As you are all aware the production of repro's has accelerated over recent years and includes parts for vehicles, play-sets, creatures, boxes and inserts. The plastic materials used and the casting quality has also become more advanced, making reproductions more difficult to detect than before. You now have to go through host of tests to identify if they are genuine.
Some of the new repro's pass the float test and more worrying can be translucent which makes it really hard to spot a fake.
As we all know the best resource for identifying original and reproduction vintage Star Wars weapons and accessories is The Imperial Gunnery (TIG) these guys are a massive help to keep your collection repro free.
The idea of this thread is to share pictures of the new wave of reproduction that is entering the market, highlighting it to fellow member and more importantly sharing our findings with TIG.
There work is never ending and they do a sterling job for the vintage Star Wars collecting community and we salute you.
Chris
Some of the new repro's pass the float test and more worrying can be translucent which makes it really hard to spot a fake.
As we all know the best resource for identifying original and reproduction vintage Star Wars weapons and accessories is The Imperial Gunnery (TIG) these guys are a massive help to keep your collection repro free.
The idea of this thread is to share pictures of the new wave of reproduction that is entering the market, highlighting it to fellow member and more importantly sharing our findings with TIG.
There work is never ending and they do a sterling job for the vintage Star Wars collecting community and we salute you.
Chris