anyone claims Redman looks totally inferior to Iminine/Rainman care to put out a fair & square side by side comparison? Both Sculpt & Outifts.
It's a recast. Of course the details won't be as sharp.
It's a recast. Of course the details won't be as sharp.
While I agree with most of what you are saying this is a total misconception. If the recaster uses quality materials to mold and cast there is no reason why the recast wont look exactly like the casting they pull the mold from. Recast are generally considered inferior quality wise because most recasters do their dirty deeds on the cheap. They often use cheap silicone rubber and polyester casting resin (which shrinks much more than urethane resin). They also don't invest in proper equitment like vacuum chambers and pressure pots. It is puzzling that Redman used that sculpt as there are better Riggs portraits out there they could have used. I have heard some rumors that Redman is actually Iminime, or Iminime is working with them. They hit the big spenders up for the premium and then catch the lower end of the market with these mass produced knock offs. Who knows. I in no way support recasting of any kind, but I would be tempted to buy those clothing sets if they came without the head. While some may see copying the patterns and techniques to reproduce the clothing as a form of recasting, there is too much work involved in the actual production of the item to totally dismiss it.
I have heard some rumors that Redman is actually Iminime, or Iminime is working with them. They hit the big spenders up for the premium and then catch the lower end of the market with these mass produced knock offs.
I've heard rumors that the moon is made of cheese......................... but it turns out that is total BS too.
While I agree with most of what you are saying this is a total misconception. If the recaster uses quality materials to mold and cast there is no reason why the recast wont look exactly like the casting they pull the mold from. Recast are generally considered inferior quality wise because most recasters do their dirty deeds on the cheap. They often use cheap silicone rubber and polyester casting resin (which shrinks much more than urethane resin). They also don't invest in proper equitment like vacuum chambers and pressure pots. It is puzzling that Redman used that sculpt as there are better Riggs portraits out there they could have used. I have heard some rumors that Redman is actually Iminime, or Iminime is working with them. They hit the big spenders up for the premium and then catch the lower end of the market with these mass produced knock offs. Who knows. I in no way support recasting of any kind, but I would be tempted to buy those clothing sets if they came without the head. While some may see copying the patterns and techniques to reproduce the clothing as a form of recasting, there is too much work involved in the actual production of the item to totally dismiss it.
do you have any pics? we want to know how bad so we will give up the idea of supporting them.
It's odd that Redman only seems to be targeting Iminime figures. You would think Rainman's figures would have more appeal for copying as the initial price and after market is much higher on his figures. Maybe Redman is too cheap to invest in Rainman's figures to reverse R and D.
Judging from the close-up on Eastwood, the difference in paint-app seems marginally better vs. the Redman version, but in the long-shot, they look practically identical; the slight difference could also be the lighting because you can see the nice facial wrinkle detail in the Iminime sculpt. This makes me really wonder if there's truly a collaboration in place.
They've certainly been making their way through Iminime's back catalogue at pace, but I don't know if they're confining their 'reproductions' to that one particular company. Haven't they recast Rainman's Gang Boy (Alex from A Clockwork Orange)? I also heard they were doing a Doc Holliday but haven't seen any pictures to know whether they ripped off the Rainman sculpt.
All of this makes me conclude that there must have been some sort of business arrangement between Redman and Iminime, or otherwise we would've seen viral posts of bloody murder coming from Iminime's camp. I think I asked either on the Freaks board or OSW about this and someone did say that they read a disparaging comment from the Iminime camp about this, but if that is so, I'm surprised it is not more widespread.
They're all photos of the Redman figures. Angel Eyes and Tuco were taken with camera flash; Blondie was taken without flash.
Lol! How did you pose the poncho without the shiny lining showing? I'm almost resigned to getting a new poncho with the design on both sides.
I have heard of a lot of shading things that go on over there with some factories. It's possible that someone at whatever factory is casting Iminime's heads produces more castings than Iminime order and passes the extras out the backdoor to a third party or Redman. The fact that they are producing figures under at least 3 different names lends a bit of credibility to the idea that Redman might be yet another alias. I have heard that some of these bootleg figures are actually added to legitiment runs of other figures, and that is another reason they can charge less. Another company actuallly (unknowingly) pays for the production.
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