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News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Mon May 19, 2014 11:42 am

From PE's facebook page

PE-DX04 Gardian (Pre-launch Version)
Limited 800 pcs pre-launch at conventions start in June 2014!
*Special cover artwork!
Available Places :
USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Japan, Singapore

PE-DX04 Gardian (Normal Version)
Available: 4th Quarter 2014

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:55 pm

oooohhhhhhhhhhh maannnnn.....

i need this.

which means i now need a brave max :-(

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:58 pm

As much aI love their Fort Max, I don't have much interest in this colouration. Perhaps if it was in Grand Max colours I'd've bitten.

by **Rated X** » Mon May 19, 2014 1:08 pm

I just dont like this mold. If its not gonna be city sized (and transform into a city) im satisfied with headrobots stronghold.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon May 19, 2014 1:13 pm

Mkall wrote:As much aI love their Fort Max, I don't have much interest in this colouration. Perhaps if it was in Grand Max colours I'd've bitten.

once they set this precedence of repainting warden, who knows. there might be a grand max someday

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Mon May 19, 2014 1:27 pm

shajaki wrote:
Mkall wrote:As much aI love their Fort Max, I don't have much interest in this colouration. Perhaps if it was in Grand Max colours I'd've bitten.
once they set this precedence of repainting warden, who knows. there might be a grand max someday

That's my hope. I'm also hoping for one in Scorponok's colours for my SG line.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Mon May 19, 2014 2:17 pm

I'd prefer a Grand Max version too, but this does look nice. SG colours would be great too.

I notice it says available at UK, but it says Con Exclusive...AA?

by **Shadowstream** » Mon May 19, 2014 2:43 pm

I actually like the colors here, but given that I passed over the regular release because of it's lumpy alt-mode and a head mode I have no larger bot for, it's still not enough to reel me in.

Actually with that in mind, how many people here actually own a Brave Maximus?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon May 19, 2014 3:56 pm

Shadowstream wrote:I actually like the colors here, but given that I passed over the regular release because of it's lumpy alt-mode and a head mode I have no larger bot for, it's still not enough to reel me in.

Actually with that in mind, how many people here actually own a Brave Maximus?

not many. but there was also a surprising amount of people who bought warden without owning a fort max.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Mon May 19, 2014 4:01 pm

Big fan of the mold, but I have no need to plunk down for another copy of him.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon May 19, 2014 4:36 pm

shajaki wrote:
Shadowstream wrote:I actually like the colors here, but given that I passed over the regular release because of it's lumpy alt-mode and a head mode I have no larger bot for, it's still not enough to reel me in.

Actually with that in mind, how many people here actually own a Brave Maximus?
not many. but there was also a surprising amount of people who bought warden without owning a fort max.

What surprising about it? He's based on idw For Max, the head mode was just a silly gimmick.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon May 19, 2014 4:38 pm

shajaki wrote:
Shadowstream wrote:I actually like the colors here, but given that I passed over the regular release because of it's lumpy alt-mode and a head mode I have no larger bot for, it's still not enough to reel me in.

Actually with that in mind, how many people here actually own a Brave Maximus?
not many. but there was also a surprising amount of people who bought warden without owning a fort max.

What surprising about it? He's based on idw For Max, the head mode was just a silly gimmick.

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:01 pm

shajaki wrote:oooohhhhhhhhhhh maannnnn.....

i need this.

which means i now need a brave max

Yep. Go ahead and put my name on the list for the Grand Max coloration too. :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:28 pm

Dead Metal wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Shadowstream wrote:I actually like the colors here, but given that I passed over the regular release because of it's lumpy alt-mode and a head mode I have no larger bot for, it's still not enough to reel me in.

Actually with that in mind, how many people here actually own a Brave Maximus?
not many. but there was also a surprising amount of people who bought warden without owning a fort max.

What surprising about it? He's based on idw For Max, the head mode was just a silly gimmick.

sometimes i forget that. im behind in my comics and havent seen fort max yet.

by **necr0blivion** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:47 pm

Colors look nice, but I seriously need to get Warden first. I'd be down for this in about 6 months once I've (hopefully) caught up a bit.

Would be awesome if BBTS found a hidden stash of Brave Max boxes from about 10 years ago... :ic$:

by **Shadowstream** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:26 pm

Dead Metal wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Shadowstream wrote:I actually like the colors here, but given that I passed over the regular release because of it's lumpy alt-mode and a head mode I have no larger bot for, it's still not enough to reel me in.

Actually with that in mind, how many people here actually own a Brave Maximus?
not many. but there was also a surprising amount of people who bought warden without owning a fort max.

What surprising about it? He's based on idw For Max, the head mode was just a silly gimmick.

Silly indeed. I still wonder how much more improvements could be made to the tank mode had that head mode not have been a thing in the first place.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:53 pm

Shadowstream wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Shadowstream wrote:I actually like the colors here, but given that I passed over the regular release because of it's lumpy alt-mode and a head mode I have no larger bot for, it's still not enough to reel me in.

Actually with that in mind, how many people here actually own a Brave Maximus?
not many. but there was also a surprising amount of people who bought warden without owning a fort max.

What surprising about it? He's based on idw For Max, the head mode was just a silly gimmick.

Silly indeed. I still wonder how much more improvements could be made to the tank mode had that head mode not have been a thing in the first place.

Indeed.. I brought a fortmax to go with my warden and I've still yet to transform it into head mode to see what it looks like... cause you know there's pictures online.. and the head looks too big on the body.

by **synapse** » Tue May 20, 2014 6:14 am

I find it funny that they chose to spell it "Guardián" with the accent thing as we spell it in spanish

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:49 am

Hm.... wondering if that god sword is included.. probably not, I'll need one for my Warden, he's currently unarmed cause I think that huge cannon looks stupid on him and that little pistol is kind of a joke.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Tue May 20, 2014 2:19 pm

mooncake623 wrote:Hm.... wondering if that god sword is included..

it's not. check the small print.

(one of the first things I hoped for when I saw it in the pics too)

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Tue May 20, 2014 9:27 pm

craggy wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:Hm.... wondering if that god sword is included..

it's not. check the small print.

(one of the first things I hoped for when I saw it in the pics too)

That would have been a nice addition.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue May 20, 2014 10:01 pm

mooncake623 wrote:
Shadowstream wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:What surprising about it? He's based on idw For Max, the head mode was just a silly gimmick.
Silly indeed. I still wonder how much more improvements could be made to the tank mode had that head mode not have been a thing in the first place.
Indeed.. I brought a fortmax to go with my warden and I've still yet to transform it into head mode to see what it looks like... cause you know there's pictures online.. and the head looks too big on the body.

the head mode may have been a gimmick (i dont know) but i find the head FAR more impressive than that jumbled up mess called a tank.

by **Shadowstream** » Tue May 20, 2014 11:37 pm

shajaki wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
Shadowstream wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:What surprising about it? He's based on idw For Max, the head mode was just a silly gimmick.
Silly indeed. I still wonder how much more improvements could be made to the tank mode had that head mode not have been a thing in the first place.
Indeed.. I brought a fortmax to go with my warden and I've still yet to transform it into head mode to see what it looks like... cause you know there's pictures online.. and the head looks too big on the body.
the head mode may have been a gimmick (i dont know) but i find the head FAR more impressive than that jumbled up mess called a tank.

Wherein lies the issue, as I said: If the head mode was not a thing at all there could be room to improve on the tank mode. Given that the robot mode was made to resemble the IDW appearance of Fort Max, I can see no other point to the head mode at all other than for the sake of a gimmick, but when it takes up that much engineering space then the tank mode had to suffer for it. It's almost like the dumb ideas that pretty much turned Armada Sideswipe into the piece of crap that it is.