Fake Leia Pistol

21B · Aug 14, 2017

I've bought two Leia blasters from this seller in the past few weeks. Had no idea they were fakes (typically only one available at a time, though I should've noticed I bought two from the same guy at different times.

Tempted to leave scathing neg feedback right now, as it's ridiculous that this scum hasn't been called on on this.

chipsteak · Aug 14, 2017

I did the exact same thing, 21b. He gave me my money back on request after I became informed thanks to this thread.

sparkysx · Aug 18, 2017

can't see the epm's on those imperial blasters on the ebay auction, apart from that they look very good.

aussiejames · Aug 23, 2017

Palifan · Aug 23, 2017

aussiejames said:

You might need to help us out a little bit with what to make of the picture James (I'm on the edge of my seat though

)?

Ian

aussiejames · Aug 23, 2017

These are all fake ( & sold as such) The Leia pistols are the ones initially mentioned in this thread ( a second 'type' came from the same batch) there were rumours of fake Jawa blasters & Imperial blasters and here they are. The Imperial blasters are 'easy' to spot. Note the distinct diamond cross hatch pattern on the hand grip ( similar to the 'Taiwan' blaster ) but has a different barrel end and shape to the handgrip & side clip than the original version. They have made there way over to the US ( snakriverman ), many available on German ebay and being sold in bulk in the UK as well. To all those that still believe they are Palitoy overstock :lol: :lol: :lol:

Palifan · Aug 23, 2017

aussiejames said:
These are all fake ( & sold as such) The Leia pistols are the ones initially mentioned in this thread ( a second 'type' came from the same batch) there were rumours of fake Jawa blasters & Imperial blasters and here they are. The Imperial blasters are 'easy' to spot. Note the distinct diamond cross hatch pattern on the hand grip ( similar to the 'Taiwan' blaster ) but has a different barrel end and shape to the handgrip & side clip than the original version. They have made there way over to the US ( snakriverman ), many available on German ebay and being sold in bulk in the UK as well. To all those that still believe they are Palitoy overstock :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well that was a depressing read :roll:

Good to have some clear pictures and descriptions though and hopefully this will help at least a few people from getting caught out. I'm so glad I have all I'm ever going to have of loose figures with weapons as it does look to be a bit of a headache now a days.

Ian

Jez · Aug 23, 2017

Wow what a thread. Christ, navigating the minefield of repro nowadays is a nightmare. So glad and thankful that we have the forum resources such as TIG (in particular) and people such as James to help inform collectors. Keep up the good work.

ChallengerFox · Aug 23, 2017

James could you go into a bit more detail about the Imperial Blaster differences ? Because i'm comparing those in the Ebay thread to those on Imperial Gunnery and I can't really see the difference, thanks

aussiejames · Aug 24, 2017

This is a fake- the handgrip crosshatching is nice clear intersecting lines that create a diamond pattern

Only two other real Imperial blasters have a similar diamond cross hatch pattern. Those being the 'Taiwan' V5 & Takara blasters

Takara_Blaster_1_edit%20Olisuds%20NEW.jpg

If you look at the barrel end, shape of the handgrip & side clip you should see the differences

TheJabbaWookie · Aug 24, 2017

Hi James, thanks for the pics. I'm ok with distinguishing the Leia Blaster and Imperial Blaster, but the Jawa Blaster is a little more difficult. Assume it's similar to the v1 blaster with raised bump. Is the identifying factor that it looks blacker and smoother than the dark blue / black variant? Are there any differences with the handle etc?

Pomse2001 · Aug 24, 2017

aussiejames said:
This is a fake- the handgrip crosshatching is nice clear intersecting lines that create a diamond pattern

Only two other real Imperial blasters have a similar diamond cross hatch pattern. Those being the 'Taiwan' V5 & Takara blasters

If you look at the barrel end, shape of the handgrip & side clip you should see the differences

Does the new repro imperial blaster float in water ? :?

ChallengerFox · Aug 25, 2017

Just a thought but is there any way of telling what's real and what's fake by the weight of them ?

aussiejames · Aug 26, 2017

Very few people will have access to scales that would weigh that accurately. The Jawa blaster has an injection point at the front of the barrel, The Imperial blasters is at the back- no original has these.

subzero · Aug 26, 2017

Yeah even my ebay scale that weighs in increments of 0.1 grams wouldn't be enough, you'd need a scale that can weigh in increments of 0.01 or less.

But I don't think even that would be an accurate way to test because these toy factories didn't produce these weapons to precise weight standards, and weapons when clipped off the sprue by workers would leave varying amounts of sprue material still attached.

Jez · Aug 26, 2017

Wow these are getting crazy. That fake James was holding looking very good indeed.
Sad times.

Pomse2001 · Sep 1, 2017

Jez said:
Wow these are getting crazy. That fake James was holding looking very good indeed.
Sad times.

Yes very sad times, I am so tired of all this repro

TheJabbaWookie · Sep 13, 2017

Look, correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this our little friend being knowingly or unwittingly mis-sold on eBay? It certainly doesn't look like the v3. They've got a couple of these on there.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/152697399122

subzero · Sep 13, 2017

I think that might be an original, these latest fakes have a square back end but the one in that listing looks like it's got the rounded back end.

But the pic is a little blurry so hard to 100% tell.

TheJabbaWookie · Sep 13, 2017

I think AJ said and it's on the TIG site that there's a modified v6 repro with a rounded end. I'd be interested in his thoughts.

These blasters look to uniform to me to be v2 or v3 and the site on top of the barrel looks different. And it's not the v1 because it's missing the vertical line and it's not v4 which is the rougher Sculpt.

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