Kitbashing with Stealth Bumblebee

[badwolf]

I picked up stealth Bumblebee a while back & did some changes with my regular Bumblebee. First I swapped heads giving my Bumblebee the "shield down" look. Then I touched up the originals head some adding silver & painting the antenna black. Later I removed the autobot symbol replacing it with a decpticon logo I now have.... movie Waspinator.

I know it was nothing very grand or all that but I was happy with the way it turned out.

[andersonh1]

I wonder how the stealth head would look on "classic Camaro" Bumblebee?

[Onslaught Six]

Do we even have any evidence that MooBee even has that head?

Also, I dunno if the ball joints are compatible, not owning OldBee.

[Dominic]

I wonder how the stealth head would look on "classic Camaro" Bumblebee?

Good work on that Wolf. Sometimes, the simple conversions are the best.


As for the head swap, I am not sure if the heads are swappable. I think retro-B has a head the plugs into the neck, rather than plugging onto a neck-peg.

Dom
-does not have them handy now.

[onslaught86]

Having just purchased Premium NewBee today, I can confirm that the heads on OldBee and NewBee are fully swappable. Both look pretty good for it, too.

Man, OldBee is so much better than NewBee.. Seriously, guys, I know Hasbro's OldBee sucks, but why is there so much love for NewBee? His transformation is decidedly un-fun, he's covered in kibble, and parts pop off all the time.

[138 Scourge]

He just looks cool? That's all the reason I got.

Haven't had too much trouble with my NewBee losing parts, and the transformation's okay, as far as I recall.

[Sparky Prime]

Seriously, guys, I know Hasbro's OldBee sucks, but why is there so much love for NewBee? His transformation is decidedly un-fun, he's covered in kibble, and parts pop off all the time.

IMO, the concept camaro looks better than the old one. I also have to say NewBee looks a lot more movie accurate than the OldBee. So like 138 Scourge said, he just looks cool. Plus I've never really had a problem with parts popping off and I like the transformation...

[Dominic]

NewBee is more fun in concept. But, unless you are like Sparky and got a rare one that does not have "fly apart when you look at it funny" action, it is annoying.

I actually like the retro-car better, as it fits the character better.

Dom
-looking forward to that upcoming 3 pack.

[Onslaught Six]

I actually like the retro-car better, as it fits the character better.

Does it really, Dom? Bumblebee, being mute, is a very hard character to peg down. I've got him moreso as the Standard Soldier kind of guy, like...Bluestreak or Smokescreen. Or perhaps Hot Rod before all that stupid Matrixy nonsense.

[Dominic]

I am thinking more of the "Bumblebee as the underdog" idea. It came across more when he was an old beater.

Dom