Titan Returns Fortress Maximus leg pod?

[Gordicon14]

Anyone know if there is some other intended function to Fortress Maximus' leg pod thing? I realize it attaches to the leg, but there are two molded hinge thingys 5hat suggest it has some other use. This could've been a cool little tank for the Titan Masters, but it doesn't open

[Malwave]

I don't believe so....I think Hasbro simply just reused the mold for the shoulder gun of Titan Metroplex and designed a cap to cover it and make it look different.

If you notice, the pivot is attached to the blue molded piece, not the red. Just Hasbro reusing whatever they can in different ways to save money on an extensive remold of a 2' tall figure

[Shepp]

I never liked that weird pod thing sticking out of the original Fortress Maximus' leg. It sucks that on the new one there isn't a spot for it to store inside that doesn't rattle around.

I would have much rather had the gun on the box. Or the master sword. Or hell, even the "big red" gun from Metroplex cast in blue (actually, that would have been awesomesauce). I'd have even settled for a little fold out handle to use that helipad thing as a handgun.

[Gordicon14]

Yeah, it's too bad they didn't do something more with the pod. It makes a nice tower in base mode, with or without Cerebros in place, but there is nothing to hold it in place. It can lay in the control centre in base mode, but doesn't clip in anywhere. Same as the arm cavity - fits, but doesn't clip in anywhere.

And then there are those big empty legs. Iknow its carryover from metroplex, but .... ya know. Just leg caves

[Shepp]

Originally Posted by Gordicon14

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And then there are those big empty legs. Iknow its carryover from metroplex, but .... ya know. Just leg caves

Before Fortress Maximus came out, I thought they'd use the leg cavities to store the upper leg in city mode.

Make a big hole in the bottom inside of the foot with a door to hide it, and have the knee bend 180 degrees. Clamp the shin together around the thigh, and then it's a tower with the knee at the top, the foot at the bottom (surrounding the hip), and the guns facing the back of the city.

Or alternately, have the shin rotate 180 degrees to the side at the knee, so the guns face forward.

Anyways, I'll figure out a way to use those hollow spots as bunkers or medbays or something, Fortress Maximus has lots of potential for custom modes, like that one siege wall I've seen. I'm still messing around with the leftover shoulder tower joint from Metroplex.