Okay,that's not the smartest move,since hasbro recently forbid producing scratchbuilts to sell them. (although selling one which uses a base figure by hasbro,like a repaint is still legal,fecking hasbro lunatics)

Okay,that's not the smartest move,since hasbro recently forbid producing scratchbuilts to sell them. (although selling one which uses a base figure by hasbro,like a repaint is still legal,fecking hasbro lunatics)

ah ! the old debate returns... well i use unicron parts to build it so it,s legal !! houray for me !! :clap :clap

I want to see the lawsuit that states" man sued for making a superior product by douchebags that want all the money in the universe"

 

please if anyone ever got sued it was probably because they used old molds or had a machine to manufacture parts. if that would be like budweiser going after every moonshining hillbilly. waste of time. but i suppose the threat would keep some wus' from doin git

I want to see the lawsuit that states" man sued for making a superior product by douchebags that want all the money in the universe"

 

please if anyone ever got sued it was probably because they used old molds or had a machine to manufacture parts. if that would be like budweiser going after every moonshining hillbilly. waste of time. but i suppose the threat would keep some wus' from doin git

 

 

Yeah, if they did that nearly every kitbasher out there would have been sued by now.

Sonray,have you been paying attention to the news posts? hasbro recently announced the customizing rules.

Sonray,have you been paying attention to the news posts? hasbro recently announced the customizing rules.

 

 

Nope. I dont read the news. And its not gonna stop me from doing what i enjoy no matter what they say so screw them.

 

Just out of curiosity though what are these so called "rules"?

Didn't it say something along the lines of "we have no problem with customizing/selling as long as you don't use a Hasbro-trademarked name for it" or something?

 

You could be like Prince was back in the day, sell it as "The Figure Formerly Known As SkyLynx".

Here is the official statement from Hasbro:

 

Originally Posted by Hasbro

February 7, 2008

Hasbro Provides Customizing Guidelines to Collectors

 

Dear Fans and Customizers, The G.I. JOE team would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the customizing community and the incredible creativity and passion that goes into each one of your projects. We are continually impressed by your work.

 

The customizing community ranges from those who work with product to those who customize packages and artwork. There has recently been some confusion as to what constitutes the legal resale of customized product and what constitutes trademark infringement. The following guidelines for using Hasbro trademarks should provide some clarity.

 

1. Hasbro encourages the customizing of individual figures for personal usage, and can be resold as one-of-a-kind, out-of-package figures.

2. All Hasbro artwork, such as card art, cannot be reprinted without permission from Hasbro. These assets contain Hasbro-owned trademarks and logos, and cannot be sold or reproduced without Hasbro’s permission

3. Hasbro owned trademarks such as character names and the GI Joe brand name cannot be used without written permission from Hasbro.

 

As we look to the future of the G.I. JOE franchise, we want to ensure that the customizing community can thrive while Hasbro continues to protect the brand that it has spent the last 45 years creating. Hasbro will become more aggressive in the legal pursuit of counterfeit product that is being sold in all channels. We appreciate your cooperation with this matter.

 

Thank you.

 

The statement is directed at GI Joe customizers but I'm sure it applies across the board to all of their brands. Selling one-off, non packaged customs are cool it seems.

Ah,i must´ve been confused with an other company then,i guess he can sell it if his transformation scheme is slightly different from the g1 toy and if he keeps spelling it Linx.

well, these are scratchbuilt and there won't be many of them, plus it's not like he's doing it for profit.