tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post8178322676272663016..comments2024-03-18T09:02:57.818+00:00Comments on Too Much Lead: Genuine Parts? The Question of Fakery?AKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00603611698724045609noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-2418613797069741412016-01-28T07:49:58.342+00:002016-01-28T07:49:58.342+00:00A fake is a fake. If someone else is profiteering...A fake is a fake. If someone else is profiteering off the back of another persons hard work it is at the very least morally wrong. We can't pick and chose which parts of the forgery business we like and dislike - either it is acceptable to produce "knock offs" or it isn't. for me it isn't.marinergrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393687295535460527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-34110487526527094522016-01-28T00:12:37.452+00:002016-01-28T00:12:37.452+00:00The only comment I'd make -
Was the seller r...The only comment I'd make - <br /><br />Was the seller retailing these as actual GW minis eg did he list them as "GW Orc/Goblins [or something similiar]?<br /><br />If he was attempting to mislead buyers into thinking they were buying geniune GW figures (and from what you've said that sounds like it may well be the case) then I'd suggest that's fraud which is a criminal offence rather than infringing someone's copyright (which is a civil offense).<br /><br />My own suspicions are that a lot of this goes on with Foundry and Perry minis. Not only are these flavour of the month (well, years now actually...) but there's an awful lot of these that are sold "new" but loose as opposed to still being in the blister. You may draw your own conclusions... O.oRed_Cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119321537913665046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-80351071005157377592016-01-27T20:04:11.346+00:002016-01-27T20:04:11.346+00:00I've been caught out myself in past with a sel...I've been caught out myself in past with a selection of Rogue Trader models! It really irks me as I just don't like having fakes in my armies; it's not a moral thing I just resent it! I know what you mean about the metal not feeling right on recasts. LegioCustodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833383911728446032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-25785192610513320742016-01-26T12:44:42.178+00:002016-01-26T12:44:42.178+00:00Pretty much the same as you... I'm of a gener...Pretty much the same as you... I'm of a generation that read Featherstone's "Military Modelling" and immediately went off and started making metal copies of Airfix figures.... truly execrable copies to be honest... I wouldn't choose to buy copies, but if I ended up with some I'd not necessarily lose sleep...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-59284185800873415612016-01-26T10:22:04.479+00:002016-01-26T10:22:04.479+00:00PS
If you really need a few more 'big uns'...PS<br /><br />If you really need a few more 'big uns' let me rummage through my lead mountain, I may have some somewhere. Not sure if I have officer types.<br /><br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-35210321752642060962016-01-26T10:19:14.173+00:002016-01-26T10:19:14.173+00:00If I was as suspicious as yourself about these or ...If I was as suspicious as yourself about these or any other models I would ditch them, preferably to someone who can recast the metal legally. (I have done this already with several tens of figures)<br /><br />If they were a recast of a manufacturer that I knew personally I would give them the figures and also the seller information.<br /><br />I would not want to encourage a younger wargamer (possibly one of my kids) to accept that forgery is acceptable.<br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.com