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Mack_JB · 03-09-2018, 08:40 AM

Copying white metal miniatures is dead simple, and anyone set up to make miniatures themselves can copy existing ones (sort of). It is often not financially feasible to do so for making them for yourself, but a shady character looking for ways to make money, will do it.

Model railroading had one notorious fellow in the 1970's, Paige Enterprises, copying the stuff made by SS Ltd. Everyone knew it, and the way he was finally stopped was for tax evasion. There's a hobby dealer in Maine who still regularly copies English made resin kits, right down to the box ...

It's one reason why I chose a low melt alloy for my own production parts, anyone looking to vulcanize off my castings ends up with a puddle of metal in their cured mold.

03-09-2018, 08:40 AM	#12
Mack_JB Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: St. Louis, Missouri	Re: Counterfeit Games Copying white metal miniatures is dead simple, and anyone set up to make miniatures themselves can copy existing ones (sort of). It is often not financially feasible to do so for making them for yourself, but a shady character looking for ways to make money, will do it. Model railroading had one notorious fellow in the 1970's, Paige Enterprises, copying the stuff made by SS Ltd. Everyone knew it, and the way he was finally stopped was for tax evasion. There's a hobby dealer in Maine who still regularly copies English made resin kits, right down to the box ... It's one reason why I chose a low melt alloy for my own production parts, anyone looking to vulcanize off my castings ends up with a puddle of metal in their cured mold.