its predecessors, we brought one of the in game gimmicks to life via a 5mm port system. All of the figures in the WFC sub line are able to remove their right forearms to allow for the transformative weapons to be able to be mounted In place of their limb. Because an armory of different weapons were available for each character in the game, you can mimic this gimmick by swapping weapon limbs across your SS WFC figures.
Overall I am thrilled with the launch of this new segment, and even more excited for all the untapped content that this presents as potential future candidates for the studio series line.
What are your thoughts on the Gamer Edition figures? And what content do you want to see this segment tap into in the future? Share below in the comments.
MrJoshimusPrime
To be honest, I didn't even know there was a thread for Toyhax
Purple Heart
You dont have to apply every one. Also, this should be posted in the dedicated Toyhax thread.
MrJoshimusPrime
Well f**k, just had to order another set because one of the tiny stickers slipped out of my hands as I was about to apply it to the figure
Hydro
Use the instructions on the website.
MrJoshimusPrime
This is going to take a while. Certainly wish it came with some sort reference sheet to go of offView attachment 30349079
GT2
I don't have this kit, but quite early on before this was available I 3D printed my own equivalent and spent a number of iterations to get as much friction-fit as I could do that I didn't need to use glue and could completely revert.
I'm pleased with how snug mine is, but if it's not so good with the kit, I could well understand why one would want to glue it in place.
As best I can tell, it doesn't affect anything aesthetically nor the transformation, so if it's a tidy bond, I personally believe it shouldn't have any negative effects.
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Prime135
I actually highly recommend it if you don’t plan on disassembling your figure. It holds the mushroom peg for the backpack on if you glue it in.
New display case opened up some shelving and allowed for the separation of bots and cons:
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Pterodactyl with a Pee
Why not, it doesn’t seem like it would hurt anything if it is glued on.
MrJoshimusPrime
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Pterodactyl with a Pee
What piece is that?
MrJoshimusPrime
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Just been pondering if this is really worth super glueing this little back piece onto my GE Prime. Any thoughts?
Obnimaz
I love Gamer Prime so much, I wish Megatron was on-par with him. I'm glad he's been repacked and is getting a third release too. This is my Prime after most of my custom work with gundam markers, with some photoshopping done. I need to take some new pictures now that he has his DNA kit and other custom touchups.
MrJoshimusPrime
Sweeeeet
Prime135
Yep!
MrJoshimusPrime
Those Autobot logos on the shoulders look different. Do they come with the sticker set?
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ShylockZeuss
Nothing fancy, just some gundam markers
Starpilot949
Nice! What did you use to paint it?
Kevin Iaquinto
Oh, great work then!
ShylockZeuss
Not stickers, just painted him abit haha