Biggest Transformer toy?

[Starscream212]

Hey guys
I wanted to know what the biggest transformer toy is?
Ive searched on the net and could not fnd anything hoping you guys had some answers?

[SOUNDBLASTER]

Fortress Maximus is the largest 'licensed' TRANSFORMER toy ever released..:cool::cool:

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f35/ZOUNDBLAZTER/P1010038-1.jpg

[GoktimusPrime]

Yup. The Maximuses (Maximi) are definitely the biggest Transformers ever made.
+ Fortress Maximus (1987)
+ Grand Maximus (1988)
+ Brave Maximus (2000)

The toy stands at 55cm in robot mode and is 78cm long in battleship mode and weighs 5kg! Here are some photos showing the scale of this toy next to other objects and people...

http://www.geocities.com/planetsabretron/photo_bravemaxddr.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Yuki/yuki_maximus_20090703.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Wollongong%20Transfan%20Meet/gongmeet06.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Wollongong%20Transfan%20Meet/gongmeet07.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Wollongong%20Transfan%20Meet/gongmeet10.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Wollongong%20Transfan%20Meet/gongmeet03.jpg

[kup]

Those pics make it look smaller than it actually is :p

[rampagesss]

Yea Fortress Maximus is the largest licensed transformer
But you could always custom make a larger one like this (http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/210866-metroplex-stands-52-inchs-tall-now-working-back-leg.html) Custom Metroplex its 52inchs tall and Fort Max looks tiny next to him
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/radicons-customs/52058d1231471775-metroplex-stands-52-inchs-tall-now-working-back-leg-img_6626.jpg

[SOUNDBLASTER]

I remember on TFW2005 when that guy started making that .... I had long lost that thread though.. Thanks for that RAMPAGESSS :cool:

[kelvinchang99]

Ouch... the amount of styrene that went into this fella is crazy... Anamesis is a crazy customiser.

But, to the topic, non larger than the Maximus for sure. Gok, those pics of everyone with their Forts is hilarious. lol.

[rampagesss]

Yea im pritty sure the Largest Autobot is Fortress / Brave / Grand Maximus
And the largest Decepticon is G1 Overlord its just larger than Scorponok

[iceburn]

Biggest (non-Transforming) Transformer...

http://www.robotkingdom.com/images/products/thumb/TFSOP-1[2].jpg

http://www.robotkingdom.com/services/eshop/main.php?action=details&CatType=&II=TFSOP-1&lang=us

[Tabias Prime]

Yea Fortress Maximus is the largest licensed transformer
But you could always custom make a larger one like this (http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/210866-metroplex-stands-52-inchs-tall-now-working-back-leg.html) Custom Metroplex its 52inchs tall and Fort Max looks tiny next to him
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/radicons-customs/52058d1231471775-metroplex-stands-52-inchs-tall-now-working-back-leg-img_6626.jpg

thats scary tall,:eek::eek::eek::eek:it nearly the same hight as my wife whos 56 inches tall.:D:D:D:D:D:D

[GoktimusPrime]

Aww, I don't think non-transforming things that aren't action figures should count, because in that case I'd say this (http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/hugebumblebee.jpg) would be the winner, and it's legit too! I think that thing stands at approx. 4.9m!

And if you want to count unlicensed things then at 12.2 metres I'd say this (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2002/1872635059_148d73c9dd.jpg) would take the cake. :)

But yeah, within the realms of legit transforming Transformer action figures, the Maximi are the biggest. :p

[Starscream212]

Thanks Fortress Maximus looks good, i wanna find one to buy, are they easy to get???

[Vector Prime]

I've never seen Fort Max up close and personal so I had no idea he was that BIG! :eek:

When I was a kid, I used to think Metroplex was big and recently, after getting back into TFs again, I acquired Unicron & Primus and was kinda shocked that they're so large, but man, Fort Max takes the cake.


Thanks Fortress Maximus looks good, i wanna find one to buy, are they easy to get???

As long as you have a healthy bank account balance, it should be no problem ;)

[Starscream212]

100% correct Vector Prime
I just had a browse on ebay and thats one expensive toy, ill have to finish university first lol!
Ill just stick with collecting Movie figures! (for now)

On a side note are Beast Wars figures super-expensive? The cartoons are my absolute favorite and once i have finished with movie figures i was thinking of trying to collect those, or will i need a really big bank account?

[Sky Shadow]

1On a side note are Beast Wars figures super-expensive?

On the contrary - they're super-affordable compared to G1. (And compared to shelf prices today, even.)

[Vector Prime]

On a side note are Beast Wars figures super-expensive? The cartoons are my absolute favorite and once i have finished with movie figures i was thinking of trying to collect those, or will i need a really big bank account?

Depends if you want MISB or loose... they're all pretty reasonably priced from recollection (I don't really pay too much attention to them since I'm not a fan of them and don't collect the series).

[Starscream212]

Well thats promissing news, when i run out of movie toys to buy at least i have a new toy line to collect.
Just a few questions:
Are they many Beast Wars figures?
Would ebay be the best place to buy them?
And are they good toys? like to transform and pose? or would i be disapointed?

[Gutsman Heavy]

There are a large amount of BW figures. eBay would be your best bet. The toys are great, articulation is on par with today's figs, some of the transformations can disappoint (ie the stand & swap heads transformation ala TM2 Cheetor) but most are decent.

[GoktimusPrime]

I've never seen Fort Max up close and personal so I had no idea he was that BIG!

When I was a kid, I used to think Metroplex was big and recently, after getting back into TFs again, I acquired Unicron & Primus and was kinda shocked that they're so large, but man, Fort Max takes the cake.
Yeah, Unicron and Primus are puny compared to a Maximus. :)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Photocomic%20Stacks%20On/photocomic_stackson8.jpg

Metroplex has never seemed big to me though, even when I was a kid. I remember the first time I saw that toy in 1986 I was amazed at how small he was... only 3cm taller than Ultra Magnus which came out the same year. But to be fair I think Metroplex was more intended to interact with the smaller carded toys like the Mini-bots and particularly the Scramble Gestalt robots (for which he even has ports for the limbformers to attach to). He's just less impressive when next to the larger boxed Transformers.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/acquisition_oct08.jpg

But Fortress Maximus is a playset designed to be played with the large Headmasters and Targetmasters of 1987 (he has ramps with launchers for them). By contemporary standards, Maximus' ramp launchers are still compatible with Deluxe Transformers (cos you can launch Deluxe Car Robot/RiD toys from them). He also has a working elevator with launcher that works well with small Transformers but particularly well with G2 Gobots and Spychangers (since those toys are specifically designed to be launched); I'd imagine that they would work well with the RPMs too. Fortress Maximus also has storage compartments and a prison cell. Oh yeah, a _buttload_ of in-built weapons too! Brave Maximus never came with any accessories, but it actually doesn't matter considering that he has ten guns that can pop out of his hands, body and legs!

Also, Metroplex's city mode only 'works' from the front. At the back of the city mode there's nothing really happening, whereas Fortress Maximus' city mode 'works' from 360 degrees (looks even better on Brave Maximus as he has little windows highlighted on his towers). Both Metroplex and Fortress Maximus have mobile fortress modes; Metroplex is like a rolling battle fortress whereas Fortress Maximus is a like massive (78cm long!!) space battle cruiser! :D

[Jhiaxus]

Don't expect anything the size of Fortress Maximus to come out in the near future either. He's huge because it was the trend at the time.

Toylines would show how MEATY AND POWERFUL they were by releasing INSANELY ENORMOUS PLAYSETS.

In fact, by the standards of the 80s super-playsets Fortress Maximus is PUNY.

The Masters of the Universe ETERNIA playset was so big it had A WORKING MONORAIL.

The biggest, though, was the USS Flagg. That is, the G.I. Joe aircraft carrier. This thing was beyond big. It was about 228cm long... or 2.28 metres. That's right -- it was a toy playset for action figures which was LONGER THAN A MAN IS TALL.

So yeah... compared to Transformers, Fortress Maximus is huge.

Compared to other action figure lines, he's a baby.)

--Boltax.
(That's how it often is with Transformers.)

[Omega Supreme]

The Masters of the Universe ETERNIA playset was so big it had A WORKING MONORAIL.

It was a cool playset while I was a kid but had so much trouble with breaking the monorail tracks.


The biggest, though, was the USS Flagg. That is, the G.I. Joe aircraft carrier. This thing was beyond big. It was about 228cm long... or 2.28 metres. That's right -- it was a toy playset for action figures which was LONGER THAN A MAN IS TALL.

That thing is huge, would be a pain to have out on display, but if I had one I would still try :)

[GoktimusPrime]

The U.S.S. Flagg is a playset for action figures, whereas Fortress Maximus is a playset and an action figure! :D

[SOUNDBLASTER]

Pikky Pikky for you to Looky Looky ..

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f35/ZOUNDBLAZTER/random/uss_flagg_015.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f35/ZOUNDBLAZTER/random/ussflagg.jpg

[Sky Shadow]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f35/ZOUNDBLAZTER/random/ussflagg.jpg

I still remember that as a kid when I went to the US I saw one of those MISB. It was insanely huge - I couldn't even work out how people could ever fit it in their car to take it home. :)

[griffin]

That is huge! Imagine the cost of getting that thing posted from America (and the cost of winning a mint, complete one on ebay) these days.

[rampagesss]

That is huge! Imagine the cost of getting that thing posted from America (and the cost of winning a mint, complete one on ebay) these days.

For a AFA Graded 80 your looking at $15,000
http://cgi.ebay.com/GI-JOE-USS-FLAGG-AFA-U80_W0QQitemZ270442191706QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_0?hash=item3ef79c5b5a

[Starscream212]

:eek::eek::eek:Wow $15,000 + Shipping thats insane!
Is that like the most expensive hasbro toy ever???:confused:

[SOUNDBLASTER]

That's unimaginable :eek::eek:

[GoktimusPrime]

No need to post it, just have someone (http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/) ride the U.S.S. Flagg to Australia! :D Although it would suck if it got intercepted by Australian Border Patrol and sent off to Indonesia. :p

[griffin]

That's unimaginable :eek::eek:

How much did it cost you (to buy and post), and how long ago did you get it?

[Sky Shadow]

How much did it cost you (to buy and post), and how long ago did you get it?

I'm pretty sure Soundblaster doesn't actually have one, Griffin. (I'd be worried if he had a crazy-huge G.I. Joe collection on top of his already insanely amazing Transformers one.) The ones in his original pictures are from the Sears Wish Book (from the X-Entertainment site): http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0969/

and the one I think you thought was Soundbalster's is from the brother of the person who writes this blog: http://jananetty.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/the-latest/

[SOUNDBLASTER]

Oh yeah to clarify.. I should have stated.. They are not mine at all I dont collect G.I JOE

I got those pics from the net ... Although having one would be rather cool :cool::cool: