TransFormers -Dark of the Moon MECHTECH WEAPONS SYSTEM - Cyberfire Bumblebee

This particular version of Bumblebee is a variant , a neat looking one at that. Plus I purchased him at a very good price, only five dollars from a local Family Dollar. Here are two pics of the front packaging.

The reason I took two pics is because I want you to see all the details of the packaging. I hate how the flash in my camera blurs out some details. Anyway, back to the toy itself. As you can see it was only 5 dollars as I mentioned earlier, a great deal for a great toy. The packaging itself looks cool. I love the pic of the Earth and the space background.
   When removing Bumblebee out of the package, you can easily open and close his car doors as you can see in the following pics. All of his windows have a nice translucent orange tint to them.

And as with every Transformer, you always get their physical stat chart, along with a brief bio and sometimes pictures of other figures in the line as these pictures prove.

Bumblebee's gun has a mechanism that you can press with your index finger, allowing the gun to extend and contract. I think however, that this feature was made to please kids and not us adult collectors. After all, it is an action feature. Also, the gun securely fits into both front holes on both of his arms.

One of the things I love most about these particular TransFormer figures is that I love how the eyes glow on these figures when they are placed under very good lighting . Take a look at Bumblebee's glowing eyes in the following pic, just like in the movies. This in my opinion is a very cool effect.

Here are a couple of comparison shots. I have Bumblebee standing next to Arcee from the TransFormers Prime Series.

And here are the instructions, in order, on transforming Bumblebee into vehicle mode.

And here are the instructions on how to transform him from vehicle to robot. 

FINAL  THOUGHTS

(1) ARTICULATION - My only complaint about the articulation is that his head does not look upward. Other than that the articulation is perfect. You can move his waist, hands, etc. with ease.

(2) STANDABILITY - Bumblebee stands very well with no trouble of falling over.

(3) WHAT I LIKE BEST ABOUT CYBERFIRE BUMBLEBEE ? - When in car mode, I love the tinted orange windows and that he can be rolled across a smooth surface just like a regular toy car. The doors are fun to pose when you open and close them. The design itself is also pretty neat. As for the robot mode, I love the glowing eyes when placed under good light, and how firmly his gun fits into the sockets on his forearms. Plus he has no trouble standing and he just downright looks cool in both modes,vehicle and robot. 

(4) WHAT I LIKE LEAST ABOUT CYBERFIRE BUMBLEBEE ? - My only complaint about this figure is his head articulation in robot mode, that he can not look upward. Despite this small negative he is still a great figure.

(5) WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO MAKE THIS FIGURE BETTER? - A larger size scale would have been nice, maybe like 10 or 12 inches. However, a bigger Bumblebee would equal a bigger price tag. So maybe this scale is okay if you want to save money. But if you don't mind spending the extra dough for a bigger figure, you have that right too.

(6) GRADING SCALE - On a scale of 1-10 I give Cyberfire Bumblebee a 9.9. The minus is for the lack of upward head movement when in robot mode. 

(7) FINAL ANALYSIS - Overall I love Cyberfire Bumblebee. He has a cool design with the yellow and black trim, and he is a perfect mixture of die-cast metal and plastic. If you love die-cast metal toys mixed with plastic, than I suggest you pick this one up.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME - Arcee

Arcee was the first female Autobot and first female Transformer period introduced to the world way back in that old 1980's Transformers cartoon. In that old toon she was colored mostly pink with grayish whites. This figure I'm about to review on the other hand is mostly blue with silver and black. I purchased this figure from a local Wal-Greens, and I'm very pleased with it. Plus I bought it at a good price, around a 14 to 15 dollar range. Here's a picture of the packaging...

The following is a pic from the bottom of the package. It shows you what other figures are available in this particular Transformer sub line.

And as with every Transformer action figure, what's a Transformer packaging without the physical stats of each character. The following is located on the left side of the packaging......

When you remove Arcee from her packaging, she is in vehicle mode. When in vehicle mode,the wheels really spin very well. The kickstand moves and allows Arcee to be parked. Here are two different pics of her in vehicle mode.The first pic is how she is when you remove her from the packaging and the second one is the front wheel pushed out a little farther. 

Arcee comes with a very cool weapon. The silver blade attachment can rotate in a 360 degree circle. Look closely on the back of the packaging and you'll see that she can carry the weapon in both vehicle and robot mode. Here are pics of the back of the packaging and the weapon.

Arcee is amazing in robot mode. She stands right around the 5 inch range. Articulation wise her head can move up and down and rotate 360. Her elbows can bend inward, allowing you to put her in poses such as crossing her arms or grabbing something. Her arms also extend outward. Both wrists bend, ab crunch feature in her waist. Both legs move up and down and outward. Knees bend. Here's a look at Arcee by herself and standing next to two female action figures from other lines, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and a WWE diva figure via Mattel.

One of my favorite features of Arcee is that if you put her in front of a well lit lamp, her blue eyes glow. This is super cool. I hope that you notice the glow in the pic.

The final item to come with Arcee are the instructions on how to transform her. Here they are...(NOTE) I did not have enough room to scan the entire pages completely, so I scanned the top and bottom halves separately for both the front and back of the instruction sheet. 

Overall Arcee is a great figure to add to your Transformer collection. 

(1) ARTICULATION - The articulation is perfect in both modes, robot and vehicle. No complaints. 

(2) STANDABILITY - The figure has no balance issues in either mode. Stands really well in robot mode.

(3) WHAT I LIKE BEST ABOUT ARCEE ? - Nice shade of blue color on her, her articulation and the eyes glow when in front of bright light. Plus the silver blade attachment on her gun moves.

(4) WHAT I LIKE LEAST ABOUT ARCEE ? - Nothing. NO complaints. This is a perfect figure in my opinion. 

(5) WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO MAKE FIGURE BETTER? I don't know since I could not find any faults in it. 

(6) GRADING SCALE - On a scale of 1-10 I give Arcee a Perfect 10 !!!!

(7) FINAL ANALYSIS - I think Arcee is great for both adult collectors and kids. Kids will enjoy all the articulation she has,and her spinning wheels even allow a little gliding across a smooth surface. Adult collectors may enjoy the thought of having a female Transformer to their collection. Again this is Arcee from the line Transformers Prime. Pick her up either in person or online, you'll be glad you did.