The Triumphant, Expensive Return of Fortress Maximus
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Fortress Maximus is considered the Holy Grail for many Transformers fans; partially because he was (and still is) the biggest Transformer ever released (two feet tall) but partially because if you drink out of him you get eternal life. I doubt the upcoming re-issue of Fortress Maximus in Takara Tomy’s Masterpiece line will have that option, but you can still get a perfectly in-scale recreation of the 1987 toy in March of next year if you don’t mind ponying up $350 here. My advice: start selling your plasma immediately. Thanks to Doughbott for the tip! (Via Seibertron)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.