Molecule8 John Lennon UPDATE 5/10/18 - SCAM COMPANY!

[Lejuan]

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I had missed the Yunsil Leia dress thread until now. Thank you for some interesting reading

The Yunsil Leia dress thread is sad

 

[TaliBane]

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The Yunsil Leia dress thread is sad

Mad, bad and sad.

Leia's costume is such a super-drapey, voluminous-but-sheer fabric, with very delicate cut-sew in layered areas like the collar - the kind of thing that's SO hard to emulate at 1/6 scale, even with a Yunsil at the helm. Hindsight's always 20/20 but I guess the project shouldn't have been floated without securing a "bullseye" fabric first.

 

[jra81984]

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They posted some pictures of the piano on Facebook.

 

[Underworld54]

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Instead of working on that damn piano what they really need to do is finish the damn Lennon figure, they have about 2 weeks to get it to the people who bought it.

 

[Underworld54]

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Procrastin8.

 

[SwedishHeat]

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Ah yes, the Yunsil Leia dress. What an unpredictable turn of events that was.

Who could have predicted that sending money for a product based solely on hype, and no prototype, would lead to disappointment and delays?

That's like, the first and only time that's happened.

Oh well, I'm sure we've all learned a valuable lesson and something like that will never happen again.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

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...that's the Sega Grand Pianist 1/6 electronic piano de-badged and with the interior parts repainted silver.

The bench appears to be original, at least.

 

[RiggsMcClane]

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Ah-oh! They've heard our complaints about rendered pics and put in a finger. Too bad the fingers rendered as well and their piano a recast.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

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Well spotted.

Here's another video showing the inside and with the cover over the controls:

Compare the music desk on M8's pictures with pictures of the Sega Grand Pianist. They're identical down to the design of the arms that hold it upright, and their hinges.

 

[Underworld54]

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Now they're ripping off someone else's work?

 

[Plastic Bateman]

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Ah-oh! They've heard our complaints about rendered pics and put in a finger. Too bad the fingers rendered as well and their piano a recast.

More like an afternoon's work with some rubbing alcohol, a screwdriver and some metallic paint...

Now they're ripping off someone else's work?

Certainly appears that way.

 

[RiggsMcClane]

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More like an afternoon's work with some rubbing alcohol, a screwdriver and some metallic paint...

 

[Snake Plissken]

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...that's the Sega Grand Pianist 1/6 electronic piano de-badged and with the interior parts repainted silver.

The bench appears to be original, at least.

Yeah, keep White Knighting this company you ****s.

 

[Underworld54]

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Molecule 8: Revolutionizing The 1/6 Hobby By Stealing Other Companies Ideas

 

[Plastic Bateman]

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This company just wasn't prepared for the collector's marketplace. There's people on this forum who can probably identify 1/6 shoelaces by eye, down to the brand and year of release. Not to mention the crossover between high-end collectors and the RPF. There's a level of weaponised OCD in this community that you just cannot slide something like this past.

 

[EVILFACE]

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So what company did they recast the guitar from?

 

[RiggsMcClane]

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but . .but . .but . . it's a loaner. The advocates will say its based on the same piano and it's "just too close to call" or claim they purchased the rights from the other company.

 

[jal76]

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HA HA HA this company is the comedy gift that keeps on giving! I have no doubt that they are not equipped to recast the Sega Piano so I am sure they either removed the decal from the one they bought or just removed it in the photo! And yet some are still saying that they should not be called "scammers?" How do you defend this stuff? My anger with M8 is actually on the verge of becoming sympathy at this point because they have reached truly pathetic levels.

 

[Tom Day]

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This thread...

Along with throwing the word 'haters' around like confetti, one of the big cliches from the gullible/ shill quarter has been 'let's wait until we see some finished product.'

Well, we've finally seen it. Shame it's someone else's finished product.

 

[jal76]

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My favorite part was when the people who ANGRILY support this company who had been laying low as the company imploded suddenly re-emerged for a victory lap after M8 had a 2 week late reveal, only to disappear again when it became clear that it was just more smoke and mirrors.