itscramtastic wrote:All of this dang Fortress Maximus stuff is just making me want a G1 Fortress Maximus. Dang it. Just to have alongside Legends/Titans Return comes out. Why you do Seibertronians?!
The Encore is still readily available from BBTS..
Sorry for those who know the story, bu here is what happened with me Cram. I was always curious of G1 Fort Max. He comes up alot when looking at the most iconic toys in the brand's history. It was also really cool that a toy considered a grail by many was available for less than 300$ (when people were paying close to 1000$ for a complete one just before a reissue was announced). But I wanted to see what an update would look like. The moment I saw this new fort max, I didnt think twice and just ordered the Encore. Here is why:
1. It's its own mold and thus looks far more unique
3. He actually has ramps rather than aircraft landing strips, which totalyl hide his hands.
4. Comes with the 2 swords which even the original Hasbro release didnt have.
5. Way more weaponery, icluding the iconic waist cannons.
6. A more satisfying transformation from city to bot mode.
7. More playability and features like an elevator and 3 propulsion ramps.
8. An actual big beautiful city/fortress mode.
9. More accessories, not only are there more guns but you actually get an extra figure out of partforming two vehicles.
Transformers G1 1987 Gasket Gallery So for all those reasons and more, I didnt hesitate to buy the G1 since this one doesnt dethrone it in any way:

This new fort max is only superior to the original in terms of articulation in robot mode and thats it. If you play with your toys and want the best base mode ever, this toy doesnt hold a candle to the Encore. So my choice was to buy the encore at this amazing price and then get this new one at costco when its heavily discounted. Hasbro wants to half ass their only titan release of 2016 by making it a retool of an older figure, fine, but if they saved money making it, I dont see why I wouldnt save money when buying it.
fenrir72 wrote:For those in the know, a question please?
I read somewhere that Fortmax will come with his Mastersword. That's the big @ss one. Will Cerebros/Fortress come with the mini "key" sword too?
Here is a picture we got of the Takara release with both figures holding swords:

It's several pages back on this thread.