SDCC 2016 has come and gone but the giant from the show is here at TFW2005 today, Fortress Maximus! The con exclusive piece featuring the Master Sword, lights and sound Cerebros, metallic stickers and alt paint retakes his throne as tallest Transformer ever. We’ve run him through the motions with over 150 HD shots. Take a look after the break at a select few, and jump on over to the full gallery here. Don’t forget to share your thoughts on the 2005 Boards!
SDCC Fortress Maximus
Key shots here, 40 below in this story, 150+ here.
[Wing_Saber-X]
Dammit. The more I see this SDCC Fort Max the more I want it. Color combination..plus the Takara used HM face and the Master Sword are all plus points. I can get him from local hobby shop here in KL for under USD 240. Cash and carry. Hmmm.
808 Autobot
I have two actually, I got one from HTS and the other off of EBay
AzT
And free shipping from the same via their eBay store:
TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS Titans Return FORTRESS MAXIMUS Conventions Exclusives
tony77tony77
thanks!
03Mach1
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tony77tony77
where did you guys pick up SDCC Fort Max from?
808 Autobot
Yea, me neither. I'm really hoping they change the color in final version. Like maybe his G1 release
ph4zed
I've been looking at that PE cannon too, but I'm not crazy about the colors being the same as on FM himself.
808 Autobot
I have SDCC Fort Max in hand, and I'm loving it! He looks awesome! Orginally, I wasn't too sure about the Master Sword (was rather hoping for his photon rifle) but it's starting to grow on me. I will more than likely goer the PE Titans Cannon for my retail Fort Max, I think he kinda looks naked without a weapon in his hand (my only gripe about retail version)
Raiju
SDCC FM looks awesome! I was debating between this guy and the Takara version but the overall deco, included sword, and packaging of the SDCC version won me over. Can't wait to get him in hand!
Automorpher
^ Well, things changes my friend.
Designs gets replaced over time with the earlier ones being outpaced.
Almost a decade back, majority of the fans get wowed by Fansproject's City Commander upgrade kit & Warbot Not-Springer…
Now?
Even the Generations mold that has been milked to death does better than the third party piece anytime of the day whereas that City Commander upgrade kit which I used to hold so dear seems obsolete when I compare it with the Legends version of Ultra Magnus. (I just can't talk to that piece anymore)
SouthtownKid
I don't know what happened. Because about 3 years ago, I was seriously considering buying Warden just so I could put that head on my reissue G1 Max. I thought it looked terrific. But when I look at it now, it looks like Playskool brand (which ironically is owned by Hasbro) 'Baby's First Transformers Head' to me.
Fallout
hey man, don't uh.. lose your head… over this
ph4zed
Dubstepticon Redub lol
AzT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtqiw5Em-54
Agreeing with the comments on this video: what is the soundtrack source? Genius mix! Need that!
Sirtank
I actually like the look of the Warden head better. I don't know what it is, but there is something about the new Fort Max head that makes me want to punch him in the face. Having said that, I still want one and I'm currently trying to decide if I should try and go SDCC or wait for Takara.
Novaburnhilde
Such a beauty.
He looks great with Metroplex.
numbat
I'd just like to be able to use the Warden head for fun – I bought Warden for the robot mode but it would be nice to use the head as a novelty.
I agree that actual official TR Fort max head sculpt looks much better. (If Warden were the reason to buy Fort Max I wouldn't have bothered just because of the price, let alone the compatibility issue ).
SouthtownKid
It's mind-boggling to me that anyone would remove this:
To replace it with THIS:
Even if I was desperate to find a reason to justify having bought Warden, I wouldn't ruin TR Fort Max by putting that blockhead on it. That's throwing away good money after bad.
TR Fort Max has definite shortcomings… missing features and a couple disappointing cut corners… but not the head. The head is the one part that is absolutely perfect.
On the other hand, I kind of can't wait to see photos of someone putting the Warden head on TR Fort Max. Or at least some photoshops. It's going to look hilarious.
numbat
I originally was very excited by TR Fort Max (always wanted a G1 version as a kid, but then when I could have bought one as an adult realised as a collector G1 doesn't cut it for me…). Then I saw that he was a heavy Metroplex retool (in itself not a bad thing) and didn't have a city mode with skyscrapers. However, I figured that there was perhaps potential with unofficial city modes (as does seem to be the case!) and 3P upgrade kits may eventually surface – so I wasn't totally put off.
Then the Hasbro version had pretty poor paint applications (and no sword)… So I hoped Takara would sort it, and while their version is a little better in some respects (and had the sword – at least I believe it will…), it seems more plain… So I pretty much wrote off getting Fort Max.
I didn't actually check out the SDCC version until people started posting pictures on Twitter. SDCC Fort Max is such an improvement over either standard Hasbro or Takara releases to me!
So I went looking for it, and found it for just a ten quid more than the regular Hasbro release over here just now. Result! Can't wait for him to arrive – and these photos have just made me even more excited!
Likewise!
And I'm looking forward to seeing what stickers Reprolabels/ToyHax do for the main event robot – their sheets really helped me pimp up my Takara Generations Metroplex.