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I think i love you. I can't thank you enough for making me see the light. Hallelujah sister.
You're on to something EJ! By George I think you've got it!
Great pics brother
. Nothing makes a tidal wave to wash away the shyte like when the real deal comes crashing down. BOOM!
If every customizer obtained likeness rights for thier figures, there wouldn't be any. Not becuase they are greedy and they don't want to share, but becuase the owners wouldn't ever sell them becuase of the limited nature of the runs. It's not profitable for them. People complain endlessly about price in this hobby and also the amount of time it takes to release a figure. If everyone could get access to likeness rights, it would change the custom section completely.
Comparing resin cast heads to PVC heads, there is a pretty big difference. Resin has minimual shrinkage while PVC is actually pretty extreme. There are a few sculptors that will only offer heads cast made a few times from a mold becuase they degrade quickly after each pull. So 30 heads actually come from 10 different molds. Some may argue that's extreme but the sculptor wants to offer the best product possible so that's why they do it. That is a clear contrast to PVC modeling of mass marketed figures. That's why most prototype figures are actually resin casts. Even HT has great examples of loss of detail from original sculpts.
I've been in the hobby for good stretch, and I can't begin to count how many times I've seen pictures of collectors with custom figures and the actors they represent. And from the pictures it looks like the actors are really enjoying seeing them. I know that is a pretty general statement, but at the end of the day, most actors are artists. And I'm guessing they appreciate the art of the custom just like we do. But who knows.
My intention with this post is not to convince, but merely to share info.
Exactly. It's not like Denny never wanted to seek out licences. I'm sure you've seen him say yourself that he was looking to go that route but couldn't afford anything more than $20000. Any licence worth it's salt will start at 3-4X that. And despite what people think based on the retail prices, these aren't high profiting items at the end of the day. Not only does he not profit what people probably assume he does, but some of these runs end up being only 30-40 sets. HARDLY enough to pay for a licence, or even to matter much to whoever's likeness or intellectual property is being "stolen". So yea, the small run custom world wouldn't exist because to be able to justify a license, you need to produce minimally 1000/2000+ pieces in a mass production factory situation.
And it's true, there are tons of pics of collectors with their figure and the actor and it's always reported as a positive experience. Sure, they may be a few who see it and think, "there better not be a lot of money circulating over this thing without me getting a taste", but I get the sense that they appreciate the fandom more than the few shillings they may or may not be missing out on.
Sorry, I couldn’t resist your s*** stirring.
Drunk driving=illegal
Understating tax returns=illegal
Littering on the freeway=illegal
Burglarizing your house=illegal
Welching on child support=illegal
Vandalism=illegal
Misappropriating copyrighted material=illegal
What’s not clear? Here’s a bonus:
Recasting a Hot Toys sculpt=illegal
Recasting an Iminime sculpt=???
Bias/pseudo-logic/emotion vs. truth/logic/fact/reason...why don't you stop drinking the cool-aid long enough to think about the issue more objectively?
What’s my motivation? Fairness and objectivity, but beyond that, how can you judge my connection and involvement to the hobby just because I don’t agree with you on this issue? You’re being pretentious to assume that you set the standard on who’s a collector or not, aren’t you?
And about the "negative rep feature," do you think you need your rating knocked down a bit because of your obnoxious posts? Or, "how can I even think that?" ...since you're the one with the right take on this issue?
Thanks for the breakdown, I really really really really didn't see where you were going with all of that at first. Now that I understand, I think I have one too. I'll play this one last time, but then I'm going back to talking to the hand, ok?
So if Iminime (and other similar customizers) creates the recast market like you say because there's a void made by the high price and limited nature, then maybe I should start slinging heroin and opiate prescription pills! There are definitely openings in the market and hey, if I don't get in there some other s__t-bag will! Why should he capitalize when I can!
Recasting = illegal/s__t-bag move
Selling opiates = illegal/s__t-bag move
Thanks for the lesson. I think I got it now.
OK, enough drinks for this guy
Seriously, but holy f___ I sure need a few more
