{"id":29700,"date":"2014-12-11T23:38:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T05:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=29700"},"modified":"2014-12-18T23:46:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T05:46:44","slug":"motuclassics-com-sweet-bee-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=29700","title":{"rendered":"MOTUClassics.Com
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\"\"<\/a> So I\u2019m a little behind on MOTU Classics reviews. The December figures are about to ship and my November figures are still in their brown mailer boxes (say it ain\u2019t so, Tung Lasher) and I\u2019m still trying to get through my October figure reviews. I swear it\u2019s not you MOTU, it\u2019s me. <\/p>\n

I always say that one aspect of a line getting long in the tooth is that some collectors get tired of it. I\u2019m not ready to be done with MOTU Classics \u2013 I\u2019ll subscribe till I can\u2019t \u2013 but my enthusiasm wanes when it comes to some figures. I don\u2019t always know which ones it will be, but Sweet Bee turned out to definitely bee one. <\/p>\n

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I kinda feel like I should go hit up some other Sweet Bee reviews and try to find something about this figure that speaks to me. She\u2019s not inherently any different than a lot of the other POP girls I love. The basic buck is here and serving dutifully. The unique parts to Sweet Bee are all well done too, which is namely the dress & the wings. There aren\u2019t a ton of details from the Filmation\/Style guide design, but it looks sharp overall. The wings are similar to Buzz-Off; translucent with unique designs molded on each side to create a cool effect. <\/p>\n

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That tops off with a great head sculpt too. She looks great with the other figures. She\u2019s got the similar face structure like all the Treadaways do, but it manages to be unique enough. It\u2019s just a clean look that captures the Filmation essence as well as any figure. The only sculptural detail I\u2019m not fond of is how the hair interacts with the wings. Like Flutterina, she has long hair that travels further south than the where the wings connect, but Sweet Bee is handled differently. The hair still separates into three parts like Flutterina, but strangely, it comes back to a single point. This makes holes for the wings to plug into instead of channels and it limits the articulation of both. On my Bee, it also forces her chin to jut out more than I\u2019d like. <\/p>\n

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Sitting here with her now, I\u2019m looking at a good figure and just not sure what it is that\u2019s not thrilling me like so many of the MOTUC figures have over the years. I really can\u2019t lay anything at the feet of the sculpt, the hair is odd, but so much of the rest of right. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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The paint and color scheme is fantastic. She\u2019s bringing some great colors to the POP shelf and the paint work is top notch, particularly on the face. I would\u2019ve liked to see a two-tone color on the boot laces, but otherwise she\u2019s sharp all around. The articulation is the standard complement for the girls. She\u2019s missing the boot swivels, but everything else is here and works well except for the neck. The wings are on ball-joints and have some range around the hair, though it could be better. <\/p>\n

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And Bee has a nice complement of accessories. There\u2019s the standard shield in yellow. I\u2019m amused by getting it over and over in every color of the rainbow, so that\u2019s great. The offensive accessory is a \u201cBee Gun\u201d which is fantastic. It\u2019s a classic future pistol. I love the sculpt and she holds it well. The paint is a little sloppy, due to the thick yellow paint, so that\u2019s not cool. And there is the fun helmet which comes straight from the cartoon. I\u2019m not keen on giving it to Sweet Bee per se, but it is a great piece. I did have a little trouble getting both her regular head and the alt head on the neck peg though. I\u2019m not sure how widespread that is, but it was the one annoyance on an otherwise fantastic accessory; I love alt heads. <\/p>\n

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Yeah, overall, I\u2019m not sure what it is about Sweet Bee that keeps me from being wowed. I think all the technical details are nailed like they tend to be with the line (she ain\u2019t no Rio Blast). I could say something about the lack of variety having a couple POP figures in the main line during the POP Mini-sub, but I\u2019m not going to hang that around her neck either. I\u2019m open to accepting that maybe it\u2019s just me. It\u2019s been a long (& wonderful!) two months, but being tired all the time is part of the deal and being tired does make it harder to find joy in the little things sometimes. I\u2019m just going to mix Bee into the POP shelf, she\u2019s going to look great, and I\u2019m sure a better appreciation for her will strike me some time. <\/p>\n

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