Transformers Studio Series 22 Deluxe Class Bumblebee Dropkick

While this version of Dropkick only appeared for a few seconds, I loved the representation of the vehicle mode even though I could do without the blue panels. The robot mode is quite good and the transformation is fun and enjoyable. I have been seeing this toy for months at local stores but the full price of $25-$30 kept me from buying it. However, just casually browsing the studio series toys on Amazon one day, I saw Dropkick for under $14 and at that price, I can't pass it up! Really glad for the purchase!

The figure is well painted, and rather solid for a figure of it's size. Though it may be small, they managed to squeeze a bunch of details in to the sculpt. It's transformation is involved and slightly complex. The final product in it's vehicle mode is an absolute beauty and pretty accurate to a Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter. I can't emphasize enough how cool he looks! Well worth the price despite being so small. He is nearly four and a half inches tall!

Well, it's nice movie figure. I think he should be bulkier, but it's good on what it is. And it's a bit shame he turns into just one alternate mode, wish we get the car version soon. And his shoulders could've had more articulation. If you want to build Bumblebee Movie cast I would wait for a car version, but if you collect entire line or just want nice figure you should get it.

Ok I'll get this part of the way: "It's too small and light, the cost has gone up." Now that we can move on I'll say he's a decent Deluxe figure. Not totally screen accurate but in the movie line that's common considering their complexity.I do like the overall look of the robot mode. He's a bit skinny but considering how tiny and thin the helicopter is it's amazing they got him a bulky as he is. Face sculpt is nicely done and his joints are tight. One complaint about robot mode is the arm kibble from the tail rotor. It doesn't plug into place so it tends to wander.Helicopter mode is richly detailed and is very faithful to the vehicle. Some complain that the main rotor doesn't spin freely, but it saves the robot mode. It would be very annoying if it flopped around on his back. My biggest complaint is that the tail section doesn't stay together well. I've gone over every part of it and can't find any molding flash to keep it from pegging all the way, but it still leaves a gap. It could just be my copy, but my guess is it's on all of them.Overall a fun figure that fits well in the Studio Series line. If you can get over a small Deluxe figure for $20, you'll probably enjoy him.

My son owns over a hundred transformers, literally. This is definitely one of the better made ones, which I was not expecting for a $10 transformer. The better quality ones we pay at least $20 for but this little one is durable, pieces haven't come off and had to be reattached, and we bought this several months ago. I'm pleased with the purchase

My overall experience with the studio series line has been some of the best I can remember of many years of figures. There's a couple bad eggs though, and Dropkick is another to add to that list. I have few good things to say about this figure.Lets start with the general design. The studio series line is meant to achieve close to accurate models in near proper robot mode scale in a retail line. Height wise this guy seems to be close enough, but it fails horribly in his build. He's incredibly skinny, and because of that his transformation has been designed in a way that simply doesn't look accurate or good next to really any of the other studio series figures. There's also a myriad of quality control issues. the panels that are supposed to form back plates next to the rotor in robot mode have virtually no friction to the ball joints, making the entire reason the rotors don't freely spin pointless. The panel on his outer left shin also simply will not peg in no matter how much or little force at any conceivable angle.I had hoped the decision to choose an single alt mode for the triple changer duo was to maintain the quality of the figures instead of making sacrifices to fit in two vehicles mode that would likely hurt both vehicle modes accuracy. Unfortunately in the case of Dropkick, I was wrong. Just looking at product shots however, Shatter already looks far more accurate in terms of her model. I wanted both to be good, but I am more excited for Shatter, so hopefully the figure holds up as good as it looks. As for Dropkick, I can only hope they decide to release a car mode figure with a more accurate, stocky build.The only reason this gets a 2 is because even though the robot mode doesn't quite hold together as well as it should, the vehicle mode does look decent. That, and at least I CAN transform it, unlike the Skytread I got whose left hip was completely fused with the waist making it impossible to transform.

I waited till this product dropped to around $10 to buy. It's pretty small yet very detailed. Somewhat complicated to transform, its small size makes it difficult but maybe my adult hands are just too big. Pretty durable however some small parts come off easily. Lastly, the box was pretty damaged and had some kind of film on it, smelled like soap maybe? Regardless the final product once transformed looks good on the shelf.

It was challenging to transform the first time, but it became easier to transform after that. My 9-year old son enjoys playing with it (and can transform it independently).