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04-29-2023, 04:49 AM | #27501 |
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So the people who made the Masked Superman Eternal bootleg have been working on a couple things after that one dropped. They released a KO of SS Kamen rider Joker, as well as an accurate SS Kamen Rider Eternal Red Flare with properly remolded chest and back to omit the chest harness peg holes.
And 2 weeks ago they released an original SS Kamen Rider Cyclone and a 2.0 of their SS Eternal that has a resculpted head and tweaked proportions that are even better than the real SS. This 2.0 also fixes the issue of the cape being installed backwards in the collar piece from the 1.0. And biggest of all, they've KO'd the SS hardboilder. I own the 2.0 Eternal KO and it is fantastic. Feels like a real SS, paint and molding are sharp. Its probably the only way to get a decent eternal for a fair price. But very much worth it. |
04-29-2023, 05:10 AM | #27502 |
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if KOs (that aren't floppy messes) make it easier to get some characters, I don't really see the harm, especially when the people making them are apparently as committed as these guys are They shouldn't be put down just because you've decided to buy everything Bandai releases
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04-29-2023, 06:13 AM | #27503 |
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I wouldn?t mind having information about good bootlegs and perhaps places where to get them.
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04-29-2023, 11:15 AM | #27504 |
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Collectability and value are not interchangeable. Knock-offs in almost any industry will exist when the original manufacturer cannot meet demand. According to the ideas of free market capitalism, KOs and imitators actually drive innovation and force companies to cater to buyers who now have a choice.
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04-29-2023, 12:02 PM | #27505 |
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Collectability and value are not interchangeable. Knock-offs in almost any industry will exist when the original manufacturer cannot meet demand. According to the ideas of free market capitalism, KOs and imitators actually drive innovation and force companies to cater to buyers who now have a choice.
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04-29-2023, 01:09 PM | #27506 |
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Hope this helps! Last edited by KaiserBlue; 04-29-2023 at 01:12 PM.. |
04-29-2023, 01:48 PM | #27507 |
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In a case like this, you have knock-offs that are either releases never done by Bandai like Cyclone or are of extremely hard-to-find and expensive releases like Eternal. I also tend to avoid knock-offs, but I'm not gonna casually drop 250 to 300 dollars to try and get a real Eternal. If Bandai's not gonna consider reissuing it and a 3rd party company comes along and puts out a knock-off that is confirmed to be good quality and actually improves on the real thing, I'm swallowing my pride and going with the knock-off. I normally advise against most knock-offs or supporting them, but when it comes to situations and examples like this? That becomes an exception until Bandai either reissues harder-to-find releases or redoes them. Obviously plenty of respect if you choose to hard-no knock-offs wholesale though, that's totally understandable.
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04-29-2023, 01:48 PM | #27508 |
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Interesting topic! I don’t think anyone’s opinion is wrong here.
Personally, as long as the knockoff is not trying to deceive anyone ie: the packaging is different and it’s clearly marked as not from Tamashii, I’m ok with it. Mega bonus points if they fix errors with the tamashii product and/or do completely original sculpts that tamashii might not bother with. However, I personally think there’s no defending the ones that package a knockoff product in a box that looks exactly like the official tamashii boxes. |
04-29-2023, 04:11 PM | #27509 |
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If it's Datong being this, I'm not going to risk it, I remember when they were doing those 1.0 of Dragon Ball and they were a disaster. (Now you have Demoniacal Fit who does a great job...)
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04-29-2023, 05:39 PM | #27510 |
Rider of the End
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i think they're dt studio and gundamit just marks the listings as datong, these guys seem to be completely different trust me. Shin Henshin got the first version ko of SS eternal and he can tell you its really good. The second version is all of that plus better paint application, redone proportions, sturdy joints and plastic, redone head and fixed wired cape. I have him standing among my shfs and you cant tell by handling or displaying him that he's a ko, unless you look at the box.
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