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Kurona wrote:If that's another way they're handling Pretenders now - rather than my preferred method of them merging the shell onto the actual figure; ala ROTF Bludgeon and to an extent Generations Skullgrin - then I'm totally all for that. Though I kinda doubt it was the intention as it was just meant to be going off the IDW guy. Then again, maybe the Magnus Armour in IDW is a Pretender reference as well as a reference to the original toy being a white Optimus that put armour on... bleh, I'm rambling now

I don't think it was an intentional Pretender reference in the toy, but it's a funny realization I had when I was playing with it.

For me, the only thing that will decide which Fort Max I getvis the price. Though the Takara version might have an insane shipping price, so I might have to stick with the Hasbro Version.

Over on the otca boards, the Australian Transformers fan-site, Seibertronian board admin Burn has pointed us towards a first sighting of the Titans Return Legends class Wave 1, including Wheelie, Rewind and Stripes! The toys were spotted in a ToyMate store for $19.99 AUS each, and you can check out photo proof below.

Make sure to use our Sightings section and database to help out fellow fans, now that a new line is ready to roll out on shelves.

Titans Return has begun!

The Titans have finally returned!

Now to wait six months before wave 1 shows up in the uk

I bet Burn faked it in an elaborate plot to troll Doc V.

i am so getting Wheelie.

キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!

Meanwhile in the UK:

MemphisR56 wrote:キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!

Meanwhile in the UK:

I feel bad for you guys in the UK. You guys deserve to get Transformers earlier than you usually do!

Ironhidensh wrote:I bet Burn faked it in an elaborate plot to troll Doc V.

mwahahahahaha

In all seriousness though, this is nothing to get excited over. ToyMate is a small franchise with only a few stores scattered around, not one of the big national retailers.

Burn wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:I bet Burn faked it in an elaborate plot to troll Doc V.

mwahahahahaha

In all seriousness though, this is nothing to get excited over. ToyMate is a small franchise with only a few stores scattered around, not one of the big national retailers.

I heard they were only in the Sydney area right? Also, are those regular retail prices? Because thats kind of nuts.

william-james88 wrote:I heard they were only in the Sydney area right?

Apparently, I'd never heard of them until yesterday. (But I live in a rural area anyway)

Also, are those regular retail prices? Because thats kind of nuts.

Yep. Not sure where you've been hiding considering the number of times the discussion about prices in Australia has come up.

Burn wrote:Yep. Not sure where you've been hiding considering the number of times the discussion about prices in Australia has come up.

I thought it was 15$ bad, not 20$ bad.

19.99? Jesus dude...........................

Around where I am, we didn't even get WAVE 1 of Combiner Wars until August. I hope these get here before then.

It's sad the thought "Christmas would be nice" crossed my mind.

Sigh...this makes the chances of the Bruticus limbs showing up here dwindle quite a bit. Not to mention Computron.

Brakethrough wrote:Sigh...this makes the chances of the Bruticus limbs showing up here dwindle quite a bit. Not to mention Computron.

Comps isn't due for quite some time, dunno where you live, but just keep checking your online stores - not an ideal answer, but there you go...

Hot on the heels of Titans Return Wave 1 Legends comes the first sighting of the big bot himself, Fortress Maximus!

Edmund Liu reported on the Transformers Collectors Club Australia's Facebook group that he spotted Fortress Maximus at Myer. We've also received a sighting from Nath Wayne who spotted Fortress Maximus at Perth's Myer.

Excited that Fortress Maximus is appearing across Australia? Well you might want to either console your wallet now, or wait until the mid-year toy sales or other retailers pick him up as he will set you back the healthy sum of $360 AUS!



Want to keep up with, or report your own sightings of Titans Return? Then head to our Sightings section!

Unless you live somewhere that is a barren wasteland for Transformers, in which case we invite you to share your pain in the Brag or cry about your retail Transformers section discussion!

Also thanks to Seibertronian board admin from down under Burn, we can share the in-hand images of the first figure in the wave 1 of Legends class Titans Return line: Wheelie! The source is the same as the sighting reported yesterday - Sharky of Ozformers - and the images can be found mirrored below from the Facebook post.

That sum of 360's about as healthy as 49 meat feast pizzas in a row

Also, here's a sentence I never thought I'd ever say - **** Wheelie looks sexy.

Kurona wrote:That sum of 360's about as healthy as 49 meat feast pizzas in a row

Also, here's a sentence I never thought I'd ever say - **** Wheelie looks sexy.

For me IDW has redeemed him. Wasn't until he pulled a sniper rifle out and started taking headshots on sweeps that I finally went "well alright wheelie, you are officially awesome"

I'm excited to finally retire my GDO Jazz retool of wheelie and put this guy with the rest of my 86+ CHUG shelf. The slingshot however won't be retired.

Damn, Australia is wasting no time with these guys

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Damn, Australia is wasting no time with these guys

Yeah, but no one will be buying that Fort Max at that price aside from the desperate and rich. Would you (or anyone else here) buy a Fort Max if it was in the states right now at 260$ (that is the actual US$ price when you convert it)? At that price, might as well just get the takara one. So I am not envious in the least. To me this is no different than a scalper on e-bay getting early samples and selling them for close to double.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Damn, Australia is wasting no time with these guys

Yeah, but no one will be buying that Fort Max at that price aside from the desperate and rich. Would you (or anyone else here) buy a Fort Max if it was in the states right now at 260$ (that is the actual US$ price when you convert it)? At that price, might as well just get the takara one. So I am not envious in the least. To me this is no different than a scalper on e-bay getting early samples and selling them for close to double.

Not saying I'm envious, more like shocked they got some so quickly. Like those ebay sellers who ot Victorion early and were selling her for about $30 more than she should be