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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 13, 2016 22:36:26 GMT
Is that a reused Metroplex part as the ramp on the back of the arm? It is, it's his shins. The other half of the ramp is still on his shins, partially obscured by the cannons! The shoulder joint does nothing in any of the modes! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 13, 2016 23:07:53 GMT
Fort Max.... Now you're talking....
Looks amazing.....
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Post by Llama God on Feb 13, 2016 23:11:10 GMT
Aha. The TFW2005 thread has now been updated to feature pictures of Cerebros. An animation-accurate Cerebros. I am one happy llama now.
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Post by Stomski on Feb 13, 2016 23:28:06 GMT
Gonna ruin it for you, but he has hands dangling free out in the open in both alt modes. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS!!
Yes I complained about the same thing for Metroplex, but was hoping the remould may have tweaked this a little. At least with the colours here they don't stand out quite as much.
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 13, 2016 23:35:28 GMT
........................
all the better for GRABBING PASSING 'CONS!!!!!
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 14, 2016 0:01:41 GMT
Looks like a good proper base there. Very nice.
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Post by Toph on Feb 14, 2016 0:32:21 GMT
I'm extremely happy with my Toyworld Max as my G1 Fort Max. Much more appropriate size.
However, I'm tempted to get this for RiD.
I do wish it were more G1 in city mode, but less G1 in "ship" mode. I never liked that Max's secondary weapons platform mode was basically laying down and stretched out. It was lazy them, but unforgivable now.
It'd have been really nice for this to have had the arms, or at least the ramps come together for one cohesive flightdeck, and turn him into a proper and intimidating aircraft carrier.
However, I loved that the city mode felt like an actual building complex. This loses that almost completely, and feels more like a weapons platform.
I will admit that these are just minor nitpicks. They're not a make-or-break deal.
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Post by Llama God on Feb 14, 2016 1:45:06 GMT
Yeah, that's true enough. Max was the only city bot, in my mind, to ever look like an actual city, or at least a tenement block, rather than just a collection of ramps and guns. But as you say, no deal breaker. 'specially not for me.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2016 13:09:34 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 14, 2016 13:37:26 GMT
Very nice. Very, very nice.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2016 13:44:21 GMT
I see those 5mm peg holes on the arms, inherited from Metroplex, and keep thinking about plugging in the Titans guns with the seats and seating the Titanmasters in them.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 14, 2016 13:47:04 GMT
Toys we can actually play with! this really is the future!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2016 14:04:25 GMT
I do wish it were more G1 in city mode, but less G1 in "ship" mode. I never liked that Max's secondary weapons platform mode was basically laying down and stretched out. It was lazy them, but unforgivable now. It'd have been really nice for this to have had the arms, or at least the ramps come together for one cohesive flightdeck, and turn him into a proper and intimidating aircraft carrier. Max has always been more destroyer than aircraft carrier for me, hence the pair of twin cannons. T30 Metroplex is more like an aircraft carrier with the runways. You should get a better deck out the front of this Max though: IIRC T30 Metroplex's lower legs slide together bellow the knees. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 14, 2016 15:50:01 GMT
I can't believe how different Fort Max is to Metroplex, and how much better than Metroplex he looks! I've never had much of a desire to own Metroplex 'cos I always felt he looked too skinny and lanky. But Fort Max is one solid looking figure.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2016 16:21:33 GMT
Max has a new panel on the side of his arm where Metroplex's fold out gun was. Does it still open and what's underneath? |
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Post by blueshift on Feb 14, 2016 16:28:20 GMT
A spooky ghost
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 14, 2016 16:30:26 GMT
Wow. His head transformers just like the 80's Max mould!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2016 16:33:19 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 14, 2016 16:40:29 GMT
Max has a new panel on the side of his arm where Metroplex's fold out gun was. Does it still open and what's underneath? That's a good point. Metroplex's bays and seats were all designed for Legends scale figures. Max's equivalents will have to be scaled down for head sized peoples. |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 14, 2016 21:26:57 GMT
I see those 5mm peg holes on the arms, inherited from Metroplex, and keep thinking about plugging in the Titans guns with the seats and seating the Titanmasters in them. No, Phil, no! You'll not pollute Max with your millimetres!!! -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 14, 2016 21:36:57 GMT
But behind the millimetres Phil speaks of much scale related fun. The thing about Metroplex and the Legends is that the Legends are still way too big to really look like they live inside Metroplex. The Titanmasters on the other hand will come much closer to looking like they're supposed to live in Max.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 25, 2016 9:34:49 GMT
LG31 Fortress Maximus (September) ¥25000 Japanese sound gimmick According to HLJ ¥5000 is currently £31.48 (Galvatron closed preorder) so ¥25000 would be ¥157.40 |
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Post by Llama God on Mar 25, 2016 9:55:56 GMT
Hnnnng. Will have to wait and see what the deco looks like. For the price difference. Now I have no-one to justify my purchases to... I might just.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 25, 2016 19:56:55 GMT
*Cyber-Hugs Llama*
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 25, 2016 20:21:06 GMT
Japanese version gets ordered the moment Kapow put it up.
It has the sword.
And a Japanese soundbox.
The only thing that worries me is the gun. It's in the US box artwork, but we've not seen it with the toy. Does it exist? The Japanese sihlouette doesn't show one either.
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Post by Llama God on Mar 25, 2016 23:04:17 GMT
If he doesn't yell "TOE-RANS-OH-FORMMMMM!!!" or "HEAD ON!!!" I'll be most disappointed. |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 25, 2016 23:36:54 GMT
Oh! I hadn't even thought of that. Will he? Will he do you think? I would pay the premium for that. TAV33 just talks Japanese. There's no English mixed into it I can discern.
See now what someone needs to do is produce a sound chip that uses soundbites from the dub. Ahaha! Imagine that.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 25, 2016 23:53:46 GMT
If he doesn't yell "TOE-RANS-OH-FORMMMMM!!!" or "HEAD ON!!!" I'll be most disappointed. I'M A GOLDFISH, TRANSFORM! |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 26, 2016 12:44:21 GMT
FORTRESS MAXIMUS HAS COME AT LAST!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 27, 2016 19:48:34 GMT
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