Major_Goose
A Fixture
Well thats an issue that may have raised up again before...but lately there is an uprise in guys that sell illegal copies in resin from nice figures from well respected companies .
Last incident that is crying out for accusation is guys selling copies of Andrea Jula's masterpiece, Pegaso 90 -038 , Crusader . The figure that we all admired and want to paint .
I will not retalk on copyright issues and the likes. I will say that these gays have gone way too much out of the line. So much that in my recent visit in Athens, as iwas drinking coffee in Athens Miniatures shop, a guy entered trying to convince the owner to get resin copies (we call them monkeys in Greece) and sell them through the shop that he legally holds !!!
The owner of course denied and lift the telephone to call police. Then the guy dissapeared.
The guys have gone pretty far, that they appear in internet selling them ,and also in some countries in Hobby Shows .
One think that many poeple doesnt understand is that , figure companies, or at least (80%) of them are small projects of 1-2-3-4 people that have the talent to sculpt ,paint and reproduce small amounts of their artistic and very hard to do work .
If some one sells 1000 copies of a fake music cd that will sell normally with the original 300.000 pieces we talk for a damage of 0.33%
If some one sells 50 figures copies of a new kit that will be casted from the company in 250 or 300 pieces (many companies do that as they can afford huge numbers and the market is not that big) we talk for a damage of maybe more than 20% , and thats way more of the companies profit.
Which if is done for every figure the companie must shutdown.
The problem is this : The music cd;s for example are bought from every human posibble from a 15 years kid till a 70 years grannie. But figures , both legal, and illegal , are bought from MODELLERS. From guys that know how to build and paint them . From People that demand from the companies everymonth new and better figures , and more themes , and more and more...... So whats the love you have in the hobby? toget cheaper copies of the figure, that are badly recasted and they cannot compare tothe original ,and also buy stolen goods (the artists work) and use them .
So its really crazy to say that you adore and support this hobby and at the same time try to make the grave by buying fake copies.
I am not toplay the companies lawyer by no means , but seeing that almost all people that are involved in the figure companies are nice artists with sensitivity and creativity , and also having seen my personal work (textwritting) copied illegaly and exploited , i felt that i was allowed to express my thoughts, here and want to see possibly other, different and alternative thoughts on this chapter of our Hobby .
I have been offered and proposed many times totake illegal figures ,and i always resisted strongly and never had done this . Knowing some of the finest people inthe hobby lately , and original creators ,i am decided togive a bad time tothe guy that will nexttry tosellme a fake one .
Thanks for your patience
Costas
Last incident that is crying out for accusation is guys selling copies of Andrea Jula's masterpiece, Pegaso 90 -038 , Crusader . The figure that we all admired and want to paint .
I will not retalk on copyright issues and the likes. I will say that these gays have gone way too much out of the line. So much that in my recent visit in Athens, as iwas drinking coffee in Athens Miniatures shop, a guy entered trying to convince the owner to get resin copies (we call them monkeys in Greece) and sell them through the shop that he legally holds !!!
The owner of course denied and lift the telephone to call police. Then the guy dissapeared.
The guys have gone pretty far, that they appear in internet selling them ,and also in some countries in Hobby Shows .
One think that many poeple doesnt understand is that , figure companies, or at least (80%) of them are small projects of 1-2-3-4 people that have the talent to sculpt ,paint and reproduce small amounts of their artistic and very hard to do work .
If some one sells 1000 copies of a fake music cd that will sell normally with the original 300.000 pieces we talk for a damage of 0.33%
If some one sells 50 figures copies of a new kit that will be casted from the company in 250 or 300 pieces (many companies do that as they can afford huge numbers and the market is not that big) we talk for a damage of maybe more than 20% , and thats way more of the companies profit.
Which if is done for every figure the companie must shutdown.
The problem is this : The music cd;s for example are bought from every human posibble from a 15 years kid till a 70 years grannie. But figures , both legal, and illegal , are bought from MODELLERS. From guys that know how to build and paint them . From People that demand from the companies everymonth new and better figures , and more themes , and more and more...... So whats the love you have in the hobby? toget cheaper copies of the figure, that are badly recasted and they cannot compare tothe original ,and also buy stolen goods (the artists work) and use them .
So its really crazy to say that you adore and support this hobby and at the same time try to make the grave by buying fake copies.
I am not toplay the companies lawyer by no means , but seeing that almost all people that are involved in the figure companies are nice artists with sensitivity and creativity , and also having seen my personal work (textwritting) copied illegaly and exploited , i felt that i was allowed to express my thoughts, here and want to see possibly other, different and alternative thoughts on this chapter of our Hobby .
I have been offered and proposed many times totake illegal figures ,and i always resisted strongly and never had done this . Knowing some of the finest people inthe hobby lately , and original creators ,i am decided togive a bad time tothe guy that will nexttry tosellme a fake one .
Thanks for your patience
Costas
