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by **Cosmic.Enforcer** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:15 pm

Hey guys,

I hope it's ok to ask a question!

"Normally", I'm a Masters of the Universe collector, but I'm also very much interested in the Transformers. But this world is SOOO HUGE that I just have to ask you experts a question which is on my mind for many many years now:

Somewhere between 1985 and 87 (I think), my family went on vacation to Austria (I'm from Germany). I remember that we visited a toystore, and there on the floor stood a large Transformers box or package. I mean, from my childhood memory, it was REALLY BIG, maybe 80cm / 30 inches or more high & wide.
And I think to remember that the word Cybertron was printed on the box. I remember that I thought "Wow, that must be the planet Cybertron as a huge robot! Does this really exist?" I only knew the normal "small" Transformers figures, and the size of this box just made me very curious.

Sadly, this is all I can say. Of course, those memories are very old now, and maybe they play tricks on me :-)

Maybe someone has an idea which could help me out to answer one of the oldest questions in my life ;-)

Any suggestions, links or whatever would be great!

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:40 pm

There was a HUGE transformers toy released in 1987 which turned into a fortress. It's Fortress Maximus, here is what his box would have looked like:

They didn't make a Cybertron planet that turned into a transformer until much much later but I think because you were in Europe you might have gotten some Japanese stuff imported there. The reason I say this is because in Japan, it is not Aubotots vs Decepticons it is Cybertron vs Destron. Over there, every autobot is a Cybertron. So it could be that it was a Japanese release of a good guy (like Fortress Maximus) that was written Cybertron on the box. That is my best guess.

by **Cosmic.Enforcer** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:11 am

Man, when there were not other large Transformers at that time that may be it, great! :BOWDOWN:

Would be cool to see a european box...

By the way: where can I find pictures of the mentioned later released Cybertron planet that turned into a transformer?

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:43 am

Cosmic.Enforcer wrote:Man, when there were not other large Transformers at that time that may be it, great!

Would be cool to see a european box...

By the way: where can I find pictures of the mentioned later released Cybertron planet that turned into a transformer?

Don't get me wrong but you did read the post that responded did you? Back in the 80s there was a not released Unicron

http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/thu ... Hasbro.jpg

http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/thu ... nicron.jpg

The transformabele figures late 2000 up are the following:

http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/thu ... us_toy.jpg

http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/thu ... armada.jpg

http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/thu ... nicron.jpg

by **Cosmic.Enforcer** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:59 am

fenrir72 wrote:
Cosmic.Enforcer wrote:Man, when there were not other large Transformers at that time that may be it, great!

Would be cool to see a european box...

By the way: where can I find pictures of the mentioned later released Cybertron planet that turned into a transformer?

Don't get me wrong but you did read the post that responded did you? Back in the 80s there was a not released Unicron

Of course I did.

Quote william-james88:
"They didn't make a Cybertron planet that turned into a transformer until much much later"

But thanks for the Unicron links anyway.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:08 am

I highly recommend checking out our home grown galleries.

Primus (Cybertron)

Unicron
(Though I'm not sure how Unicron even came into this conversation)

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:33 am

Burn wrote:(Though I'm not sure how Unicron even came into this conversation)

fenrir pointed out that there was an unreleased Unicron figure from the 80s that turned into a planet.

As a supposed authority figure, shouldn't you pay attention once in a while? >:oP

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:05 am

Cosmic.Enforcer wrote:Man, when there were not other large Transformers at that time that may be it, great!

Would be cool to see a european box...

By the way: where can I find pictures of the mentioned later released Cybertron planet that turned into a transformer?

There is no bigger box, that is for sure

And as for the Cybertron Planet transfomrers, here it is:

Transformers Cybertron Primus Gallery

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:10 am

Burn wrote:I highly recommend checking out our home grown galleries.

Primus (Cybertron)

Unicron
(Though I'm not sure how Unicron even came into this conversation)

As Rodimus Prime mentioned, a question was raised on a "robot" that transformed into a planet back in the 80s. Or to his recollection. Back then, only 2(?) Unicron prototypes were ever made but not released commercially. Since I'm not a walking encyclopaedia like stovokor or Sabrblade, I just linked him to the wiki.

Thanks Rodimus.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:26 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:As a supposed authority figure, shouldn't you pay attention once in a while?

Keep it up chuckles and I'll make you a Mod and we'll see how good YOU are at paying attention to all the different conversations.

by **Ebonsaber** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:00 pm

Did the Fort Max box mention Cybertron anywhere on the packaging?

I already gave away the box of my Encore reissue so I can't check it myself...

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:36 pm

Ebonsaber wrote:Did the Fort Max box mention Cybertron anywhere on the packaging?

I already gave away the box of my Encore reissue so I can't check it myself...

You GAVE your box away?! :shock:

Anyway, unless you can read Romanji, Fortmax is referred to as such.......Cybertrons/Autobots

But given how the thread is about "childhood memories".......there might be some overlapping in the OP recall.

by **Optimum Supreme** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:47 pm

One suggestion, maybe Cerebros was mistakenly read as Cybertron by an excited child.

I know I misread names of a few Transformers when I first encountered them in the store back then. *cough*OptimumSupreme*cough* :lol:

by **Cosmic.Enforcer** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:34 pm

Optimum Supreme wrote:One suggestion, maybe Cerebros was mistakenly read as Cybertron by an excited child.

I know I misread names of a few Transformers when I first encountered them in the store back then. *cough*OptimumSupreme*cough*

Yes that may be, those are veeery old memories

But I think william-james88's suggestion is correct (Fortress Maximus), and that's all I wanted to know :BOWDOWN:

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:44 pm

Cosmic.Enforcer wrote:
Optimum Supreme wrote:One suggestion, maybe Cerebros was mistakenly read as Cybertron by an excited child.

I know I misread names of a few Transformers when I first encountered them in the store back then. *cough*OptimumSupreme*cough*

Yes that may be, those are veeery old memories
But I think william-james88's suggestion is correct (Fortress Maximus), and that's all I wanted to know

I was looking at the box that was out in the 1980s and the word Cerebros jumed out at me and then I remembered this thread. That could easily turn into a memory of thinking a giant transformer turned into cybertron.