Totally agree with that, because that's what he said. I know Rainman does not produce everything by himself. He has other people to paint his occasionally open for reorder sculpts and he collaborates with Yunsil on all the outfits. CK always produced sculpts from different people (actually even from Rainman). What use it is for Denny to produce cheap recasts of his earlier efforts? Moreover, it is produced in China, definitely not in Korea. And there are many people like Kit Chen who both make their own projects and recast stuff.
You act as if you have some personal story with Denny. And he never said he produced something personally, he was always arranging things with different artists involved.
It’s not about passion with Denny, it’s about production. Money.
If you paid $10k for a single sculpt to an artist, and have the original, why wouldn’t you mass produce it to return on your investment?
That’s what he does.
However, some people pay $1000+ for a Rainman, while more people pay $200 for a Redman. (Those prices random numbers, not exact)
Basically some collectors won’t buy a Rainman due to the price point, but they will buy Redman even though the quality is not as good, and Denny still makes his cut.
Anybody ever wonder what happened to his Iminime Jon Snow?
I know where it is, and why it was never produced.
The prototype was sold to a private collector under the condition it was never to be reproduced, and it is still the best, most accurate version made.
Sure, there are others out there which have been modded, and they look good, but not as good as Denny’s Iminime proto.
I’m just saying, there is a lot going on in this hobby most people don’t see or think about in order to get collectors on all levels to part with your cold hard cash [emoji385].
Most people will take everything at face value, even though it might not be exactly what you think it is.
Denny is a businessman, he knows how to hustle.
I just don’t like the fact he can’t be open and honest with his customers, always a facade.
Fortunately, he always produced his product, no matter which “company” name he uses.
As far as being produced in China, anybody can have anything produced cheaper in China. Provide the prototype of what you want, and for a fraction of the price you pay in Korea or the United States, you can have your product cast and produced cheaper, and on a much grander scale. There are cities built around factories willing to make whatever you want, cheap.
You will see a difference however in product quality. They will make a lot, cost effectively.
That’s why with Sideshow premium formats, they always have QC issues, but will have you destroy a statue with issues and ship you a new one.
They mark the price up to compensate for the losses of the bad ones.
Did you also notice SS changed their PF statues from poly stone to a plastic resin?
Because it can be produced cheaper, in effect, creating greater profit gains, and cutting their loss potentials.
Back on the subject, Denny is Korean, but that doesn’t mean all his product is produced in Korea. More expensive figures, yes, but though a different company name, he outsourced those jobs to a Chinese factory, and thats how you go from Rainman to Redman.
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