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Encore Fort Max: WANT IT! But... still too rich for my blood.

MP Rumble and Ravage: Wait, so these two are MP-15? Does this mean the Convoy silhouette was an error? Also, it makes sense for this Rumble to be red, since the Japanese dub of the G1 cartoon went with the RIRFIB toy colors by swapping Rumble and Frenzy's names around to make the blue Frenzy character be the one who showed up often instead of the blue Rumble character.

Japanese Generations: Glad to see the line expanding for Japan.

New AM Prime toys: Hmmm... I'm not so convinced on the name "Darkest Megatron", as BBTS got the name "Megatron Darkness" wrong by calling it "Darkness Megatron" instead. So it could be "Megatron Darkest" instead. As for Jet Vehicon General, this is something I MUST see.

grimdragon2001 wrote:got to work and checked online before starting to see this wonderful news, preordered Fort Max immedieatly and later preordered the jet vehicon general (cant have too many right?) may have to say goodbye to hottoys catwomand though. oh well

And we salute you for putting Transformers before Catwoman.

Because as the dictionary says... "Bots before Cats!*"

(*: Actually, it says "before Bots Cats," but it is dyslexic that way.)

Fort Max and MP-15 are preordered over at bbts now, though will keep those as a place holder till release since I'm not sure where I will be living when they get released. Will get them off RK when I do.

Question. How long should it take until Encore Fort Max's preorder sells out?

I really really want it, but it's just not in the budget right now (and I don't think I've ever paid that much for just one figure).

And, is it even the slightest bit possible for the price to go down at all? Or even go on sale?

I know that this is world's better than the prices of a vintage Fort Max, but it's still out of a good price range for me.

It's enough to make a guy wish he had been alive in the 80's when Fort was only $99.99.

fenrir72 wrote: I remember a few years back when some jerks repainted a couple of Godginrai's black and sold 'em as limited pieces?

1 of those is actually on eBay right now.

You have the link?

So I hate to rain on everyone's parade. I know it is exciting that Fort Max is coming in April 2013. But remember the world is going to end on 12-21-2012. One question, what time zone does the world end in? Like when it is midnight on the east coast on 12-21-2012 it is still 12-20-2012 on the west coast.

Folks, I'm a lurker and not much of a poster but I just had to chime in here and say HOLY FREAKING $*&%^%*% FORT MAX IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING AND I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!

Now, I start praying for Scorponok...

bfett88 wrote:So I hate to rain on everyone's parade. I know it is exciting that Fort Max is coming in April 2013. But remember the world is going to end on 12-21-2012. One question, what time zone does the world end in? Like when it is midnight on the east coast on 12-21-2012 it is still 12-20-2012 on the west coast.

Just a bunch of Mayan shenanigans trolling our scientists.

Not to get all religious (and off-topic) here, but the Bible says that no one, not even the angels, knows when the time is; only God.

Back on topic before Burn yanks my eyes out...

Not really too excited about Fort Max (gasp!). I think it's pretty cool, but at $360, I can get MP-10, Halo 4 Limited Edition, all five Combaticons, and a couple replacement Energon figures I've desperately needed for years.

*puts down the ice cream scoops*

Damn kids ruining my fun.

Sabrblade wrote:Question. How long should it take until Encore Fort Max's preorder sells out?

I really really want it, but it's just not in the budget right now (and I don't think I've ever paid that much for just one figure).

And, is it even the slightest bit possible for the price to go down at all? Or even go on sale?

I know that this is world's better than the prices of a vintage Fort Max, but it's still out of a good price range for me.

It's enough to make a guy wish he had been alive in the 80's when Fort was only $99.99.

Sabrblade wrote:Question. How long should it take until Encore Fort Max's preorder sells out?

I really really want it, but it's just not in the budget right now (and I don't think I've ever paid that much for just one figure).

Dude, BBTS dosnt charge til the item ships, and you can cancel anytime with no problems. preorder now and save up. if you still cant budget it at march, cancel before it gets here.

@ Saberblade

This hot tamale is going to sell out fast!

Sabrblade wrote:Question. How long should it take until Encore Fort Max's preorder sells out?

I really really want it, but it's just not in the budget right now (and I don't think I've ever paid that much for just one figure).

And, is it even the slightest bit possible for the price to go down at all? Or even go on sale?

I know that this is world's better than the prices of a vintage Fort Max, but it's still out of a good price range for me.

It's enough to make a guy wish he had been alive in the 80's when Fort was only $99.99.

Also, BBTS is the king of the mark up. Captured Prey have already posted that they will have it and for a lower price than BBTS.

Sabrblade wrote:Question. How long should it take until Encore Fort Max's preorder sells out?

If it is an Encore like they claim it is, they will accept all preorder requests until the item is shipped to them. After that, they will try to get more in, and that means no guarantee that the hardcore collectors will get a chance to obtain a "mint" box.

That is all I can tell, and I hope that reassures things for you. Plus, I have 100% decided that once TFsource has it up for preorder... I am going to do what it takes to get mine. Mostly because I missed out on getting Twincast in a mint box, and I am even pondering if missing out on Sixshot was a wise move.

Oh, and also... The latest Kerokero Ace that debuts the new Transformers manga is out.

Fortress Maximus. This is tempting...

Sabrblade wrote:Question. How long should it take until Encore Fort Max's preorder sells out?

I really really want it, but it's just not in the budget right now (and I don't think I've ever paid that much for just one figure).

And, is it even the slightest bit possible for the price to go down at all? Or even go on sale?

I know that this is world's better than the prices of a vintage Fort Max, but it's still out of a good price range for me.

It's enough to make a guy wish he had been alive in the 80's when Fort was only $99.99.

When you do the math and adjust for inflation, a Fort Max from 1987 is worth about $214 of today's dollars. So even then Fort Max was expensive.

Back then, for the Price of Fortmax ($ 100.00), you can purchase 3 full grocery carts of food. Now, For that amount, barely 1 full.

fenrir72 wrote:You have the link?

Go to eBay and type in "Transformers Nucleon Convoy." There are 3 of them on now.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: I remember a few years back when some jerks repainted a couple of Godginrai's black and sold 'em as limited pieces?

1 of those is actually on eBay right now.

Wait. Those are the actual legit figs sold by Takara around early 2000+

The scammers, iirc,colored Ginrai black or was it Godbomber? Anyways thanks for the link, the fig btw ain't really that rare 'cause back in Japan, he can still be found around $ 200 w/o shipping.

All preordered. I'll likely cancel Fort Max if they confirm that they'll be doing a reissue of the RID version. I like his color scheme better, especially on Cerebros/the Emissary.

I'm contemplating canceling my Hasbro preorders of the new FoC stuff as well now that I've preordered the Takara versions. I'll leave them for a bit though and wait and see what the real differences are before doing so though, but I suspect Takara's will be superior (as usual).

Supreme Convoy wrote:Fortress Maximus. This is tempting...

It is a definite for me, as it is one of the reasons why I decided to start collecting Transformers once again. But what has me curious is if they are going to be using the original box art or use the Grand Maximus pose - Like Kabaya did with their DX set.

Either way... Cave into the temptation.

fenrir72 wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: I remember a few years back when some jerks repainted a couple of Godginrai's black and sold 'em as limited pieces?

1 of those is actually on eBay right now.

Wait. Those are the actual legit figs sold by Takara around early 2000+.

I thought that, due to the packaging, but when you mentioned black Ginrai I immediately thought of that.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: I remember a few years back when some jerks repainted a couple of Godginrai's black and sold 'em as limited pieces?

1 of those is actually on eBay right now.

Wait. Those are the actual legit figs sold by Takara around early 2000+.

I thought that, due to the packaging, but when you mentioned black Ginrai I immediately thought of that.

To clarify:

- Black God Ginrai with Black Godbomber = fake, Takara never released that
- Black Super Ginrai without Godbomber = real. Of note is that he was sold as Nucleon Quest Super Convoy/Optimus Prime instead, not Masterfore Ginrai.