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?

dun think that's the one ler.. if miniature hobby, then should be Wolf's game shop, he just moved there from Amcorp only. Dun do gunpla stuff there.

on top of shusi king, opposite digital mall

last time i tot all the Bandai lookalike kits are Bendi and I am wrong.
GD kits is much much better than Bendi. Avoid bendi at all cost although u plan to make it a sacrificed kit.
GD kits' plastic material is not as good as the original, but most of the parts are quite detailed. For the price compare to bandai, i would say GD kits good for those who have low budget. Some extra works might be needed like glueing and sanding. but that's modelling.
One thing to remember, check thoroughly the parts before purchase!! The QC is not as good as Bandai for that price u paid!!!

There are quite a numbers of local gundam modellers doing fantastic model from the GD kits. U won't know it's imitation kit if nobody told u!!!

The shop on top of SushiKing is Miniature Hobby which moved from MidValley. Mostly military kits and some GD kits.

Wat u paid is wat u get!!! Just remember this words and dun complain for low quality stuff!!!

P.S. u can always complain Bandai kits especially PG one!!!!

hehehe...bro edi....dah become gundam tycoon also buy bendi ke?...hehhehe...

Dunno Edi Bro, got sell Bendi stock or not? Hehe

haha, saja only


no la, those are actually illegal one, those caught selling might be fined & jail

the Section 14 one is Miniature Hobby
I always go up there lepak one cos everyday go home also had to walk pass by.

The "someone" in the shop says will take in some Bandai in the future o ... but so far ... only got *ahem* model inside the shop la ...

Because of those *ahem* Gundam, it make me hard to believe it's other model (military, PVC, and so on) is original as well

Thoes who like to test their modeling skill can take those *ahem* one to test test, because CHEAP

Well, just picked up a GD Freedom last week just to test out

Overall, the quality's indeed a lot better than the Bendi ones. Some flaws found on the inner frame, but should look decent after tidying and painting.

Well, let's see how it looks a week from now after I'm done with it

i bought b4 a gundam model for my brother from miniature hobby @ mid valley before their got close down/relocated....for below RM50....

i alwiz thought that it must be genuine...

but later i found out that jusco was selling gundam model for a price way more expensive......

now i start to wonder whether d 1 i bought is original a not...

the Jusco ones will always costs more. So far, non of the imitation ones that I know of has ever carried the brand name of 'Bandai' on the box.

tonite i'll go home n check on d box..

Well, there's 1/2 original ones..means its a bit original and a bit pirated..

another brand that is good is LWDRAGON
i bought 1/144 for RM 12.90 only
quality is quite good for pirates

I saw a 1/100 blue frame,from xiaobailong!!Haha..So anyone wanna share some pics for those gundam?

Haha, seems like everyone is kinda interested with those non Bandai gundams
U guys get those as test kits rite?on kits for modification on d ori Bandai Gundams?

I get those kits is because they're cheap,but get fed up with the bottle leg..Haha..Now,I'll only buy those hg for display after modifications..anybody have the 1/100 blue frame?from lwdragon..

I have bought a fake/pirated SD last 2 weeks with RM10.
Well, I think is still acceptable with the pricing RM10.
Although the quality is not that good, but I still can buy off that since is just RM10.
Some more I just need some part from that kits for modification.....

One more thing, I think we shouldnt call that pirated gundam for Bendi and GD, right?
I remembered someone here explain on the fake brand coming out instead of Bandai ori brand.
So, is it illegal?

We call it pirate becoz it has few brands,bendi,gd,lwdragon..so just call it pirate lo..haha..

do they have bendi version of strike freedom...might as well buy one to replace my "melted" skeleton MG strike freedom....

Lwdragon has 1/100 strike freedom,If wan mg,wait for gd model..

Really??? Will go and have a look...
do they sell pirated SDs there??

This post has been edited by Krinx83: Jun 1 2007, 09:19 AM

There are few "pirated" model kits in the market, as I can recall is there are 3, which are Bendi, without company label but just put 1/100 scale and another one is in Chinese words.

All "these" are Xtremely, very worst in quality where parts cannot fix together, damage parts, not long enough, very loose and all other kind of problem. If u are good in modding, there are still few problems

The major problem is their plastic is SUPER THIN, can see through SUNLIGHT too

If anyone want to find these, can go to SG Wang or some bookshops got sell, the price is less than 1/2 of the Bandai price

gd model???will be looking for it....thanks bro

Nobody buy pirated blue frame second-L?

i notice fake gunpla have no skeleton on mg

model GD also got sell gundam freedom lightning edition, rm2XX+

This post has been edited by SWATwolf: Jun 3 2007, 11:02 AM

I only bought "pirated" EVA model b4, & it suxks....sigh..last time dunno, waste my money, all the part's are loosy, some others part can't even attached to each other perfectly, added to more worst, is the flexibility, the hand can't even bend, the leg is hard to pose it to standing well.

well... like people said, its good for modding. hopefull i can find a mg crossbone fake one so i can mod my sd crossbone

Hmm,this thread is quite interesting actually,as there's some good pirated gundam out there,that we dunno..So anybody that have good experience with any pirated gundam?..For me,those sd gundam is good,seems like the ori one..But those hg and mg,all have taufu leg..

Em, i c some pro ppl go buy those another brand gundam to model themselve, because they are pro, so they know how to cut of the part. rejoin and do many thing for that. Just for them save money and get alot to try.

This post has been edited by vincent09: Jun 9 2007, 06:33 PM

Actually, a diorama of a battle scene is probly one of those cases when u'll want to make use of those imitation brands. Its kinda heart breaking to cut apart a Bandai model for the purpose of splattering it halfway across your scene.

Hmm.. actually, those imitation brands r good for more than just that. For example, for those who r new to painting, and wanna give it a try, or for those who wanna experiment with modding. trying it out first on a non Bandai will be a good idea, that way u dun need to be so worried about messing it up, leaving u to be able to experiment better.

Ya, fyire, that's what i want to talk XD. So, the other brand gundam still got ppl go buy, won't diappear 1. It help alot for new guy who want to paint or modding. But if just want to model and play around then not recomended to get those other brand gundam model.

even though i'm not fan of gundam..

last time i wanted to buy keroro.. was shocked.. one is like 30 sumthing
one is like 15 sumthing.. huhuhh
the box really identical, unil i realized one is differ brand..
ended up i bought the bandai one..

Well, for display purposes, nothing beats a nicely painted Bandai

Actually, an imitation brand might be able to look as good as a Bandai if you're to put enough time and effort into it, but well, not likely to happen for me lar. My imitation models has been put through all sorts of hell, serving as a test model for my paint jobs

Hi everybody..

What is modding?

As i'm currently helping out my fren to put up his "model GD", so called a fake MG rx-93 nu gundam. he bought it more than 3 aredi loh..
oni finished left arm and the 1 pair of feet.

putting it up is a real challenge, but it's far from fun coz u know u are working with imitations, and there's a few things i rili wanted to condemn:

manual: cilaka, simply scan and remove all jap wordings (straight blank on the jap words), looked rili weird. photo quality is ci**i scan quality. where got quality?
parts: whuaa.. all parts are there , but so sorry for the precision coz u'll have to cut and sand here and there. otherwise won't fit, or it just got distorted when u forced to snap it.
polycaps and plastic quality: it's not 1st grade plastic. u can forget the color but the "feel" is rili teruk, many parts aren't smooth and got extra uninvited plastic chunks coming out here and there.. many sanding and cutting extra "fat".
finishing: not sure yet coz still doing it.

just 80% of the internal frame. then will try to seal all the holes and crevices and prime the whole thing..

maybe will try to take some pic, see whether can tell if it's a real MG or a GD..

haha...

this i really wanna c

uuhh.. chelen me..

wait.. wait..

just worry my phototaking skill not good enuf, later have to blame on camera.. haha..

wait la.. this one rili alot work leh.. korek here korek there jus to make sure parts fit aredi make my eye wanna fall out..

Haha,really a lot of works.Last time I bought a red frame astray,after finish,the gundam have bottle leg,now i keep it in box..

Here's the RX-93 by model GD.. just 80% completed.. fin not assemble yet..

Really alot of cutting, trimming and sanding work..
Haven't start painting yet..
fuh.. tired tired..

will try to post new photos later..


Attached thumbnail(s)

I wonder, what about the Gundam Fix Figuration (GFF), do they have fake ones as well?

I heard they have what Japan Version and Asian Version, how do differentiate from the box/brand?

Some shops dun allow me to open the box to examine the quality, so from the transparent window, I can't really determine the quality of the figures.

Any one knows how to determine the version?

Many thanx.

p/s: I dun mind paying extra for the Japan version, coz I am collecting for good, what I am afraid is paid japanese version price, and got a asian version model...

bro, are u really sure its a model GD?? coz it looks way too mg to me well, except for the pipes behind the kneecap, if its mg, the pipes are supposed to be black

SD = Super deformed

If anybody wants to buy pirated Gundam, Leisure Mall (Cheras) got one shop selling. I remember the PG Gundam is selling rm 200++. Damn cheap! They also got some figurines. Anyway i got one pirated MG gundam for rm 36 only.

its unwise and not worth it to spend until rm200 for a bendi kits...
you buy you go back you open the box...you cry blood cause u just lost rm200 for some very lousy plastic.

well i think ahem kits are made for pros or expert level of moding

for me i rather spend extra 50% of the cost for the original to avoid lot of mess and time then end up ahem kit which doesn't even last long or even break after full completed assemble ..

well if ahem kits are good for spare part but other than tat is simply waste of money and time for it kits for beginer gunpla ^.^

This post has been edited by chriswoo: Sep 15 2007, 03:39 PM

Mid Valley, ToyCity do sell those Bendi too

MODEL GD PG STRIKE GUNDAM

MODEL GD MG WING KA Zeta 3 MK-II, LWdragon astray blue frame, TT HONG LI MG strike noir

TT HONG LI MG strike noir

MODEL GD WING KA

MODEL GD zeta 3




This post has been edited by selsonliew: Feb 6 2009, 09:15 PM

meet my RM19.90 Saviour Gundam
1/144 HG
Bought in Atria PJ, next to Giant, 1F just above the escalator, China product warehouse

bro if u plan in a lower Quality of Gundam, i suggest u can try a brand name TT. t quality is better then bendi / GD or others.

Like my friend just bought a Noir - TT. t join is quite good & t color looks almost same with t real also.

t price like 50% lower then ori & there is something that u could not image about it. Even t sticker look t same, 2 type of sticker, 1st - tear type. 2nd is strach type.

Ori or not is up 2 what u want ! this is most important. If u planning to go for intrested i will suggest go for ori. If u just for fun & quality is not so important, then dont buy Ori - coz u will not keep it for any how rite ?

ha ha ha Ori or Not ??

the brother upstair, where u from?? do u know where can buy cheap TT brand gundam?? my place is so damm expensive, add RM50 more or less can buy a ori MG oredi. the tauke is totally suck our money. TT at china 1 MG onli 65 - 75 RMB, if trade to Malaysia ringgit, it is about RM35-40

pls share where we can buy TT hongli gundam. I've been looking for their PG wing zero so too long...

Bro, i from PG, wat i know over t island at Megamall got 1 toyshop got deal with TT, & in t island also hav but t price is wat u say....come from china also need that much meh.....

to inform what i know, TT is a new company they just started biz around last 2 year. So they producation is not so much model compare others....

btw that type of Model do u intrested beside PG, maybe if got time i would help u guys survey up....

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Added on March 10, 2009, 9:26 pmkeep updated.....my info, till now TT havent got producation of PG yet.

This post has been edited by micncwng: Mar 10 2009, 09:26 PM

i found a TT MG unicorn gundam at Melaka (Family store at Sg Duyong)..
shock to see the price is just RM60..
but I'll pass although the box almost the same..

Hi all,

I bought a LWDragon 1/144 HG Red Astray a few weeks ago in KL... RM24 only.

I built it yesterday (not yet finish) but the quality is surprisingly good! Looks good too...

Just the legs and arms cannot snap together that well but if not, everything else is tight and nice...

I also bought a HG 1/144 Akatsuki (gold colour) TT Hong Li for only RM28 (in PJ)...

This one quality ok only... had to use glue on the arm... if not the Gold colour is really really good wei...

Planning to buy Infinite Justice later (LWDragon probably...)

Update u guys later!

i oredi bought TT MG unicorn at RM120......sad~~~

Did anyone here get the "Silver" version of the 1/100 Akatsuki ? I saw it at a shop at Berjaya Time Square. I'm not sure which company made it to but it looks quite unique and I'm wondering if it contain chrome parts or just plain grey plastic.

this thread make me want to try the 'not ori kit'..
since this weekend i'm going to melaka so i think i'll buy the pirate MG unicorn (TT brand)
and convert it to Banshee.. ..if did'nt take too long laaa
then i'll report to you guys all about it..

i'll also survey the price..

This post has been edited by malficient: Mar 13 2009, 09:16 PM

the silver akatsuki is really chrome 1, i had the gold 1 pirate de....really shine!!! but becareful not to scratch it, the paint will come out, n 1 more thing TT PG WING available at megamall penang, ground floor near GIORDANO shop

bro upstair, do u know wat t price it's selling t TT wing ?

60 bucks? man i'm tempted...
but then again, Uni-Korn has so many small parts, accuracy of the parts is essential.

RM300 TT PG WING

i dunno man but, PG ain't exactly the grade that u wan a fake one man. the amount of details and parts, imagine if u like pasang but the the parts are not accurate. fukken owned

can kirim r??

i think the accuracy of TT brand is okay compared to LW DRAGON,
bcoz sometimes LW DRAGON does not fit correctly or the color
is incorrect(their impulse is purple).however,TT hongli sometimes did have a
problem too(usually found in main character's mobile suit).

here is my hg 1/144 strike noir by tt hongli


and here is the broken part:


AND why did my elder brother's mecha didnt have this problem?

The fake Silver Akatsuki is really awesome! I wanted to get it, but scared the parts dont work properly as usuall...

this is TT AKATSUKI, i hav 1 of it, believe me, when u make it, u feel like original, but the gold colour mayb not as shine as original












i hav a lot more information for TT brand gundam

This post has been edited by selsonliew: Mar 16 2009, 12:13 PM

i'm so eagerly disposing my bandai's pg wing...
no wonder it can't sell

TT PG WING
i took this photo from the china forum

where did the battery goes?

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Added on March 18, 2009, 11:17 am
tt hongli stargazer gundam

This post has been edited by aaswan91: Mar 18 2009, 11:17 AM

why no new post recently??? in such economic crisis condition today, bandai price is rising, hard to buy cheap n big piece model kit, i hope all of u still can enjoy or doing DIY to those fake/pirated gundam

anyone seen any gundam 00 series tthongli?

i'm a supporter of tthongli (overall i'm still a bandai guy). some tthongli seriously look like geniune ones after topcoat. like my slaughter dagger and my ginn insurgent.

if anyone wants tthongli but just for snapfit i suggest not getting ones with color red/light blue/green cuz the plastic of the mentioned colors look fake (but still better than other ahem brands).

in fact some tthongli has that 'gloss injection' look haha...sorta like the original 1/100 gold frame amatu black gloss.

I am very eager to get my hands on TT Hongli models but can anyone tell me or list down places that sell them at reasonable prices?

Here is my assembled 1/144 LWdragon Sandrock



This post has been edited by lifesignx: Mar 22 2009, 02:05 PM

TT HONG LI, TIEREN SPACE TYPE



Price at RM29.90 for thicker box HG, if can go find wholesaler, it will b cheaper
for other HG like exia, dynames, tieren, which box are smaller cost RM22.90

ooooo! 00 series TTHongli!
look 80% ori to me...and awesome that they still retain their trademark:
free stand for each gundam.

planning to get a bootleg dynames for some HG-fying to Rasiel.

selsonliew,

u r lucky can find tt hongli models so easily. how to find wholeseller to can buy cheaper? interested here!

This post has been edited by lifesignx: Mar 25 2009, 11:43 AM

erm, i m from penang perai, there is a mall call megamall, tat mall so far got 3 shop selling tt hongli gundam,HG price still ok, but MG u sure feel too expensive,becuz the TT price they sell if compare to original, it is just 30 to 50 difference of price, n near the megamall, there is a toys wholeseller got supplies TT hong li gundam start from tis month march n onli HG.

selsonliew that is a good find. i think a reasonable price for tt hongli hg like strike freedom is around rm20 or less. hg tt hongli akatsuki is around rm26.90. it is too bad they are not widely available, and those few shops carrying them are selling very expensive and limited selection.