Diskvision E.V.E (Bootleg)
by Cheap China Crap Corporation (C4)
will hurt authentic figure makers. And bootlegs have crap quality.
This is embarrassing. But then, most first time figure collectors have been
victims of bootleg purchases before. Or at least once. And this figure
I bought at a toy convention here in the Philippines.
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| She needs more than a bath to remove the awfulness. |
I took this picture when it was drizzling. The figure is very shiny, one of the signs of
bootleg figures. But you wouldn't know unless you take it out of the box. Though the
mold is almost exactly like the original, the paint is horrible. The armbands and the
leg-bands are supposed to be painted gold, and the original also have designs
carved in those bands.
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| Why was I born in China? (Sob!) |
connecting to the armband does not align. Another thing is the smell of the figure, it'll
cause you to vomit, it almost did to me. The materials use in this figure could be toxic,
or maybe it is toxic. There's always that certain smell that makes you dizzy, especially
plastic stuff made in China.
Looking at the photo, it's obvious that her bra(?) and her panty(?) are removable.
With the bra just hanging on her boobs and the panty has a small peg. The nips
are sculpted, but no such between her legs.
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| I am as fake as my boobs. |
The base is just a thin black circle. Mine got it's peg broken so I have to improvise.
I use a screw to her foot and put a couple of Legend of the ring tokens and stick
them with epoxy. Now the base is as ugly as the figure. I guess that's one good
thing about this, you can do any crap with bootlegs and you will feel little to no
concern as oppose to authentic figures.
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| I think she's wearing a wig. |
Bootleg Diskvision E.V.E. The sculpt isn't really that bad except for the
armbands/leg-bands, the paint-jobs is awful, and the smell is nauseating.
Overall, buy the original!
On a side note, there are reasons why people buy bootlegs.
- One big reason is the price. Bootlegs are 1/4 the price of the original, maybe
even less.
- Bootlegs are customizable, if you make a mistake in repainting or cutting off
bits and pieces, you won't be as nearly devastated as you would to an expensive
originals.
- Most people wouldn't care less if it's bootleg. They just want the anime characters
they like. Or maybe most people doesn't know the difference.
- Display purpose. Figure collectors are very protective of their figures. They
protect them from scratches and dust. Put them in expensive looking glass
cases. Avoid getting them dirty or accidentally damaging them. Bootlegs
have low maintenance because they have no value.
But then again.
- Bootlegs have no resale value.
- Bootlegs have nauseating smell.
- Bootlegs are toxic.
- Bootlegs have low to ugly quality.
- You feel cheated if you got a bootleg.
- Bootlegs will kill the figure industry.
- Bootlegs will kill the environment.
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