LEGO Transformers Bumblebee: Release date, price & more

LEGO Transformers Bumblebee is scheduled to launch in 2024, so here’s everything we know, including pricing.

LEGO, in collaboration with Hasbro, released the first-ever Transformers-inspired set on August 2022. Appropriately, this model came in the shape of the Autobots’ heroic leader Optimus Prime. Featuring an accurate design and, most notably, the ability to transform from a truck to a robot, it’s a spectacular piece of kit.

However, since the introduction of this Icons set, Transformers franchise fans have had to make do with only this model as it’s the only Transformers-based kit in LEGO’s catalog.

That is all about to change. In 2024, LEGO will introduce a brand-new Transformers set that’s inspired by the popular Autobot Bumblebee.

When will the LEGO Icons Transformers Bumblebee be released? 

Designed for adults aged 18 and up, the brick-built Bumblee will be launched on July 4, 2024. However, LEGO Insiders will have access to this kit from July 1.

The set will be priced at $89.99, which makes it $90 less expensive than the larger Optimus Prime model.

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The nine-and-a-half-inch Bumblebee model is made up of 950 bricks (558 fewer than the LEGO Optimus Prime). However, even so, it still features a raft of neat details. More significantly, just like the Optimus Prime kit, Bumblebee offers the engrossing functionality of being able to transform from a vehicle to a posable robot. When in the latter configuration, you can affix a LEGO laser gun to the model’s hands.

The vehicle on this kit is based comes in the shape of the original Volkswagen Beetle. It measures three inches tall, four inches wide, and eight-and-a-half inches in length. Sporting Bumblebee’s signature yellow hue and Transformers icons, it looks great.

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Although fans might ponder why LEGO didn’t opt for the Chevrolet Camaro, the Beetle-based Bumblebee is a neat choice, especially considering that LEGO discontinued its Creator Expert Beetle set in 2020. 

As such, if you want a brick-built Beetle, the “transforming” model will be the only version of this classic car you can buy. However, it’s not as detailed as the latter, 1167-piece set.

Even so, it will make for a great addition to your collection of LEGO classic cars.