Very nice. I got mine for Christmas, and the only reason I got it was because I pointed by older brother to a sale Costco was having, so he only paid around $60 for him!
Metroplex's big red gun reminds me of the Pillar of Autumn and similar starships from the Halo series in that the starship largely consists of a GIANT weapon that launches out the nose of the ship
I'm sure someone else said this already but the ramp does lock in to place if you push it. Also the guns on the shoulders should be pushed down in Bot mode but that's really personal preference.
Cool figure, i got him my self last year. Sometimes i pose him with my reissue Blaster in boombox mode on his shoulder like he is listening to some music, hehe.
The whole leg issue is really just boils down to the individual figure. Mine's perfectly stable. But due to his size you don't want to do dynamic poses to begin with. Also the ramp can close up and be secured, you just have to push it all the way back and it will clip in. Also a little easter egg can be found if you flip open the panel under his front vent. It contains a bunch of tiny little Microtrailers molded in.
A bit of warning, Spada. I'm not sure if it was just mine, but I had a LOT of trouble with the adhesive on the decals. A few of my stickers started peeling off fairly soon after placing them. On the upside, this makes a GREAT base for minicons, as well. Nice placement with Armada Prime's trailer with Overload's Cannon mode makes for a rather impressive armed fortress, in my opinion.
I found that some careful placement of double-sided tape works well for the peeling stickers (in most cases, which in my case were mainly on the vehicle mode's flight deck, so mileage may vary depending on sticker location)
So... Fort Max is still superior playset and superior giant sized transforming robot. With no stability issues. And he has more material in him too. And yea, I checked other videos - he looks as floppy on all of them, so it's a design issue.
The only reason Fort Max is more stable is because he is a giant brick with arms! Who has another transforming brick as a head, who AGAIN has a transforming, very small brick as a head. If Fort Max had knee joints, because of his top heaviness, he would fall over constantly. The face that this is the only complaint about Metroplex is fine by me, hell i have seen many people pose this guy fine, it might be a common issue, but i don't think everyone's will have it. i have seen some where he is balancing on one leg.
thats to buy it online with his affiliate link not just saying its online only when ppl buy from that link he gets a bit of money. f you didn't know but i'm sure you do
also, his helmet is actually on wrong... its sits MUCH better on his head than you have it shown in your review... (the visor actually screws with the transformation in the head, when its on, it pops the helmet off if the proper transformation joint, take it off entirely and the issue does not present itself.)
1:37 I just noticed a missing sticker. Actually, a LOT of missing stickers. There was a full sticker sheet that came with this guy, I'm pretty sure. But then again, who has time for that? I understand.
Great review of this figure dude! i did do a sticker video tutorial to make it easier if you ever decide to change your mind to putting the stickers on! lol
Got this one in Spain. Some € 430,00 which is still pretty cheap. Only one flaw extra it has: The sounds i get from it are non-speaking sounds. Further, it's an amazing figure. It's great to have it standing next to Fort Max.
I have the same problem with the ramp however one of the hands on mine does not grip things well and is loose. However my knee and leg ratchets I have no problem with.
Holy crap... I just noticed that the gun looks just like the Macross! *sigh* If only it transformed too. That would be the greatest nod ever (seeing as Transformers G1's Skyfire and the VF-01 "Valkyrie" from Macross shared the same mold).
I agree that given the price you shouldn't have to deal with floppy ratchets, luckily though there are some very simple mods you can do to tighten them significantly, granted that you shouldn't have to, but there are a few vids up on RUclips and of course TFW, likely you are already aware of these but I just felt I should mention them just in case
and what about the other exclusive version? the sdcc, it is similar to the japanese exclusive(not the regular japanese)with only some minor differences
Did I miss something? I remember you had two third party items you mentioned you'd get to later in the video, one being what looked like a bright orange figure you called Scamper before you pulled out the black Scamper figure from Metroplex. Don't remember seeing those after you set them off to the side.
" if yoy can find him for a discount, or just wait till his price drops, get him" it's going for almost 700 on ebay now 😓. I know alot of transformers go up in price after a few years but Holy hell I didn't think he would get that high
After the rest of the Metroplex Crew got figures in the War for Cybertron Trilogy supposedly to go along with the big guy, are you ready to recomplete the original Citybot? I have a feeling you might have sold Metroplex already... By the way, maybe you might have seen a future at the time that led to the creation of the Long-Range Funnels of the Gundam Factory Yokohama's versions of the Nu Gundam and Sazabi when you mentioned Metroplex's red ship gun as a funnel. Those things do much more than Metroplex's cannon, though.
In all fairness to the manufacturers, a few issues with the legs not holding the weight is a fairly reasonable weakness for the MOST GINORMOUS TRANSFORMER EVER in the grand scheme of things. And on the spaceship-gun deal; wasn't Sixshot originally kinda like G1 Metroplex's cassete, transformed from his guns? Maybe he's a triplechanger now.
One of my biggest pet peeves is figures/robots that can not stand on their own!! Huge disappointment when they break into thousand pieces by going FACE first into the ground!! (Looks like a Pass) Encore fortress Maximus Can STAND!! Thanks for sharing!!
Can you please turn off the “made for kids” thing for your RUclips channel? The reason is because I miss getting notifications when you upload new videos.
if u have played TF Fall Of Cybertron, there's a mission in which optimus uses the cannon . the navigation deck is the aiming unit of the plasma cannon
Come ing back to this after 7 years I’m still impressed
Very nice. I got mine for Christmas, and the only reason I got it was because I pointed by older brother to a sale Costco was having, so he only paid around $60 for him!
Yay for Fall of Cybertron sounds and phrases.
Captain Fordo Yahoo love that game!
Cats vs robots
"SPACESHIP!!!" Benny, the Lego movie...
Scamper's little armored supercar mode is pretty awesome
You forgot his articulated eyes. That was the number one feature I wanted to try besides the lights and sounds
your camera and mic were the bravest warriors i knew, may their spark rest in peace
Metroplex's big red gun reminds me of the Pillar of Autumn and similar starships from the Halo series in that the starship largely consists of a GIANT weapon that launches out the nose of the ship
I'm sure someone else said this already but the ramp does lock in to place if you push it. Also the guns on the shoulders should be pushed down in Bot mode but that's really personal preference.
Cool figure, i got him my self last year.
Sometimes i pose him with my reissue Blaster in boombox mode on his shoulder like he is listening to some music, hehe.
Metroplex's City Mode - also known as Metroplex's Sitting Mode.
It not sitting mode, it the city mode, JUST SITTING MODE YOU FECKING IDIOT!!!
The whole leg issue is really just boils down to the individual figure. Mine's perfectly stable. But due to his size you don't want to do dynamic poses to begin with. Also the ramp can close up and be secured, you just have to push it all the way back and it will clip in. Also a little easter egg can be found if you flip open the panel under his front vent. It contains a bunch of tiny little Microtrailers molded in.
Do you mean the vent on his helipad in city mode? Is that what those are? I just thought they were generators or something lol
A bit of warning, Spada. I'm not sure if it was just mine, but I had a LOT of trouble with the adhesive on the decals. A few of my stickers started peeling off fairly soon after placing them.
On the upside, this makes a GREAT base for minicons, as well. Nice placement with Armada Prime's trailer with Overload's Cannon mode makes for a rather impressive armed fortress, in my opinion.
I found that some careful placement of double-sided tape works well for the peeling stickers (in most cases, which in my case were mainly on the vehicle mode's flight deck, so mileage may vary depending on sticker location)
Marshall Baggins I'll give that a try. Thanks a ton. :)
no problem, happy to help :)
A metrotitan repaint would be good.
Good...but pricey.
So... Fort Max is still superior playset and superior giant sized transforming robot. With no stability issues.
And he has more material in him too.
And yea, I checked other videos - he looks as floppy on all of them, so it's a design issue.
The only reason Fort Max is more stable is because he is a giant brick with arms! Who has another transforming brick as a head, who AGAIN has a transforming, very small brick as a head. If Fort Max had knee joints, because of his top heaviness, he would fall over constantly. The face that this is the only complaint about Metroplex is fine by me, hell i have seen many people pose this guy fine, it might be a common issue, but i don't think everyone's will have it. i have seen some where he is balancing on one leg.
i havent ben able to find this in stores anywhere. do stores even sell it or is it online only?
Check the description -.-
thats to buy it online with his affiliate link not just saying its online only when ppl buy from that link he gets a bit of money. f you didn't know but i'm sure you do
Cadetdude in Indian stores, it's for 50k Rupees
This was my first transformer as a child
Till all are one, old camera and microphone…great review Spada
the ramp does in fact snap into place, push in on the bottom of it. the snap is actually WAY in the back on the bottom.
also, his helmet is actually on wrong... its sits MUCH better on his head than you have it shown in your review... (the visor actually screws with the transformation in the head, when its on, it pops the helmet off if the proper transformation joint, take it off entirely and the issue does not present itself.)
1:37 I just noticed a missing sticker. Actually, a LOT of missing stickers. There was a full sticker sheet that came with this guy, I'm pretty sure. But then again, who has time for that? I understand.
Great review of this figure dude! i did do a sticker video tutorial to make it easier if you ever decide to change your mind to putting the stickers on! lol
MightMouse74/RocketMan i
Got this one in Spain. Some € 430,00 which is still pretty cheap. Only one flaw extra it has: The sounds i get from it are non-speaking sounds. Further, it's an amazing figure. It's great to have it standing next to Fort Max.
The spaceship gun you mentioned seems quite similar to the Altmode of Siege Shockwave.
hello, just curious, will the original metroplex's guns attach at various places on this new Metroplex ?
I was wondering, do minicons fit on this?
You finally got it! Really cool figure!
You should get the third party knees, they're probably stronger and are also U-joints so you have more options on base mode.
I have the same problem with the ramp however one of the hands on mine does not grip things well and is loose. However my knee and leg ratchets I have no problem with.
Holy crap... I just noticed that the gun looks just like the Macross! *sigh* If only it transformed too. That would be the greatest nod ever (seeing as Transformers G1's Skyfire and the VF-01 "Valkyrie" from Macross shared the same mold).
I agree that given the price you shouldn't have to deal with floppy ratchets, luckily though there are some very simple mods you can do to tighten them significantly, granted that you shouldn't have to, but there are a few vids up on RUclips and of course TFW, likely you are already aware of these but I just felt I should mention them just in case
metro= tallest by 1.5 in fort max = biggest , bulkiset, heaviest and by far the best one ever made
and what about the other exclusive version? the sdcc, it is similar to the japanese exclusive(not the regular japanese)with only some minor differences
Are you planning to review the"heavily modified scamper unit"?
Baltmatrix have you reviewed TFC 009?
what´s the difference between the american and the japanese versions?
Paint
The gun is the ark, the ship Sentinel prime left on from cybertron.
Great review, I can't wait to see the review of the tfc sixguns :)
The cannon looking like a ship kinda reminds me of the Yggdrasil 4 in robot mode from Xenogears using the Yggdrasil ship itself as a cannon.
Don't worry Spada I've had it since christmas and I still haven't reviewed it yet.
Is it a Autobot?
Yeah.... its kinda obvious....
yes
what do you think of course
erk, the cannons gun is not used to be put at the hands. it should be put at the shoulder :3
Ironhide and hound would have a feild day with the guns
I say it's more of a colossal figure in my opinion
The audios are from Fall Of Cybertron, the Game
The vehicle mode reminds me of the HK tank from Terminator.
Where's my classics Trypticon? :/
Did I miss something? I remember you had two third party items you mentioned you'd get to later in the video, one being what looked like a bright orange figure you called Scamper before you pulled out the black Scamper figure from Metroplex. Don't remember seeing those after you set them off to the side.
How big is it in comparison to Fortress Maximus?
Its taller why come you think its called the biggest transformer ever XD
I so want a Warhammer40k Transformers crossover XD
I wanted to get this figure but not being able to pose him was the deal breaker.
I'm still holding out for Toy World's Infinitor.
" if yoy can find him for a discount, or just wait till his price drops, get him" it's going for almost 700 on ebay now 😓. I know alot of transformers go up in price after a few years but Holy hell I didn't think he would get that high
yeah i don't think bots like this are ever going down in price.
It is well known that this Metroplex might be little taller than G1 FortMax but G1 FortMax is still bulkier.
Thats cool, he reminds me of liberty prime.
They should do a rerelease someday or a redo of him.
How tall is this compared to the literal transformer gods primus and unicron
After the rest of the Metroplex Crew got figures in the War for Cybertron Trilogy supposedly to go along with the big guy, are you ready to recomplete the original Citybot? I have a feeling you might have sold Metroplex already...
By the way, maybe you might have seen a future at the time that led to the creation of the Long-Range Funnels of the Gundam Factory Yokohama's versions of the Nu Gundam and Sazabi when you mentioned Metroplex's red ship gun as a funnel. Those things do much more than Metroplex's cannon, though.
In all fairness to the manufacturers, a few issues with the legs not holding the weight is a fairly reasonable weakness for the MOST GINORMOUS TRANSFORMER EVER in the grand scheme of things.
And on the spaceship-gun deal; wasn't Sixshot originally kinda like G1 Metroplex's cassete, transformed from his guns? Maybe he's a triplechanger now.
You're thinking of Six-Gun. Sixshot was the Decepticon Six Changer.
It has the a world record for "largest transformer" from the Guinness book of world records 2018 or 2017 ether way it's green.
Well, now that you make me notice it looks a lot like a Halo starship like the In Amber Clad.
I had the original it had the same issues in the original with the legs
They have this figure available in Hastings down here but the price~~~~~~
IS TO DAMN HIGH!!!!!
Gah, 400 dollars for japan version. Nearly died
Hey baltmatrix what's your favorite toy of all transformers
Which better japanese or usa version?
Japanese
metroplex is supposed to look like his WOC and FOC counterpart.
We need a Fortress Maximus rerelease!
May your camera and mic rest I peace
No surprise here in that the Japanese version has stronger joints and better paint apps. Oh, and the stickers come pre-placed.
The Takara Tomy version doesn't have the stickers already applied, they come on a sheet, same as the Hasbro version.
The ones I've seen must have had them already applied just for show, then. Ah, well.
One of my biggest pet peeves is figures/robots that can not stand on their own!!
Huge disappointment when they break into thousand pieces by going FACE first into the ground!!
(Looks like a Pass)
Encore fortress Maximus Can STAND!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Well actually it can stand just bug figyres aren't ment forsuper posability plus g1 fort max is a brick thats why
I recently got the takara version
11:42 that thingy
I know this is an old video but if you still have them would you like to sell me your stickers for metroplex
Hasbro level:
*SUPREME*
Can you please turn off the “made for kids” thing for your RUclips channel? The reason is because I miss getting notifications when you upload new videos.
This is one of the best reviews it looks awesome if you have any that you don't want can i have trying to get up to 100 only have 65 TF
okay so scampers car mode reminds me of like a batmobile.
Hey Balt I love your videos
I only can get the Takara Tomy version in my country as my country are nearer to Japan.
Is that a bad thing? Back in the back Takara always had the versions
City mode looks like a sitting robot.
Is metroplex the biggest Autobot?
primus is
Dinobot Primus is no more an Autobot than God is a Christian.
So, in actual answer, yes. Unless you count the Energon Giant Planet dudes, anymore.
i know hes not really an autobot but he is the creator and is mostly more autobot to me etc
Dinobot
I thought it was those octopus/rotating face aliens that built everything? (forgets name)
COME ON TRYPTICON!
Hey guys don't you think the spaceships or guns are space ships after you see this
Hey Baltmatrix do you think this is worth to buy for $170.00 dollars
Anyone else here the crying in the background?
Arktive Dk yes dude, wtf is that
Mine has the same flaws
the G1 metroplex is better!!! but sheesh this is great, where are the buildings?
soo.... many...sounds!
Gun looks like Cygnus from The Black Hole
Yeah some phrase came from transformers fall of the cybertron (my profile pic is transformers FOC lol)
Scamper is Knight Rider :D
Screw you my flagship can flip you off -Baltmatrix
wait, wrong damn video
It was from another video
I prefer it folded up because it hangs off the edge making it look stupid
I'd buy him if it wasn't for his size, i've nowhere to place him.
Scamper Looks Like The Car From Back to The Future
really awesome
I think he’s pretty big
so you don't like putting stickers on your metroplex..... in a year I will have one and feel the pain of having to do that
It looks like a derby ship
if u have played TF Fall Of Cybertron, there's a mission in which optimus uses the cannon . the navigation deck is the aiming unit of the plasma cannon