Review – Minicar Bump

Hello, third of the Impossible Toys Minicar transforming robots! Following Glypher (review here) and Tapper (review here) we find ourselves admiring a toy that’s inspired by Bumper. “What is Bumper?” the casual followers of Transformers may be asking. Well, back in 1984 there was a weird error at Hasbro and a completely unexpected transforming robot toy was accidentally released into the wild. See the TFWiki Bumper entry for the full story on this unexpected Transformers toy.

A Third Take on the Classic Minicar Transformation

The original Bumblebee and Cliffjumper toys of 1984 shared the exact same transformation design, and this Bump Impossible Toys release — just as the official Bumper toy — also shares that transformation design. The details are different, but once you’ve transformed any one of the Minicar series robots then you’re fully skilled at transforming all of them.

Even Sharper Angles

Where Glypher (review here) was the rounder design of the trio, Bump has the sharpest angles and follows that Penny Racer styling perfectly. The above pic shows Bump with Gold Bee (another toy in the series), while the below photos of the toy in vehicle mode give you an idea of what I mean when I say “sharper angles.” Just look at that hood!

Still Available?

Sure. At the moment Big Bad Toy Store lists this on clearance, but in looking at the list of Impossible Toys available at the site I see a couple of variants of this series are sold out. I encourage you to grab at least one of these toys if you’re a Transformers Generation One fan. These are not perfect at all, but they are fun.

Closing Thoughts

While larger than the original Autobot Minibots (Amazon.com search*) of the eighties, Bump — as well as his companions — does fit in quite well with Transformers Generation One toys and any toys inspired by that era of Transformers.

The transformation is quick and easy to work through, those ball-jointed limbs give the toy a lot more poseability than the original Minicars of the eighties, and as I get more and more of these assembled into a group the rainbow robot effect looks quite cool. While I can fully admit that not a single one of you will want all of the toys in the line, I still think that if you were a child of the eighties you will find one of these in your collection to be quite an enjoyable addition.

But I can be weird, so ignore me for now. I completely understand.