robotsandramblings:

ladycybercat:

While I’m really glad Starscream and Bee are looking way better in the upcoming movie, I still wish THIS ^ is what they looked like.

Swoon.

[edited]  so ladycybercat graciously gave me some links and i was able to collect the following info and pics about these beautiful bots:

• they’re actual collectible statues by a company called XM Studios that were on display at the 2017
  Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention
• only Optimus is listed on their site, but i’m assuming it’s generally the same info for Starscream too:
• priced at $2,000 (!!!)
• handcrafted and hand painted, took 2 years to make
• they each come with a seperate smaller statue of their vehicle mode
• they really are as big as they look!! Optimus’ statue is 120cm tall (his truck mode is 35cm long)
• i was right about the IDW influence – it says Andrew Griffith was involved in the concept/design
• more pics of Starscream and a few of Optimus