This is incredibly clever.
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This is incredibly clever.
I've pre-ordered mine from RK a few days ago, and it looks like they still haven't revised the price.
He has arrived at eHobbybaseshop and RK will get him very soon.
Anyone order him? I am waiting to see a review of him.
Got mine and he is awesome
Mine is on the way. I'm keen.
OKAY PHOTO TIME :D
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Nice photos!
All we need now is 3rd party posable hands and knee joints to improve Fort Max's articulation and match the updated head.
Can the head turn while on G1 Fortress Maximus's neck? (I would have thought that would be the main reason for an 'upgrade'.)
You would think it would turn. But nope. The towers on each side of his head stopped that.
I personally find no appeal for the 'replacement' G1 head. If the robot mode didn't turn out as good (and that is with a questionable tank mode), I would have skipped this due to so much engineering going to the G1 head mode (and nearly did).Quote:
Originally Posted by VERT
I guess it can work for the bound to be more numerous G1 Fort Max bodies without heads.
Thats why I took pics. Dont think I will be doing that again any time soon.
I'm in the same boat. I don't own and have no intention of owning a G1 Fort Max so the headmaster gimmick does nothing for me. The robot mode looks great but I think for the moment I'd rather wait for someone to do another MTMTE inspired figure with a less dubious alt mode. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Before the Encore release, the head mode and large gun would have been a much more lucrative prospect, since there were so many headless Fortress Maximuses and it was a pricey bitch to hunt down Cerebros, Spike and weapons. I still think this is an incredibly clever toy.
And my 3rd party Head masters now have a leader
Postman delivered mine today. I'm keen to get home :D
Wow. This guy is awesome. I haven't even transformed him yet but I'm super impressed. He's easily the most high quality classics character EVER. He is soooo articulated. He even has an ab crunch! :eek:
Some quick photos i took on the dining table. I'll probably set them up in a better background at a later date but for now this will do because I'm tired.
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Oh wow! :eek: - He looks utterly superb with FP's Headmasters, friggin' awesome shot Trent! :cool:
Great pics Trent makes me want to buy one if I did not have one. :D
The look of Warden really fits with the FP Headmasters. If I didn't know better I would think they were all from the same line.
That's exactly what I was thinking looking at those photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
I'm so close to getting this guy. so close.
In this photo, Warden looks like he's been watching too much Border Security and suspects Cerebros of trafficking chrysmag in his boron compressor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent
This pic from TFW is cool:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/1...f7cc2ce5_c.jpg
Had a chance to sit down and transform him today and I'm still very impressed.
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Size comparison
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Tank Mode
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Head Mode
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The head mode is the most impressive. The fact that Warden can fold down and compress into that small a box is a feat of engineering. And while it looks in the photos really weird and out of proportion, I can assure that in person, after comparing the 2, it is the Cerebros head that looks weird and out of proportion. And the really cool thing, The little headmaster sits inside the head in robot mode as a pilot. That is cool!!:eek:
Tank mode is nice. There is no denying that it is a compromise but it still looks like a Cybertronian artillery tank. There are some tricks to lining everything up but all the complaints I read about pegs being too big/not lining up are wrong. Its all there and fits, you just have to work out how.
The instructions are ok. Better than most 3rd Party companies but some bits still require a fair bit of thought. Transformarion isn't intuitive (at least for me) but is still not difficult. After one go I reckon I could get it again without the instructions.
Overall, I can say that this figure is great. It is leaps and bounds above any other CHUG figure. PE could upscale it to MP scale without changing a thing and it would still be impressive.
Anyway, enough of my ramblings. Nite nite :)
Absolutely stunning photos & superb review there Trent; I'm holding out hope that FansProject will be doing their own take on FortMax but if that doesn't end up eventuating I think I'd be extremely happy to go with Warden here. ;):cool:
@Trent,
You're not helping me convince myself that I don't need to buy this. not helping at all. :mad:
:D
good review, very nice pictures.
I'm in the same boat haha. For time being, I have limited my spending and hope to keep it that way for a time enough to pay some of my debt off.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
The robot mode looks absolutely stellar but the lackluster tankmode is holding me back. Still the final product appears to be extremely high quality.
review from peaugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymgBVHR5JHc
looks really good.
This combo works surprisingly well:
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Dayum, that looks terrific. That articulation makes him look very realistic. Damn, now I want him. :(
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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
Dude, isn't he just making us drool!!!
I don't have and never expected to want the G1 Fort Max, but now... I think I have to try and get this from RK before the $$$ change. Have it on the wish list now!
Awesome photos guys
Nicely done dude.
It could just be the lighting but there's a strange greeniness to the grey on that which puts me off. However, the placement of the Autobot symbol is great.
Perhaps that greener shade is intentional to bring out the grimmer-look in the panels Fort Max has been in?Quote:
Originally Posted by bassbot
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via TFW2005, http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attach...mus-image5.jpg
That's quite an expensive figure to paint over. :eek: Although I see he made his money back on the Ebay auction.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuspectimusPrime
Warden is on his way to me!!!!! Gimme a HELL YEAH!
Hell Yeah Kal!!!