Imaginarium Art Devastator On the Way

I love looking at these things.

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.)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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"

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.

still, if they did happen to fall into hot water, i'm pretty sure the large toy company would win...... i mean if they REALLY wanted to they could probably sue most third party companies out of existence....

Octobotimus wrote:still, if they did happen to fall into hot water, i'm pretty sure the large toy company would win...... i mean if they REALLY wanted to they could probably sue most third party companies out of existence....

They could (maybe, this is China) but in the process they'd go bankrupt.

Black Hat wrote: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.

actually, maketoys is one of the very few 3p company that, while the product stamp itself said made in china, the company itself is located in japan. which means, whiel they are out of hasbro's reach, takara could actually pull something off. altough takara so far sees no reason to sue them, as they didn't hurt the official market that much. and as long as maketoys don't sue them for this giant-inspired devy, there's no reason for takara to make a move. and i don't think maketoys will do that either. they are not stupid to wake a sleeping tiger.

I don't think Maketoys has a leg to stand on. I mean not only is Giant obviously inspired by Devy, but this statue shares no actual moulding with Giant. It just looks like him, same way Giant looks like Devy.

As someone who own Giant and pairs him with the official Combiner Wars stuff, I think it's cool that it's look inspired this.

Just under two weeks ago, Imaginarium Art shared a few images of their current project, a licensed Devastator statue first revealed in February this year. Now they're back again, with another image of the Constructicon combiner from their Facebook page!

While the original renders showed a vastly different design, and recent images of the revamped design only revealed his torso, right arm (Scavenger) and lower legs, this new picture gives us a much better look at everything from his waist up! There's also a hint of something being beaten up in the lower-right corner, though it's not yet clear what - or who - this poor punching-bag is.

What do you think about this new, more dynamic look at the statue? Will you be going all-in on this green giant, or staying away from the construction zone this time around? Share your thoughts below - and as always, don't forget to stay tuned to Seibertron.com for any updates on this or anything else Transformers!

Constructicons! merge for the kill!

Another stupid statue

Qwan wrote:Just under two weeks ago, Imaginarium Art shared a few images of their current project, a licensed Devastator statue first revealed in February this year. Now they're back again, with another image of the Constructicon combiner from their Facebook page!

While the original renders showed a vastly different design, and recent images of the revamped design only revealed his torso, right arm (Scavenger) and lower legs, this new picture gives us a much better look at everything from his waist up! There's also a hint of something being beaten up in the lower-right corner, though it's not yet clear what - or who - this poor punching-bag is.

What do you think about this new, more dynamic look at the statue? Will you be going all-in on this green giant, or staying away from the construction zone this time around? Share your thoughts below - and as always, don't forget to stay tuned to Seibertron.com for any updates on this or anything else Transformers!

Constructicons! merge for the kill!

Shame I have neither the money, space nor inclination to buy this because it looks amazing and it's based on my favourite Devastator design (Giant). But as is...nah.

After the last couple of images seen from Imaginarium Art and their latest endeavour in licensed Transformers statues (of a vaguely G1 style), we have another update concerning their Devastator project! We've seen his torso at least twice so far - latest was here - and it's now time to head for the feet, it seems, via their official Facebook page.

Along with Scrapper and Mixmaster in their leg modes and grey prototype colours, we also get to look at the base design, with parts of city demolished and askew under the might of the greatest Decepticon combiner. Take a look for yourselves, and let us know what you think of this high-end collectible statue. Does it have a place in you heart and house? Or is just too much?

Additionally, we also have a shot of the Coronation Throne made out of shells for the Shanghai Comic Con exclusive Starscream statue, as last seen here, and also included below. Check them both out!

Prepare to meet your doom! Nothing can withstand the might of Devastator!

Imaginarium Art is up to their old tricks again. The company famed for bringing us some awesome Transformers statues has revealed a teaser for another of their upcoming projects: a Generation 1 Galvatron! The teaser image shows us a Galvatron standing atop a Cybertron he apparently rules, with his cannon pointed out and ready to rip open Ultra Magnus, and every other Autobot, until the Matrix has been destroyed! While the statue has nothing related to its release date or price point yet, it is an awesome silhouette to view, and promises another awesome chapter in Imaginarium's statue line.

Check out the statue below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below! And as always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers news and galleries!

You'll do my bidding or taste my wrath!

Via the Facebook page of Imaginarium Art, famed for their impressively-detailed Transformers statues, we have word that their licensed Rodimus Prime statue is finally up for pre-order! First revealed on the very last day of 2015, with prototype images popping up in June this year and the statue itself making an appearance at Shanghai Comic Con in October, listings for the figure are finally up (along with quite a few images of the item from all angles).

The statue features two different heads (to change expressions), two sets of arms (one set for the Matrix of Leadership and one for holding his rifle), and a Matrix and rifle to be held by those respective arms. According to Imaginarium's post it can currently be pre-ordered from site sponsor BigBadToyStore for just under a hefty $1200 (or from these three sites if you live in Malaysia, Singapore or the Philippines respectively), and is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2018.

Check below for a few select images of the product, and Imaginarium's accompanying post. Will you be going all-in on this red leader, or standing by for now? Let us know in the Energon Pub!

Rodimus Prime on Preorder:
L.E.D. Lightings: Eyes & Matrix
Touch Sensor On/Off
Material: PU, Polyresin
In the Package
2 Heads with 2 expressions
2 Pairs of arms
1 Rifle
1 Matrix of Leadership
Measurement: 50cm (W) x 50cm (W) x 69cm(H)
Weight: 26kg
Scale : Non scale, refer to measurement
Edition Size Build to Order
Actual product Color may vary from pictures on website
Note: Suitable for Ages 14 and Above
Order here!
Malaysia
http://www.shioktoys.com/pre-orders-20/ ... prime.html
Singapore
http://www.imaginarium-art.com/detaileditem.php…
Philppines
http://www.arigatoyscollectibles.com
Bigbadtoystore
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/V ... ails/65433

Not a bad price. Does anyone know when the pre-orders for the marble pedestals go up as well? Also what kinds of special lighting is recommended to best display the statue? Does anyone think I should go with the waterfall walls behind Rodimus to enhance the serenity of the display?

That statue actually looks really cool, and compared to some of the other statues around, that is not a bad price either

Imaginarium Art has added more characters to be statues to their growing pool of Transformers statue involving Coronation Starscream with throne, Ultra Magnus pose statue, Soundwave pose statue with his minions: Rumble (or Frenzy for those on the other side of the coin), Laserbeak, and Ravage, and lastly the most recent Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod statue holding the Matrix of Leadership up as he ascends to being the next Prime after Optimus. While the other statues have been sold out, but the Rodimus Prime statue is still up for preorder at the moment. Be expected to shell out though! The pluses with these statues, aside from being super highly detailed are that they can and do feature LEDs and other fancy lighting features. Hot Rod seems to be packed with those features along with impressive detail too.

This time Imaginarium Art are increasing that number of Transformers statues with Autobot Jazz and Decepticon Skywarp. With these two added to our growing roster, we can hope for an even more characters to be made for their Transformers line. Here are the images below shared on Imaginarium Art’s Facebook page with Jazz and Skywarp respectively.





Be sure to give them a like or follow on Facebook too!

If Floyd Mayweather is a Transformers fan, these things will be all over his mansion.

I do love these, but I can't afford to sell a kidney to purchase any of them.

Tyrannacon wrote:Soundwave pose statue with his minions: Rumble (or Frenzy for those on the other side of the coin), Laserbeak, and Ravage, and lastly

Specs bit does list that as Frenzy (cos Frenzy is blue!) but yes of course it can be which ever one the buyer wants it to be.

They are not all sold out. BBTS has all the statues still available except Soundwave. Also, I believe that seeker will be Skywarp. Check Youtube videos on IA. The statue was meant for Starscream but they went another route and made the throne version. At an Asian convention, they had this one painted as Skywarp.

We have a new teaser from Imaginarium Art and their official Facebook page, featuring another Decepticon to join the ranks of their extremely detailed and dynamic, officially licensed Transformers statues -and it's none other than the faction leader himself, Megatron!

Only teased with a grey prototype render, you can check out the smirk and fusion cannon below, as they were released on the page with the trademark motto 'Peace Through Tyranny'. Additionally, you can browse their galleries on the page (right here) to see what the status is with their Optimus Prime figure (as we already covered here), and the development process that went into the production of the Autobot leader.

Awww yeah. Time to go bankrupt. Can't wait to see this thing.

Will have to get the marble pedastool to go with it and perhaps surround it with a koi pond. Or would it look better on the yacht mounted to the wine bar with special lighting? Decisions, decisions, decisions...

Imaginarium Art has been producing a number of impressive concept images of upcoming statues they are developing, and that number is expected to grow with the next unique (and probably really sought after choice) that is next! If it's one thing we know is that there are not many options available of owning much related to the Quintessons aside from a few offerings here and there, those loveable Sharkticons like Gnaw, and some stuff coming from the Third Party sector. ImaginariumArt on Facebook has dropped a teaser for something I think we can all appreciate due to the rarity of Quintesson related collectibles when it comes to the wide multiverse of Transformers.

Quints? What are they gonna do...use ostrich eggs? These damn $1500 statues....

i just MIGHT buy this. assuming it's "to scale".

Rated X wrote:What are they gonna do...use ostrich eggs? These damn $1500 statues....

Sounds more like they are using Fabergé eggs

Imaginarium Art is really using that Transformers license to its maximum. They just teased the Quintessons and are now teasing Ironhide. They mase a post on their Facebook page using an image of IDW Ironhide and wrote "You have a rodent infestation! He is in the schedule. Anyone here disagree?". This is just a teaser of course and the final Ironhide model they will have will probably take a lot of cues from his G1 look, judging from their past designs.

They have posted a slew of other images on their Facebook page as well. They have multiple images of their assemply line for the Rodimus Prime statue (a finished sample can be seen here), images showing their 3d printing development for Devastator parts, and images of a yet to be assembled Nemesis Prime.

Enjoy all these images below!

All jokes aside I wanna know whos buying these $1500 non-transforming statues?

Rated X wrote:All jokes aside I wanna know whos buying these $1500 non-transforming statues?

Singaporeans



Along with others, feel free to go to the facebook page and write to the fans there for further confirmation.

william-james88 wrote:

Rated X wrote:All jokes aside I wanna know whos buying these $1500 non-transforming statues?

Singaporeans



Along with others, feel free to go to the facebook page and write to the fans there for further confirmation.

optibotimus and emgo bought few is one those people for others I don’t have clue if I buy statue it be of people not aliens that are suppose to transform and don’t

Wonder how big this Devastator will be

It's been a few weeks since we last reported on producer of licensed Transformers statues, Imaginarium Art, and in the intervening time they certainly haven't slowed down at all! Since our previous report on January 10th we've seen quite a few reveals, teases and sample images via Imaginarium's Facebook page. The main focus is on their upcoming Nemesis Prime statue with multiple promotional images materializing on various dates, but there are plenty of other characters and statues coming down the pipeline that bear reporting too.

First up are a few renders of the work-in-progress Ironhide statue. A head-and-shoulders shot released on January 11th, followed by angled shots of the full (not yet posed) statue on the 23rd, show Ironhide to be as heavily detailed as Imaginarium's other works, though the renders are still currently in grayscale. It also appears the red veteran will be wielding a few heavy armaments to boot.

On the 16th, 18th, 22nd and 29th, in-person size comparison images were released featuring their upcoming Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime and Nemesis Prime statues next to actual humans to demonstrate their size (yes, they're big).

A new work-in-progress render of their Jazz statue, previously revealed back in November 2017, rocked up on January the 26th. It looks to have been slightly simplified since its initial renders, boasting perhaps a little less mechanical detailing than what we'd seen before (Imaginarium is no stranger to tweaking their designs as they work on them after all).

A new, smaller Optimus Prime statue was shown off on the 30th, which also seemed to indicate the debut of a new sub-line of sorts: The Legacy of Cybertron. Featuring an entirely different pose from their larger Optimus Prime statue and even from the heavily-featured Nemesis Prime, it would appear that Imaginarium certainly aren't lazy even when working on multiple statues of the same character.

Finally, it seems the previously-teased Quintesson statue is also progressing, with further teases featuring art of the iconic "Judgement" and "War" faces released over the past forty-eight hours or so. Presumably the trend will continue over the next few days as well, with images of the remaining three "Wrath", "Wisdom" and "Death" faces still to come.

While you digest all of that information, take a look at all of the images in question below, or over on Imaginarium's Facebook page. Once you've done that, why not share and discuss any thoughts you have, over in the Energon Pub Forums - we'd love to hear them. And of course, keep an eye out for any more Transformers news coming your way on Seibertron.com - same (or different) 'bot time, same 'bot channel!

Ironhide:


Size Comparisons:


Jazz:


The Legacy of Cybertron Optimus Prime:


Quintesson Teasers:


Nemesis Prime:

Nothing sells $1500 statues better than hot Asian chicks.

Rated X wrote:Nothing sells $1500 statues better than hot Asian chicks.

It’d be better if they’d have the people who buy them model instead lol

Randomhero wrote:

Rated X wrote:Nothing sells $1500 statues better than hot Asian chicks.

It’d be better if they’d have the people who buy them model instead lol

If those people actually exist. Theres one guy on TFW who claims he buys them, but he doesnt want to discuss the culture of the elite statue collecting alumni. Its probably easier to gain access to a Masonic lounge.

For size comparison, here are some random women whose actual heights are anyone's guess, instead of things that these statues would actually be displayed with...

Whifflefire wrote:For size comparison, here are some random women whose actual heights are anyone's guess, instead of things that these statues would actually be displayed with...

Very much this. I mean, I think? that the statues have their actual heights listed in inches somewhere, but I don't know for sure - and even so, humans are like one of the most widely-variable measuring sticks you could possibly use for a comparison image. I think X is probably right here, that these models are in the photos to sell the statues, not as providers of any kind of reasonable size-comparison information.

Something tells me that Imaginarium At won't be selling many Rodimus Primes in certain places in the world, or then again, maybe they will?!

The insulting version of the gesture is often compared to the offensive gesture known as "the finger". The "two-fingered salute" (also "the forks" in Australia) is commonly performed by flicking the V upwards from wrist or elbow. The V sign, when the palm is facing toward the person giving the sign, has long been an insulting gesture in England, and later in the rest of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, India, Pakistan and New Zealand. It is frequently used to signify defiance (especially to authority), contempt, or derision.

(Source: - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign )

If ONLY they had done this with a giant Dinobot and had a sign for it's name, proudly displayed as "Slag".

I would have it made as a Tshirt.

Looking for a high-end collectible that isn't going to break the bank? Imaginarium Art, who are known for their fairly large (and highly detailed) non-transforming statues of G1 characters, are releasing a smaller scale Optimus Prime, early this summer, in June, via Big Bad Toy Store. Fully licensed by Hasbro, this newer figure checks in at just under 12", and is limited to 600 pieces worldwide.

Product Description

From Transformers this Legacy of Cybertron Optimus Prime statue is limited to 600 pieces worldwide and is made of PU, polyresin, and 3D printed parts.

Product Features

11.8 inches (30cm) W x 14.6 inches (37cm) D x 14.6 inches (37cm) H
From Transformers
Made of PU, polyresin, and 3D printed parts
Limited edition of 600

What do you think, is this something that might be a worthwhile addition to your collection? A centerpiece to a Optimus Prime display? Let us know what you think!

At 400 dollars? Nope. I probably am not the target market, though.

That's Optimus is ridiculously shiny. Also, his overall shape is pretty unusual. That IS different, I must admit. However for the pricetag, I'll be more conservative and go for something that can transform. Especially for a classic style bot.

Highly detailed statues like these are more fitting for the 1:1 accurate Movie bots, whose designs are clearly IMPOSSIBLE to transform. Sure, we now get MPMs, but there are still some sacrefices done for transformation. An articulated statue is where it's at for the Baybots. Being rich, I'd buy some but I don't have 2000$ spare bonuses floating around like leaves in autumn unfortunately.

well, my statue (which will break the bank) should be coming shortly. within the next 10 days to BBTS, and then I will get it shipped. Oh yes, Starscreamy goodness.

Man his arms look so small...

His eyes look weird they where first thing I noticed and head looks small