Not content with just giving the '70s version of Bumblebee a Cyber Slammer toy, the most popular character from the TF Movie gets a Cyber Slammer of his Concept Camaro version as well! As you'd expect from this subline, the Concept Camaro is very kiddie-fied in this mode, with very chunky proportions and smooth edges. There's also only mold detailing where absolutely necessary, with most of the top of the vehicle mode not having much detailing on it to emphasize the "kiddy-ness" of it. The inside of the tires is detailed particular well, however, as is the front bumper. The paint detailing in this mode is quite good, however, with the black paint taking on a particular glossy-ness that looks pretty good, and things like the inside of the tires and the Chevrolet logo on the front painted silver even though they didn't really NEED to be. The color scheme looks good, as it always has on Bumblebee, and appropriate given his name. The dark silvery blue used for the windows look good against the fairly bright color of yellow, as a lighter shade of the color wouldn't have created as much contrast between the two colors. The back bumper could use a little more detailing, like a license plate or something, however.
    Like all Cyber Slammers, Bumblebee can be locked in car mode by pushing the white tab on the bottom of the toy forward-- otherwise, when you slam down Bumblebee's robot body into his car mode, the car will take off (providing he's on a flat surface), and after scooting about six feet or so the robot mode body will pop back up again. Because of this gimmick, Bumblebee doesn't really have any lower body in robot mode, just most of his car mode. His main body, head, and arms are molded onto the underside of his car mode roof and doors. The mold detailing on his robot parts is particularly good, though, with his waist and chest being particularly well-detailed. I like how they adapted the very complex movie design accurately in this mode, yet still made it look kid-friendly without it looking too forced. Bumblebee still has the same "cutesy optics" that he had on his '70s Cyber Slammer version, but they're slightly-more-serious full circles this time instead of chibi-like semi-circles-- I think this look fits a bit better, overall. It's also nice to see that Bumblebee's right arm is in its gun form, as it helps to differentiate him a bit more from his '70s Cyber Slammer. The underside of the lower arms aren't painted black like the rest of them, though, which I find rather odd-looking and a weird choice. As for articulation, it's like any Cyber Slammer's-- his head can turn and his arms can move at the shoulders, though the latter snap back into their default position after you let go of them.
    Given that he's the "newer, sparklier version" of the Movie's most popular character, this Cyber Slammer is undoubtedly the most popular one of the assortment for young tots, but he's also one of the better Cyber Slammer molds design-wise as well, which is always good. He still suffers from the same limitations of any Cyber Slammer, as he's definitely aimed at little little kids, but for what he is he's a fairly decent toy. Recommended for kids too young to get the more complex toys, or for yourself if you're a particularly big Bumblebee fan, don't mind gimmick-laden toys, and don't cutesy TFs.

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