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lifesize bumblebee, protecting the farm [transfomers]

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You may think you love Transformers, but unless you’ve got a lifesized replica holding court in your front yard, this fellow Tom Rhodes has got you beaten all the way. Made from an actual car–the only way to go–the Autobot replica stands a monstrous 18 feet.

Capital fellow that he is, Mr. Rhodes is happy…

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June 22nd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods just plain fun robots strange + wonderful

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optimash prime and bumblespud: potatoes in disguise [transformers]

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Yeah, yeah, I know that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is coming out in a couple of weeks, and a million and one of you are going to run out on the first day to go see it. But this sort of shameless movie tie-in really needs to stop. First we had Terminator Salvation bobbleheads, and…

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June 7th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun quickpix

robo-q optimus prime and bumblebee: tiny transformers

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Just because you’re a robot in disguise doesn’t mean you have to be huge. These tiny little versions of two popular Transformers autobots prove quite the contrary.

The latest in TakaraTomy’s Robo-Q series, these palm-sized Optimus Prime and Bumblebee robots are just too cute to be capable of any real destruction. Now the picture above…

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May 31st, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun robots

autobots, fold out!

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Just in time, what with all the Transformers 2 buzz: Joe of toy-a-day has finished his version of the lovable Autobot Bumblebee, the perfect buddy to the Optimus Prime toy.

As always, Joe is giving away the template to the Bumblebee toy as a pdf file. You can download it here.

if you want, you…

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February 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro