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XM Magneto Re-cast…

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Magneto on Throne  is the piece that really put XM Studios on the map for many collectors. It  is arguable one of the best quarter scale collectibles to be created in the last few years and in the eyes of many as the best of all time.

Prices of this piece have reach over 300% the original price and it has become a very desired piece to have in anyone’s collection, if they are a fan of the character or not.
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We saw a few months ago when the Resinworx Wolverine vs. Ninjas was recast and another body thrown in the sale. When the edition size of the original Resinworx statue had a run of 100 and the re-cast had a rumoured run of 650.
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Original Resinworx Wolverine vs. Ninjas
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Now the latest statue to hit the re-cast factories of China in the Magneto on Throne…

With the price increase in this piece and the sheer artwork involved, sadly it was only a matter of time until this happened.

It is rumoured that there is a small run of 30 that have already been sold and assigned to buyers.
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Re-casting is a serious crime that affects out community and it is important that it is not supported on any level.

A spokes person from XM has stated “We are trying our best to investigate who and where did this….will take serious action on this. Please spread the words to support licensed companies products. If no people buy recast then re-caster will not cast it that very simple so please unite to banish the buyer….spread the words guys. XM need all the support from you guys”.
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If you have any information please contact Alex@Raddtitan.com or through Facebook. All information given will be passed on to XM representatives and names of people reporting will remain confidential.
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Imaginarium Art making Galactus

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Everyone now knows that Imaginarium Art (IA) is not shy about making statues of huge proportions. Their Aquaman was gigantic (96 cm to the top of the trident) and then their Hulkbuster is a total beast (80cm to the highest point), but now they’re making a character that there is no doubt ever that he should be made as big as possible.

Lets us give you some background on the creator of my favorite Hero (the Silver Surfer).. Ladies and gentlemen we give you Galactus!!!
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Real Name – Galactus
Gender – Male

Height – 28′ 9″ (variable)

Weight – 36000 lbs (16329 kg) (variable)

Eyes – Brown (originally)

Hair – No Hair

Origin – Survivor of universe, gestated as Galactus within the Cosmic Egg

Place of Birth – Planet Taa (as Galan); The Cosmic Egg (as Galactus)

Creators – Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
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Identity – No Dual Identity (Mortal identity unknown to public)

Citizenship – Taan, (as Galan)

Marital Status – Single

Occupation – Planet Devourer, Balance between Eternity and Death, Nullifier of Abraxas’ Influence on the Multiverse.

First Appearance – Fantastic Four #48 (March, 1966)

Aliases – Galan, Galen, Ashta, Devourer of Worlds, Destroyer of Worlds, The Great Destroyer, The Monster of all Worlds, The Hunger That Does Not Cease, god of oblivion, Gah Lak Tus, herald of Franklin Richards, World-Eater/Planet-Killer

Relatives – The Sentience of the previous Universe (“mother”); Galan (“father”/previous incarnation); Eternity (father); Gali (daughter); Tyrant (creation, “son”)

Affiliation – Merged with Gah Lak Tus, Heralds of Galactus; formerly God Squad

Base Of Operations – Worldship (aka Taa II); though he is generally mobile throughout the universe via his spherical starship in search of suitable planets to consume.
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Back in around 2010-11 Giorgio Comolo was commissioned to produce some artwork of Galactus. While they were not to be used in any comic book, I have been seeing them all over comic forums for the past few years with fans trying to find out which story the artwork related to. Then more recently on statue collectors groups since the increased popularity of the throne pieces, suggesting this would make an epic piece.

So I have to say I was delighted when I received a message from my friend Danny Lim asking if I knew anymore information about the artwork. I was able to tell Danny all I knew and got in touch with Giorgio to introduce them.
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The artwork seems to depict Galactus with an Aztec style to him. Almost looking like he is actually a statue of worship, but I believe it is Galactus in more of a hibernation state. Awaiting to be awoken.

IA have said that the piece will be around 80cms to the highest point. If this is like any of the previous pieces I have seen of theirs it will be solid and weigh a ton. You will honestly need to set aside a corner of your collection room for this badboy.

From the interest already on social media I believe this will sellout quick just like their Hulkbuster which pretty much sold out of it’s 500 edition size it 2 days of pre-orders going live.
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So what should IA do to make this statue special?

I believe that IA should stick to the design with the Artwork, but add the iconic Galactus purple and pink colors to it. Make it  battle damaged and worn over the years of slumber. I also think the IA should work with the Artist to product a print to go with the statue. I do not think it should be an ‘exclusive’, but that the print should go will all of the sold pieces.

From what I can see it will look like IA will stick to an edition size of 500. This is the Edition size of their Aquaman and of their Hulkbuster (who I honestly believe they could have made double of these).

As much as I would love to see an ‘exclusive’ small silver surfer to go with this or a collection of the Heralds of Galactus I feel that every time these have been attempted they have come out really tacky looking (Sideshow Maquette and Sideshow Legendary Scale Bust).

If you have any ideas to what could be done to make this extra epic send an Email to Alex@raddtitan.com (subject Galactus) and I can pass it on to IA.
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Aquaman – Radd Titan Exclusive

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Aquaman on throne is a huge piece that is due to be released by the Singapore based company Imaginarium Art and is up for pre-order now and due to be released first quarter 2016.

Over at team Radd Titan it is special times and we are excited to announce that Imaginarium Art contacted us a few weeks back. By the end of the conversation we had an agreement that they would send us one of  their Aquaman on throne prototypes for us to review.

To cut a long story short the piece arrived on Friday, so Geo and I arranged to meet up and do the unboxing (Geo made me wait about 5 hours from when arrived to when he got to my house, tough times 😉 )
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Even after seeing a lot of photos and short videos of the piece we were not prepared for the size of the item…

The box arrived from UPS and the driver looked at me when he arrived, told me I had a delivery and then pretty much waited for me to offer to help him get the box to my house. The box was bigger than the box that my new washing machine turned up in and weighed nearly as much.

When Geo got to me we started to film our unboxing/review and quickly figured out that it was not a one man job to put together.

The parts that make up the statue, the 2 x claws, the Aquaman figure, the seat of the throne and the back of the throne all weigh individually more that some of my 1/4 scale statues.

The size and scale of this totally blew us away and too add the idea that people say with larger sized statues the detail will be lost is not true in the slightest. Going to need a bigger display as at 96cm (height) x 58cm (length) x 55 (width) it is far to big for any of me current Ikea displays.

To Finish up it even though both Geo and I have no appreciation to the character and felt this would affect how we felt towards the piece, we were quickly put in our place and could see the quality and detail that this piece has. Enjoy are review

Visit Imaginarium Art Website for more details 
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Publication information

Publisher – DC Comics

First appearance – More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941)

Created by – Mort Weisinger Paul Norris

In-story information

Full name – Arthur Curry

Species – Atlantean/Human Hybrid

Place of origin – Atlantis

Team affiliations – Justice League, Black Lantern Corps, The Others

Partnerships – Mera, Garth, Aquagirl (various), Topo

Notable aliases – Orin, The King of the Seven Seas, The Dweller-in-the-Depths, The Aquatic Ace, The Marine Marvel, Terra Firma

Abilities – Telepathy to compel and manipulate sea life, Water adapted physiology, Superhuman strength, stamina, endurance, durability, reflexes, agility, and Enhanced senses, Able to swim at incredible speeds, Long distance jumping, Accelerated healing factor, Master of Atlantean Combat, Multilingual due to telepathy, Invulnerability, Lowlevel hydrokinetic abilities
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