i was wondering if there is such thing as pirated gundam model or car model or watever model in stores..

if there is such thing.. how on earth are we gonna recognize and differenciate them?

is it hard to see?

Im goin to KL this august to look out for those stuff and my hometown really lack of such things ;/

Price is undeniable unreasonable too =p

Yes there are fake gundam models. Price are slightly cheaper but and quality wise not as good as those made by BANDAI. Usually those fake models don't carry the 'BANDAI" label on the box.

This post has been edited by Thrust: May 2 2007, 12:13 PM

is there a fake gundam??? i think there is no fake PG and MG gundam....HG could be fake...

bendi version of bandai gundams dont have any grade..

you no need untill "how on earth to know which is fake which is not"...
its really easy to spot fake one by the quality of the box itself..and also the name of the gundams..

and unless you wanna buy those gundam for somebody else..you should know their names also what..right.

Someone told me that in order to maintain quality, Bandai will discard their mold after a certain period. And this used mold is sold to some other cheaper company and they can produce/sell those models, but under different brand.

Thats why Bandai dont go apeshit on copyrights

*corrent me if im wrong

Easy,only bandai is original.Fake one is GD,Bendi,XiaoBaiLong..GD cover is quite confusing,as it's same as ori one..

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Added on May 2, 2007, 12:47 pmGot fake pg and mg..GD produce a lot..i once see a wing zero custon pg,1/100 scale ,as for mg,there's too many of them..GD produce the most fake gundam..

This post has been edited by hokuan: May 2 2007, 12:47 PM

lol
i dun think those are "fake"
just poorer quality n different company
if fake, they company will b ban long time ago
bandai do let them go on with their business a
haha

where's ur hometown neways?coz i also go to kl to buy gundam once a month...more options...

Yes.."Bendi" is d china Version of "Bandai" I bought once.. Gundam wing. And guess what.. The whole Head of the Gundam Head is in RED colour! then d joining cannot join properly.. d plastic has lots of unwanted edges..

Never trust any other pirated brand.. Unless u wanna do some "Custom work" then u may try using d cheaper Bendi..he he

There is Perfect Grade EVangelion "bendi" version.. and lots of MG "Bendi Version" Last time d shop in Mid valley sold a lot of these.

it depends on what u're wanting to do actually. the fake MG models r perfect for modding work, and also cutting up for dioramas, due to their cheaper cost. But of course lar, you'll need to be prepared to spend considerable time working on the thing. But for those where the interest is in the modelling work itself, and not the collection, then it dont really matter I guess

Can consider using thsoe as battle damaged gundams:P

Dun said battle dmg. i think they can be describe as reject gundam from the EFSF factory..

hhhhmmm... u know what? seeing this thread just had me itching to look for some trouble

most likely gonna go pick up a Bendi MG the next time I see one just for the fun of it. Then I can post up my step by step instructions with pics on how I tortured myself in trying to get it look like a Bandai

Bought 1 Bendi MKII.

compared to bandai:

Pieces are sometimes not aligned when fit together.
plastic is brittle and finish is rough, more flashes

BUT I buy it as cheap spare parts. Like u have a 1/100 no grade and u can use the Bendi to turn it into more MG like. After painting, it should cover up the fact that it's a copycat below.

hometown? small city nia.. miri ,sarawak =p

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Added on May 2, 2007, 8:02 pmOMG..u must be freaking free i cant wait to look forward to that post of urs..
looking forward..~gambante ne

This post has been edited by scoopgirlie: May 2 2007, 08:02 PM

U r really going to torture urself. Remember the last time i played with those Bendi SD gundam, i used more time to build it than building a HG kit.

i got 1 bendi before because i want the aile strike stand, haha

sec 14 pj got 1 shop selling

wah,bendi MG cost like rm50 wor,you buy the stand for rm50?

say.. that sec14 PJ shop right? Is that the one that used to be at 1U, then moved to the Megamall, then moved to Sec14?

If yes, what's the address of the place?

Miniature hobby shop?