Cyber Slammer Bumblebee's vehicle mode is a kiddie '70s camaro. Seeing as how the Cyber Slammer line is aimed at the youngest of the young-- three years and older -- kiddie proportions are more than appropriate. The mold detailing is fairly sparse-- as is obviously appropriate for a toy aimed at kids scarcely beyond their toddler stage-- but the paint detailing is quite good, with both bumpers, the wheels, the head and tail lights, and the windows all having paint detailing, as well as the pre-requisite black stripes that make the 'Bee the 'Bee. (Heck, he actually looks more "finished" paint-wise in car mode than the mainline deluxe version of '70s Camaro Bumblebee!) His license plate also says "BUMBL-B", which is a pretty nice touch.
    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 detailing on the robot bits is quite good in this mode as well, with the optics "chibi-fied" to make Bumbles a bit more cute and kid-friendly. As for articulation, 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.
    Cyber Slammer '70s Bumblebee is typical of the toys in the subline-- the gimmick is rather cool, and it's a nice toy for little kiddies that can't handle real transformations yet, but as far as adult collectors go I wouldn't recommend it UNLESS A. You really like such pull-and-go gimmicks and B. You don't mind cute kiddie toys with practically no posability.

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