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  • Member since
    January 2009
  • From: Central CA
Posted by Division 6 on Thursday, May 7, 2009 7:30 PM

For figures they are a plague on the hobby.

Once they start selling copies the producer usually stops, or the copies are of limited runs no longer in production.

Most of the stuff you have never seen before is because they where originally made in limited runs probably a number of years ago. 

Most recasts come from Thailand but there are some in the US and UK as well as South America.

If you spend any time on figure forums you see a lot of it. 

 

They think that since most of the "Garage Kit's" are not licensed they have the right to copy them as they please.

The Thai and Chinese copy EVERYTHING. licensed or not.

One of the worst US recasters even has some of his copies shipped from SE Asia.

Frontier Hobbies in the UK's main inventory is recasts.

 

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  • Member since
    August 2006
  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Thursday, May 7, 2009 2:21 PM
 toysoldierman wrote:

Ok I understand about them being illegal but I've never seen any of the models offered there for sale here? Do you have any idea where the get the copy molds?

  I would love to be able to get some of the models they offer over here in the good old US of A! 

The same way you would reverse engineer anything...take it apart and make copies/molds from the parts or the assemblies. They may also have stolen or acquired the original molds without the consent of the real owners. That is part of the problem with having your property out of ones physical control. You don't offer a product that you are producing illegally within the borders of the owner...it could lead to jail time when caught.

When I worked for Husqvarna, we discovered a vendor from South America who was selling an exact copy of one of our saws at the expo in Lousiville. He and his booth suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye.  They had literally taken a saw apart and copied everything to the T. They were even stupid enough to use the same color as ours!!

Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

 

 

"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Thursday, May 7, 2009 1:19 PM
Can you give specifics of the kits in question? Some of us may be able to direct you.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    April 2009
  • From: Darby,Pa.USA
Posted by toysoldierman on Thursday, May 7, 2009 10:21 AM

Ok I understand about them being illegal but I've never seen any of the models offered there for sale here? Do you have any idea where the get the copy molds?

  I would love to be able to get some of the models they offer over here in the good old US of A! 

  • Member since
    August 2006
  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 9:19 PM
Just like those guys on the street who sell Rolex watches for $49.95. Cheap copies, illegal and unlicensed.

Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

 

 

"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 5:18 PM
Resin figures? Those are often recasts from legitimate manufracturers.
  • Member since
    April 2009
  • From: Darby,Pa.USA
Model Question
Posted by toysoldierman on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 5:04 PM
Why is it that when I go on E-Bay I see model kits that you don't see anywhere else and there only available from Thailand? If there not available here where the heck dose he get them????
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