Recently, I got a few Chinese copies of Shore Troopers (~$1 each). From a distance, they looked exactly the same as Lego's. Let's take a look closer...
Other than the "dot" at mouth area, they are very similar. Most people would think Chinese factories just scan and copy the original design from Lego but they were wrong (I was wrong too). Look closer. This factory hired someone to draw the body printing from scratch (in Illustrator). The printing of the copy is even sharper than Lego's. If the person who drew it even carefully, general public would think the copy should be the real one. Interesting...
Does the print on bootlegs minifig last longer than Legos?
ReplyDeleteI know the face holds better to scrapes.