Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
Bootleg Alert! FAKE Mattel WWE Figures
This is Loosecollector Customs. Where we put bootleggers in tight underpants, and give them a wedgie.
We have been using the badass Mattel WWE figures for years now and we can spot a fake from the
real thing quite easily. Let us tell you how...
We will be guided with the help of our friends. Batista and the shady, Faketista.
We have been using the badass Mattel WWE figures for years now and we can spot a fake from the
real thing quite easily. Let us tell you how...
We will be guided with the help of our friends. Batista and the shady, Faketista.
On all the pics, LEFT side is the BOOTLEG, right side is the original figure from Mattel.
Faketista! You look too smiley man. I won't be that happy if my torso is flesh and my legs are pink!
As you can see here, Faketista is significantly smaller (height & heft) and he's got visible pegs on his ankles. If both are superheroes, Batista Captain America and Faketista is Daredevil.
Not very obvious in the pics, but the colors/hues of Faketista's plastics do not match, like they used different recipes of plastics for each part, while the original's colors are perfectly even.
For a bootleg, Faketista's tatoos are nicely done, but relative to the original's super-sharp decals, they are visibly inferior. His eyes have too much white on them and almost no eyebrows too.
*** See that Philippine flag on Batista's shoulder? Fellow proud Pinoy and we share the same name :D! ***
Faketista has no sculpted navel. I'm quite sure the mold on this one was made by disassembling and then casting an existing Mattel WWE fig. Doing that, you loose the fine details! Even the cuts on his musculature got a lot softer. Compare the rips on their chests.
In the pic below, you will also notice also how much thinner Faketista's arms look from the front. They're a little... "TRex-ish".
The originals are made from thick and sturdy plastic. The fake ones are significantly inferior. If I break each guy's neck peg with a plier, Faketista's will break easily with a "crunch". Batista's will flex to a limit before it does.
Wrapping up, if you don't have an original on hand while shopping for a loose/used Mattel WWE figure, the most obvious signs of a fake figure are...
- mismatched colors of plastics
- visible ankle peg
- softer musculature and...
- blurry paint apps
Hope this helps guys! Until next time.
Faketista! You look too smiley man. I won't be that happy if my torso is flesh and my legs are pink!
As you can see here, Faketista is significantly smaller (height & heft) and he's got visible pegs on his ankles. If both are superheroes, Batista Captain America and Faketista is Daredevil.
Not very obvious in the pics, but the colors/hues of Faketista's plastics do not match, like they used different recipes of plastics for each part, while the original's colors are perfectly even.
For a bootleg, Faketista's tatoos are nicely done, but relative to the original's super-sharp decals, they are visibly inferior. His eyes have too much white on them and almost no eyebrows too.
*** See that Philippine flag on Batista's shoulder? Fellow proud Pinoy and we share the same name :D! ***
Faketista has no sculpted navel. I'm quite sure the mold on this one was made by disassembling and then casting an existing Mattel WWE fig. Doing that, you loose the fine details! Even the cuts on his musculature got a lot softer. Compare the rips on their chests.
In the pic below, you will also notice also how much thinner Faketista's arms look from the front. They're a little... "TRex-ish".
The originals are made from thick and sturdy plastic. The fake ones are significantly inferior. If I break each guy's neck peg with a plier, Faketista's will break easily with a "crunch". Batista's will flex to a limit before it does.
Wrapping up, if you don't have an original on hand while shopping for a loose/used Mattel WWE figure, the most obvious signs of a fake figure are...
- mismatched colors of plastics
- visible ankle peg
- softer musculature and...
- blurry paint apps
Hope this helps guys! Until next time.
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Friday, December 26, 2014
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Dantae (customer original)
This super-poseable custom was made as a Christmas gift for a cool 8-year old kid named, Dantae.
Reference pic below. The text on his leg was made a bit crypted for a cooler effect.
Comes with a removable cape and we've included a free pistol and big-@$$ sword.
This one's for you Dantae-G. You've found the coolest hobby in the world and you rock :D!
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Vulture 2099
As of posting date, this may very well be the fist and only Vulture 2099 figure in the internet.
He features detailed sculptwork, removable/poseable wings and the signature Loosecollector paintjob.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Spider-Man 2099
This is Spider-Man 2099. He features the following...
- Raised/sculpted lines
- Removable/poseable cape
- Smooth airbrush finish
- Loosecollector standard of quality
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Conan the Barbarian
This Conan was inspired by the legendary Sal Buscema (design) and the immortal Frank Frazetta (colors).
