Controversial! +13 Calling all pF facebook users

[J.A.Hidalgo]

Hello
The figure is NOT inspired on painting or engraving, is the result of many hours of work, to get a good idea.
Nobody has accused Britain of piracy, (obviusly isn't a recast) but if they had consulted me, I would have been flattered, and I would have given them my best wishes.
Cheers.
Jose

 

[OldTaff]

I e-mailed Britain's on this point, Jose, at the same time asking why they had not apparently had the courtesy of consulting you first. This was over two weeks ago, and I've not had any response from them...... Big Business, eh?

Alan

 

[Richie]

I e-mailed Britain's on this point, Jose, at the same time asking why they had not apparently had the courtesy of consulting you first. This was over two weeks ago, and I've not had any response from them...... Big Business, eh?



Alan

Hi Alan,
I sent a message to them also approx. the same time, seems to have fell on deaf ears.....Big Business, eh?

 

[marco55]

Britains also did this one which Michael Roberts has as a kit.Alan Ball sculpted this and I believe is a close frienf of Ken Osen so this one should be ok.
Mark

Britains

Michael Roberts

 

[Wayneb]

Some say the ultimate complement is to be copied.....

 

[valiant]

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery..."

 

[Wayneb]

''I try to take a crap every morning just before breakfast"

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Hi All,
Jose has just given me the heads up on this from Britain's, cheeky b******'s. Any one fancy pitching in on facebook with some comments! I already have. I'm sure Jose would not do this but I don't fight fair
cheers
Richie
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You don't fight fair theres no such thing Ritchie if its a fight

 

[theBaron]

...Nobody has accused Britain of piracy..

With all due respect, I think that people have accused Britain of piracy. The whole point of this thread, and the several posts people made to the Facebook page, is precisely to accuse Britain of copying your piece. We may split hairs about piracy versus plagiarism, but at a general level, the accusation leveled at Britain through this thread and the Facebook posts, is that the club figure released back in July is a copy of your figure.

It remains an curious episode, in any case. A couple of days after the accusations were posted in Facebook, the post was deleted, and apparently, no one from Britain has responded to any attempts to contact them regarding this issue.

 

[ellie]

Just to say Alan Ball sculpts for Britans which is why they will not have been much of a problem with them doing the Indian vignette in a toy soldier style. just a thought.

ian

www.elliesminiatures.com

 

[winfield]

Sr Hidalgo, you are a class act.