Thanks Sumatra, Just one more thing to add. Staple a home made header and bag of 10 same painted figures and release it is called "Unofficial Run". This is a BIG NO NO.
I prefer Gundam on an Evil!! hehehehehehe. I wonder what other customizers think about this? I don't think it's right doing unofficial releases... but I always thought bootlegs for music was always cool. It was a sign of respect and dedication besides the obvious... I wonder how Michelin feels for Kaws? And what are some creators think outside of Jp? I bet Killer J hasn't even thought about it when he did the RxH customs and sold them here.
I think that about brings it home Hiro and great point about the popularity of the figure versus the talent of the artist. It does seem that most artist are solely using the most popular RxH toys for their work, not much, if any Blobpus, Cronic or even less popular RxH figs (Jinger-R, Bero, etc. . .) being customed and pimped. The main thing is see is the disregard for other, in this case Japanese, cultures and their beliefs. The proper homage and respect are trumped by the "I do what I want to do" mentality that we seem to cultivate (see numerous country that doesn't adopt the perfect democratic society we have in the U.S.). If you're going to paint Japanese vinyl, learn your craft, pay it proper respect and approach it with humility and you have my respect. Unofficial runs, bootlegs and painting over "rare" pieces is lame, but that's my opinion and I'm sure the debate will rage on.
Interesting points about "unofficial runs." I never thought about it that way, but it completely makes sense. On another note, I don't think painting over "rare" items has gone over well with anyone here!
It is my understanding that Buff got permission to make the Detra run from Gargamel. The bigaro is a one off. I am not sure what they excitement is all about. thread moved to whatever section.
I do know Buff met the Gargamel guys at SDCC last year...so chances are this was a pretty legit thing for his show at GR...thanks to Pogue for pointing this out as the disinfo gets nuts here sometimes.
