Toy Review - JP Encore 23 Fortress Maximus

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Got, mine yesterday and I am pretty chuffed with him. Big chunky dood and he has all his bits. Still prefer the brave max colouring as it makes him look more like a base, but I do like the accessories.

Now, where do I put him....

[mharry]

Few problems with mine, the tower halves won't connect properly



The red ramp is loose, the grey flap where you insert Cerebros pops out when you move it, and its a little hard getting Cerebros in all the way. But still love it.

[jazzcomp]

Opened him up today, hands are ok. Just want to check if anything else is missing.
He's MIB now There were some smudges on the sticker sheet but nothing major I think.

[jazzcomp]

What is the big black piece in the accessory bag for?

[GoktimusPrime]

Sword handle. Check the instructions

[MayzaPrime]

My Fort Max is missing his right side cannon, I have contacted RK and they said they have sourced another one

[jazzcomp]

pic?

[5FDP]

Opened him up today, hands are ok. Just want to check if anything else is missing.
He's MIB now There were some smudges on the sticker sheet but nothing major I think.

Couldn't resist eh? I must admit that I had a passing thought to set him free, just so I could check to make sure everything is there. I then thought if I were to open him up, I'd have to do the same for all my MISB items and I'm not going there.

[liegeprime]

Received and opened mine up, happy everything is there, no problems. The plastic isn't the best but then , that has been HasTakTom's trend of late, the material just feels KOey in thinness but doenst matter at all






everything is A ok as per Mr Squeezy


It now stands happily on the space allotted for it in the G1 shelves


Had a fun time applying all the stickers as well.... Im so old school heheheh.

One thing that worries me though is how thin the tabs that lock the sidecannons/base tower in place. I was afraid coz the plastic quality was poor that this part would be the first to break and snap off with frequent transforming. Am I missing something or is there a tab you press to open them? I just jam and pull when I transform that part and it really has me worried.

[jazzcomp]

Couldn't resist eh? I must admit that I had a passing thought to set him free, just so I could check to make sure everything is there. I then thought if I were to open him up, I'd have to do the same for all my MISB items and I'm not going there.

Just afraid of possible QC issues and since it's bought from Anime Export and will have a hard time getting customer service.

I think I only want to do this for boxed stuff with no windows to show the toy.