ICHIBAN 一番
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Post by ICHIBAN 一番 on Dec 16, 2009 16:57:39 GMT -5
ive seen lots of ljn protos popping up on the bay, Im tempted to buy but some protos just dont look right to me, and without history its a hard call. what do you guys think? example: cgi.EBAY LINK NOT ALLOWED/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260521630753 |
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Post by STOMWIJF on Dec 16, 2009 17:18:00 GMT -5
I tend to believe that they're real, although I guess paint can be removed from an LJN figure to make it look like a prototype.
I have had e-mail contact with this seller and he has a credible story.
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Post by perfectplex on Dec 16, 2009 19:46:00 GMT -5
I don't want to ruin that sellers auction because I don't know anything about him. But being a sculptor; it is extremely easy to recast any of the ljn figures if you know what you are doing. Again, I'm not saying that auction in particular isn't legit, but it is certainly not an overly tedious process to duplicate a solid colored piece of rubber in order to make a couple hundred dollars profit.
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Post by The Madness on Dec 16, 2009 20:25:32 GMT -5
I haven't dealt with that seller, but I have followed their auctions, and they have had lots of other prototypes and employee items. Lots of it is from LJN lines.
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Post by kustomkreations on Dec 17, 2009 15:56:07 GMT -5
These are 100% legit. If these were resin prototypes, then you might have a problem. That's VERY easy to produce. The only rubber that you're gonna find to do this on a small scale is urethane and it's not same thing. You'd need lots of money and manpower to cast in vinyl. In fact, hot melt/plastisol vinyl is the only type of vinyl can be used out of a small shop. It's also nasty, and very toxic. I use all kinds of rubber material and the only ones that are readily available are latex,neoprene,silicone, and urethane. Outside of a special type of urethane rubber(VytaFlex & ReoFlex are the 2 that I use)...they're all useless for making figures. The materials alone (molding,casting, and time) would cost more than the figure would sell for. The Snuka figure also has flex wires inserted. You aren't gonna bootleg that aspect. This is as far as I've been able to go with casting rubber for figures on a small scale (pink scrub tops about an 1/8" thick).   |
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ICHIBAN 一番
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Post by ICHIBAN 一番 on Dec 17, 2009 15:58:40 GMT -5
Thanks for the info guys, good to get others opinions and more knowledge before a purchase!
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Post by familyguy84 on Dec 17, 2009 16:55:20 GMT -5
what was going on with the hogan he was selling it was all scewfiff in a very odd pose
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Post by lamby23 on Dec 17, 2009 17:09:58 GMT -5
I came across this item on Ebay a few years back. It was the mold for the LJN SGT Slaughter. But it was never produced since he was fired by Mr McMahon for striking a deal for his own figure the very rare G.I.Joe mail-away that has been adopted as part of the LJN series.
Check it out.
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Post by Classic Collector: The Return on Dec 18, 2009 1:40:58 GMT -5
I came across this item on Ebay a few years back. It was the mold for the LJN SGT Slaughter. But it was never produced since he was fired by Mr McMahon for striking a deal for his own figure the very rare G.I.Joe mail-away that has been adopted as part of the LJN series. Check it out. lamby23 I've always wondered who bought that, I know if I had I would figure out way to use it to cast some cheaper material figures as well as some similiar plastic ones like the LJN's were and have them professionally painted. Sell a few as well to true collectors. |
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Post by lamby23 on Dec 18, 2009 7:08:11 GMT -5
I came across this item on Ebay a few years back. It was the mold for the LJN SGT Slaughter. But it was never produced since he was fired by Mr McMahon for striking a deal for his own figure the very rare G.I.Joe mail-away that has been adopted as part of the LJN series. Check it out. lamby23 I've always wondered who bought that, I know if I had I would figure out way to use it to cast some cheaper material figures as well as some similiar plastic ones like the LJN's were and have them professionally painted. Sell a few as well to true collectors. No No No......I never bought it. The price was ridiculous and I would'ver been kicked out by my wife if I bought it!!! LOL . I agree I would've made the molds and been selling them or giving them away to collectors!!! |
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Post by greenmist on Dec 20, 2009 0:02:35 GMT -5
I also remember the price being ridiculous. It was near $2000. It was said that particular Slaughter was made using the mold from the Jimmy Snuka LJN.
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Post by humanitarianaryan on Dec 20, 2009 9:44:41 GMT -5
WOW. That Slaughter mold is AMAZING!!! A true work of art, wow! That should be put it in the Smithsonian.
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Post by cwfpro on Dec 23, 2009 15:15:58 GMT -5
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Post by cdp on Dec 23, 2009 15:30:31 GMT -5
100% real!
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Post by romafan87 on Dec 24, 2009 19:30:26 GMT -5
Now THIS is cool! Thanks for posting! |
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Post by the Log on Dec 25, 2009 0:40:09 GMT -5
Neat
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