I can't stand this same ol' debate. ...
And oh yea, recasting IS stealing. Talks of laws and licence holders are paper thin hogwash BS excuses.
I can't stand this same ol' debate. There's a clear divide in the mentality of the custom fans' and those who are more into the mass produced side of the hobby (and in some cases are anti-custom). It's something that will never be agreed upon so I stopped wasting my time posting whenever the subject came up, but this is different. Of all the recaster scum, none are as low as Redman. We've seen plenty of these clowns steal heads to sell on the cheap in droves but this "company" sets a record low by not only having an obsessive hard-on for Iminime, but by offering full sets and trying to copy Iminime's as closely as possible. Honestly, I'm surprised Dave even allows threads for these BS stolen releases.
After reading through this thread I'll just chime in as one of the several boardies here who have been in pretty close contact with Denny for several years, and one of the many who have been supporting Iminime from their start, to clear up a few misconceptions and assumptions.
Denny would NEVER get involved with or be behind an operation like what Redman is doing. He is way too proud of his his company and their work, and has way too much integrity to engage in shadiness of any sort.
Just because some customs are high priced, doesn't mean they're high profiting
Just because he kept it short and simple on FB doesn't mean that he's not mega f'n pissed or even more ridiculously that he's in cahoots. He more than likely didn't go on a tirade against Redman for the same reason he doesn't post much here anymore. He got sick of losing his cool and getting into keyboard wars.
And oh yea, recasting IS stealing. Talks of laws and licence holders are paper thin hogwash BS excuses.
I'll just drop the real deal here and wishfully say, in before the delete
And oh yea, recasting IS stealing. Talks of laws and licence holders are paper thin hogwash BS excuses.
Yup
Just because some customs are high priced, doesn't mean they're high profiting
YES. Paper thin BS excuse coming from entitled collectors who can't see anything past their own wants and budgets.
And that's all I'll say for tonight. Time to watch more Daredevil.
Mike, isn't it funny how some feel the need to tell us how we feel, as if they know our motivation. Sounds like a bunch of sour grapes, trying to justify why their Hydrox are the same as an Oreo.
That wouldn't really be any skin off my back because if I buy from e-tailers like Ekia, Timewalker, Monkey Depot, etc. once per year, that would be the extent of it. But I really don't hold it against them because they specialize in those kind of bootleg or second/third tier company releases (which I really don't collect). And like I said, this is an unprecedented type of counterfeit. This isn't the usual ****-bag like Kit Chen selling recasted heads on eBay. These are full figure counterfeit packages (which has never been done before) that I'm assuming come in some kind of box so they can be very easily marketed to those kind of e-tailers. If they aren't in tune with the custom world then they probably don't view Redman as being much different than the Craftones or Brothers Productions of the world. However, it's a different story if they are in tune; then they just don't give a crap like all too many others here
Sour grapes for not spending as much?
Oreo=$1,500
Hydrox=$375
"No thanks, ma'm, I'll take the Hydrox...I need to set a little aside for Junior's generic sports shoes!"
This has nothing to do with money. It is about getting the best possible representation of a figure, for many of us. If you are satisfied with sub par quality, irregardless of the price, then good for you. I can't speak for others, but I rather have quality. I really couldn't care less what you prefer, it has no effect on me. I will continue to support the artists who provide quality, but will not support any re-casted products.
When I started this thread I hadn't considered they'd recast an Iminime sculpt because I didn't even know they'd done Lethal Weapon. I was curious to find a source sculpt and Iminime was my first search.
Redman are an odd sausage.
For the price I can accept Redman cutting corners (bodies all the same height; single-sided poncho; closing Blondie's holster).
But not Iminime. I think they used the same cheap bodies so their Blondie is far too short:
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haha your observations are pretty on par with how Clipperking felt about the Iminime trio. He pretty much trashed them. Such a shame for $1000+ cost...
jstep13 said:
Judging by the posts on this thread (and others, like the Han Solo thread in the SW forum), it seems the issue a lot of people are sore about is that they shelled out a lot of money for the Iminime sets.
For the price I can accept Redman cutting corners......But not Iminime.
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