In Hand and G1 Comparison Images of Transformers Titans Return Chromedome and Highbrow

2 things guys...

Whoever did the display model didn't transform the right leg properly & 2nd, ALL versions of Fortress Maximus come w/the guns. The leg guns detach & have pop-out handles that fit perfectly in-hand. The only difference seems to be the Master sword. Overall nice figure. I will be picking up the Takara version.

@tr_414 wrote:2 things guys...

Whoever did the display model didn't transform the right leg properly & 2nd, ALL versions of Fortress Maximus come w/the guns. The leg guns detach & have pop-out handles that fit perfectly in-hand. The only difference seems to be the Master sword. Overall nice figure. I will be picking up the Takara version.

Those aren't the guns people want, though. The guns people want are guns like the two big guns that the G1 toy had that were separate from the leg cannons, which did not detach from the legs on the G1 figure. People want this Fort Max to be as armed, both handheld and body-wise, as the original.

Sabrblade wrote:

@tr_414 wrote:2 things guys...

Whoever did the display model didn't transform the right leg properly & 2nd, ALL versions of Fortress Maximus come w/the guns. The leg guns detach & have pop-out handles that fit perfectly in-hand. The only difference seems to be the Master sword. Overall nice figure. I will be picking up the Takara version.

Those aren't the guns people want, though. The guns people want are guns like the two big guns that the G1 toy had that were separate from the leg cannons, which did not detach from the legs on the G1 figure. People want this Fort Max to be as armed, both handheld and body-wise, as the original.

I thought people wanted the hip cannons the most.
http://superhappycashcow.com/pic/Transf ... re23-3.jpg

Kurona wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

@tr_414 wrote:2 things guys...

Whoever did the display model didn't transform the right leg properly & 2nd, ALL versions of Fortress Maximus come w/the guns. The leg guns detach & have pop-out handles that fit perfectly in-hand. The only difference seems to be the Master sword. Overall nice figure. I will be picking up the Takara version.

Those aren't the guns people want, though. The guns people want are guns like the two big guns that the G1 toy had that were separate from the leg cannons, which did not detach from the legs on the G1 figure. People want this Fort Max to be as armed, both handheld and body-wise, as the original.

I thought people wanted the hip cannons the most.
http://superhappycashcow.com/pic/Transf ... re23-3.jpg

From what I've seen, people want every gun and cannon that the original had.

Sabrblade wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

@tr_414 wrote:2 things guys...

Whoever did the display model didn't transform the right leg properly & 2nd, ALL versions of Fortress Maximus come w/the guns. The leg guns detach & have pop-out handles that fit perfectly in-hand. The only difference seems to be the Master sword. Overall nice figure. I will be picking up the Takara version.

Those aren't the guns people want, though. The guns people want are guns like the two big guns that the G1 toy had that were separate from the leg cannons, which did not detach from the legs on the G1 figure. People want this Fort Max to be as armed, both handheld and body-wise, as the original.

I thought people wanted the hip cannons the most.
http://superhappycashcow.com/pic/Transf ... re23-3.jpg

From what I've seen, people want every gun and cannon that the original had.

Fair enough - can't say I disagree in the slightest. Just thought it was the hip cannons that was the most important to peeps

The guns on his legs should stay on his legs, thats where they belong, they dont count. What we all want are actual big bue guns he had:



Like what Hasbro kept including in all the promotional renders before unveiling him:

Is it just me or is skytread's tank like just a shade away from being an armada demolisher reference

This is a great pose because it lends to a compelling story because as soon as the propellers turn on, it begins the legacy of the new Anklemasters.

I myself am underwhelmed by those. They to me are too small. They should have stuck to the the original sizes or better yet make them several inches taller than those. For me in most cases bigger is better. That is part of the reason why I got an MPP10 Optimus Prime by Weijing. This is another example of why I think third party is better three quarters of the time. I don't own an original Chromedome but I would take it over the new one there. The very best to me of Chromedome would be Make Toys Cupola. One thing I will say though in regards to updates to the Headmasters would have to be that Fort Max looks fucking badass I prefer the looks of the original ones city mode better but robot mode looks better to me. And in regards to Chromedome and his fellow Headmaster companions the articulation and other things about them are nice like the head sculpts. And who knows maybe there will be oversize K.O.'s of them eventually to satisfy people like me who like bigger scale Transformers.

LongHaul* wrote:I myself am underwhelmed by those. They to me are too small. They should have stuck to the the original sizes or better yet made them several inches taller than those.

But then they would tower over all of the other Autobots that they're supposed to be the same height as. None of them are supposed to be as tall as or taller than Optimus Prime.

Big things come in small packages. And other zenny stuff like that.

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:i think i might wait until takara legends version is revealed

Twas revealed a long time ago.

where are the pictures then!

In the Legends thread. This is the Titans Return thread.

oh, i guess i didnt notice because cerebros had the same head as titan returns version
i would have thought that takara would use the head like the sdcc version

Ultra Markus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:i think i might wait until takara legends version is revealed

Twas revealed a long time ago.

where are the pictures then!

In the Legends thread. This is the Titans Return thread.

oh, i guess i didnt notice because cerebros had the same head as titan returns version
i would have thought that takara would use the head like the sdcc version

Technically, they've revealed Fortress Maximus, they have not revealed the cerebros headmaster figure, or their master sword.

Now this is what the generations line is supposed to be. Cool, updated designs of old figures. (That and some wicked cool idw stuff)
I think I'll get all the figures that were headmasters originally and pass on all the random figures they made headmasters for no reason.
Just like I passed on the characters they made combiners for no reason.
Not a G1 purest by any means, but some gimmicks just don't match some characters.

Chromedome and Highbrow look really cool in these pics. I don't know if I'll be able to wait till wave two to get them.

Ultra Markus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:i think i might wait until takara legends version is revealed

Twas revealed a long time ago.

where are the pictures then!

In the Legends thread. This is the Titans Return thread.

oh, i guess i didnt notice because cerebros had the same head as titan returns version
i would have thought that takara would use the head like the sdcc version

?? Takara never revealed what their head looks like. If you have any questions or thoughts on the takara one, just post them here: takara-tomy-transformers-legends-thread-p1798728.php#p1798728

As was the case with Combiner Wars, it seems there will be promotional sticker sheets made for the Titans Return products. A sheet covering the entirety of wave 1 was found on TFND's Facebook page. These stickers are for Powermaster Prime, Blaster, Galvatron, Sentinel Prime, Blurr, Scourge, Skulsmasher and Hardhead. An accompanying diagram shows where the stickers would go on the figures.
These are given out in China, promotionally, and will probably be linked with purchases exceeding a certain limit from Chinese retailers. These will probably also be available on e-bay for westerners to acquire, as is the case with the combiner wars stickers.

Huh, they officially make these?
That's... weird to me...
But it seems fun regardless.

@tr_414 wrote:2 things guys...

Whoever did the display model didn't transform the right leg properly & 2nd, ALL versions of Fortress Maximus come w/the guns. The leg guns detach & have pop-out handles that fit perfectly in-hand. The only difference seems to be the Master sword. Overall nice figure. I will be picking up the Takara version.

Right leg who cares not transformed properly not hurting anyone figures look good bit small side but looking good

Wave 2 Titanmasters reminds me of action masters!

Titan Masters in general remind me of Action Masters. They don't really transform into anything on their own (Okay yeah they do turn into heads but... y'know), they're small and they ride little transforming vehicles.
When are we getting this mofo tbh?

Kurona wrote:Titan Masters in general remind me of Action Masters. They don't really transform into anything on their own (Okay yeah they do turn into heads but... y'know), they're small and they ride little transforming vehicles.
When are we getting this mofo tbh?

Actually they said that the Titan Masters are a mix of all the different 'masters' we've had:

Headmasters: They turn into heads

Powermasters: They combine with their smaller vehicles when the vehicles transform

Targetmasters: The smaller vehicles become 5mm weapons for larger figures

Action masters: When not combined with their vehicles, they can pilot them

mtma wrote:

Kurona wrote:Titan Masters in general remind me of Action Masters. They don't really transform into anything on their own (Okay yeah they do turn into heads but... y'know), they're small and they ride little transforming vehicles.
When are we getting this mofo tbh?

Actually they said that the Titan Masters are a mix of all the different 'masters' we've had:

Headmasters: They turn into heads

Powermasters: They combine with their smaller vehicles when the vehicles transform

Targetmasters: The smaller vehicles become 5mm weapons for larger figures

Action masters: When not combined with their vehicles, they can pilot them

Huh, really? When'd they say that?

Kurona wrote:Huh, really? When'd they say that?

John Warden said that now all the masters were titanmasters. Which would explain why we will get triggerhappy as part of the line.

While I couldnt find the video, I did find this video which confirms something else:
Brainstorm is exclusive to the SDCC set.

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Huh, really? When'd they say that?

John Warden said that now all the masters were titanmasters. Which would explain why we will get triggerhappy as part of the line.

While I couldnt find the video, I did find this video which confirms something else:
Brainstorm is exclusive to the SDCC set.

Wait, does this mean we will not be getting Deluxe Brainstorm any other way? I thought it was just the paint deco...

Agamemnon wrote:Wait, does this mean we will not be getting Deluxe Brainstorm any other way? I thought it was just the paint deco...

Yes, that is currently the official word on the streets Makes sense though, he didnt appear on any of the waves rumoured.

That...
I have to be honest, that makes me a little angry.

Hopefully Takara uses it, so we can still get it without the box set...

Sigma Magnus wrote:Hopefully Takara uses it, so we can still get it without the box set...

I did just think of that, yeah -- definitely a possibility, right?

Kurona wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:Hopefully Takara uses it, so we can still get it without the box set...

I did just think of that, yeah -- definitely a possibility, right?

Most likely, since they'd be leaving a major character out of the Headmaster lineup if they didn't.

Sigma Magnus wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:Hopefully Takara uses it, so we can still get it without the box set...

I did just think of that, yeah -- definitely a possibility, right?

Most likely, since they'd be leaving a major character out of the Headmaster lineup if they didn't.

...come to think of it, maybe it's Hasbro using a Takara-made retool as an exclusive, like SDCC Fort Max.

Just had a thought: you might could get a pretty sweet custom Guiltaur out of PMOP if you do it right; paint the legs and weapons up like Megatron's, get him a huge screw-you cannon to strap on his arm, and give him Galvatron's Titanmaster so he could sorta emulate that concept art of Megatron wearing an Optimus Prime hat, and blam! Honestly, I might actually pick up both versions of the mold after all instead of just going Takara and calling it even so I can do that...

Kurona wrote:That...
I have to be honest, that makes me a little angry.

Yeah I'm... speechless. I had no idea he was a platinum exclusive! I was even kinda considering buying him! Well that sucks.

Hopefully they'll at least release a Misfire repaint or retool of Brainstorm in the normal line at some point.

SillySpringer wrote:

Kurona wrote:That...
I have to be honest, that makes me a little angry.

Yeah I'm... speechless. I had no idea he was a platinum exclusive! I was even kinda considering buying him! Well that sucks.

Hopefully they'll at least release a Misfire repaint or retool of Brainstorm in the normal line at some point.

He is not a platinum exclusive, he is a SDCC exclusive.

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Kurona wrote:That...
I have to be honest, that makes me a little angry.

Yeah I'm... speechless. I had no idea he was a platinum exclusive! I was even kinda considering buying him! Well that sucks.

Hopefully they'll at least release a Misfire repaint or retool of Brainstorm in the normal line at some point.

He is not a platinum exclusive, he is a SDCC exclusive.

Yeah sorry I sometimes write that wrong.

SillySpringer wrote:

Kurona wrote:That...
I have to be honest, that makes me a little angry.

Yeah I'm... speechless. I had no idea he was a platinum exclusive! I was even kinda considering buying him! Well that sucks.

Hopefully they'll at least release a Misfire repaint or retool of Brainstorm in the normal line at some point.

Well first they would have to release a misfire to retool..

Asian market again gets the sticker sheet. Them people really know how to spend. Back in our time those decals were part of the package

So the latest incarnations of the HMs are nearly shoulder length. Good that we now have comparison shots.

william-james88 wrote:

Yep. A handful of stickers. That'll fix Hasbro's monochrome blue Blurr and Scourge right up!

Please tell me someone else thinks this Chromedome looks like and up-scaled version of a cw limb?

Hanzako wrote:Please tell me someone else thinks this Chromedome looks like and up-scaled version of a cw limb?

You're not the first to notice: Chromedome's transformation is based on that of CW Dead End. That does not make him a retool, however.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Hanzako wrote:Please tell me someone else thinks this Chromedome looks like and up-scaled version of a cw limb?

You're not the first to notice: Chromedome's transformation is based on that of CW Dead End. That does not make him a retool, however.

Nor does it make him up-scaled, they're all Deluxe class.

Emerje

So brainstorm is an sdcc exclusive? That's a Lil weird but they might of done it that way to encourage sales of the set. of course we may see him released in a different deco as part of next year's may mayhem.

I also like what they've said about titanmasters referencing all the past masters (though to be fair, the original headmasters rode in their vehicles before action masters ) but no love for brainmasters?

ZeroWolf wrote:So brainstorm is an sdcc exclusive? That's a Lil weird but they might of done it that way to encourage sales of the set. of course we may see him released in a different deco as part of next year's may mayhem.

I also like what they've said about titanmasters referencing all the past masters (though to be fair, the original headmasters rode in their vehicles before action masters ) but no love for brainmasters?

Brainstorm is only an sdcc exclusive? That is really sad.

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Kurona wrote:That...
I have to be honest, that makes me a little angry.

Yeah I'm... speechless. I had no idea he was a platinum exclusive! I was even kinda considering buying him! Well that sucks.

Hopefully they'll at least release a Misfire repaint or retool of Brainstorm in the normal line at some point.

He is not a platinum exclusive, he is a SDCC exclusive.

Yeah but SDCC sets are subject to the same pricing as Platinum sets, right?

ZeroWolf wrote:but no love for brainmasters?

Wouldn't surprise me if the current Hasbro team didn't even know what Brainmasters were.

ZeroWolf wrote:So brainstorm is an sdcc exclusive? That's a Lil weird but they might of done it that way to encourage sales of the set. of course we may see him released in a different deco as part of next year's may mayhem.

I think its more likely he gets rereleased as a Platinum set. It happened so far with the previous SDCC sets like Bruticus and the G1 Dinos which were SDCC exclusives one year and then slightly altered Platinum released the year after.
Speaking of platinums...

Kurona wrote:Yeah but SDCC sets are subject to the same pricing as Platinum sets, right?

Depends. The initial pricing might be similar BUT Platinums are retail released and subject to the same discounts other retail stores may have. I got the G1 dinos for 75$ USD for instance since it was on sale on Black Friday. An SDCC set sold on HTS might have less chances of being this discounted. Plus, Platinum editions are not regionally exclusive. The only way to get Brainstorm this year is either to go buy him at SDCC, get him off e-bay from a reseller, or hope there are lefotvers that sell on hasbrtotoyshop.com. But that site is a us site and while they ship internationally, the shipping fee is pretty nuts for anyone living outside the US. Platinum sets are available at TRUs and other stores across the world and are much much easier to find. You can also get them on e-bay from hong kong for the same price you'd find them at retail locally.

william-james88 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:So brainstorm is an sdcc exclusive? That's a Lil weird but they might of done it that way to encourage sales of the set. of course we may see him released in a different deco as part of next year's may mayhem.

I think its more likely he gets rereleased as a Platinum set. It happened so far with the previous SDCC sets like Bruticus and the G1 Dinos which were SDCC exclusives one year and then slightly altered Platinum released the year after.
Speaking of platinums...

Kurona wrote:Yeah but SDCC sets are subject to the same pricing as Platinum sets, right?

Depends. The initial pricing might be similar BUT Platinums are retail released and subject to the same discounts other retail stores may have. I got the G1 dinos for 75$ USD for instance since it was on sale on Black Friday. An SDCC set sold on HTS might have less chances of being this discounted. Plus, Platinum editions are not regionally exclusive. The only way to get Brainstorm this year is either to go buy him at SDCC, get him off e-bay from a reseller, or hope there are lefotvers that sell on hasbrtotoyshop.com. But that site is a us site and while they ship internationally, the shipping fee is pretty nuts for anyone living outside the US. Platinum sets are available at TRUs and other stores across the world and are much much easier to find. You can also get them on e-bay from hong kong for the same price you'd find them at retail locally.

I'm just gonna cross my fingers really goddamn hard for a Takara release then.

All the bodies look far better in shape and articulation even if they are smaller (which makes sense for the scale of the line for the most part) but damn, the old Headmaster mini-figures just looked a billion times better than the tiny lil under-defined blobby titan masters.

Someone on TFW did a really interesting comparison between highbrow and scourge to show the parts they share. This obviously doesnt make them retools as their transformation is totally different but it does show that Hasbro is finding a way of reusing resources without making everything the same mold, which I think is great and I have no problem with.