#Bootleg things

[luxshine]

Lemme tell you a bit of the best buy I made for my art last year.

First, this is NOT a sponsored post. This is honestly from the bottom of my heart, because I didn't think this would help me at first, and a month later? I have 100% changed my mind.

See, you probably have seen the ads on face or other social media about the Body-kun and Body-chan figures for artists. They are fully articulated manequins you can pose however you want, and have a variety of hands and accessories that come with them. In the box, they look like this:

(This one in specific is the Sport Deluxe Set. I am not sure you can still get the original normal version, as Tamashii nation makes them in limited quantities and I haven't seen anywhere that sells the original ORIGINAL one anymore)

Now, this is VERY important, I said the ORIGINAL one because there are a TON of bootlegs going around. And I mean a TON. It's so bad that the first site you get when you google Body-kun and Body-chan (the female) is one for Bootlegs (usually announcing a 50% sale, where each figure is about $30 dlls or so.

Now, at first glance, the bootleg and the original look very similar. In fact, years ago, I had bought a bootleg thinking it was an original and boy, I was disappointed!

First, Bootleg-kun is far less flexible than Original-kun as you can see in the pic (I have no idea where his base dissappeared to, but he came with one). But also, the plastic it is made of is SO CHEAP that the hands became... impossible to remove an put again (as you're supposed to be able to) and in fact, Bootleg-chan just, lost her left hand articulation one day. I have a one-hand girl.

For more comparisons: These are my two first Originals (the girl is the "Birdie-wing" golfer edition... more on that later)

While these are the two bootlegs (Chan is holding her arm like that because, it also went off)

And again, you can see here how much more natural the Original can move:

Sports Edition even comes with balls and bats and a baseball glove!

While golfer chan Has two extra legs so you can make her kneel even more.

You can use them digitally, taking pictures and then tracing your skeleton over them Or traditionally, using them as models, which is what I do.

And I loved them SO MUCH, that I had to get other two (mostly because although bootleg kun helped for couple poses, his limited flexibility didn't allow for much variation.

Only that this time, I got the "normal" Sport edition girl, whom I call the gymnast. (the boy version is the same as before)

And once again, you can see the difference! The gymnast is more buff, and has more articulations, which makes her more flexible (Although for some reason? Not as flexible as the boys)

But the best part? The gymnast comes with extra FEET. More specifically, ICE SKATE wearing feet!

anyway, the point of all this is that thanks to being able to both visualize AND touch how the body parts move, I can now be a lot more confident on my poses and so this:

Becomes this:

Too long didn't read version: Do get a Body kun and a body chan (Or two body kuns or two body chans if you do Slash or femslash) But if you do? AVOID the bootlegs! The extra money is worth it so you can do EVERYTHING you want with your figures. Check on the site that they are TAMASHII NATIONS brand! (and if you want, I can show more WIPS from the pose of the dolls to the final product here!)

[p1ctur3]

idk anymore

made it due to this

[cozylittleartblog]

worst way to start my new year, thanks. i have a lot of things to say about these companies but i'm tired and just keeping it focused to the pin side of things for this one. do not ever buy pins from these companies, literally ALL of them are stolen from small artists like me. if you want to buy enamel pins, check out etsy, and artist's personal websites and shops! (though even Etsy has some bootleg pins that ship straight from china, so tread carefully…)

Every pin I've designed is, thus far, EXCLUSIVE to my etsy. if you find it anywhere else, it's been ripped off! and once these stupid bootlegs pop up, it's basically a never ending game of whack-a-mole trying to get them all taken down...

[old-desert]

Inktobertale 2024 Day 5: Camping

Cross doesn't know that the first law of the multiverse is that there's nowhere Ink can't be.

[crunchchute]

made the other freak for my freak

(hes made from scratch from materials i had on hand, i copied the og plushies to get the same shape. the embroidery is done half by hand half by sewing machine)

[necklesslapras]

BREAKING NEWS ON THE BOOTLEG FRONT

i found some mini bootlegs for sale at a local game shop. this is not surprising. they always have a tin of 'em

the big news is that THERE WERE GEN 8/9 MONS IN THERE

i have never seen a mini bootlegs of anything past gen 6. there haven't been any new ones made for years, as far as i've seen. this is game changing.

looks like TRASH is BACK ON THE MENU!!!

[bisexualamy]

It all starts with this moment—remember this // Anybody got a match?

[bluesnailsstuff]

someone throw her back into space

[heckyeahponyscans]

Expectation versus reality.

STRETCH EM

[leonardcohenofficial]

skins is such a fascinating television relic because it is extremely genre savvy and sharp with its satire and much of it does hold up but it also was and is so removed from reality and utterly reprehensible in a lot of aspects which is really just the perfect combination in creating a television program that did irreparable damage to the mental health of thirteen year olds in the late aughts

[angelbitezzz]

Hey girl your listless nature and unbalanced humors finally attracted someone

[turtletoria]

youre never gonna believe this. but i really liked the musical with the miserable middle aged man

[tornado1992]

I get the appeal of Sonic the Hedgehog being its own urban legend in his world (IDW can we now call it earth) like, a blue blur that appears out of nowhere, destroys some robots, maybe picks up some wildflowers while he saves entire civilizations like it's just a walk in the park and just a few people get as much of a glimpse of him from up close (and that means you're also getting a close glimpse to this week's god of destruction so maybe be careful with that)? it is really cool, but the side of Sonic that is well renewed, the one that it's known by the world as a protector, a hero to some level, the side thay annoys restoration members, the side that gets recognized by the masses, praised by children, feared by villains and admired by almost everyone to a certain level... one that is big enough for him to get bootleg merch? It's just really funny to me like

Popular is an understatement

[beebfreeb]

what is breaker's relationship with the other characters in his game like post-movie? did he have to deal with any obstacles in the way of people fearmongering/being disapproving about him noticeably changing his appearance similar to how vanellope's racing was treated or were they mostly supportive? this is getting too long now but was his relationship with king candy known at all to the rest of the arcade?

It's somewhat complicated! Only one of the other characters from his game are openly supportive of him, that being Lily, and the others range from indifference to disapproval. In general, Breaker is distrusted by anyone who knows what's up with him.

About his relationship with King Candy? It was never clear what that relationship actually was, but it was certainly something people would gossip about.

[samo64]

What would you do if Bladder's bootleg gang pull up?

(yes i decided to make bladder some friends)

here are the original images for these monstrosities

[visions--of--collisions]

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