Encore 23 Fort Max

[GoktimusPrime]

Looks like I already know what I'll be saving up for next after I get MP10 TRU OP!! Hmmm... I paid $300 for MISB Brave Maximus and $100 for insured postage... so $400 for toy + postage isn't too bad I suppose. Maybe we should organise a Sydney group order in pairs? i.e. people interested can post and "pair up" with a partner? <shrugs> Or maybe I should wait for the Yen price... might be cheaper to get it direct from Japan.

There goes one of your April fools Jokes Gok.

Not the first time too! I made an April Fools Joke about Masterpiece Grimlock, and then that came true! I was secretly hoping that lightning might strike twice and another one of my April Fools jokes would come true too. Yay! (still no sign of MP Jetfire though )

[valkyrie_76]

All I have to say is.......

TOLD YOU SO!!!!!

During the Cybertron-con at Singapore in March, TakaraTomy never denied the question when we asked if there rumour was true about the Encore Fort Max.

.......I paid $300 for MISB Brave Maximus and $100 for insured postage... so $400 for toy + postage isn't too bad I suppose.......

The Brave Max I recently got was 30000yen plus 11000yen EMS postage which worked out to be $525 total with PayPal.

[UltraMagnus]

.... *pats himself on the back after telling this very website more than a year ago this would happen*....

Yes.... I told you so.

[Tober]

So what was all that stuff about Fort Max failing the "drop test"? Was that just for the USA?

Anyway, this will be a Japanese mass release, so wait for Amiami etc to list competitively. That should be considerably cheaper than BBTS, although they may not let you order more than one.

As far as customs goes, personally I wasn't charged for a few orders that were a few hundred over the $1K limit. Although they were declared in JPY, so maybe they just didn't want to do any math...

[swoop]

I didn't really think it would happen but I'm so glad that it has.

I won't be ordering from bbts I'm hoping that hlj put it up with a 20% early bird preorder but maybe that's hoping for to much. I think if this sells well that a grand max reissue will happen and it'll open the door for scorponok and black zarack.

[liegeprime]

@ Tober: Maybe they just don't care anymore about them drop tests . Maybe they finally realized, this toy is for collectors NOT for kids who might get hurt with such a big heavy toy. I doubt any parent would fork out that much for a toy to their kid anyhow, unless the kid is old enough to handle it. Or maybe theyve changed the plastic material that it wont do that splintering as with our new toys most feel "different" nowadays in plastic feel compared with the old... well it's gonna be from Japan they don't have them drop test, drop test, to worry about either way Im very happy.

An eventual Grand Max repaint would be awesome as well so I can finally own all three in a muuuuch cheaper way. of course if they also would like to do a Brave Max repaint, Id welcome that so I can have it all 3 brand new - my original Brave Max will then be in city mode for display as I really prefer Brave Max's colors for the city mode first time I saw it at that 2006 toy convention at Wharf 8 ( griffin's toy display).


@ Gok: - hehehe keep making "prophecies" like that eh, I even posted the link of HD crediting you as his source on that April fools Joke post he made... now do Overlord!!

@ kup: Aww cmon, get him - then display whicever is prettier in bot mode and the other in city mode for a diorama display

@UltraMagnus: I seem to remember about that cryptic post you made... and you did say , coming from a very very credible source - you can't divulge much at that time coz that guy might get in trouble with the powers that be at HAstak .....

@swoop - oh yeah Black Zarak!! I want one too, a cheap one with no gold plastic syndrome!

I wonder how will all those previous Maxiis on ebay wil fare now? Would this bring down the price or jack it up even more?

I am going to have to save a whoooole lot more.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Not the first time too! I made an April Fools Joke about Masterpiece Grimlock, and then that came true! I was secretly hoping that lightning might strike twice and another one of my April Fools jokes would come true too. Yay! (still no sign of MP Jetfire though )

MP Animated Lugnut next year please.

now do Overlord!!

Or this.

[5FDP]

People have been speculating over this release for many years now, it was inevitable really but still great news for anyone that wants a complete minty fresh one without spending over 1k.

The appeal is lost on me. Having grown up in the 80's in Oz and only watching the cartoon and reading the Marvel comic series, I wasn't really exposed all that much to Fortress Maximus. Don't get me wrong, I can understand why many of you are excited, I personally can't justify spending $400+ (including shipping) on what is essentially a brick.

[Sky Shadow]

I'm thinking that since BBTS is going to be double-handling with heavy postage it's probably going to be better to order from Amiami or HLJ or somewhere else straight from Japan. After they've already bought this one, I wonder how many people are going to get the $#!*$ if Encore 24 is Grand Max with the pretender shell?

[hanprimus]

Now everyone can get one MISB! Wonderful news! If Takara then decides to reissue Scorponok (if FM can why not Scorpy?) then the price should be half of FM, bring it on.