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Some of you may remember my "adventure" around this time last year when I did a road trip to secure Devastator.

Just like last year when Devastator was part of Big W's Toy Sale, Fortress Maximus will be a part of this years Big W toy sale. In fact, he'd already begun showing up at Big W's around Australia over a week ago, for the price tag of $249AU, which is substantially less than what he was going for at Myer.

A bit over an hour ago a pictured appeared in my Facebook feed of Fortress Maximus in stock at my "local" Big W. (Take into account "local" is still 100km's (60+miles) away. So I made a phone call. First time they didn't even bother answering, second time they did.

I was informed ...
• He cannot be held for me.
• I cannot pay for him in advance.
• He cannot be put on lay-by (lay-away).

With only six in stock, and two other inquiries already, it feels like every hour I delay (yay for work, oh and a head cold!), there's a chance he could slip through my fingers. Not to mention they close at 6pm, I finish work at 5pm ... it takes an hour to get there!

So with not being able to get out of work early, and my head cold, I have decided NOT to do a road trip this year to get Fortress Maximus. So for those who may have been hoping for a repeat of last years hunt ... sorry, it won't be happening.

And for those who have read this far and are now feeling sorry for me because there's a good chance I will miss out. Worry not. I have a friend who lives MUCH closer who will be going in after work and grabbing him for me, and then I'll just pay her back on the weekend.

So, provided all six don't sell out in the next few hours, I will be taking possession of Fortress Maximus in less than 72 hours.
Yes I realise I probably just jinxed myself.

Are you like a giddy little kid hoping for that perfect present?

Good luck in your quest, Burn!

Good Luck Burn! Hopefully Fort Max sells just slow enough for your friend to make it in time!

Agamemnon wrote:Are you like a giddy little kid hoping for that perfect present?

nah, it's more a case of "Just paid the electricity bill, have just enough to pay the car registration ... how the fudge am I going to pay for FM?"

Well, it's not the quest that matters as much as the spoils. Good luck with your Fort Max!

Fortress Maximus has been secured.

Not as exciting as last year's "quest", but good news to wake up to none the less.
Awesome news Burn.
With your new found photo skills, I hope you'll give us the low down.

Burn wrote:Fortress Maximus has been secured.

Maximum Fortitude!

WE NEED MOAR PICS

Burn wrote:Fortress Maximus has been secured.

Nice!

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I never saw Metroplex or Devastator as my mass retails. Never reached the local Walmarts, TRU or Target.

I did however hear that Metroplex was at a Costco near me, but my near I mean the nearest is 3 hours away

But does it matter if they are in brick and mortar stores for those big box retailers like Walmart, TRU or Target? Its the same prices and discounts online and collectors know to find them there. Its not like them being on the shelves helps them sell more when the price is that big.

It was more me commenting on seeing titans in stores, not necessarily that buying them in store was better

I see Sorry for being a d#@k.

PS: Woah, that word isnt censored, oh well, I will self censur it.

You weren't being a Richard at all! ha ha ha.

Again, I'm happy just to help folks narrow the field to find what they are looking for.

Dr Va'al wrote:

Burn wrote:Fortress Maximus has been secured.

Maximum Fortitude!

WE NEED MOAR PICS

And a pictorial review we can news! (pretty please?)

btw isn't there gonna be a SDCC Fort Max

with chrome parts on it.....ect

Stuartmaximus wrote:btw isn't there gonna be a SDCC Fort Max

with chrome parts on it.....ect

There will be, we just don't know what it will look like yet

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:btw isn't there gonna be a SDCC Fort Max

with chrome parts on it.....ect

There will be, we just don't know what it will look like yet

Just curious, but what's the source on that? It's rather odd there has been NO reveal at all for an SDCC edition of Fortress Maximus so close to the convention. Other Hasbro exclusives for the show were unveiled many weeks ago, including a Transformers set.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:btw isn't there gonna be a SDCC Fort Max

with chrome parts on it.....ect

There will be, we just don't know what it will look like yet

Just curious, but what's the source on that? It's rather odd there has been NO reveal at all for an SDCC edition of Fortress Maximus so close to the convention. Other Hasbro exclusives for the show were unveiled many weeks ago, including a Transformers set.

It was on the leaked art for fort max, he is also seen on the art for the windblade sdcc set, he is to include the master sword (apparently)

Wolfman Jake wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:btw isn't there gonna be a SDCC Fort Max

with chrome parts on it.....ect

There will be, we just don't know what it will look like yet

Just curious, but what's the source on that? It's rather odd there has been NO reveal at all for an SDCC edition of Fortress Maximus so close to the convention. Other Hasbro exclusives for the show were unveiled many weeks ago, including a Transformers set.

This is all we have:



Everything else has been pure speculation based on this.

william-james88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:btw isn't there gonna be a SDCC Fort Max

with chrome parts on it.....ect

There will be, we just don't know what it will look like yet

Just curious, but what's the source on that? It's rather odd there has been NO reveal at all for an SDCC edition of Fortress Maximus so close to the convention. Other Hasbro exclusives for the show were unveiled many weeks ago, including a Transformers set.

This is all we have:



Everything else has been pure speculation based on this.

I really wonder what the hold up is, unless Hasbro has been waiting on some possible retooling from Takara to incorporate into the SDCC release. It's getting pretty late in the game for that kind of stuff, though. I'd imagine production has to be nearly finished by now if they are going to release a Fort Max in time for SDCC next month.

Wolfman Jake wrote:I really wonder what the hold up is, unless Hasbro has been waiting on some possible retooling from Takara to incorporate into the SDCC release. It's getting pretty late in the game for that kind of stuff, though. I'd imagine production has to be nearly finished by now if they are going to release a Fort Max in time for SDCC next month.

Is there retooling on the Takara one? I thought it was a straight redeco, for the body at least.

I'm kinda sad that I can't get Metroplex from T30. If I had him, I'd be more excited to get Trypticon probably. I am crossing my fingers though for a Titan Class Predaking. I think a Titan Omega Supreme would be awesome though.

william-james88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:I really wonder what the hold up is, unless Hasbro has been waiting on some possible retooling from Takara to incorporate into the SDCC release. It's getting pretty late in the game for that kind of stuff, though. I'd imagine production has to be nearly finished by now if they are going to release a Fort Max in time for SDCC next month.

Is there retooling on the Takara one? I thought it was a straight redeco, for the body at least.

Cerebros might be a retool for Takara. Also, the Master Sword that rumor suggests would be included in the SDCC version may be something that Takara is developing themselves, since it's solely a Japanese Fort Max reference. The US release never had one, nor did his brief depictions in the cartoon, from what I remember.

Seriously, I prefer Hasbro to do this to Blurr rather than the color scheme that they painted him in.

HBGoo1984 wrote:Seriously, I prefer Hasbro to do this to Blurr rather than the color scheme that they painted him in.

In other words, you'd rather Hasbro's looked like Takara's:

HBGoo1984 wrote:Seriously, I prefer Hasbro to do this to Blurr rather than the color scheme that they painted him in.

"Paint"??? What is this "Paint" you speak of?



Seriously though, Hasbro's Blurr is just Blue plastic with a slightly different shade of blue plastic. There is pretty much no paint on him aside from some silver highlights here and there.

Overcracker wrote:

HBGoo1984 wrote:Seriously, I prefer Hasbro to do this to Blurr rather than the color scheme that they painted him in.

"Paint"??? What is this "Paint" you speak of?

Seriously though, Hasbro's Blurr is just Blue plastic with a slightly different shade of blue plastic. There is pretty much no paint on him aside from some silver highlights here and there.

Someone gets it