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A fine secondary character
This character doesn't even appear in the Transformers movie; the closest appearance is the scene is when Bumblebee is being towed during the last battle. However it is a nice toy; the truck mode is not very realistic but at least has several moving parts to make it entertaining. However robot mode is great: very poseable, his flat feet make him very stable (mine is at the moment standing in one feet on my shelf), and the gun/hook is pretty mean. An ugly detail is that the gun is screwed to the right hand. Yup, you can't take it away. This transformer always has the gun on his right hand. Unless, that you do as I did and take a screwdriver and remove the screw that attaches the gun to the hand. In this mode, you can leave the robot without the gun. It makes it a little harder to transform into vehicle mode, but in robot mode the gun attaches very easily to the left hand, not affecting its playability. Curiously, in this way you cannot attach the gun to the right hand. Nobody is perfect, i guess.

Falls apart easily
This transformer doesn't seem to hold up very well. Parts fall off easily and are hard to get back on, especially for little hands. Not very impressed.

Great toy, but the transformation from Autobot back to a car is quite difficult
I am writing this review on behalf of my 9-1/2 year old son who simply loves Transformers. After saving up enough of his allowance money, he insisted on getting this particular Autobot Transformer.

He felt that the transformation from the Camaro concept car to Autobot was a piece of cake. The transformation back to Camaro concept car, however, was a different story.

The instructions were no help since they only showed how to transform from the car to Autobot (i.e. no reverse instructions). He eventually figured it out, and can now do it in about 3-5 minutes, but it was no walk in the park. After reading the other reviews, we definitely feel your pain. But don't lose hope. It can be done!! Once you've accomplished it, you feel like you can climb Mt. Everest. It's a real confidence builder, especially for young boys (and some old ones too). Below is some helpful advice:

1) The toy is built to be handled roughly (within reason), so don't be afraid to twist (by hand), push, and pull the various parts of the toy.

2) From Autobot mode, my son believes that the toy is easier to convert back to a car if you separate the top of the Autobot (torso up) from the bottom of the Autobot (pelvis down). Simply, pull them apart. The front of the car is definitely more challenging than the back, but after a while you'll get the hang of it.

3) If all else fails, go to www.youtube.com and type "Bumblebee Transformers, concept car". I thought of this after the fact, but this might be helpful to a few people out there who are at their wits' end. A couple of the videos are pretty informative and take you through the transformation process (step by step). Parents may want to preview the videos before their kids do. Some of the videos are more age appropriate than others.

Could our good friends at Hasbro have made the process easier (i.e. include a good set of reverse instructions)? You bet!! However, the challenge for my son was a lesson in patience, determination, and ultimately conquest. He didn't give up, even after dear old dad called it quits. I was proud of him.

LS

its now what I expected
I bought this product for my godson, well initially for my godson then found a bigger Bumblebee and bought it for him so i kept the smaller, which is this one, for myself. The car is small and does transform to Bumblebee (well somewhat) , but i guess i am too old for this toys since I cant figure out how to properly transform them to Bumblebee and back to car.

Good toy
This toy is very cool but the head keeps falling off! My kid has to be very careful when playing with it and is always worried that Bumblebee might lose his head! But it is cool though, we just need the bigger one now!

Bumblebee rocks
This is a very nice Bumblebee. His robot mode looks quite nice and he comes with a plasma cannon that converts to a blade. He transforms into a yellow 2009 Chevrolet Camaro that sports black racing stripes. I personally love the vehicle mode. You should not pay more than for Bumblebee, his retail price is ten dollars. Though I have not had durability issues the joints seem a little loose and the figure seems rather fragile, so I would not recommend for young or rough children. He looks great on the shelf in both robot and car mode. He has great articulation and can do several poses. He is overall a very nice figure and if you have a choice between 1974 camaro and 2009 camaro definitley pick the 2009 model.

Fun yet Complicated and Semi-Fragile
We just bought this for my 5 year old son who regularly puts together lego sets without assistance. As my husband tried to follow the instructions to show my son how it works, the toy came apart twice. It is very complicated. My son LOVES it, but it is too difficult for him to transform by himself without breaking it. The engineering is impressive. It is durable when it is fully transformed, but during the process it is easy to break pieces apart.

degree needed
not as easy as simple as they where when i was a kid. still a lot of fun like a puzzle.