Bumblebee
(Elite Guard)
(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to the original Animated deluxe Bumblebee. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Animated deluxe Bumblebee here.)
Bumblebee, of all 'bots,
in the Elite Guard? Well, at least according to the bio it's his ATTEMPT,
at least. Regardless, Bumblebee still retains his characteristic yellow
for this redeco, but it's considerably less prominent, particularly in
his vehicle mode. Instead black with bronze accents are his new main colors,
and it looks fan-TASTIC. Those two colors together look loads better than
Bumblebee's original, rather blah yellow color scheme. Making the lower
half of the vehicle mode bronze and the top half black also was a cool
touch and makes his vehicle mode look less plain. I don't like how they
just painted black over his siren instead of painting it the requisite
red, though. The yellow still makes him look like Bumblebee (well, moreso
I suppose, given his face sculpt), but it's in a lesser amount and serves
as a very nice contrast color to the black and copper. The silver Elite
Guard symbols, face, and headlights are also a nice contrast and a good
tertiary accent color.
No mold changes have
been made to Elite Guard Bumblebee.
Elite Guard Bumblebee
is a really nice redeco, retaining enough yellow "Bumblebee-ness" while
making the overall color scheme much better and more visually interesting.
Unless you're a stickler for show accuracy, I'd go for this one over the
original deluxe any day.
Review by Beastbot