Titan Class METROPLEX

[nexusnixx]

will do my best to get all 4 for keep sake... ha haha... but I know the SDCC version will be pricey for sure.... anyone keen to join in the bandwagon....

one time at band camp...

[Kazza]

will do my best to get all 4 for keep sake... ha haha... but I know the SDCC version will be pricey for sure.... anyone keen to join in the bandwagon....

one time at band camp...

Yeah i'm getting all 4, to me metroplex is what fortress maximus is to others.

[canofwhoopass_87]

Considering getting this guy now - simply because he's a big ass robot. However I'm really keen on seeing people's acquisition photos first. That super generic robot mode photo provided by Hasbro doesn't do much to convince me of his poseability if I were to put him on display

[Blink90210]

Yeah i'm getting all 4, to me metroplex is what fortress maximus is to others.

Same with me (assuming that others think he's an awesome large city-former).

[5FDP]

Yeah i'm getting all 4, to me metroplex is what fortress maximus is to others.

Same with me (assuming that others think he's an awesome large city-former).

I'm a little bit confused by comments such as these and the constant comparisons between Fortress Maximus and FOC Metroplex. Sure they're both 'cityformers' and by default, quite large, but that's all as far as I can see.

Fortress Maximus is an almost 30 year old toy and in essence a brick with little articulation. His desirability comes from mostly vintage collectors, who up until recently could not afford one.

FOC Metroplex is a yet-to-be-released toy which will no doubt be made in abundance and no one up until this point has laid their hands on it to give any indication as to whether or not it's actually any good.

Can someone explain this to me please?

[Blink90210]

I'm a little bit confused by comments such as these and the constant comparisons between Fortress Maximus and FOC Metroplex. Sure they're both 'cityformers' and by default, quite large, but that's all as far as I can see.

Fortress Maximus is an almost 30 year old toy and in essence a brick with little articulation. His desirability comes from mostly vintage collectors, who up until recently could not afford one.

FOC Metroplex is a yet-to-be-released toy which will no doubt be made in abundance and no one up until this point has laid their hands on it to give any indication as to whether or not it's actually any good.

Can someone explain this to me please?

Speaking for myself, you've pretty much hit it on the head - he's a the "big city Transformer" which I never imagined I could ever own. It's got nothing to do with engineering or the character, it's the perception that he was mythically huge (I grew up in Malaysia and don't recall ever seeing it in person in my youth).
Hope that helps

[griffin]

A couple more teaser images of Metroplex and Scamper to show off the articulation.

[liegeprime]

hmmm that big a figure and no ankle tilts...

[Mythirax]

A couple more teaser images of Metroplex and Scamper to show off the articulation.

Wow, that looks amazing :O

[5FDP]

Speaking for myself, you've pretty much hit it on the head - he's a the "big city Transformer" which I never imagined I could ever own. It's got nothing to do with engineering or the character, it's the perception that he was mythically huge (I grew up in Malaysia and don't recall ever seeing it in person in my youth).
Hope that helps

Fair enough Was just curious how someone could get so excited for an unreleased toy and compare it to one that has been around for nearly 30 years and widely considered the 'grail' of Transformers collecting. I think that they're both great in their own right.