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Ironhidensh wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:. This line has me more excited than a toy line ever has

Really? How come? I ask not to be rude, but I feel the complete polar opposite, and i am genuinely curious. Maybe something you say will give the line a spark for me.

If I'm remembering correctly - and if I may be forgiven for chiming in on his behalf - I think that this line is the realization of nostalgia for a generation that grew up with headmasters. I can also see the 'fun' potential to link up a bunch of leader class figures to ol' fort max and then fill up the bases with the titanmasters and just have fun for a change. For me personally, I didn't grow up with these guys, so bland figures like highbrow just don't get me excited; but those beast-formers get my BW nostalgia going

That's Hasbro Fort Max, right?

megatronus wrote:That's Hasbro Fort Max, right?

Yes. Shogo Hasui retooled it from Metroplex.

Japan, how I love our cultural differences. Wish I could understand Japanese however to read what was in those mangas.

Ironhidensh wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:. This line has me more excited than a toy line ever has

Really? How come? I ask not to be rude, but I feel the complete polar opposite, and i am genuinely curious. Maybe something you say will give the line a spark for me.

Well I really loved the whole headmaster gimmick to begin with so to get true updates to these guys is a real treat. Also we've only officially seen two waves and the mold diversity is incredible. We're getting beasts, stylized futuristic land and air vehicles. While I did enjoy combiner wars even I got tired of the same molds over and over again, so with so much in this line it feels like a breath of fresh air. And sure I suppose there's a few things you can complain about (Blurrs color scheme and some holes) but I think overall everything looks awesome and I know I'm going to have a blast mixing all the different heads and connecting the base modes of the bigger bots together into one huge city. And at least for me, that's the most important part. Not how much you spend on a figure, how well engineered it is, or even who much as how it looks, it's how much fun can you have with it.

Sorry if that got a little long but there's the reason for my excitement.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:. This line has me more excited than a toy line ever has

Really? How come? I ask not to be rude, but I feel the complete polar opposite, and i am genuinely curious. Maybe something you say will give the line a spark for me.

If I'm remembering correctly - and if I may be forgiven for chiming in on his behalf - I think that this line is the realization of nostalgia for a generation that grew up with headmasters. I can also see the 'fun' potential to link up a bunch of leader class figures to ol' fort max and then fill up the bases with the titanmasters and just have fun for a change. For me personally, I didn't grow up with these guys, so bland figures like highbrow just don't get me excited; but those beast-formers get my BW nostalgia going

I actually didn't grow up with transformers at all, I'm only 22 and just got into the brand within the past 3 years. That being said when I get into something I go all in and delve into all it's cracks and crevices. But other than that your post is pretty spot on.

For those of you with some Japanese reading skills, fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath points us towards an interview on Dengeki Hobby Magazine with Takara Tomy designer Shogo Hasui on the figure that puts Titan in Titans Return - Fortress Maximus! The interview covers how he came into retooling Metroplex into Fort Max, the history of the character, and includes a number of photos of the Hasbro release of the figure. Check the words out here, and the images below!

It's something that Will brought up on the Combiner Wars thread but I figured that taking it here rather than responding there would be more appropriate but



Bloody hell these are closer to the originals than I thought. It's honestly kind of incredible; this is basically just taking the G1 toy and adding new engineering, proportions and articulation - I can't recall the last time something that exact and accurate happened.
Personally I'm cool with it; I do prefer the Classics Optimus approach of updating the character and coming up with a new version that keeps in mind the general silhouette, idea and feel. But I do also enjoy the Classics Starscream approach of endless redecoes just a straight-up update. Especially considering we're really not likely to get most these characters again, at least for a long time - most of them being from 1987 or after and hence after the period most fans have nostalgia for.

So on closer inspection, it looks like Max's spikes do just out-height Metroplex's... uh... pipe cleaner... ear... things.

Will "Fortress' head be that of the anime or that of Rebirth?

My guess is that Yuki will retool "Cerebros" into "Fortress."

Cyberpath wrote:

megatronus wrote:That's Hasbro Fort Max, right?

Yes. Shogo Hasui retooled it from Metroplex.

I meant is that Hasbro Fort Max rather than Takara's?

I know he's a retool.

megatronus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

megatronus wrote:That's Hasbro Fort Max, right?

Yes. Shogo Hasui retooled it from Metroplex.

I meant is that Hasbro Fort Max rather than Takara's?

I know he's a retool.

I think he's more meaning Hasbro Fort Max is being shown because Shogo worked on it.

Went to Myer today.

Didn't find Fortress Maximus.

Huzzah for regional Australia!
Good thing I wasn't planning on getting him anyway until he comes down in price

megatronus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

megatronus wrote:That's Hasbro Fort Max, right?

Yes. Shogo Hasui retooled it from Metroplex.

I meant is that Hasbro Fort Max rather than Takara's?

Yup, that is Hasbro's Fort Max. Dont know if this should be in the Titans Return thread then since its about how he designed the retool for Hasbro

william-james88 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

megatronus wrote:That's Hasbro Fort Max, right?

Yes. Shogo Hasui retooled it from Metroplex.

I meant is that Hasbro Fort Max rather than Takara's?

Yup, that is Hasbro's Fort Max. Dont know if this should be in the Titans Return thread then since its about how he designed the retool for Hasbro

Don't see why not. It pertains completely to the toy itself rather than anything specific to the japanese market or deco.

I'm still trying to figure out how the feet works there's no visible hinge so do they just pop off and pop back on for Flying Fortress and city mode?

Cyberpath wrote:My guess is that Yuki will retool "Cerebros" into "Fortress."

That's what I'm planning on!! Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan't wait!

Also, Google Translate FTW. Pretty fun read

william-james88 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

megatronus wrote:That's Hasbro Fort Max, right?

Yes. Shogo Hasui retooled it from Metroplex.

I meant is that Hasbro Fort Max rather than Takara's?

Yup, that is Hasbro's Fort Max. Dont know if this should be in the Titans Return thread then since its about how he designed the retool for Hasbro

Leave it in here. For reasons.

I gone done moved it.

SillySpringer wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Kurona wrote:Sad thing is, we got a better city mode last line.

That actually looks pretty dang awesome not gonna lie. Can anyone think of a character this could be retooled into for the TR line with a similar mode to this? (Perceptor)

Strictly speaking, nobody thanks to the combiner gimmick. Or they'd have to abandon the Titan Master idea and come up with 4 more new members for his team... Nah, too much of a headache

Starting from scratch with a similar transformation is the way to go.

Think again. They could use the same engineering as Rook for Perceptor, just like they did with Dead-end/Chromedome, and he can have both his Microscope mode, and a weird tank mode!


Transformers G1 1985 Perceptor Gallery


Transformers G1 1985 Perceptor Gallery

They could also use the same chest piece transformation as the original toy if they used the Rook mold, since the chest is positioned in the same way.

Hey! I didn't know that you could do that with Perceptor, nice one

Stuartmaximus wrote:Hey! I didn't know that you could do that with Perceptor, nice one

Did you know you could do this:

william-james88 wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Hey! I didn't know that you could do that with Perceptor, nice one

Did you know you could do this:

Are you suggesting he needs to overcompensate?

Randomhero wrote:I'm still trying to figure out how the feet works there's no visible hinge so do they just pop off and pop back on for Flying Fortress and city mode?

Yes, there is indeed a hinge. Did you watch the video review?

william-james88 wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Hey! I didn't know that you could do that with Perceptor, nice one

Did you know you could do this:

That guy looks a bit like Burn's old avatar.