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COngrats on the purchase Sid Burn! That is one massive Transformer.

iron maniac wrote:I'm not surprised, he was selling those guns by the truckload. When I bought mine the others he had up were already gone by the time I had paid for mine!

Hopefully he can find me a pair, ideally in both colours.

I am going to inquire with reprolabels about the fortress maximus sticker set as well.

Thanks for all this great info, Iron Maniac. My FortMax is going from great to perfect with your help.

olokin wrote:COngrats on the purchase Sid Burn! That is one massive Transformer.

Thanks man, I cant even envision how huge the shipping box is going to be.

Sid Burn wrote:Hopefully he can find me a pair, ideally in both colours.

I am going to inquire with reprolabels about the fortress maximus sticker set as well.

Thanks for all this great info, Iron Maniac. My FortMax is going from great to perfect with your help.

Always glad to help, especially with such a great TF.
I like the colors better on Brave Maximus than G1 Fortress Maximus quite honestly. Plus you can get a minty new one for a fraction of the price of a G1 original.

Nice pick up. I love mine.

I went with he Red Sword and Fort Max's Rifle as armament for mine. He looks pretty shmancy.

Don't foget to throw Megaplex on him for a change now and then.

Bonger wrote:Nice pick up. I love mine.

I went with he Red Sword and Fort Max's Rifle as armament for mine. He looks pretty shmancy.

Don't foget to throw Megaplex on him for a change now and then.

He can hold Megaplex in gun mode??? holy crap!

please tell me more.

He doesn't mean that Megaplex - there's been several over the years; I think the first was the flipchanger Megatron redeco in Machine Wars.

I think the one he's talking about is the Megatron Megabolt doobrey, which transforms into an odd spidery-head thing which (coincidentally or not) fits on Max in place of Cerebros. I'd actually quite a version of the fig for that reason alone...
But there's never been one of those called Megaplex to my knowledge, it was Megabolt.

Ramrider wrote:He doesn't mean that Megaplex - there's been several over the years; I think the first was the flipchanger Megatron redeco in Machine Wars.

I think the one he's talking about is the Megatron Megabolt doobrey, which transforms into an odd spidery-head thing which (coincidentally or not) fits on Max in place of Cerebros. I'd actually quite a version of the fig for that reason alone...
But there's never been one of those called Megaplex to my knowledge, it was Megabolt.

hmm, I guess he will clarify when he sees the post. Interesting bit on Megabolt though, wonder who figured out that an RID BM inspired mold would replace the head of a G1 RID repaint...

Sid Burn wrote:

Ramrider wrote:He doesn't mean that Megaplex - there's been several over the years; I think the first was the flipchanger Megatron redeco in Machine Wars.

I think the one he's talking about is the Megatron Megabolt doobrey, which transforms into an odd spidery-head thing which (coincidentally or not) fits on Max in place of Cerebros. I'd actually quite a version of the fig for that reason alone...
But there's never been one of those called Megaplex to my knowledge, it was Megabolt.

hmm, I guess he will clarify when he sees the post. Interesting bit on Megabolt though, wonder who figured out that an RID BM inspired mold would replace the head of a G1 RID repaint...

Sorry, meant Megabolt.

Sid Burn wrote:Anyone else have him?
I am pretty excited about receiving the 2 foot tall deathtrap banned in north america that is Fortress(brave)Maximus

Very nice, congrats! Why is this banned on north America?

(In answer to your q, I have 2 Brave Maxes and a Grand Max *end shameless bit of self glorification, heh*)

heroic_decepticon wrote:

Sid Burn wrote:Anyone else have him?
I am pretty excited about receiving the 2 foot tall deathtrap banned in north america that is Fortress(brave)Maximus

Very nice, congrats! Why is this banned on north America?

(In answer to your q, I have 2 Brave Maxes and a Grand Max *end shameless bit of self glorification, heh*)

Fort Max and all its incarnations failed the american toy safety drop test. Which I believe has something to do with the toy causing damage to a child through either being dropped or falling over. Dont quote that though, it is just a guess on the definition of a "drop test."

Japanese toy laws are less strict, so Fort Max lives on over there.

Congrats Sid Burn!!!! Man, I am so jealous....

Ramrider wrote:Failed the drop test.

I believe you're thinking of Metroplex, I never heard anything about Fort/Brave Max....

Iron Prime wrote:Congrats Sid Burn!!!! Man, I am so jealous....

Ramrider wrote:Failed the drop test.

I believe you're thinking of Metroplex, I never heard anything about Fort/Brave Max....

No it was Brave Max that failed. They were going to release it as part of the RID line. It failed drop tests. Hasbro then sold their rights or whatnot to Sonokong, etc, etc, if I recal correctly.

Bonger wrote:No it was Brave Max that failed. They were going to release it as part of the RID line. It failed drop tests. Hasbro then sold their rights or whatnot to Sonokong, etc, etc, if I recal correctly.

This is correct.
This fact was even in the TF FAQ on the Hasbro website for a while(might still be). The FAQ was something like "Will Fortress Maximus be released in America as part of the RID line?" Answer: "Fortress Maximus unfortunately will not be released in America because it could not pass certain child safety tests" (whew, that was all from memory!)

Otherwise we would have seen a Fortress Maximus release in the US with RID line.

I hope you will take alot of pictures of him when you get him much like I will do with my sixshot and post them for all of us to drool over.

shortround wrote:I hope you will take alot of pictures of him when you get him much like I will do with my sixshot and post them for all of us to drool over.

I sure will, but it might be a few months before my displays are back up. I am moving in december.

Packing up 700+ Transformers takes FOREVER!

Bonger wrote:No it was Brave Max that failed. They were going to release it as part of the RID line. It failed drop tests. Hasbro then sold their rights or whatnot to Sonokong, etc, etc, if I recal correctly.

Can anyone clarify a drop test and what it is simulating?

Iron Prime wrote:Congrats Sid Burn!!!! Man, I am so jealous....

Thanks man, I cant wait to see him in all his glory.

The Transformer that no display cabinet can contain!

Sorry, Triple post.

I beleave a drop test is where they drop a toy from pre-determend height and if it shatters into sharp body percing shards then it has failed the drop test.

Ramrider wrote:Are your ramps missing, Lars, or are they just not attached?

And do you not like him, Pug? Believe me, to play with him is to love him...

yeah man i just had them off in that picture.

shortround wrote:I beleave a drop test is where they drop a toy from pre-determend height and if it shatters into sharp body percing shards then it has failed the drop test.

That's pretty much it. Actually, I thought I'd already answered that in this thread... must've got called away halfway through.

Anyway, yeah. Try this:
http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/For_safety_reasons

Ramrider wrote:

shortround wrote:I beleave a drop test is where they drop a toy from pre-determend height and if it shatters into sharp body percing shards then it has failed the drop test.

That's pretty much it. Actually, I thought I'd already answered that in this thread... must've got called away halfway through.

Anyway, yeah. Try this:
http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/For_safety_reasons

interesting read, thanks ramrider. Seems that the ban on Fort Max is pretty ridiculous, who the hell is going to be dropping Max from so high that he will shatter?

Suppose as with anything like this, they need to test it in slightly worse cases than they think are likely...

Congrats! Just be sure you don't drop him or it may be the last thing you ever do.

The other thing I forgot to mention about the ko sword for fortress maximus is depending on the version you get it can also be used by omega prime.