Things you never realised about Transformers (toys etc)

[GoktimusPrime]

In 2000 Takara repainted Fortress Maximus as Brave Maximus in Robots in Disguise (who was called "Fortress Maximus" in the RiD dub but the toy was never released by Hasbro). It's only just dawned on me that the word "Fortress" comes from the Latin word "fortis," which means "brave."

Also, Grand Maximus' name just means "big biggest."

[jimoinj]

Has anyone ever realised that based on the scale chart, Full Tilt (Trypticon's included car on his chest) is as big or even bigger than a full sized combiner?

[Tha_Phantom]

In 2000 Takara repainted Fortress Maximus as Brave Maximus in Robots in Disguise (who was called "Fortress Maximus" in the RiD dub but the toy was never released by Hasbro). It's only just dawned on me that the word "Fortress" comes from the Latin word "fortis," which means "brave."

Also, Grand Maximus' name just means "big biggest."

Wow, it's only just dawned on me that "Brave Maximus" is the only non-dub name I use when discussing RID 2001. I guess to be fair it's not a Hasbro toy though.

[DELTAprime]

I always knew Rodimus was supposed to be a futuristic truck, not a Winnebago. But I never knew until today exactly what Rodimus was based on. Enter the General Motors Bison from 1964.

https://designyoutrust.com/2019/06/1...ed-so-awesome/

[Thurmus]

We have the new/old style Landcruisers and the PT Cruisers. Why not the Bison?

[High_Q]

I always knew Rodimus was supposed to be a futuristic truck, not a Winnebago. But I never knew until today exactly what Rodimus was based on. Enter the General Motors Bison from 1964.

https://designyoutrust.com/2019/06/1...ed-so-awesome/

Very nice. This is the closest thing to a real-life Rodimus Prime altmode i've seen. All it needs are flames decal.

[DELTAprime]

I only just realised that with the release of Inferno, Hasbro has actually made a toy of every mainline cast member from season 1 of Beast Wars in the Generations line. Too bad there doesn't currently seem to be the same level of dedication to getting season 2 and 3 cast members produced.

[MayzaPrime]

I only just realised that with the release of Inferno, Hasbro has actually made a toy of every mainline cast member from season 1 of Beast Wars in the Generations line. Too bad there doesn't currently seem to be the same level of dedication to getting season 2 and 3 cast members produced.

Well the have done Transmetal Dragon Megatron and POTP Optimus Primal... but I doubt that you will see any others soon given how close it is to the release of RoTB.

[SharkyMcShark]

I only just realised that with the release of Inferno, Hasbro has actually made a toy of every mainline cast member from season 1 of Beast Wars in the Generations line. Too bad there doesn't currently seem to be the same level of dedication to getting season 2 and 3 cast members produced.

I expect that they'll circle back at some point.

I feel like there's perhaps slightly less of an urgency for that kind of thing as by the back two-thirds of Beast Wars the figures were generally quite animation accurate. The only one that really suffers is TM2 Blackarachnia. I think we'll see that figure in the next couple of years because it will allow HasTak to get some added value as a BotCon Arcee repaint. They've already released a BotCon Sandstorm update at retail so its on their radar.

That said, Commander Class Tigerhawk when?

[Skyfire]

Studio Series 86 core class Rumble's pile drivers can be extended. The end just pulls off allowing you to adjust the length a bit. And since it's a 5mm plug... batter up!