Summary
Lego released an impressive Optimus Prime setin 2022 that can actually transform into a truck and back again, somethingTransformersfans assumed would kick off a long and fruitful relationship between the two. However, it has been radio silence on the Transformers front since then, or at least it was until this week. On ThursdayLegorevealed its follow-up to Optimus Prime - a Bumblebee set that costs half as much as what is understandably a pretty pricey Prime build.
Lego Bumblebee is also equipped with a jetpack and an ion blaster as well as a little plaque featuring his stats. His arrival on the Lego store also confirms despite the lengthy gap between set releases, Lego’s partnership with Transformers is still alive and well. One of the more surprising team-ups Lego has hammered out considering Transformers began life as very popular toy range made by one of Lego’s biggest rivals, Hasbro.
Lego’s Transforming Bumblebee Set
Lego Bumblebee
Lego has expanded on its Transformers collection with its first-ever Bumblebee set. Made of 950 pieces, its points of articulation mean the set can actually transform from its bipedal form into a car without the need for disassembley.
Hasbro has plenty of its own household names under its toy umbrella but recognizes that no company on that planet can turn something into toy bricks quite like Lego. Even Mega, Lego’s biggest rival, although Mega can boast having thePokemonandHalolicenses. That’s also whythe recent Xbox 360 set was made from Mega blocksrather than Lego bricks as Mattel, the creators of Mega, presumably has a deal with either Xbox or Microsoft.
Hasbro and Lego have been working closely for a while now even though it has taken two years for an additional Transformers set to manifest. Earlier this yearthe first-ever Dungeons & Dragons setwas released to celebrate the tabletop game’s 50th anniversary. A very elaborate set made up of more than 3,700 pieces, it includes three structures and a Lego dragon that can wrap around its tower. Now, where’s my Megatron set?
