Yeah well cost me double that and looks alright anyway, the mask is good, the lens are see through dark orange, the hair has wires in it and the fishnet is brand new. Well I picked it straight away so happy about that, the decision to keep it was mine in the end, so will take more care before buying next time. Should have a sticky about fakes and what to look out for.
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Yeah well cost me double that and looks alright anyway, the mask is good, the lens are see through dark orange, the hair has wires in it and the fishnet is brand new. Well I picked it straight away so happy about that, the decision to keep it was mine in the end, so will take more care before buying next time. Should have a sticky about fakes and what to look out for.
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I think it's not wrong to post the seller here. It would give potential buyers warning on who and what to look out for. Keeping quiet just protects the bad guys more than their future victims.
I believe it's much better to understand what makes it a fake and work through the 8 items I listed so that you can identify the fake before you buy.
The seller may just been scammed as well, plus I believe what they've told me.
Anyway I'm actively looking for the other AVPs so if I see any that don't add up I'll be posting it online. Who ever put this together went to a lot of effort, even the slight dents in the helmet are accurate and yes the fingers have wires in them.
When I received the item, it looked like it had been in the box for a while so this may have been done a while ago.
If indeed there is a Hot Toys AVP syndicate of fraudsters operating in our time..... I will find them...... and they will pay.....
The seller may just been scammed as well, plus I believe what they've told me.
Anyway I'm actively looking for the other AVPs so if I see any that don't add up I'll be posting it online. Who ever put this together went to a lot of effort, even the slight dents in the helmet are accurate and yes the fingers have wires in them.
When I received the item, it looked like it had been in the box for a while so this may have been done a while ago.
If indeed there is a Hot Toys AVP syndicate of fraudsters operating in our time..... I will find them...... and they will pay.....
EndIessRAlN
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Yea with the crazy prices these things are going for, I can see why people are willing to go for fakes just to satisfy their urge to own one. Doesn't look bad displayed. But don't count on too much resale value on these. Should have asked for 70% back.
Well, the paint apps aren't that bad. That last pic you posted of the head just seems to have different lighting, but in the box it looks decent. I will say that the body netting weave is too tight and it looks more brown. The AVP's are known for having black nets with larger spaces between the strings. So yours is either a bootleg or a bash.
The last thing you can do to make sure at least part of it is authentic is to examine the helmet. Does the helmet have some slight copper highlights here and there (pic below)? Most recasts don't add these in. Also, the helmet should be pitted, but not too obviously-pitted. Lastly, hold the helmet up to the light. The lens should shine brown, even though it looks black.
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darthjuan007
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I guess it is possible to recast these. I remember someone told it was possible.
https://cgi.ebay.com/hot-toys-avp-s...860?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3362ac8a4c
https://cgi.ebay.com/hot-toys-avp-s...860?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3362ac8a4c
Don't think it would. The HT cannon is actually incredibly different compared to the McFarlane version. Looks to be more accurate IMO.
of course it is i have a tread on another forum of how to recast , i recasted a whole alpha fighter over 86 molds
too bad i need to complete my chopper
fosing
Super Freak
yeah, but to pack them up with the box art and plastic tray presentation was waaaay out of my radar....well, for me at least.
fosing
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last shots of him...for now. relocation relocation relocation.
with mechanized pred.haha
...would love to try mechanizing an AVP pred, if i have some more parts to fiddle with.
*would like to thank endlessrain for the friendly gesture of sending me some predator underpants which got lost in the post system.
with mechanized pred.haha
...would love to try mechanizing an AVP pred, if i have some more parts to fiddle with.
*would like to thank endlessrain for the friendly gesture of sending me some predator underpants which got lost in the post system.
Ok, I looked over it again, it does have copper marks on the helmet like slightly purple in color, you can probably see in in the photo below.
The eyes are black from the front but when you hold it up to the light they are brown/orange color.
The armour looks different to the pic you've posted, the one I have looks abit more like the anicom version which I believe is a lighter silver.
Alright, found something interesting. If you visit the sideshow website under Celtic and click the Sideshow 360 link under the main picture
https://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=6314&ref=listing-page
This is exactly the same as the Celtic I've got, even the blades and helmet are the same, interesting....
The eyes are black from the front but when you hold it up to the light they are brown/orange color.
The armour looks different to the pic you've posted, the one I have looks abit more like the anicom version which I believe is a lighter silver.
Alright, found something interesting. If you visit the sideshow website under Celtic and click the Sideshow 360 link under the main picture
https://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=6314&ref=listing-page
This is exactly the same as the Celtic I've got, even the blades and helmet are the same, interesting....
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EndIessRAlN
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