With all the great G1 Arcee products we've seen in the last two decades, it's amazing to look back and see one of the first official pieces to capture the token Transformers female in all her glory. The Heroes of Cybertron PVC figure was released at least five years earlier, but this DST sculpt celebrated her in a whole new way. It's still shocking to think they they only made 1000 of this mini-bust (and only 600 of Elita One). Back in the early 2000s, mini-busts were all the rage. So many different companies were producing them and every comic specialty store had display cases full of beautiful little statues. I avoided them for as long as I could (purely for budgetary reasons). But just a few months earlier I had purchased my first (Firestar). Arcee and Elita One were my next two purchases. Now I can't even count how many I have. But even through those multitudes, these Transformers busts stand out as perfect collectibles from a time when these characters had almost no representation. Let's check out Arcee below!
I ditched the packaging for this figure two decades ago. These pics above are swiped from the depths of the internet.
I do still have my certificate of authenticity card somewhere, but I couldn't locate it for this post.
These busts have cool vehicle mode schematics on the rear of their bases that look like a computer screen.
This Bust also has a removable arm. It's possible that they are both removeable, but I couldn't easily remove it and I can't remember how she came in the styrofoam.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
And here she is with two relatively recent Arcee figures: Earthrise and Studio Series.
Cheers!
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