Knock-off figures - general discussion

[Sumo]

Ooh, new ones! First copies I've seen of the Carnegie Dilong and Safari Acro.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6PC-Ornithomimus-T-rex-Figure-High-Quality-Detailed-PVC-Dinosaurs-Figure-NEW-/252214584552?hash=item3ab92924e8:g:GaQAAOSwMTZWSGs1

[sauroid]

i saw some copies of the first wave CollectA (Lexovisaurus, Polacanthus, Eustreptospondylus, etc.) in a small concession stand toy store while roaming around an upscale mall. they arent really recasts because they're much bigger and even uglier than the originals. solid plastics, heavy with a glaring seam at the middle of the body. wish i took some pics.

[Viking Spawn]

Just seen a knock off Rebor Ceratosaurus from a Chinese Ebay seller recently.  I'll have to go back and post the link when I find it again! 

[DinoG]

I just hope all these copies don't hurt the companies too much

[MLMjp]

I just had an experience today

I walked into a toy shop to see what they got. There was a self full of a mix of schleich,some collectas, papos and other unnamed figures.

I spotted a figure that look like the Papo running T. rex, but it was BROWN, and for a moment I though: OH MY......IT IS.......a Knock-off.

In fact there where a few knock-offs in the mix.

[Dilopho]

Even though these are bootlegs, I love how adorable the photos and bad grammar are. Who is the king of dinosaur? Will we ever know?

[Dilopho]

What sort of parent puts a tattoo on their egg???

[Viking Spawn]

Just seen a knock off Rebor Ceratosaurus from a Chinese Ebay seller recently.  I'll have to go back and post the link when I find it again!

Found them again:

Y-Rex:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/28cm-1pc-Carnotaurus-Detailed-solid-Dinosaur-Model-Jurassic-dinosaurs-/262154533762?hash=item3d09a0bb82:g:KcgAAOSwv-NWUTfA

Savage:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/28-5cm-carnotaurus-High-Quality-Detailed-PVC-solid-Dinosaurs-new-collection-/252233543183?hash=item3aba4a6e0f:g:bjMAAOSwnipWXV2c

King T-Rex:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/27cm-T-rex-High-Quality-Detailed-PVC-solid-Dinosaurs-new-collection-/262218781125?hash=item3d0d7511c5:g:rWwAAOSwcBhWXV2c

[Megalosaurus]

When I was a kid, bootlegs used to be super cheap. Now they ask a lot of money for what they are.

[CityRaptor]

Just another reason to avoid them.

[joossa]

Just seen a knock off Rebor Ceratosaurus from a Chinese Ebay seller recently.  I'll have to go back and post the link when I find it again!

Found them again:

Y-Rex:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/28cm-1pc-Carnotaurus-Detailed-solid-Dinosaur-Model-Jurassic-dinosaurs-/262154533762?hash=item3d09a0bb82:g:KcgAAOSwv-NWUTfA

Savage:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/28-5cm-carnotaurus-High-Quality-Detailed-PVC-solid-Dinosaurs-new-collection-/252233543183?hash=item3aba4a6e0f:g:bjMAAOSwnipWXV2c

King T-Rex:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/27cm-T-rex-High-Quality-Detailed-PVC-solid-Dinosaurs-new-collection-/262218781125?hash=item3d0d7511c5:g:rWwAAOSwcBhWXV2c

Will want to see their version of the Acro...

[Sim]

I'm against knock-offs.  Although, I find that Rebor Tyrannosaurus knock-off looks much nicer than the figure it's a knock-off of.  It can stand on its own!  And, the pupil is correctly in the centre of the eye.  It also doesn't have those dark patches around the eyes and somehow their absence makes that knock-off look more like an animal and less like something with an exaggerated expression, to me.

[LophoLeeVT]

who would make a stupid mistake on the y rex to be called a carnotaurus i mean they look so different from each other ugh....

[joossa]

I'm against knock-offs.  Although, I find that Rebor Tyrannosaurus knock-off looks much nicer than the figure it's a knock-off of.  It can stand on its own!  And, the pupil is correctly in the centre of the eye.  It also doesn't have those dark patches around the eyes and somehow their absence makes that knock-off look more like an animal and less like something with an exaggerated expression, to me.

We get it... you don't like the Rebor Rex. 


I saw the bootlegged version of the Schleich Kentrosaurus in the mix too:

[sauroid]

When I was a kid, bootlegs used to be super cheap. Now they ask a lot of money for what they are.

they ask a lot of money for what they have stolen

[Viking Spawn]

I'm against knock-offs.  Although, I find that Rebor Tyrannosaurus knock-off looks much nicer than the figure it's a knock-off of.  It can stand on its own!  And, the pupil is correctly in the centre of the eye.  It also doesn't have those dark patches around the eyes and somehow their absence makes that knock-off look more like an animal and less like something with an exaggerated expression, to me.

The only part I agree with you is that it can stand on its own without a support.  I'd love for Rebor to redo this figure in a stance similar to the knock off!

[CityRaptor]

who would make a stupid mistake on the y rex to be called a carnotaurus i mean they look so different from each other ugh....

Never unederesteminnate the ability of the uneducated public when it comes to misnaming. Some will even do it when the name is written right on the figure!

[Sim]

who would make a stupid mistake on the y rex to be called a carnotaurus i mean they look so different from each other ugh....

They call the Rebor Ceratosaurus knock-off a Carnotaurus too!

I'm against knock-offs.  Although, I find that Rebor Tyrannosaurus knock-off looks much nicer than the figure it's a knock-off of.  It can stand on its own!  And, the pupil is correctly in the centre of the eye.  It also doesn't have those dark patches around the eyes and somehow their absence makes that knock-off look more like an animal and less like something with an exaggerated expression, to me.

We get it... you don't like the Rebor Rex. 

Your reply comes across as rude...  I commented on that Tyrannosaurus knock-off because I was struck by how the changes from the original figure which I mentioned made it look more appealing to me.  Nothing I said was unfair or untrue.

[Saurox]

I'm against knock-offs.  Although, I find that Rebor Tyrannosaurus knock-off looks much nicer than the figure it's a knock-off of.  It can stand on its own!  And, the pupil is correctly in the centre of the eye.  It also doesn't have those dark patches around the eyes and somehow their absence makes that knock-off look more like an animal and less like something with an exaggerated expression, to me.

The only part I agree with you is that it can stand on its own without a support.  I'd love for Rebor to redo this figure in a stance similar to the knock off!

Indeed. I do like the current one, more so with the addition of the fallen queen base, but I too would like to see new sculpt for it.
Although, I kind of want Rebor to be that company that goes beyond rereleasing the same dinosaur species and expanding their roster with more different ones. I like the ones Papo does, and Rebor (in my opinion) just edge papo, but I think 6 t rex's (i think it's six including the new running one) is a little to many.

[Saurox]

Has anyone seen the 'Megasaurus Saurophagenax'?

The sculpt is very similar to the Papo Allosaurus, but as an interesting turn, the new papo baryonyx looks to have drawn inspiration from the same model.