The Energon Pub

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Thu May 23, 2013 9:26 pm

c/o RK:

G1 Cog

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu May 23, 2013 10:11 pm

Interesting. I'll be keeping an eye on this guy.

by **NOS** » Fri May 24, 2013 1:26 am

Interesting... :-?

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Fri May 24, 2013 3:41 am

Who...?
Cant say I have ever really heard of him, lets see what tfwiki says...

tfiki wrote:Fortress Maximus (Headmaster Base, 1987)
Cog was available as part of the Fortress Maximus set. He is formed by combining the two armored cars, Gasket and Grommet; the process involves little more than removing Gasket's arms and re-pegging them on his sides and then pegging the two vehicles together. The top of Gasket's vehicle mode is sculpted to securely fit Spike (pictured) or any other large Headmaster figure.

So full of weakness, why bother. Lets stick to known mainstream characters who have yet to be represented, not chip off a old plastic block who no one remembers! >:oP

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Fri May 24, 2013 4:58 am

robotmel wrote::???:

So full of weakness, why bother. Lets stick to known mainstream characters who have yet to be represented, not chip off a old plastic block who no one remembers!

Takara's Fortress Maximus was recently re-issued. Any add-on to that, will have a lot of G1 folks snapping that stuff.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Fri May 24, 2013 5:41 am

daimchoc wrote:Takara's Fortress Maximus was recently re-issued. Any add-on to that, will have a lot of G1 folks snapping that stuff.

I guess, but if Cog came with Fort Max anyway, why would hardened G1 fans go for a 3rd Party remake?
Doesnt make much sense. :???:

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:55 am

robotmel wrote:
daimchoc wrote:Takara's Fortress Maximus was recently re-issued. Any add-on to that, will have a lot of G1 folks snapping that stuff.

I guess, but if Cog came with Fort Max anyway, why would hardened G1 fans go for a 3rd Party remake?
Doesnt make much sense.

I didn't say purists. The same people who will be buying the PE add-on, will buy this as well.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:52 am

daimchoc wrote: I didn't say purists. The same people who will be buying the PE add-on, will buy this as well.

Perhaps.

Mixing new with the old just doesnt look right in my opinion.
I tried to get onboard with the Destroyer upgrades for G1 Devastator but they where just badly put together.

Detailed, modern articulation even in something so small as a Headmaster just look off with the G1 blocky/clunky/articulation free figures of the Eighties.

Maybe someone will buy this... |:|

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:31 am

I don't get his release either. Even among obscure TFs, there has to be better choices.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:44 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I don't get his release either. Even among obscure TFs, there has to be better choices.

It's not even a release yet. It's a solicitation. If they get a lot of interest, it'll likely get released.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Fri May 24, 2013 10:00 am

That's just semantics, you get my point.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Fri May 24, 2013 10:35 am

robotmel wrote:
daimchoc wrote: I didn't say purists. The same people who will be buying the PE add-on, will buy this as well.

Perhaps.

Mixing new with the old just doesnt look right in my opinion.
I tried to get onboard with the Destroyer upgrades for G1 Devastator but they where just badly put together.

Detailed, modern articulation even in something so small as a Headmaster just look off with the G1 blocky/clunky/articulation free figures of the Eighties.

Maybe someone will buy this...

I'd be one who might be interested at this level. I don't really have the funds at this time for the Encore Fort Max, plus I'm fast running out of room. (Boxed all the movie stuff up a couple of months ago.)

I like my Kabaya version of Fort Max. But if they produce Cerebro in scale with the FP Headmasters, then I would consider Shaft here too to go with the other Headmasters in my Neo-G1 shelves.

I'm definitely interested to see where this goes...

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Fri May 24, 2013 3:26 pm

Agamemnon wrote:I'd be one who might be interested at this level. I don't really have the funds at this time for the Encore Fort Max, plus I'm fast running out of room. (Boxed all the movie stuff up a couple of months ago.)

I like my Kabaya version of Fort Max. But if they produce Cerebro in scale with the FP Headmasters, then I would consider Shaft here too to go with the other Headmasters in my Neo-G1 shelves.

I'm definitely interested to see where this goes...

I could see using this in that way.