Counterpunch wrote:Well, I'm off to Japan to make Takara's mind up for them...::cracks knuckes menacingly::
Bombus distinguendus wrote:does any one know what fort max's original price was when it first came out? and tech how big is it? whats the measurement?
Mykltron wrote:Surely it's not THAT hard to train monkeys... Is it? Maybe the monkeys were trained by monkeys who hadn't been trained properly.
G1Blaster wrote:Saying an album is ten times better than St. Anger is like saying you'd rather be hit in the head with a bat instead of kicked in the nuts.
RumbleBumbleWheeliePoops7 wrote:I remember it being $100 that Christmas,
PorQPine wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Well, I'm off to Japan to make Takara's mind up for them...::cracks knuckes menacingly::
::Grabs lead pipe and follows::
Sloptank wrote:PorQPine wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Well, I'm off to Japan to make Takara's mind up for them...::cracks knuckes menacingly::
::Grabs lead pipe and follows::
Make them give it good articulation! Ratcheting joints!
You know, forget reissues. We want a Classics/Universe Fort Max!
PorQPine wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Well, I'm off to Japan to make Takara's mind up for them...::cracks knuckes menacingly::
::Grabs lead pipe and follows::
Foallen wrote:Oddly I don't know if I'll bother collecting all of the Transformers from that year still even though I went over the biggest roadblock for me, but I'm glad I got Fort Max.
Counterpunch wrote:RumbleBumbleWheeliePoops7 wrote:I remember it being $100 that Christmas,
yep.
$100 in 1987 money.
G-Hac3 wrote:Fortress Maximus is a great figure, don't get me wrong. But my point was only he is fetching for way too much online. In that sense, I feel Fort Max hasn't earned that wealthy status from show appearances but only by toy appearance alone. If someone were to say to me "...yeah, Fort Max was a great character so I bought the toy." I would have a hard time beleiving that, because on the American syndicated show it was Cerebros that was in essence Fort Max's personality. And if anything, Cerebros should get all the props for character development. So in closing I feel the myth of Fortress Maximus is this: People don't buy Fort Max because he was one of the best show characters, but because his toy was larger than anybody else. Now Scorponok, there's a character for you!
Counterpunch wrote:Takara could, if they wanted to, Re-Issue Fort Max...
Well, I'm off to Japan to make Takara's mind up for them...
::cracks knuckes menacingly::
tigertracks 24 wrote:G-Hac3 wrote:Fortress Maximus is a great figure, don't get me wrong. But my point was only he is fetching for way too much online. In that sense, I feel Fort Max hasn't earned that wealthy status from show appearances but only by toy appearance alone. If someone were to say to me "...yeah, Fort Max was a great character so I bought the toy." I would have a hard time beleiving that, because on the American syndicated show it was Cerebros that was in essence Fort Max's personality. And if anything, Cerebros should get all the props for character development. So in closing I feel the myth of Fortress Maximus is this: People don't buy Fort Max because he was one of the best show characters, but because his toy was larger than anybody else. Now Scorponok, there's a character for you!
The Fort Max hype is from the japanese Headmasters series. He was awesome there. Are you sayinf Scorponok was one of the best show characters on the US show?
I think you are right though, not many people buy Fort Max due to characterization, it is the sheer impressiveness of the figure that merits purchase that and the entire mystique around it due to rarity, size, etc.
G-Hac3 wrote:I know I will get a lot of feedback on this topic. Fortress Maximus is legendary in the G1 genre of toys. But I am here to dispell this myth.
Fortress Maximus is a great piece of robot arse but he just doesn't do it for me. I paid $300 CAD for mine so I won't complain about how much I forked over. But I will complain about how much people are asking for it online (700-1000 US). This figure was made available in 1987 and for the screen time it got on the show Stateside it wasn't enough make this character a "Transformer God." Maybe watch the Japanese Headmaster episodes and you might get some satisfaction out of your toy. But here, especially in Canada, Fortress Maximus is not a topic of discussion when it comes to TF toys. Maybe just maybe we can hope for it to appear in a Transformer movie sequel! I know then Fortress Maximus can get all the hype it deserves online. But for now Fort Max gets the axe!
Jory_Maximus wrote:G-Hac3 wrote:I know I will get a lot of feedback on this topic. Fortress Maximus is legendary in the G1 genre of toys. But I am here to dispell this myth.
Fortress Maximus is a great piece of robot arse but he just doesn't do it for me. I paid $300 CAD for mine so I won't complain about how much I forked over. But I will complain about how much people are asking for it online (700-1000 US). This figure was made available in 1987 and for the screen time it got on the show Stateside it wasn't enough make this character a "Transformer God." Maybe watch the Japanese Headmaster episodes and you might get some satisfaction out of your toy. But here, especially in Canada, Fortress Maximus is not a topic of discussion when it comes to TF toys. Maybe just maybe we can hope for it to appear in a Transformer movie sequel! I know then Fortress Maximus can get all the hype it deserves online. But for now Fort Max gets the axe!
BLASPHAMY YOU NEVER INSULT THE MAXIMUS BLASPHAMAST. Fortress is limited
Fortress is huge
Fortress has multiple play points
Fortress has multiple arilery
Fortress IS A FREAKIN DOUBLE HEADMASTER
Fortress works with most figures
Fortress is a friggin sweet display peice
Fortress is MAXIMUS
You G-HAC3 and thats what you are a hac, should be banned from forums and Primus himself should smite you down where you stand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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