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News Credits: 6188 · Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:42 pm

We have yet another grey image of the next project hit up by officially licensed company Imaginarium Art, continuing with their line of Transformers statues: Rodimus Prime! Shown off holding the Matrix of Leadership, you can check it out mirrored below.

News Credits: 5 · Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:48 pm

Shut up and take my money.

News Credits: 295 · Tue Aug 29, 2017 3:08 pm

Looks badass.

News Credits: 10 · Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:05 pm

I guess you can say...... "It's a lost art"

News Credits: 6188 · Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:51 pm

Via their official Facebook page, Imaginarium Art bring us images of their licensed statue of Decepticon communications officer Soundwave! Complete with Rumble, Ravage and Laserbeak - but also exclusives Ratbat and Frenzy - we also get to see the various accessories, the base, and some close-ups of what looks to be an excellent final product. Check it out below!

News Credits: 1 · Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:04 pm

The sheer artistry!

Fri Sep 15, 2017 5:20 pm

If you're going to include that many bits just to change poses, why not just make an action figure?

News Credits: 4 · Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:33 pm

AMAZING!

Sat Sep 16, 2017 9:00 am

They've got the description for the concussion blaster and rocket launcher mixed up in the diagram.

News Credits: 6188 · Tue Sep 26, 2017 3:13 am

COurtesy of their official website, Imaginarium Art have shown some new images of their Coronation Starscream statue, which includes a throne made out of missiles and shells, plus of course the crown and accusatory finger pointing - check them out below!

Starscream Coronation on Throne Statue
Cartoon
1:4 Statues

Item Code : 4587788431121
License : Hasbro
Weight : 26 KG
Retail Price : SG$ 1,380.00
Preorder Price : SG$ 1,380.00
Deposit : SG$ 400.00
Item Status : Preorder
Closing Date : 10/12/2017
Release Date : Nov 2017

Starscream is the treacherous Decepticon Air Commander and the deadliest of the Seekers. The self-proclaimed pride of the Cybertron War Academy, he's famous not only for his incredible skill, but also for his limitless (and troublesome) ambition. Starscream believes that he is more suited for command than Decepticon leader Megatron. Thankfully for Megatron, Starscream's mutinous, power-grabbing plots are almost always transparent, and he can never muster up enough patience to complete a grandiose power play. Even on the few times he has taken command of the Decepticons, he quickly loses control of a situation, but is too arrogant to realize when he's in over his head. He never learns from his mistakes, but then again, Megatron doesn't either, seeing as how he's never turned Starscream into slag. Despite his constant failures, Starscream believes it is only a matter of time before he prevails—his destiny is inevitable.
Starscream's never-give-up attitude extends even to the afterlife: unlike most Transformers, he has a mutant, indestructible spark. His life-force cannot be destroyed and can persist even without a body to contain it. However, there is no indication that Starscream (or anybody else) was aware of this fact prior to his destruction.

L.E.D. Lightings: Eyes
Soft Touch On/Off
Material: PU, PP, Polyresin
In the Package
13 Missiles, Cape, Left & Right wings, Tail Fins, Left & Right Arm Laser Guns, Crown portrait, Left and Right Hand

Measurement: 50cm(W) x 80cm(H) x 50cm(D)
Measurement Wing Span: Tip to Tip 45cm
Weight: 26kg
Scale : Non scale, refer to measurement
Edition Size Build to Order, Maximum 400pcs Worldwide
Actual product Color may vary from pictures on website
Note: Suitable for Ages 14 and Above

Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:11 am

No one can convince me this isn't a slight Game of Thrones reference.

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:11 pm

That thing is gorgeous

News Credits: 38 · Tue Sep 26, 2017 4:03 pm

Rather pricey, but I preordered it. I want a centre piece.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:55 pm

Sunstar wrote:Rather pricey, but I preordered it. I want a centre piece.

I look forward to hearing what you have to say about it. It looks so good

News Credits: 38 · Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:29 pm

I will attempt to do a thoughtful review.

News Credits: 419 · Sat Oct 07, 2017 3:04 am

Imagination Art has unveiled a brand new version of one of their most recent Transformers statues, Coronation Starscream! This new variant will be exclusive to the upcoming Shanghai Comic Con, as well as limited to 30 total pieces. There doesn't seem to be that much of a difference between the two, if this early photo is of any reference, but more differences will probably be shown in the coming days! No price is given on their post on Weibo, but it's guaranteed to be one of the pricier pieces available at the show.

They also share that they will be hosting a panel on painting/repainting Transformers figures at the con.

Let us know if you'll be disrupting this statue's coronation any time soon.

News Credits: 90 · Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:08 am

Imaginarium Art's Facebook posted some pictures of their upcoming Devastator statue with the tagline of "Rethink, Revamped, Redone!" Check it out below:

News Credits: 191 · Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:21 am

I love looking at these things.

Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:23 am

Wow. This is heavily influenced by Maketoys Giant. Which is fine by me. He's still probably my favorite 3P Devastator. (To be fair, I have not seen Toyworld in person and that looks very impressive as well.)

Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:29 am

Hilarious how it's essentially Giant Type-61. People always say Hasbro should just use the 3rd party molds to recoup lost income. And lo and behold... they finally did it. In yo face Maketoys.

News Credits: 12 · Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:51 pm

OK, it's basically Maketoys' Giant. Not that Maketoys probably cares, as the people who want a fully transformable, poseable, not-garbage Devastator are not necessarily going to be in the market for a farcically expensive enormous statue. Though given that it's a known fact that HasTak and 3Ps are actually covertly quite chummy, and IIRC MT's main designer has done contractual work for Takara before, I wouldn't be surprised if Maketoys themselves had a hand in this. Which wouldn't be a bad thing at all as their stuff is absurdly good. Seriously HasTak, swallow your pride and openly make them licensees.

Though I will say, if MT ISN'T happy about this, my rotten heart would be filled with glee if they took Imaginarium/Hastak to court and won. It might just very well signal the beginning of the end of the ridiculous US IP law system.

News Credits: 12 · Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:54 pm

thedistinctroom wrote:Hilarious how it's essentially Giant Type-61. People always say Hasbro should just use the 3rd party molds to recoup lost income. And lo and behold... they finally did it. In yo face Maketoys.

Actually, they didn't use the molds. They used the base design but the tooling is 100% original. If they HAD used the molds and reproduced Maketoys' Giant wholesale, then A: that would be seriously scummy of them, and B: it could land them in hot water.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:11 pm

there have been so many devastators official, 3rd party, statue, or whatever, that i honestly am starting to no longer care..... . to me this is just another devistator in the sea of 3rd parties and such.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:13 pm

Black Hat wrote:
thedistinctroom wrote:Hilarious how it's essentially Giant Type-61. People always say Hasbro should just use the 3rd party molds to recoup lost income. And lo and behold... they finally did it. In yo face Maketoys.

Actually, they didn't use the molds. They used the base design but the tooling is 100% original. If they HAD used the molds and reproduced Maketoys' Giant wholesale, then A: that would be seriously scummy of them, and B: it could land them in hot water.

also not sure how that would land em in hot water..... they own devastator. that would be like "you copied our design !" hasbro: "ya, and we copied a design you made of a character we made,and your design isn't even licensed"

News Credits: 12 · Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:29 pm

Octobotimus wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
thedistinctroom wrote:Hilarious how it's essentially Giant Type-61. People always say Hasbro should just use the 3rd party molds to recoup lost income. And lo and behold... they finally did it. In yo face Maketoys.

Actually, they didn't use the molds. They used the base design but the tooling is 100% original. If they HAD used the molds and reproduced Maketoys' Giant wholesale, then A: that would be seriously scummy of them, and B: it could land them in hot water.

also not sure how that would land em in hot water..... they own devastator. that would be like "you copied our design !" hasbro: "ya, and we copied a design you made of a character we made,and your design isn't even licensed"

Three things here:
1: Maketoys, despite not creating the character of Devastator, DID create that specific design of Devastator, and engineered/tooled it themselves. Had Giant been a barely-altered KO of an existing figure then maybe, but at absolute best it would be morally dubious to profit off their work so directly.
2: Technically, their figure isn't Devastator, as HasTak/IP law apologists will harp on about endlessly. So when Hasbro says "You made an unlicensed Devastator!" they can quite rightfully reply "No, we made our own design called Giant". Whilst one might argue this is ethically unsound, if you're going to go down the "letter of the law above common sense" road then again, it all checks out. Though given that (at least IMO) trying to stamp out the 3P scene is equivalent to trying to stamp out people making and selling fanart (that is, incredibly scummy and not a good idea) then HasTak is STILL in the wrong.
3: Maketoys, like many 3P countries, operates out of China, and as such is basically immune from HasTak's lawyers. If they even tried to go after the 3P market, they'd not only most likely lose, but they'd probably lose exclusive rights to the Transformers brand. Whether or not you agree with that being a good thing is up to you, but I would just like to point out that the US copyright system is only in the ridiculous state it is today because a certain mouse-loving corporation refuses to allow a nearly hundred-year-old cartoon to go into the public domain.

Now I doubt that HasTak and Maketoys will come to blows because again, it's a known fact that HasTak and 3Ps are fairly chill with each other and have numerous "gentlemen's agreements" but if sparks DID fly it wouldn't be that cut and dried.