Knock-off figures - general discussion

[stargatedalek]

Still looks identical to me. Nothing in your images shows the size. Do they have openings for the peg? it's pretty far along the length relative to the modern fish so I can't tell from that photo.

[Halichoeres]

For the two to be the same size @Flaffy would have to have really tiny hands. And the hole in the belly would be visible in his ventral photo. These are definitely not Colorata product.

[Flaffy]

For the two to be the same size @Flaffy would have to have really tiny hands. And the hole in the belly would be visible in his ventral photo. These are definitely not Colorata product.

Indeed, my hands are certainly not petite. The entire fish is 12.5cm long. Dunno how a figure of that size would manage to fit inside a compact Colorata box.

From ebay, definitely not a palm sized figure.


vs the bootleg:

Do they have openings for the peg? it's pretty far along the length relative to the modern fish so I can't tell from that photo.

Don't know about you, but this (the peg hole) to me is certainly not that far along the body.
From the lack of peg holes, the lower quality paint job, the size, and the fact that it's made by a chinese company (that I don't have the name of currently) notorious for bootlegs should be a pretty clear indicator that this is not the real deal. 

[Martwad]

This would be a loose term of bootleg.  Since it is twice the size, they didn't mold an actual piece to make a copy.  It is obviously highly influenced by the Colorata model, but changed enough that I'm not sure any nation's copyright laws would kick in, even if it weren't made in China.  I'm not sure why they wouldn't have changed more when going through the effort to make their own mold, and giving it a different paint scheme would have been something even simpler.

[MLMjp]

This is what transformers fans would call an "Oversized KO".

[sauroid]

Flaffy's "KO" figure looks very nice and desirable.

[Lanthanotus]

During a visit to the zoo in Leipzig I found some knock off`s or bootlegs... well, halves of them anyway.
I guess you recognize the figures/original companies,... interesting approach, but I could not bring
myself to buying one.

[Stegotyranno420]

Has there ever been a case where a bootleg was better/more accurate than the original?

[CityRaptor]

Has there ever been a case where a bootleg was better/more accurate than the original?

There is a bootleg of one of the Schleich Giganotosaurus figures that fixes the pronated hands but is still terrible.

[yankeetrex]

This looks to be a bootleg of the Nanmu Mosasaurus, but on 2nd inspection its much smaller at 15 inches long......did they just boot the front and sculpt their own tail? Or is it much smaller then the original?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MBVTPQY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AA3C4W5WORBCA&psc=1

[Lynx]

Found a company called "Fantarea" that make REBOR and Papo (and some other brands) knockoffs. https://www.amazon.com/Fantarea-Carnotaurus-Dilophosaurus-Velociraptor-Pterodactyl/dp/B07V2TC7SP?ref_=ast_sto_dp The figures are actually not that bad for the most part.

[Lynx]

https://www.amazon.com/Fantarea-Realistic-Figurines-Collection-Development/dp/B08H56ZX32/ref=sr_1_11?crid=386VYXYXYOPYC&dchild=1&keywords=fantarea+dinosaur&qid=1610424902&sprefix=Fantarea+din%2Caps%2C209&sr=8-11 REBOR Egg sculpts were used on this set.

[Lynx]

https://www.everythingdinosaur.com/product/rebor-1-6-scale-velociraptor-hatchling-mystery-blind-box/ REBORs original sculpt and base. Not sure what they used for the other baby dinos on the knockoff

[CityRaptor]

Funny how these are also called cake toppers. Pretty sure that putting them on something that is to be eaten would be a bad idea. The are probably toxic.

[stargatedalek]

Funny how these are also called cake toppers. Pretty sure that putting them on something that is to be eaten would be a bad idea. The are probably toxic.

Can't speak for these particular ones but strangely enough I've seen an uptick in "higher quality KO's" lately. They have their CE certifications and everything. They are getting smarter.

[Stegotyranno420]

Do yo have a link, i want to see more pictures

[Duna]

My favourite is this thing called "simulation spinosaurus". It's something between Papo baryonyx and Papo first spinosaurus, but it looks even better than both with those colors! 9€ in Aliexpress.

[SidB]

My favourite is this thing called "simulation spinosaurus". It's something between Papo baryonyx and Papo first spinosaurus, but it looks even better than both with those colors! 9€ in Aliexpress.

This has been around for a couple of years and there are three versions of which I am aware. Check out Andy's dinosaur reviews on Youtube.

[Primeval12]

I've been meaning to get one to convert into a Primeval Spinosaurus. It is the perfect shape.

[Faelrin]

Andy's done a review on that weird Papo Spinosaurus bootleg or knockoff that S @Stolpergeist posted on the last page:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoCNLUpbOjE

Edit: The added fins, and brows give it a sort of dragon like appearance too.