As long as the bootlegs aren't particularly expensive or requiring a lot of maintenance to come close to the official product, they do seem like a somewhat viable method to either find cheaper bases for customizing or kitbashing, or if worst comes to worst a source for assorted joints and other parts that may come in handy later.
Pro tip: using clear Elmer’s glue or polymer clay between loose joints should make them more stable. You have to do multiple coats and blow dry to get any loose joints on real or fakes on point
I glue a bit of tissue when I glue any joints. It looks good enough for $15.00 to me. I have the KO Ryu and mine was fine. I paid $18.00 with free shipping.
When I used to still buy this kind of stuff I would always completely disassemble the figures, make the necessary modifications(lots of dremeling), put them back together properly and airbrush them with some dull coat or whatever finishes that were missing. Now the only k.o.s I spend money on are mp and os transformers. They're all either on par or better than official versions. On the rare occasion that they're not, it's usually just a pin that needs to be pushed further in or some excess mold that needs to be cut away. Sprue marks show up on official and fakes so that's no big deal and nothing that really fine grit polishing stage sand paper can't take care of in a few seconds.
I bought both of these. The Ryu was good, the Chun Li is a piece of shit. The shoulder joint snapped almost instantly and it was the worse joint that I haven't been able to fix.
I know this is an old comment, but that makes sense in this case cuz you cannot find these 'bootlegs' anywhere anymore, you think they would still want to produce them but if they're factory rejected ones, the run would end when the original run did which seems to be the case.
Heads up, a bootleg of the figuarts android 18 appeared recently on ebay and aliexpress for $24 to $33. After seeing some product shots....same with the krillin, better spent getting the model kit.
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I recommend buying a matt finish spray from any hobby stores to apply on those bootleg figures
As long as the bootlegs aren't particularly expensive or requiring a lot of maintenance to come close to the official product, they do seem like a somewhat viable method to either find cheaper bases for customizing or kitbashing, or if worst comes to worst a source for assorted joints and other parts that may come in handy later.
These really do have a place in my heart.
I'm glad they release these cheap under quality versions, instead of just scrapping them. They're great for extra parts. Thanks for the review!
I always appreciate these videos of yours that highlight bootlegs. They're really useful especially for customizing purposes. :)
These bootlegs are only 25% of the original price.. I think we have to accept their lower quality.. they are not that bad after all..
yes just fix some of the loose parts then your fine
That's fair, with a bit of work, anything can be good no matter the price.
Think you could do a glue mod tutorial?
Pro tip: using clear Elmer’s glue or polymer clay between loose joints should make them more stable. You have to do multiple coats and blow dry to get any loose joints on real or fakes on point
Where can i buy them in 2022?
Not completely terrible for their price. Great review.
You are the first person i kniw who say ryu name correctly, most people would say his name “Rye You”
I glue a bit of tissue when I glue any joints. It looks good enough for $15.00 to me. I have the KO Ryu and mine was fine. I paid $18.00 with free shipping.
Where did you buy ryu? I'm late in the game and dont want to pay $100
Gotta be careful from now on. Thanks for sharing this video man.
When I used to still buy this kind of stuff I would always completely disassemble the figures, make the necessary modifications(lots of dremeling), put them back together properly and airbrush them with some dull coat or whatever finishes that were missing. Now the only k.o.s I spend money on are mp and os transformers. They're all either on par or better than official versions. On the rare occasion that they're not, it's usually just a pin that needs to be pushed further in or some excess mold that needs to be cut away. Sprue marks show up on official and fakes so that's no big deal and nothing that really fine grit polishing stage sand paper can't take care of in a few seconds.
Amazing Review top inform us, by any chance do You still have it?
Will you do commission work for the hot ryu??
My cat loves jumping in frame every chance too. Catzilla photo bomb
WHERE DO I GET AND HOW MUCH
hey there, u find this at aliexpress? where can i buy one of this bootlegs online?
that chun li you had is better then mine, mine the arm keep came off, and then i end up broke it😂
Guys plz I can’t find him on ebay can you plz put the link
I bought both of these. The Ryu was good, the Chun Li is a piece of shit. The shoulder joint snapped almost instantly and it was the worse joint that I haven't been able to fix.
Does the face parts fit on the real figure
Did you already reviewed the k.o shf spidey homecoming?the normal suit one?
Bang review shf ultraman orb yang thunder breaster
Ryu doesnt look bad tbh
After a bunch of gluing it's not completely awful.
Can anybody send a link to Ryu? Thanks
Wow 😮 got me running to make sure mines are original bought mines in 17 or 18 Bandai Capcom will do a video soon not on my tech channel though !
I want one for Blanka and Cammy for customization purposes.
Would you sell the bootleg Chun li
Damn that hot ryu
Please review the Sh figuarts Akuma Knockoff... Just subbed
How much is the original
Currently around $200 which is steep
aye man would you want to sell that chun li bootleg figure?
I have a real shf ryu, the legs are so tight and the skin color is much whiter .
You should make mod videos for bootlegs
Hey dstar01 you should checkout the bootleg sh figurts homemade-suit spiderman from ebay.
They were all obviously made in the same line-up, the one you get 'bootleg' are just defective picked from quality control..
ex factory worker ..
I know this is an old comment, but that makes sense in this case cuz you cannot find these 'bootlegs' anywhere anymore, you think they would still want to produce them but if they're factory rejected ones, the run would end when the original run did which seems to be the case.
can u do neca ryu bootleg
Unless you drop an sh Figuarts figure the joints hold up ok. Then again there are factory defective sh Figuarts figures.
Heads up, a bootleg of the figuarts android 18 appeared recently on ebay and aliexpress for $24 to $33. After seeing some product shots....same with the krillin, better spent getting the model kit.
Should I get Chun-li for U$ 24,00?
Are you selling your Chun Li? The good one?
lol why would u want the fake one?
Nice they are cheap but if you don't have a lot of money to buy them.
He could be sweaty...
You have a good imagination
A waste of money imo not worth the super glue applied :-/