Do you own any bootlegs, /toy/?
Did you know you were getting a bootleg or did you find out it was fake later on? Are there any besides the Datong Figuarts that are actually good quality/worth getting?
Also post pictures of whatever bootlegs you have, no matter how good or bad they are.
>>5329179
I walked into Jungle over the summer, which is suppose to be this legendary awesome and huge anime store in LA and I had never seen so many bootlegs in one place before.
I got a bootleg Miku from a convention selling her for full price. Safe to say, when I got home and found out it was a bootleg I was fucking pissed.
The joints are loose as fuck and the knees were installed backwards. Oddly enough, the paint was actually fairly decent for the most part.
(No pics because I don't have a decent camera)
>>5329372
Some idiot tried to sell me a Datong Vegeta for 80 dollars, luckily for me I was not a new colector and noped out of there
>>5329179
I got a bootleg Vegeta color variant for like 30 bucks. He came with all the accesories the original Vegeta comes with; scouter, stand, all his hands, and faces; and he doesnt look too bad. But his leg falls off pretty easily at the knee joint, his shoulders are pretty weak, and his paint job sub par.
I was a newfag then.
>>5329179
I have some Datong Vegetas before the reissue was announced.
I'm afraid to touch them they reek of vinyl still even though they were opened 8 months ago.
>>5329389
For 30 dollars it wasn't that bad
>>5329389
Don't have that particular figure, but from what I've heard, even the legit Vegeta has problems with the legs falling off. Or at the very least, being pretty loose.
>>5329442
The legs are really loose at the hip joint but them doesn't fall easily they just don't maintain the pose
>>5329450
My authentic Vegeta's right leg fell off at the hip a lot.
bought bootleg revoltech tmnt figures on ebay about 6 months ago
I suspected they were bootlegs due to price and shipping from china, but didn't know anything about revoltechs (or "collector grade" action figures in general, since Ive only collected TMNT and its kind of new territory for the franchise) so wasnt sure.
when they got here it was pretty obvious:
-the matte clear coat they received was cheap as hell and flaking off
-all their shades of green are off on the plastic (which might be due to the shitty clear coat)
-all joints were wrong color for everyone but mikey (everyone used mikeys joints, and bandana joints used green as well vs colors)
-their stands literally fell apart and had to be reglued together upon opening.
-raphs sais were a rubber where every picture and video i could find appears to have them made of solid sturdy plastic
-assembly before paint dried caused eye movement gimic to be stuck and mikeys bandana joint "glued" into socket - broke
-90% of the joint holes are not done properly causing joints to seat weirdly or stick out - some were fixable with my drimmel but others are too far misaligned and too close to drilling strait through
-streaks on leos swords due to poor paint job (silver paint missed causing white spots to be left behind)
-shipped all 4 wedged into the tightest box they could be forced into, absolutely no padding, box was heavily crushed and leos neck joint was broke due to it
After sending pictures and complaining I got a full refund and kept the figures, so i'm satisfied with them, but if I had to (ultimately) pay money for these things I would have been pissed as all fuck. these things were absolute garbage and I would suggest never going with bootleg TMNT (or revos in general i guess)
I think they were $100, which was around half the price of legit ones, but the level of issue these things had(especially considering 2 broke in unrepairable ways due to defects/poor quality shipping) makes them not worth it.
>>5329535
ohh, and not one of them can hold a pose for shit, every single joint was loose as all fuck.
>>5329179
I got a bootleg Revoltech Enki on eBay for $25 shipped from China. Aside from a nauseous paint smell that dissipated within the week he arrived, everything was good, but the racheting in some of the fake Revoltech joints grinded itself away and now the the wrists, chest ridge, and ankles move smoothly.
I've got some KO Masterpiece Transformers.
>>5329535
My gf got me an authentic revoltech Donnie last Christmas, really wanted to pick up the rest based on how fucking good Donnie was, but the price of Leo is insane. The bootlegs just don't do it either, they're so poorly made that the amount of money you're spending feels dumb.
It's a damn shame, really wanted those katanas.
Got my Datong vegeta in the mail today. He isn't too bad, but I'm just using his head on the advanced colors body as a placeholder until they re-release scooter vegeta again.
If somebody told me that half of the Star Wars Black Series figures I bought were bootlegs, I wouldn't necessarily doubt them.
>>5329678
It came in at pack, but I'll be selling the other two
>>5329685
Who is the Saiyan to the right?
Forgive me for not knowing ><
>>5329709
Vegeta.
Has anyone ever purchased a bootleg PAK? I see them on eBay from china and was thinking about getting the Star Wars ones and the rest of the MGSV ones I'm missing. I understand the quality of PAK by itself from posts but never heard of any front line stories about KO ones.
>>5329742
Oh, never seen him with that coloration before. I have to admit, I like it.
>>5329742
Bug planet Vegeta?
>>5329869
More like "Toei has no clue about what colors they must use yet because there's still no official manga coloration Vegeta".
But "bug planet Vegeta" also works.
>>5329868
It's how he was colored in his very first appearances. before landing on earth
>>5329753
I was just wondering this too, since the PAK stormtroopers are half to a third the of a regular pak.
Picked up a KO MP Exhaust for 30 bucks since the quality of KO Masterpieces you usually just as good as the real deal minus the occasional joint/peg tolerance issues and some slightly sloppier paint apps. Also fuck importing that thing since you can't buy it from US retailers.
>>5330366
>>5330366
The MP gook fakes are shit, you Transfag keks are just so accustomed to forking over autism bucks for kiddy meal garbage toys that you hold bootlegs of your "collector's line" in high regard.
>>5330339
They already released a freezer or the show pictures of the final product... To drunk to remember property
>>5330420
Doesn't matter had fun.
I've bought were a Datong SS Vegeta because I was not paying that rape prices.
It looks pretty damn good and feels good. One face is derpy but it poses well and I probably wont use that face.
Datong SS3 Goku for the same reason but it's pretty terrible. It's floppy and always falls over. It only looks good in a floating pose on the stand and it still manages to fall over sometimes.
Lastly,I got a sailor moon bootleg as a gift. I couldn't throw it away as I just felt bad. But it literally fell apart in my hands when I opened it.
>>5329678
I ordered a datong Scouter Veggy on eBay for the same exact reason.
>>5330339
>>5330442
They revealed pictures of Freiza. The guy from ageless geeks said he'd get them in a few weeks but I heard somewhere he's supposed to come out in february.
>>5330526
are you sure it was the datong and not this piece of shit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bs_D3_L_g4
>>5330188
Wow, good to know. Don't remember that at all.
>>5330526
Yeah the Goku is no where near the quality of the two vegeta's.
I'm hoping the Datong frieza will be decent, too bad they didn't fix the shoulder joint coloring issue from the original.
>>5329179
I think I own some factory seconds, not actually bootlegs (Joes from the past decade)
I'm pretty sure that's what they are if they were from ebay and seem to be made of equal plastic and were from Hong Kong
I legitimately don't get why people willingly buy bootlegs.
Alright, like I understand that it might be like, your only option, or pay $100, $200, or whatever for the original, so you buy the bootleg for $30 or $40.
But it seems like about 80% of the time the bootleg is trash, so you still just wasted that $30-$40 anyway. The chances of getting a good, solid bootleg are so fucking tiny, that it still seems like a waste to me.
I'd rather have nothing at all, than to have a smelly, cheap looking, broken mess on my shelf that is too fragile to even touch as a placeholder.
>>5330943
>But it seems like about 80% of the time the bootleg is trash
That's why you do your research and get the other 20% that are not trash.
I don't see what is so hard to get.
>>5329753
Who cares about any of that shit, what I wanna know where I can get that SDF-1
>>5330978
>I don't see what is so hard to get.
Paying money for pieces of shit.
Even the "good" bootlegs usually have poor paint, questionable joints, cheap as hell plastic.
>>5331002
You're not trying to understand or have a discussion, you're just baiting out responses so you can rant about bootlegs to people who don't care.
There isn't magic behind it, they're just cheap alternatives that people can afford, and to be honest, the vegeta datongs have improved a ton
>>5330646
Nah its's definitely a datong. Visually it looks really good. I think it even looks better than the official one. It's just super loose.
>>5330943
Because there are some nice bootlegs? I have an SS vegeta. The joints are tight and it looks good. There's minor paint errors but nothing terrible. It only has very slight differences than the real one. And I could do without some minor details if it's $100 less.
>>5331536
>It's just super loose.
try using nail varnish or pledge floorfinish on the joints. I hear those work very well
Bought a bootleg Red nendo, I knew it was a bootleg, I wasn't looking to invest in a collectible I just wanted something to sit on my desk.
Quality is decent enough for where it sits.
>>5332711
christ that face and paint quality...
>>5330998
Where are you located?
>>5332712
Maybe I'm not le sophisticated Japanese toy buyer, but outside of the somewhat thick lines, it looks fine to me.
>>5333782
I think it looks great!
>>5333782
The eye placement.
>>5333782
It's a little hard to tell from first glance because of the hat but the eyes are on crooked. Looks like the hat could be off-center as well and the backpack doesn't look like it fits right. Looks like some flashing around the badge. There's also some iffy paint apps I can see.
All of this would be fine if you don't have any real nendos, but once you've gotten a couple and see the quality standard they go by, it becomes easier to see the flaws in bootlegs.
I got a bootleg figma mikasa from AoT off alieexpress last year for like $19 Australian including shipping. I was and am really happy with it, all its joints are nice and strong, easy to pose, comes with all the right accessories and they all look and work great. if there were other figmas I wanted I would definitely consider getting a bootleg again based off my experience. and on that note has anyone seen any bootleg figma ryuko or satsuki (kill la kill) because fuck paying the price people are trying to get for those. would post photos but cant find camera
>>5334984
You can still buy Satsuki for Retail or less.
>>5329179
i have 8 Bootleged Nendos
because fuck it if i have to pay 60 burgers for something this small
>>5329535
>I would suggest never going with bootleg TMNT
For Revos, I agree, but the NECA bootlegs are wonderful. Very good quality.
>>5335023
Nendos, on average are like 3000Y~4000Y. With the exchange rate, that usually puts them like, $25~$35, so long as you're actually importing them, and not buying them off of American sites that treat Japanese goods like some sort of rare. exotic items that are impossible to get a hold of, or you're paying latecomer's fee, or something.
>>5335018
i dont have much experience with getting toys of japanese shows, if you would be so kind, could you please give me some idea what stores would be a good place to get satsuki, and also which will rape me the least having it posted to australia, i would be very grateful
>>5335070
I don't understand how people in this hobby, toy buying and etc, wouldn't know how to navigate Japanese websites for things. Go find /a/'s buyfag thread and get going kid.
>>5335078
well its probably because i dont buy that many toys, plus this is literally the second toy from a jap show i want the first being the mikasa i said about earlier (which i found accidentally), I dont even know many jap online toy stores (only heard of mandrake i think it is). thanks for the idea of going to /a/.
ok so thats about satsuki, but has anyone seen a bootleg ryuko because all the prices i have seen for her are absolutely rapetastic.
>>5335070
>>5335086
Satsuki is still in stock at amiami.com. It is probably one of the top 3 or so import sites for most people here, so it is a trusted, well-used site.
Satsuki is still up there, brand new, for 5500 Yen. I don't know what that converts to in AUD, but you can probably find a converter calculator somewhere.
>>5329684
>shitposting
weeb detected, faggot
>>5335104
Thanks ill give that site a look, hopefully postage isn't too bad.
>>5335114
Once you buy a real figma/nendo/whatever your bootleg is going to look like shit anon. just so you know.
>>5335123
haha okay, thanks for the warning, are they really that much better? because I already think the the bootleg mikasa looks great (maybe I got a lucky good one).
>>5335145
http://partner.goodsmile.info/support/eng/fake/en/nendoroid/
>>5335027
my friend has the NECAs. I can confirm they are great figures. I never would have thought they were bootlegs
>>5335145
Post pics of the bootleg you have? Every now and then I see a bootleg nendo that passes for the real thing pretty well, but in most cases, once you compare it to the real thing, you'll wish you could unsee the differences because you'll suddenly feel compelled to replace the bootleg with the real thing.
Got a bootleg from the Amazon warehouse which funnily had "Fake" written all over the box.
Got a refund which I used to by the official one from Amazon proper.
Lemmie keep the bootleg one too, no idea what to do with it, just laying around in the box.
Here's a comparison I did.
>>5331558
I'll try it once I get back from vacation
>>5336334
Amazon warehouse really sucks. I bought the Master Chief Level 3 Sprukit and they sent me th level 2 which was only worth half the price. I had to send it back and eventually just bought it at toysrus. The cashier even price matched with walmart
I bought a KO MP Sideswipe from ebay. After like 3 weeks it hadn't come in the mail, so I filed a claim and got my money back. A whole month after that, I got a box in the mail and it was Sideswipe.
It seems pretty damn good quality
>>5336334
I think some sellers send their stock to Amazon, so while you're technically having your order fulfilled by Amazon, it is still actually stock from a 3rd party. So it can still be a bootleg even if everything appears legit.
>>5336334
Rip off the effect parts from the fake and use it to make cool attacks for other figures
>>5336334
how did the pose get messed up? isn't it made from the same mold?
>>5336114
i would but i dont have a camera available.
going by what you are saying maybe i shouldnt look at any comparisons then, if i already like mine then i guess i dont want to ruin it.
>>5337086
Dude if you have a shitty bootleg it's a shitty bootleg. Just get the real deal and pitch the other one.
>>5336622
Maybe they pulled it out of the mold while it was still soft. That would explain the drooping arm on the bootleg.
>>5337176
but what i was saying is its not shitty and that i am very happy with it, hence why i was doubting that there could be that much difference to a real one as i dont know how it could be much better than it already is.
>>5329179
I came across this on the ebay and got curious enough to get ahold of one.
All told, he's rather good. Bizarrely so.
Thick plastic, nothing is brittle. Paint is ok and pretty good for a bootleg honestly. The sculpt is actually quite nice and once i put re-do the paint i'll be quite happy with him.
Also, he is a BIG boy.
>>5337923
The articulation is minimal but more then I expected.
-neck
-wrists
-ankles
-shoulder cuts
-jaw swings open
accessories wise, we got the hat and the mic. The plastic is very thick rubbery feeling so no real break risk.
>>5337923
and we got action features.
(because any bootleg worth it's lead paint has to have a light-up feature. It just happens to be appropriate this time)
The back of the head is a rubber plug over the light button, the light even has a few different blink sequences.
>>5337923
The figure appears to be made of (very thick, rubbery) clear plastic head to toe. The eyeballs are removable (and are sculpted to have eyelids which did not get any paint). since they just plug in (and the eyes are painted exactly straight) you can sorta adjust his expression.
the faceplate just plugs into the head although it is VERY snug. I've been using a letter opener to get it off so far.
>>5337938
*aren't painted exactly straight
>>5337940
I'll take more pics if anyone is curious about him.
My plan is to give him a full repainting. Only thing i've done so far is to hit him with some dull coat spray (so he wouldn't feel so grimey paint wise)
>>5337950
I want to see more, it's very interesting that there's a decent mexican bootleg FNAF figure.
>>5337950
little sanding to remove the seams and a
new paint job, and you got a figure that looks good, and doesn't look like a mouth gag for the autistic fanboys.
>>5337333
You mustn't have any other figma then, anon. Even their lowest QC figma are league better than bootlegs.
>>5337938
diet rite is good
>>5329179
I have 3 figma bootlegs, they are nice. I even bought an original figma of one the bootlegs I own to compare, in the end i concluded that the quality is great for the price, the most noticeable difference between a bootleg and an original figma is the joints, bootlegs joints are very brittle and loose, the fall off easily. Nevertheless they can be fixed with bit of nail polish or buying a pack of spare figma joints in ebay.
The other thing I noticed is that some (some not all of them) figmas have a heavy paint smell, at first I thought that it was just the bootlegs with the paint smell but nope, originals have them too.
Other difference, and arguably the most noticeable, is the matte finish in the skin parts of the figures, legs, arms face. The bootlegs skin parts are a bit glossy, whereas the originals have a soft matte finish.
The bootleg sculpts are very good, awesome considering the price tag, but the paint can be sloppy sometimes, reason which I advise not to consider buying figma bootlegs with realistic faces. Thor for example, he looks like shit.
>>5329179
I got a bootleg glaceon plush from amazon so I could get free shipping once. It's head is shaped like a potato. I'd post a pic, but I left it in my dorm over break
>>5337950
Still waiting on those pics.
I got my first SHF today. Compared to my Robot Spirits this guy is really stiff and kinda sloppy with the accessories. Is it real? I just started collecting this year, I get paranoid about receiving bootlegs.
>>5352903
Nah, that release might not have been the most solid.
>>5352903
The Fourze releases always felt a bit slippery texture wise
It wasn't as bad as OOO but most of the detail went into the Ryuki line
>>5352816
for you annon. (still in progress but i've got all the mexican paint covered up at least)
>>5330943
I've accidentally bought bootleg figmas from ebay when I was too stupid to know better. They were remarkably good. I bought a couple more from the same seller before their store closed and they were similar quality. The real figmas I have have better paint and the joints are sturdier, but it's honestly only noticeable if you have the real deal to compare them to.
I absolutely agree that it's better to shell out for the real thing than get a hot mess, but sometimes you luck out. Besides, the shitty fakes are useful as bait and for sanding/sculpting/painting practice. It's not all wasted.
>>5354809
>painting without taking off those awful seam lines
>>5357371
i'm lazy & i don't want to risk lead paint in the air from sanding those down. its a robot and they don't bug me enough to bother.
