Full Colour Image of Imaginarium Art Transformers Arcee Statue
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018 2:50AM CDT
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Posing with both gun and sword - taking on attributes from her first incarnation and some Animated and IDW slants in there, much like the Generations transforming toy - you can see her in a suggested rendition: the page talks about potentially removing some lines from her face, as it's still under licensor (Hasbro) consideration for now. You can check out the image below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub discussion boards.
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Posted by Galactic Prime on May 23rd, 2018 @ 7:02am CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on May 23rd, 2018 @ 7:05am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on May 23rd, 2018 @ 7:07am CDT
Posted by Emerje on May 23rd, 2018 @ 7:09am CDT
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Posted by RiddlerJ on May 23rd, 2018 @ 7:21am CDT
Emerje wrote:First Transformer with underboobs.
Emerje
There was Elita-1, briefly.
Posted by WarConvoy on May 23rd, 2018 @ 7:49am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Knight on May 23rd, 2018 @ 9:36am CDT
Posted by Allison on May 23rd, 2018 @ 1:14pm CDT
And, honestly? If you want to make a sexy lady statue, make a sexy lady statue. If you want to make a sexualized robot statue, make a statue that looks like a sexualized freaking robot. Sexualizing a robot by redesigning her to look like a sexy lady is the way of cowards.
Posted by DeadCaL on May 23rd, 2018 @ 2:32pm CDT
I imagine a few cosplayers might look at that and go "Hmmmm... "
Posted by Rodimus Knight on May 23rd, 2018 @ 2:46pm CDT
DeadCaL wrote:Yikes! She's less robot, and more girl in a robot suit.
I imagine a few cosplayers might look at that and go "Hmmmm... "
That would be pretty sweet.
Posted by Octobotimus on May 23rd, 2018 @ 2:49pm CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on May 23rd, 2018 @ 3:51pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 23rd, 2018 @ 5:22pm CDT
However, the price may stop my hand to reach my wallet.
Posted by WreckerJack on May 23rd, 2018 @ 7:01pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on May 24th, 2018 @ 2:33am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Knight on May 24th, 2018 @ 7:15am CDT
Va'al wrote:
Oh man, this just made my day, I couldn't stop laughing.
Posted by Evil Eye on May 24th, 2018 @ 12:12pm CDT
Va'al wrote:
I mean, whatever floats your boat, man.
Posted by noctorro on May 24th, 2018 @ 2:05pm CDT
Sure it's not as good cybertronian/transformable but we already have stuff like that. This is more like a hybrid cosplayer. I really like this one.
Posted by spiderbob007 on May 24th, 2018 @ 9:28pm CDT
Va'al wrote:
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Always something for everyone at Seibertron.com
Thanks for a good laugh.
Posted by spiderbob007 on May 24th, 2018 @ 9:36pm CDT
Va'al wrote:
Looks like the newest addition to the Autobot cause is "Sproinger!"
Posted by Emerje on May 24th, 2018 @ 10:03pm CDT
RiddlerJ wrote:Emerje wrote:First Transformer with underboobs.
Emerje
There was Elita-1, briefly.
Nah, she's clearly "wearing" a sports bra that matches her pink panties.
spiderbob007 wrote:Looks like the newest addition to the Autobot cause is "Sproinger!"
I mean, his Japanese name is Sprung.
Emerje
Posted by MCutter on May 27th, 2018 @ 11:05am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on May 27th, 2018 @ 12:03pm CDT
I know, thank goodness Imaginarium realized this is a statue made for adult collectors and that children won't have to worry about their minds being scarred by icky girl parts!
In all seriousness, people are really overreacting to this. Sexy statues are nothing new, they're just not often featuring Transformers characters.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 27th, 2018 @ 4:27pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on May 31st, 2018 @ 2:19am CDT
Check out the image below, and you'll be unsurprised to find no crass oversexualisation in the figure this time round, just a fist, a gun, a grin, and a twist at the waist for the dynamic pose, though the absence of colours can't yet tell us if the crest and pattern will be the iconic, expected one. We'll update the story as soon as we have more information or a larger picture, so stay tuned!
Posted by Qwan on May 31st, 2018 @ 2:30am CDT
This is just another observation and I don't know if anyone else has found the same thing, but it always seems to me like the designs for these statues look way busier before the colors are added. I wonder if that'll hold true for Ratchet too; since he's mainly white the detail might stand out more compared to Imaginarium's other colored statues.
Posted by Rodimus Knight on May 31st, 2018 @ 9:31am CDT
Qwan wrote:Where's the absurd crotch bulge? I need my sexualized robots, Imaginarium. (Well I mean, at least he still has some robo-nipples on the go! )
Oh yeah with the sheer front plate, what could be better.
Posted by Zor El on June 1st, 2018 @ 10:50am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 1st, 2018 @ 7:36pm CDT
Zor El wrote:Yuck! Can't believe they made her look feminine and didn't make her look like the other non sexualized and very robotic Arcee designs!
First of all, WELCOLME!
Also, yeah, if the source is official and not some cringey fan art, then BRING ON THE ROBO-TIDDIES!
Speaking of robo-tiddies and statues, something is coming for me in the mail.
Posted by william-james88 on June 1st, 2018 @ 11:07pm CDT
Zor El wrote:Yuck! Can't believe they made her look feminine and didn't make her look like the other non sexualized and very robotic Arcee designs!
I see some major differences there. Arcee was always shown as a robot with a feminine shape, but that statue is basically just a woman with body paint.
Posted by Qwan on June 1st, 2018 @ 11:22pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Zor El wrote:Yuck! Can't believe they made her look feminine and didn't make her look like the other non sexualized and very robotic Arcee designs!
I see some major differences there. Arcee was always shown as a robot with a feminine shape, but that statue is basically just a woman with body paint.
Not to mention, up to this point Imaginarium has been pretty consistently bulking up all of the characters and making them look considerably more robotic than their original designs. If this was how they did all of their statues it would still be weird but would at least be consistent; as it is, they specifically went against their own design conventions, apparently just to make this one particular design way oversexualised.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 2nd, 2018 @ 3:06am CDT
Qwan wrote:william-james88 wrote:Zor El wrote:Yuck! Can't believe they made her look feminine and didn't make her look like the other non sexualized and very robotic Arcee designs!
I see some major differences there. Arcee was always shown as a robot with a feminine shape, but that statue is basically just a woman with body paint.
Not to mention, up to this point Imaginarium has been pretty consistently bulking up all of the characters and making them look considerably more robotic than their original designs. If this was how they did all of their statues it would still be weird but would at least be consistent; as it is, they specifically went against their own design conventions, apparently just to make this one particular design way oversexualised.
I'm kinda tired of the term "oversexualised". Because ANYTHING can be "oversexualised." Even a doorknob, if the beholder is pervert enough. By using that term too much for too many little things, the term lose all meanings.
What I can clearly see here and what everyone have a problem with is that she's NOT "oversexualised" (leave that to the Rouge promo-shots). No, she's too HUMANISED. As many point out, she's more a girl in cosplay than robot. To fix this would be pretty "simple". Bulk up her "bikini armor" and backpack. That's it. And then we will have a perfectly show accurate Arcee. The final touch would be to thiccer her up to turn her into a "snu-snu amazon" and make her joints more "robotic" so that she'll fit even better with the rest of the bulked-up imaginarium crew.
Posted by Emerje on June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:28am CDT
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 2nd, 2018 @ 8:02am CDT
Emerje wrote:The chest is really the biggest departure from her usual designs. For the most part her chest is just a vaguely angular protrusion that gives a silhouette, but not much else since it has to form the front of the car mode. The statue has very clearly shaped breasts that couldn't form any part of a car (though it does bring new meaning to a car bra). If they sculpted the other characters like this they'd all look like men in spandex with tires hanging off them.
Emerje
Yup. The "sexualized" part is irrelevant. It's the relative accuracy that matter.
Another way for Arcee to not be "sexualized" is to just give her more clothes.
...wait...
Posted by Evil Eye on June 2nd, 2018 @ 5:33pm CDT
As for the "oversexualised" complaints, if this were intended for children I guess I'd understand? But as it's clearly meant for adult collectors I really don't see the problem. And honestly? It's not that extreme. Compared to other statues on the market available for other series it's pretty bloody tame. And really, is a fictional ancient alien robot being depicted as confident and sexually appealing (and clearly with no qualms about being sexually appealing) really that bad a thing?
If you don't like it that's fine, but I see no reason to get up in arms about it. Nobody is being hurt by this. There's no reason to pull an Allspark and throw an atomic hissyfit over it.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 9th, 2018 @ 8:27pm CDT
What do you think of the newest incarnation of our favorite G1 red van? Do you like the new aesthetic? Let us know in the comments section below!
Posted by First-Aid on July 9th, 2018 @ 9:02pm CDT
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Posted by Randomhero on July 9th, 2018 @ 10:41pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:This doesn't scream "Ironhide" to me. That being said, that's pretty frickin cool....
It’s based on the IDW ironhide mini
Posted by Emerje on July 9th, 2018 @ 11:07pm CDT
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Posted by Sigma Magnus on July 9th, 2018 @ 11:08pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 9th, 2018 @ 11:12pm CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:His thigh is clipping through his hip...?
Oh, you're right! Man, this thing just keeps getting worse and worse.
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 10th, 2018 @ 12:34pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Knight on July 10th, 2018 @ 2:33pm CDT
Posted by First-Aid on July 10th, 2018 @ 7:26pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Doesn't look like any IDW Ironhide I can find. That face is awful, he looks more like Hot Rod than a grizzled war veteran.
Emerje
THat's it! His face is too "young"...very Hot Rod. Good call.
Posted by Va'al on August 21st, 2018 @ 5:18am CDT
You can see in the images below the grey prototype itself in its various components, assembled, the gruesome base by itself, and the printing machines that the company uses for the production! Check it all out, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub.
It nice to own a few printers to do our own printing. Quick and painless. Here comes Megatron!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 21st, 2018 @ 5:31am CDT
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on August 21st, 2018 @ 9:35am CDT
Posted by Qwan on August 21st, 2018 @ 9:48am CDT
Nathaniel Prime wrote:Wow, this looks amazing! The price tag will most likely put me off, along with my lack of space for it. Also, did he kill Ironhide? I don't know who else that is under him
Not like it's without precedent... and I'll be damned if any company making Transformers products nowadays misses a chance to call back to the Movie.
Posted by DeathReviews on August 21st, 2018 @ 4:09pm CDT