Weeks back designer Rick Akker showed off his design for an IDW Fortress Maximus. Weeks later, Mastermind Creations (via their site Planet Steel Express) announced that they have partnered with Rick to bring this design to life via a crowdfund campaign. This figure, should it reach it’s goal, will stand at 11 inches tall (to go toe to toe with MMC’s Overlord), have his signature patented leg-guns and will transform into a tank like his comic book inspiration. Crowdfunding is taking place now and Mastermind Creations’ intent is to release the figure in February of next year.
You can check out the images of this not-so-big city bot and get the crowdfund details after the jump.
BattinsonPrimus
Ah well. No signs of IDW this TFcon as well. Still hoping for someone to take up the IDW Soundwave if MMC has decided to give up
Mick h
If theres any way of knowing this would be released is on the slides show tomorrow. But like Mechman said unlikely
Mechman42
The only exclusives they’ve shown are Flip Sides and Rosanna. It’s possible they have another DC bot waiting to be revealed tomorrow but at this point it’s unlikely.
BattinsonPrimus
Thanks everyone. Is MMC coming up with another superhero repaint this tfcon? Do we know anything about that yet?
Mick h
We can only hope, pal.
Curium
That depends on how you feel about RVDA's comment in this thread from Feb 14th where he said both "not dead yet" and "can't say more yet". It just depends on how much you read into those "yet"s. I doubt it is a full return, but I don't believe he would have worded it that way if there was going to be nothing.
godotislate
This first mention that MMC was doing this was in November 2021, and since then, the answer has essentially been low sales. As of September of last year, they said they have not changed plans and still no new molds for Reformatted.
GuardianofIaconCity
My understanding was that they weren't making money and lost money on the last few options that they released.
Planet X has IDW inspired Dinobots. I'm sure someone will come in with some other suggestions.
BattinsonPrimus
Sorry for my ignorance but I just got into 3p collection. Why exactly did MMC stop with reformatted? And will they ever restart it? There's no alternatives for IDW besides them
Lorenzo
I was thinking on it, it will be in my idw collection for sure
Opticaloptics
Yeaaaa. I remember when the Kickstart fell through and then I was all "fine I'll start on my indie game and once that does well I can help fund supermax".
And now we're years from that and I'm still working on my game because there's no funding for anyone.
But maybe one day!
octobotimus
TBH the only way to get MCC to produce anything Idw now really is to suggest gender bent Eris repaints.
BWIguanusfan2
That fallen deco is ballin, but it's done finished over! It's salt upon wounds whenever this thread gets resurrected. Nothing short of Dr. ROBOTNIK can but this thread to rest. Imagine if they redecoed female armada megs to be idw fortress to commemorate this epik moment.
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rattraprules98
He literally CANNOT comment on that as someone that works for MMC. It could be interpreted as making a sort of promise that might not be true and could get him in trouble
GuardianofIaconCity
Do you think we could start another crowdfund on this or a poll or something? I think a lot of us want this to happen.
Mick h
Necrophagist, Half life 3……. I see what you did there
What a band btw
Chrisola
I can't wait to transform Supermax while listening to the new Necrophagist album, while waiting for Half-Life 3 to download on Steam.
Mick h
I'll take anything at this stage. I know i said this a lot but I still have hope nautica "might" be stuck in their infinity line by them. Pipe dream i know
Max Rawhide
Thanks for the reply and 'update'
Good to read that Supermax isn't dead (yet). But I reckon that earlier comments about it likely being worked on this year are no longer the case?
That at least suggest that something is coming. Looking forward to it, even if it's only remoulds.