Hisashi Yuki, of the Takara-Tomy design team, has tweeted some new images of the Transformers Capbots. These new images show off the robot modes of Captimus Prime and Capticon alongside their packaging. In a fun coincidence (or was it by design?) the Capbots are demonstrated to be able to be worn as a baseball cap by none other than Fortress Maximus himself! How many of you will be buying one now for the sheer irony of a Fortress Maximus (or Brave Maximus, or Grand Maximus if you’re lucky enough to own one) displayed wearing a baseball cap? Sound off on our 2005 Boards!
SydneyY
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I doubt anyone will cut up Cerebros for this….
Backscatter
Hmm, hope the mod is reversable or Captimus will remain as is. Ordered mine at Toy Arena since BBTS sold out.
megatroptimus
Fort Max can't wear Capbot as pictured. I got one this morning and it's physically impossible. The head is wider than the cap and even if it was narrower, there's not enough free space available inside the cap, even after completely removing the arms.
Hosta
popsicle bots i've never heard of those
+ i've just bought a cap bot from Ebay, dunno when it'll arrive though
SydneyY
^Make a feedback thread for him. He's worthy!!
tekering
Given his 5mm grip, I dug through my parts bin and found some practical weapons for Capticon:
They're the right size and shape to be stored in his alt. mode.
I'm loving this little guy more and more.
Autovolt 127
The baby Mickey Mouse looks cute and boss with the Cap Bot on.
tekering
Introducing Capticon!
It's not the smallest Transformer I own, but it's definitely the smallest package…
Lots of sculpted details, both inside and out.
Note the pantographed lines representing stitching:
"Baby Mickey's a Decepticon sympathizer?!"
Transformation's fun, and the robot mode is awesome!
The face sculpt is particularly sharp, and has a lot of character to it.
Despite the kibble and the spring-loaded parts, his articulation is fabulous.
Oh, and the head is on a long double-jointed neck with a ball joint, offering the most incredibly-articulated neck since HFTD Lockdown!
"Hey big guy, what happened to your hat?"
MegaMoonMan
That blows. Oh well, I didn't realize the cap could autotransform, so it should be cool anyway.
I'm not going to be cutting anything on Max, no way.
SydneyY
Reply from Mr.Yuki (@TFYUKI) –
I think MMM is going to be angry
megatroptimus
It might work on Primus…
SydneyY
I am sure you'll love your capbot once you have him in hand. If not, please don't be mad at me for being sure.
That would be awesome!!
He didn't, and I asked him if it's a complicated mod. If I get a reply I'll report here
Shin-Gouki
If there was a way to curve the bill and remove that stupid sticker (yes I condidered Repainting but my first problem trumps that) I would get one for Max
ex dtw2003
Kinda neat on Fort Max, but I still like the popsicle bots better.
Optimist_Prime
Did he happen say what the modification was?
Shizuka
I take my hat off to Takara-Tomy for this bit of fun.
shibamura_prime
Oh well, saves me $30-something I guess.
And speaking of crippled Rodimus, I'm still waiting to hear back about custom replacement knees. When I hear something I'll give you a shout.
MegaMoonMan
Well goddamn it. I KNEW it didn't look right.
Now I feel like a sucker for buying one.
jtwhoib
Had mine pre-ordered for a long while now. Can't wait for it to ship!
SydneyY
I know what you mean. Sitcking a washer to black Rodmius' knee was the pinnacle of my modding.
and I don't and will not have a Fort Max