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Autobotssuck wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:
You remembering to factor in the 30-50 quid import tax we get stung with as well?

But isnt that tax dependent on the declared value? As I said, Anime Export will help with that if you contact them. Canada has those same importing fees but you can work with the dealers to make the best of it I did. Unite Warriors Devastator cost me nothing in terms of import fees. However, I dealt with Amiami for Shockwave and that was pricey in terms of importing, so I am sticking with anime export now.

I've imported before, and I'll be doing that in the future, too. Not going to pay those insane prices, I've had enough.
But the problem with our customs is that they are highly suspicious of packages arriving from Asia. They caught wind that the packages are often marked as a gift and are declared a lower price, so they open the package and request a bill from buyers anyway. That's why it won't get through the customs most of the time without import taxes, which sucks big-time.

Thanks, I was unaware of this newer tactic. That's pretty intense.

Does anyone know if Titans Returns products have been spotted in Malaysia yet? I have a business trip there in 2 weeks and was wondering if it was worth it to try and hunt some down and whether the price would be similar or better than in the US.

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I can now peacefully sleep tonight, Fortress Maximus is in my reach. He is currently in laybuy on a $100 sale and will soon be in my possession.

Congrats, You'll Have to do a review for us, and then have a review off with burn

I haven't seen any Transformers in the stores for a while here in Switzerland. But last time I checked they were a bit cheaper than the German prices. But importing from Japan turned out to be cheaper than buying locally or importing from European or US based retailers. And distribution is horrible anyways, so importing is pretty much a must...

ZeroWolf wrote:

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I can now peacefully sleep tonight, Fortress Maximus is in my reach. He is currently in laybuy on a $100 sale and will soon be in my possession.

Congrats, You'll Have to do a review for us, and then have a review off with burn

**cough splutter!**...wha? Burn's done a review? Oh this i must see

now......where is it..

https://www.facebook.com/transformers/p ... =3&theater

Titan Wars Fortress Maximus With Master Sword confirmed for SDCC 2016

Stuartmaximus wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I can now peacefully sleep tonight, Fortress Maximus is in my reach. He is currently in laybuy on a $100 sale and will soon be in my possession.

Congrats, You'll Have to do a review for us, and then have a review off with burn

**cough splutter!**...wha? Burn's done a review? Oh this i must see

now......where is it..

Burn hasn't done his review yet.

william-james88 wrote:

Autobotssuck wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:
You remembering to factor in the 30-50 quid import tax we get stung with as well?

But isnt that tax dependent on the declared value? As I said, Anime Export will help with that if you contact them. Canada has those same importing fees but you can work with the dealers to make the best of it I did. Unite Warriors Devastator cost me nothing in terms of import fees. However, I dealt with Amiami for Shockwave and that was pricey in terms of importing, so I am sticking with anime export now.

I've imported before, and I'll be doing that in the future, too. Not going to pay those insane prices, I've had enough.
But the problem with our customs is that they are highly suspicious of packages arriving from Asia. They caught wind that the packages are often marked as a gift and are declared a lower price, so they open the package and request a bill from buyers anyway. That's why it won't get through the customs most of the time without import taxes, which sucks big-time.

Thanks, I was unaware of this newer tactic. That's pretty intense.

I'm not sure if you've ever ordered from AE before, but they are great. Shipping is fairly inexpensive, pre-order prices are great and I've never been hit by customs from them.

Canadian to Canadian, they are you're best bet for Takara product.

Thanks to the Transformers Facebook page we have an image showing off the San Diego Comic Con version of Fortress Maximus! Fort Max is shown boasting an updated paint job and a Master Sword, just as it had been rumored. San Diego Comic con is going to be the weekend of July 21-24 and will feature Fortress Maximus as well as the Titan Force set consisting of Sentinel Prime, Windblade and Brainstorm. Check out the image below and let us know what you think in the comments section, and as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

Ew. I think that's even worse than the standard retail Hasbro deco. Such a mess.

Takara's Fort Max has the cleanest and most Fort Max-like deco of the three versions.

Do any of the 3 known versions actually come with his gun(s)?

I really like the massive sword

Seibertron wrote:Do any of the 3 known versions actually come with his gun(s)?

Not by the looks of it. Master Sword seems to be it

Down_Shift wrote:
I'm not sure if you've ever ordered from AE before, but they are great. Shipping is fairly inexpensive, pre-order prices are great and I've never been hit by customs from them.

Canadian to Canadian, they are you're best bet for Takara product.

You and I are on the same page I was recomending Anime Export to the europeans just a few posts back. They are by far my dealer of choice since they ensure that I dont get problems with customs. They are very accomodating and their prices are the best around. Thats who I am getting Computron, Blurr and MP Primal from, cant wait

Damn, that's a massive butter knife!

Consider me sold; this might just be the version I get!

Seibertron wrote:Do any of the 3 known versions actually come with his gun(s)?

Unknown? but some 3P's bound to do them

Mindmaster wrote:Damn, that's a massive butter knife!

Consider me sold; this might just be the version I get!

Depending on price between this one, the original, when it's available and where, I want this version too

I don't get it; did they just slap TT's extra effort in the sword onto their retail release, and decide to call it an excluisve?

I'm seeing no obvious deco difference's that make this stand out as being exclusive - he looks as underwhelmingly painted as the standard version, they may as well have just made the sword an exclusive and given it a $50 paint job

Seibertron wrote:Do any of the 3 known versions actually come with his gun(s)?

It really doesnt look like it. That sword is very unimpressive too, there is no deco on it.

william-james88 wrote:That sword is very unimpressive too, there is no deco on it.

And yet it's a "special" exclusive

Lol, I wonder if TT will unveil their master sword during sdcc and show off how much better theirs is, like how they did with devs a year ago

Hasbro needs to stop making these exclusives for the overcrowded SDCC and offer them to the collectors who attend HasbroCon (nee BotCon) instead.

mblase75 wrote:Hasbro needs to stop making these exclusives for the overcrowded SDCC and offer them to the collectors who attend HasbroCon (nee BotCon) instead.

But that's where they're most likely to break even on their exclusives... besides, we can't say what they should or shouldn't do about exclusives for a convention that hasn't even gotten off the ground yet

Wow, I don't know if it is the big head, paint apps, or pose, but SDCC Ft. Max looks like an anorexic Titan...

Quick comparison pic till Logan does a better one.

Not a whole load different. Some extra details here and there, upper chest is white with red detailing instead of gray, lower chest has the sides painted gray instead of blue to break up monotony, inner feet are red, leg cannons seem to have added gray detail, in general quite a bit of added detail across the figure (on the forehead, thing on his left leg, thighs and shoulders).

Agamemnon wrote:Wow, I don't know if it is the big head, paint apps, or pose, but SDCC Ft. Max looks like an anorexic Titan...

I saw that too, I am really wondering if this is a bad angle, but then again we are lookinga t it dead on so what the heck?!

mblase75 wrote:Hasbro needs to stop making these exclusives for the overcrowded SDCC and offer them to the collectors who attend HasbroCon (nee BotCon) instead.

The SDCC toys are for the masses though. You can even buy them on HTS after for al colelctors to get. And Botcon has its own exclusives so I dont see the issue here.