Are all new Airfix recasts hard/inflexible plastic? (1 Viewer)

[CrawlingGuy]

Anybody know about the SAS commandos specifically?

 

[theBaron]

I'd like to offer a clarification: "Recast" is used today to refer to unlicensed or pirate copies of figures that were produced by a legitimate maker, who holds some kind of title to those figures. "Recast" is synonymous with "counterfeit" or even "fake". If these are new releases by Airfix, of figures they released in the past, we would just call them re-releases, but not recasts.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Wraith]

I know what you mean. Yes, they are all of a more rigid plastic than the original 70s to 80s release. They are not to the same rigidity as resin figures, but they are likely to hold paint better than their predecessors.
Cheers,
Simon

 

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I'd like to offer a clarification: "Recast" is used today to refer to unlicensed or pirate copies of figures that were produced by a legitimate maker, who holds some kind of title to those figures. "Recast" is synonymous with "counterfeit" or even "fake". If these are new releases by Airfix, of figures they released in the past, we would just call them re-releases, but not recasts.

Prost!
Brad

The term "Recast" is used as a common term that is used in the hobby when referring to re-cast from original molds. The main different is either the material or color of the figures. You should be using the term "Clone" when you refer to pirate copies.

As to the OP. The new Recast Airfix plastic figures are made out a hard model type plastic.

Mike

 

[theBaron]

The term "Recast" is used as a common term that is used in the hobby when referring to re-cast from original molds. The main different is either the material or color of the figures. You should be using the term "Clone" when you refer to pirate copies.

As to the OP. The new Recast Airfix plastic figures are made out a hard model type plastic.

Mike

In the figure-painting part of the hobby, "recast" means exactly what I said-an unlicensed copy of a copyrighted piece. Also called a pirate copy.

 

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In the figure-painting part of the hobby, "recast" means exactly what I said-an unlicensed copy of a copyrighted piece. Also called a pirate copy.

Now it is a common term used in the plastic community. It is not just my opinion, read the link below from a fellow blogger. BMC markets the Marx figures this way as others in the past. Just do a search in the Toy Soldier section in eBay. I guess it started with eBay or internet. Right or wrong the term is like Xerox brand name now.

https://ww2pts.blogspot.com/2011/06...old that was derived from an existing figure.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMC-Marx-R...008765&hash=item48d59520d4:g:JkEAAOSw~u5dtl0b