Garage Kit bootleg vs Original
Hello, I’d like to have a deeper understanding of a few things so I would appreciate if anyone can help me understand
I’m not into the hobby, while looking for rare figures I found out about GKs, at the same time I noticed there is a debate on the community about how much a bootleg actually affects the artist, I don’t have a preference since it’s too soon for me to pick a side, I do not intend to offend anyone or to cause trouble, let’s all please be respectful while explaining this things
Is there a line where purchasing bootlegs could be morally acceptable for you? As for example, people who couldn’t really afford other wise the gk but would like to have the opportunity to have that figure in their hands (mainly thinking about people from third world countries where "get a job" wouldn’t really change much)
If I do get into the hobby, supporting only original artist, how could I spot an original gk vs a bootleg, what physical differences are the most noticeable, cheaper plastic?
Would you consider 3D printing equally wrong as buying bootlegs?
If 3D printing personal models would the quality be different?
If you completely disapprove bootleg GKs, do you feel the same way about media piracy?
I understand some of the questions might be hard to even read for some people, but I’d like understand better all the different opinions before forming a personal opinion, I apologize in advance if my English is hard to understand