polish figures

[han duo]

i may upset some collectors here but -iam i the only one who thinks that the polish figures look like they were made by the "happy sunshine bus tour", they just look wrong... i know that it was a poor country in the eightys and they all lived on cabbages and vodka but for **** sake did the workers in the factory work blindfolded and have no sleep for 48 hours before starting the shift....while on acid :lol:

 

[PhantomShadow]

You mean Bootlegs?

Damn fine toys and highly interesting to collect.
I collect modern day carded figs mostly from China - they are rip-offs of Hasbro figs, but some are so bad they are brilliant

 

[han duo]

yeah bootlegs.. how easy would it be to get a vintage figure and cheap paint to rip off a rip off !

first youd need to disfigure an original over heat ( gas cooker ) then get steve wonder to paint it...........hay presto a rare looking figure ( or bootleg :lol: )....

 

[PhantomShadow]

I think if you were to do that and put it beside a Polish bootleg you could spot the real bootleg

 

[boba frett]

I can see Hans new focus - fake bootlegs! :lol:

 

[craignwo4life]

Polish figures are made from a different type of material so I doubt you could customise a vintage figure to look like one !! :lol:

 

[Bollux]

Han could :mrgreen:

 

[inzaman]

They must be easy to make though, here's how;

1) Buy a regular but C2ish figure from ebay
2) Drive over it a few times
3) Kick it around the garden a fair bit
4) Lob it against a wall for an hour or so
5) Grab all your spare paint from the shed and take turns at lobbing a different colour at it.
6) Leave to dry
7) Voila a bootleg 8) :lol:

 

[Darth Wensleydale]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

don't you boil them for an hour as well so they go a bit funny?

 

[PhantomShadow]

You guys have never held a bootleg or even seen one up close - I can tell.
You can mock bootlegs all you like, but once you see one, you find there is a certain interest in them.

 

[Bollux]

struck a nerve boys!

its true, once you've held one you are never the same......its something to do with all the lead i think! :mrgreen:

 

[Darth Wensleydale]

I've seen a few but they don't do a lot for me so I've never owned one.

I can see why they are of interest, especially if you have figure focus. You have to admit though the finishes on most are a bit rough :wink:

 

[inzaman]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

don't you boil them for an hour as well so they go a bit funny?

Ah missed that stage, you obviously have a bit more experience than me :lol:

Also for added authenticity as well as boiling you could add biker scout arms to every figure type, even Yoda :shock: :lol: :lol:

 

[weasel]

its true, once you've held one you are never the same......its something to do with all the lead i think! :mrgreen:

:lol: Nice!

I'm with Han, I think they look like shite. BUT, each to their own. If people wanna collect them then fair play and good luck to them. I think it's interesting to see all the different aspects of SW collecting out there. If it wasn't for some of the boot leg collectors posting photos I wouldn't even know they existed!
Gotta say, I don't see the attraction in variants either. BUT again, each to their own!

 

[han duo]

in the next coming weeks iam going to have a crack at the all new collectors "bootlegbootleg" there rare as rocky horse shite as there is none in existance ... well until next week !! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[PhantomShadow]

Han - thats been done before.
Can't remember the name but there was a series of figures done which were (I think) simply repaints that some guy did - stuck them on a home made card and passed them off as some rare find of bootlegs.

 

[bluesnagman]

I am an avid bootleg collector because they are so ugly. I think they are awesome! I have over 200 different vintage bootlegs. The reason I got into them was because I got so sick of looking at the same old Kenner production pieces all the time.
Todd

 

[inzaman]

I think it's interesting to see all the different aspects of SW collecting out there. If it wasn't for some of the boot leg collectors posting photos I wouldn't even know they existed!

Dont get me wrong, i am only having fun as i too really like seeing them. It is an aspect of SW that i never knew existed until members on here started to mention them and post pictures. I think Craigs collection of bootlegs is great. Collecting is definitely each to their own, there are collectors who hate AFA but i am an avid loose AFA collector.

 

[weasel]

I think it's interesting to see all the different aspects of SW collecting out there. If it wasn't for some of the boot leg collectors posting photos I wouldn't even know they existed!

Dont get me wrong, i am only having fun as i too really like seeing them. It is an aspect of SW that i never knew existed until members on here started to mention them and post pictures. I think Craigs collection of bootlegs is great. Collecting is definitely each to their own, there are collectors who hate AFA but i am an avid loose AFA collector.

Don't worry Inzi, I aint having a go at anyone! :lol:
This isn't RS and I don't really ever feel the need to slag people off for expressing their opinions! :lol:

UNLESS they are United fans trying to talk about football!

 

[Bollux]

OR Jabba! :lol: