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Re: Odd Auction? Take a look...
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Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:04:45 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Wesley Pauley writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Karl Martinson writes:
> > Check out this auction and tell me what you think.
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=407739250
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> > If they're fake, the shields (and the helmets, but is that reflection, or a
> > sloppy paint job on the 4th helmet?) were done exceptionally well. And, what
> > promotional deal would they be from? Anyone care to enlighten me?
> >
> > <<KM>>
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> It looks very simple. This guy made 4 custom knights and is auctioning them
> off claiming they are legit LEGO products. It looks very obvious that he
> painted the helmets and shields then put em' on a minifig with armor from the
> 1997 Armada Flagship. Then gave each a lance with a flag and a plume for the
> helmet and set each figure on a horse. The helmets would have been a piece of
> cake but the shields ... probably a few VERY small stencils carefully cut out
> after tracing the basic design of the 2000 bull shield. Nice job in
> costumizing.
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> Could these be official, unnaltered, lego products? The answer is very likely
> no. It certainly is always nice to see interesting minifigs. Of course i
> wouldn't agree with leading people to think they are valuable promotional LEGO
> that is hard to get. The hardest thing to get on those knights is the Armada
> Flagship armor. 4 copies of the Armada Flagship would've had to been bought.
> Of course he may have been lucky enough to find the set on sale. Of course he
> may also have aquired the armor through a parts sale/auction. hmm... they do
> look nice.
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> NTFH,
> wes
IMHO..I think the shields are "bull knight" shields that have a transparent
silvery piece put over them. Just enought to allow the original print to
show through. It gives the affect of being painted.
If this guy is misrepresenting his auction, wouldn't ebay be willing to
discipline him? It seems like what he is doing is fraud. And I believe he
knows it.
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| In lugnet.castle, Tom Reed writes: **snip!** (...) I've had a hand at painting table top miniatures as the need has arisen as well as the occasional model. While I don't presume to have seen all brands and styles of paints, I haven't seen a silver (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) It looks very simple. This guy made 4 custom knights and is auctioning them off claiming they are legit LEGO products. It looks very obvious that he painted the helmets and shields then put em' on a minifig with armor from the 1997 Armada (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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