Toy Fair 2016 Transformers Titans Return Display Video Coverage #HasbroToyFair #TFNY

MemphisR56 wrote:

Deadput wrote:

Mr Skram wrote:I don't care about painstaking G1 accuracy, but I do like the look of most of these anyway. However I wish they would have stuck with IDW designs. Figured it wouldn't be the case but it would have been nice. I really want a big shouldered, skinny legged Chromedome!

I don't think the IDW Chromedome would translate well as a toy.

They kinda did use an IDW Chromedome though. He's based on the way he appeared in the shadowplay arc.

Which was based on his G1 self.

Oh my PRIMUS! A HOME RUN! Not regretting skipping the recent Brainstorm. Will be getting ALL the TT Headmasters! A perfect update for all my old Headmaster bricks!

sigh* sadly no Triple Changers, Horrorcons, Weirdwolf, Skullcruncher, Highbrow ect....unless they show those off today?(Sunday)

or was that our lot for this toyfair?

Stuartmaximus wrote:sigh* sadly no Triple Changers, Horrorcons, Weirdwolf, Skullcruncher, Highbrow ect....unless they show those off today?(Sunday)

or was that our lot for this toyfair?

They revealed 2 triple changers and Skullcruncher at the last show already.

But they were included in the display like the pic below. Just click this link to see it all:
http://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsi ... 0&image=14

I haven't seen anyone comment on it, so I'll pop the question. Does anyone think it looks like Fort Max in vehicle mode just lays down on his back and...

kurthy wrote:I haven't seen anyone comment on it, so I'll pop the question. Does anyone think it looks like Fort Max in vehicle mode just lays down on his back and...

Isnt he on his stomach?

kurthy wrote:I haven't seen anyone comment on it, so I'll pop the question. Does anyone think it looks like Fort Max in vehicle mode just lays down on his back and...

Just like the G1 toy...

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william-james88 wrote:

kurthy wrote:I haven't seen anyone comment on it, so I'll pop the question. Does anyone think it looks like Fort Max in vehicle mode just lays down on his back and...

Isnt he on his stomach?

I don't think so. Look at the upper torso detail in this pic. Looks like he is on his back.

The only figures I can honestly see myself passing on here are soundwave and blaster. Maybe sentinel, he doesn't really fit into any of the categories for my shelves, I can't really justify picking him up.

- Chromedome: looks great, altmode is perfect
- Hardhead: Best looking deluxe I've seen in a while
- Skullcrucher: Brilliant, in my opinion, better lookimg than any of the 3P options
- Mindwipe: Pretty much perfect, the ankles maybe would need some work, but figuring out how he transforms, it's so fresh and brilliant that I can forgive the gappy-hollowness.
- Blurr: Perfect altmode, much more G1 looking bot mode than the generations one, I'll definitely grab it as I don't yet own a blurr.
- Scourge: Solid rendering of the G1 altmode, feels like he could do with more paint to break up that sea of blue, but thats generally accurate to the character. I can also get him because he's visually distinctive enough from my 2 sweeps to stand out
- Galvatron: a little janky in places, but he's the right scale and looks way more on model than the previous figure.
- Everything legends looks great, with the exception of Stripes, who looks god awful in any mode that isn't a perfect cuboid, nor was he really G1.

- FORT MAX: What can I say? I feel bad for my wife because she's had to listen to me gushing about it all night. A solid improvement over metro. There's just so much more content bolted onto the mold. So much more paint. He really fills out the shoes much better than metro did. He looks seriously majestic. Such a handsome head sculpt too. If I had any criticisms, it'd be that they re-used those same hands that don't really fold away anywhere, and that cerebros looks a tad compromised in terms of posability and proportion to accomodate the electronics. I can imagine him being more expensive than metro; but I feel that's justified for all the extras here.

I just hope that they don't neuter the voicebox for the european release like metroplex.

Some awesome stuff there. My favorites are Mindwipe, Wheelie (surprisingly enough) and of course, Fort Max.

Agamemnon wrote:I don't think so. Look at the upper torso detail in this pic. Looks like he is on his back.

Yup your right. I think the robot mode is cool and I like the headmaster component, but am I the only one a bit let down by the base mode? It doesnt look like part of a city, just a sprawled out robot.

Unlike this:


Transformers G1 1987 Fortress Maximus Gallery

bluecatcinema wrote:Some awesome stuff there. My favorites are Mindwipe, Wheelie (surprisingly enough) and of course, Fort Max.

Wheelie is also one of my favourites And I too am surprised. I am impressed they wored in a cockpit that can work with the titan masters.

william-james88 wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:Some awesome stuff there. My favorites are Mindwipe, Wheelie (surprisingly enough) and of course, Fort Max.

Wheelie is also one of my favourites And I too am surprised. I am impressed they wored in a cockpit that can work with the titan masters.

You have to admire their commitment to cross-selling that play pattern. Even the tape-bots feature connectors to sit the titan masters astride them.

Wheelie looks brilliant.

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:I don't think so. Look at the upper torso detail in this pic. Looks like he is on his back.

Yup your right. I think the robot mode is cool and I like the headmaster component, but am I the only one a bit let down by the base mode? It doesnt look like part of a city, just a sprawled out robot.

Unlike this:


Transformers G1 1987 Fortress Maximus Gallery

Same. Someone might could finagle the classic look, but I'm not sure how. Also uncomfortable with how unarmed Fort Max seems to be. Even Cerebros doesn't appear to have any weaponry!

Mindmaster wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:I don't think so. Look at the upper torso detail in this pic. Looks like he is on his back.

Yup your right. I think the robot mode is cool and I like the headmaster component, but am I the only one a bit let down by the base mode? It doesnt look like part of a city, just a sprawled out robot.

Unlike this:


Transformers G1 1987 Fortress Maximus Gallery

Same. Someone might could finagle the classic look, but I'm not sure how. Also uncomfortable with how unarmed Fort Max seems to be. Even Cerebros doesn't appear to have any weaponry!

Same here too, though Fort Max's other modes make up for that.

Alright finally got caught up on all the posts since everything went down. I couldn't be happier with all the titans return stuff. I'm really glad they are using a different head for rumble and eventually frenzy instead of the one from the render. I'm still holding onto hope that there's more reveals tomorrow, preferably Computron and Liokaiser.

As for the letting g1 rest thing, I would have to disagree with it. I see no reason to stop doing g1 characters. G1 started the brand and also was released the longest ago so they would need updates more than other figures in my mind. That being said, it wouldn't kill them to do some other generation updates or just new characters in general.

Blur in robot mode to me kinda reminds me(now i never said he LOOKS like) of Generations Whirl! or at least the torso section does!

Prime still has those prominent looking Ultra Magnus legs!

Hardhead definitely looks the most like his original

Chromedome in vehicle mode looks ok! just his legs in robot mode look wrong to me! canny put my finger on it as to why?

Wheelie looks great(yeah....i've stepped up from ok to great)

Fort Max is a definite must! granted he's not G1 accurate(no tower cockpit for Emissary figure, no hip cannons, no accurate G1 city mode, no Gasket/Grommet or Scamper repainted as Cog! which i thought they might've done!) Oh....i take it it'll suffer from the same thing as the Hasbro Metroplex? only sound fx but no voice fx! & maybe only one gun!(if it comes with a gun? or guns).

Man, I'm really not feeling the overall aesthetic with these. Everything's so blocky and formless, with greebles for the sake of greebles. Nothing feels like a functional machine, just a mass of geometric forms. And this universal gimmick results in everyone having weird block heads -- Scourge and Chromedome's noggins don't work as cubes.

"But it's G1!" Bleh, count me as one who just doesn't care. Give me that stealth bomber Scourge any day of the week.

Is it allowed to make a new thread for TR Fort Max like we did with Devy?

Mindmaster wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:I don't think so. Look at the upper torso detail in this pic. Looks like he is on his back.

Yup your right. I think the robot mode is cool and I like the headmaster component, but am I the only one a bit let down by the base mode? It doesnt look like part of a city, just a sprawled out robot.

Unlike this:


Transformers G1 1987 Fortress Maximus Gallery

Same. Someone might could finagle the classic look, but I'm not sure how. Also uncomfortable with how unarmed Fort Max seems to be. Even Cerebros doesn't appear to have any weaponry!

Is that his final form? No city mode?

fenrir72 wrote:
Is that his final form? No city mode?

Wrong.

william-james88 wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:Some awesome stuff there. My favorites are Mindwipe, Wheelie (surprisingly enough) and of course, Fort Max.

Wheelie is also one of my favourites And I too am surprised. I am impressed they wored in a cockpit that can work with the titan masters.

I agree. Wheelie was the surprise winner for me from the show. The Titan master integration in his vehicle mode is awesome.

I still think Hardhead is my favorite deluxe but Chromedome & Blurr aren't far behind. The titan master storage in Mindwipe's alt mode is pretty cool too.

fenrir72 wrote:
Is that his final form? No city mode?

It has a city/base mode too but it still doesn't resemble the G1's version all that much.

fenrir72 wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:I don't think so. Look at the upper torso detail in this pic. Looks like he is on his back.

Yup your right. I think the robot mode is cool and I like the headmaster component, but am I the only one a bit let down by the base mode? It doesnt look like part of a city, just a sprawled out robot.

Unlike this:


Transformers G1 1987 Fortress Maximus Gallery

Same. Someone might could finagle the classic look, but I'm not sure how. Also uncomfortable with how unarmed Fort Max seems to be. Even Cerebros doesn't appear to have any weaponry!

Is that his final form? No city mode?

City splits mode:

Fort Max head transformation vid(Periscope) + other stuff

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aY_orjFBbVF6 ... 4Nwu6PzQhu

Hellscream9999 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:I don't think so. Look at the upper torso detail in this pic. Looks like he is on his back.

Yup your right. I think the robot mode is cool and I like the headmaster component, but am I the only one a bit let down by the base mode? It doesnt look like part of a city, just a sprawled out robot.

Unlike this:


Transformers G1 1987 Fortress Maximus Gallery

Same. Someone might could finagle the classic look, but I'm not sure how. Also uncomfortable with how unarmed Fort Max seems to be. Even Cerebros doesn't appear to have any weaponry!

Is that his final form? No city mode?

City splits mode:

i do think it's cool that grax can ride in skullcruncher's upside down tail with a gun like a boat

at least i think thats what that is on the center ramp of action master fortmax

Stuartmaximus wrote:Fort Max head transformation vid(Periscope) + other stuff

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aY_orjFBbVF6 ... 4Nwu6PzQhu

But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

Mindmaster wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Fort Max head transformation vid(Periscope) + other stuff

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aY_orjFBbVF6 ... 4Nwu6PzQhu

But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

I don't think you have to on computer, maybe use one of those

It basically does the same thing as the G1 head, except with ball joints, and he has titanic back kibble

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Fort Max head transformation vid(Periscope) + other stuff

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aY_orjFBbVF6 ... 4Nwu6PzQhu

But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

I don't think you have to on computer, maybe use one of those

It basically does the same thing as the G1 head, except with ball joints, and he has titanic back kibble

But I don't have a computer anymore...

Agamemnon wrote:

mbd88prime wrote:<snip>

also wondering what the hinged thing on his right peck hinges to.

<snip>

It looks to me that besides the hip area being reversed, the upper torso appears to be reversed. Isn't that hinge on the right peck the same as the hinge on the left shoulder blade of Metroplex?

unbelievable, you're right. they even left the hinge from an entirely different transformation and relating character on him on the FRONT. so, together with his legs opening fortmax can literally transform into metroplexe's city mode sans the flight deck and ramp.

i would rather see an add on kit for the g1 mold that gives it more articulation than this thing

mbd88prime wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

mbd88prime wrote:<snip>

also wondering what the hinged thing on his right peck hinges to.

<snip>

It looks to me that besides the hip area being reversed, the upper torso appears to be reversed. Isn't that hinge on the right peck the same as the hinge on the left shoulder blade of Metroplex?

unbelievable, you're right. they even left the hinge from an entirely different transformation and relating character on him on the FRONT. so, together with his legs opening fortmax can literally transform into metroplexe's city mode sans the flight deck and ramp.

i would rather see an add on kit for the g1 mold that gives it more articulation than this thing

But that means that he can use metro's land-crawler mode I hope

But I don't see any wheels on him

Mindmaster wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Fort Max head transformation vid(Periscope) + other stuff

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aY_orjFBbVF6 ... 4Nwu6PzQhu

But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

I don't think you have to on computer, maybe use one of those

It basically does the same thing as the G1 head, except with ball joints, and he has titanic back kibble

But I don't have a computer anymore...

That sucks almost as much as Armada's general lack of articulation; you have my sympathies

mbd88prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:City splits mode:

i do think it's cool that grax can ride in skullcruncher's upside down tail with a gun like a boat

at least i think thats what that is on the center ramp of action master fortmax

I dunno, I think it works alright. Besides, I bet you can swivel the legs up to be more tower-esque. Yeah, I don't think it'll be quite as close to a building as the original can look, but I think I'm willing to make sacrifices there when the bot mode is so spectacular.

By the way, how tall is he? About 2 feet, same as Metroplex; he certainly looks to be at LEAST that tall.

RAcast wrote:

mbd88prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:City splits mode:

i do think it's cool that grax can ride in skullcruncher's upside down tail with a gun like a boat

at least i think thats what that is on the center ramp of action master fortmax

I dunno, I think it works alright. Besides, I bet you can swivel the legs up to be more tower-esque. Yeah, I don't think it'll be quite as close to a building as the original can look, but I think I'm willing to make sacrifices there when the bot mode is so spectacular.

By the way, how tall is he? About 2 feet, same as Metroplex; he certainly looks to be at LEAST that tall.

He's said to be as tall as Metroplex with his black shoulder cannons pointing straight up, so technically taller than Metroplex.

FORT MAX IS TAKING BACK HIS WRESTLER BELT!

Mindmaster wrote:But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

Watch the first couple minutes of this

I can pretty much do without Scourge and Blur and stick with their previous modern releases, the only thing they have going for them is "traditional" alt-modes, but then they have those silly heads so that kinda negates it.

Those other Titans with the funky heads who also had funky heads in their original incarnations? Hell yeah! And it's good to see Wheelie get a modern update as well.

Mindmaster wrote:But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

Watch the first couple minutes of this

Burn wrote:I can pretty much do without Scourge and Blur and stick with their previous modern releases, the only thing they have going for them is "traditional" alt-modes, but then they have those silly heads so that kinda negates it.

Those other Titans with the funky heads who also had funky heads in their original incarnations? Hell yeah! And it's good to see Wheelie get a modern update as well.

I am planning on getting all of these season 3 characters. INCLUDING Arcee if I can get her sometime for a reasonable price. Man I loved g1 season 3. I got Springer because of that.

sweet

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

Watch the first couple minutes of this

8 and a half minutes or so in you can hear someone ask "what about the technobots"

He says something like "I'm sorry what you see is...

then the video cuts and you miss the rest of his answer

bradam wrote:

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

Watch the first couple minutes of this

8 and a half minutes or so in you can hear someone ask "what about the technobots"

He says something like "I'm sorry what you see is...

then the video cuts and you miss the rest of his answer

Nuuuuuuuuuuuu!

Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

Drift082111 wrote:Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

Not even sure what I was typing when it was corrected to "Mauro".

Drift082111 wrote:Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

I'm happy you're excited for them, I'm still waiting to see toy pics of alpha trion and astrotrain

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Drift082111 wrote:Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

I'm happy you're excited for them, I'm still waiting to see toy pics of alpha trion and astrotrain

Honestly, I'm right there w you. Astrotrain is a BIG favorite of mine and he is long over due in my collection. Alpha Trion in any form is always welcome especially as some type of fierce beast mode.
Hopefully, we'll see some official images soon. This trend of partial reveals has run it's course for me.

Drift082111 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Drift082111 wrote:Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

I'm happy you're excited for them, I'm still waiting to see toy pics of alpha trion and astrotrain

Honestly, I'm right there w you. Astrotrain is a BIG favorite of mine and he is long over due in my collection. Alpha Trion in any form is always welcome especially as some type of fierce beast mode.
Hopefully, we'll see some official images soon. This trend of partial reveals has run it's course for me.

Yeah, I went through high school reading stormbringer and war within, so being able to get a stormbringer astrotrain is epic; and I need that a/t

Outside of the traditional Headmasters I just can't get excited for this line. Once again the Legends Class really is where things shine. That city mode for Fort Max is closer to the original than you might realize; the G1 catalog featuring Fort Max had it mis-transformed in a manner that resembles the split legged look. I also believe that the figure will come with a compliment of weapons, for both the big guy and Cerebros.

I just noticed something...

The voyagers so far seem to be triple changers, right? (Astrotrain and Sentinel Prime), Alpha Trion supposedly has a beast mode and jet mode, and all of them incorporate the headmaster gimmick. Anyone else thinking/hoping we could see the Horrorcons later on down the road?

MasterSoundBlaster wrote:I just noticed something...

The voyagers so far seem to be triple changers, right? (Astrotrain and Sentinel Prime), Alpha Trion supposedly has a beast mode and jet mode, and all of them incorporate the headmaster gimmick. Anyone else thinking/hoping we could see the Horrorcons later on down the road?

Yup, every voyager class figure is a triple changer, and, yes, I think everyone is hoping for the Horrorcons, I certainly am

To clarify something from earlier, Chromedome is not a retool of the CW Dead End mold. He is his own unique mold but may have some similar engineering to the Dead End mold, much like how Energon Starscream was engineered similar to G2 Smokescreen.

His robot mode design is also based on the Shadowplay design of IDW Chromedome.

Deadput wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
That's hilarious, there are plenty of people here that are over the G1 back-patting, Sabrblade, for one, is up there with me for the most part.

G1 is hardly some be-all, end-all, holy grail of tf's, it's been 10 years, time to let something else get the spotlight

I agree with this as well I'm sick of G1 taking all the spotlight.


But I still think these are good looking toys however.


The only G1 things I want are updates of characters who don't have any since G1 like Rad or Jackpot among others.

sorry you guys feel that way but G1 is where it all began and is a big part of the franchise besides you G1 haters have robots in disguise and rescuebots to drool over