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The Official Skylanders PROTOTYPE Thread [STICKY]
Talarus Yellow Sparx Gems: 1374
#651 Posted: 21:16:44 04/01/2014
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Got this from Taobao!



I'm talking stuff like this^

Or this(http://www.ebay.com/itm/Skylan...=item4618467608)
which is advertised as a proto,
but is actually from here: http://www.aliexpress.com/item...1508918176.html
And I could buy as many as I want.
They're Chinese bootlegs, plain and simple.

That being said, there's some pretty cool ones...(clear stumpsmash comes to mind)
Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#652 Posted: 22:00:37 04/01/2014
Would you look at the first page? The Stump Smash is a prototype, and the Star Strike is a factory sample. It actually might be a prototype because there are some differences.

We have gotten 100% confirmation that these aren't bootlegs. These are all the real deal.

And thanks for posting my Star Strike auction and calling it fake.

The Toys for Bob employee has confirmes that the unpainted figures are not bootlegs, but factory samples. The Clear Stump Smash is also an official prototype.
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Talarus Yellow Sparx Gems: 1374
#653 Posted: 22:24:09 04/01/2014
Quote:
We have gotten 100% confirmation that these aren't bootlegs. These are all the real deal.

The ones that you can buy in bulk on Taobao?
I don't know about that....


Quote:
And thanks for posting my Star Strike auction and calling it fake.

How was I to know it was yours smilie

*edit: I see you posted it on the previous page. My bad.
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Skylandscaper Emerald Sparx Gems: 3966
#654 Posted: 22:58:42 04/01/2014
I think what Talarus is saying is that unfinished figures, or figures whose machines were improperly calibrated at the Skylanders factory are a far cry from the prototypes on the first page of this thread.
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TacoMakerSkys Platinum Sparx Gems: 5652
#655 Posted: 00:04:16 05/01/2014
Quote: Matteomax
So.. Every Skylander in my house is a bootleg? I don't think so.

ALL Skylanders come from China. None of these are bootlegs, we have a Toys for Bob employee to back it all up.



Hell, bootlegs don't even look like real Skylanders. They look like those crappy Power Ranger toys from the 99Cents store.
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#656 Posted: 00:58:14 05/01/2014
Here are actual bootleg Skylanders:
[User Posted Image]
These are the only bootlegs in existence, as of now.


The ones that you can buy in bulk are real figures that have enough defects to be given away, sold off, or they're just stolen. Loads of defective figures get away in the pockets of employees, and some are sold to them.
In the one lot there, I actually got 4 real, working figures, one of which is a "rare" figure. You can't really find the correct data to program them, unless you steal an RFID chip from the factory.

These are real figures. The paint is way too similar to be fake.
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higherstandard Yellow Sparx Gems: 1017
#657 Posted: 02:06:45 05/01/2014
Those bootlegs are awesome. I'd buy them if I ran across them, for sure.
Talarus Yellow Sparx Gems: 1374
#658 Posted: 03:11:52 05/01/2014
Those crappy knockoffs are awesomely awful. I honestly wouldn't mind having a few of those. Those are bootlegs created for the American market. Minimum 20% different from the actual figures, and a spelling substitution or two so they can slip by copyright laws and make it to a flea market near you. But this is China we're talking about. There are no copyright laws. They have bootleg CARS. If there's money to be made, or someone to undercut, they'll make it.

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These are real figures. The paint is way too similar to be fake.


Not so...There are some DAMN fine replicas coming out of China. I've been there. There is no such thing as a toys r us. You need to assume everything you find in a toy store to be a fake. There are things like the above obvious knockoffs, and then there are other things that you wouldn't know the difference.
I bought a World of Warcraft figure that looked *PERFECT* right down to the paper inserts in the package. I had the others in the series, purchased at legit stores over here, and thought that with my knowledge of the line, and "higher than bootleg" price, it was an okay buy. It was only after returning home that I opened it up and realized how terribly wrong I was. Nothing fit together right, and it has an overall "cheaper" feel to the plastics. It was a high-quality fake.
On that note, I started questioning everything. If the legit toys come from China in the first place, and these bootlegs are often made in the same factories, with the same molds, at what point aren't they bootlegs anymore? This also goes especially true with clothing. Some of it at the better sources, even thought they admitted it was fake, was impossible to tell from the real deal.

We're lucky too, in the fact that they bootleggers haven't been able to copy the RFID tech yet, so it's safe to say that anything that works in-game is from a legit source originally.

tl;dr if you see sellers on alibaba/taobao selling lots of unpainted/non-working/baseless figures, they're probably neither legit nor prototypes, but chinese knockoffs. They're still cool regardless.....and I kinda want a few myself now... dat clear stumpsmash....
Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#659 Posted: 03:52:11 05/01/2014
The Clear Stump Smash is a real prototype.
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NINJAsk11 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1124
#660 Posted: 11:34:22 05/01/2014
Quote: Okaps
An early CG render of Sunburn. Looks like he was going to have a crown and slightly more detailed beak. The base is almost final except for the buckler (small shield) by his foot. I personally like this hand pose more than the final toy.
[Sunburn Snip]
Source: http://hesterstudios.com/design_maquettes.html


I like this better, the crown looks awesome and it looks like he has a golden tint to himself, I like this damm hardcore better
wreckingballbob Emerald Sparx Gems: 4565
#661 Posted: 11:40:48 05/01/2014
Those bootlegs are stupid.
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#662 Posted: 12:05:47 05/01/2014
Matteomax, thank you for posting a pic of those bootlegs again... Never searched for them but kept trying to remember what they looked like, and... They're horrible... smilie I could probably make better looking "bootlegs" with Play-Doh!

I also like that Sunburn better, the crown gives him a very powerful regal feel which is very different to any other Skylander... I also like how the claws are gold... He just feels less "standard" overall.
Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#663 Posted: 14:07:07 05/01/2014
And I still remember this pic spyroflame posted:
[User Posted Image]

smilie
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BigGuy0810 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1633
#664 Posted: 20:31:03 05/01/2014
anyone have the prototype picture of scorp where he only has one claw and has a hand?
hardcoreignitor Gold Sparx Gems: 2583
#665 Posted: 21:42:18 05/01/2014
Quote: Matteomax
Here are actual bootleg Skylanders:
[User Posted Image]
These are the only bootlegs in existence, as of now.


The ones that you can buy in bulk are real figures that have enough defects to be given away, sold off, or they're just stolen. Loads of defective figures get away in the pockets of employees, and some are sold to them.
In the one lot there, I actually got 4 real, working figures, one of which is a "rare" figure. You can't really find the correct data to program them, unless you steal an RFID chip from the factory.

These are real figures. The paint is way too similar to be fake.



that Zap actually looks pretty cool
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#666 Posted: 22:02:31 05/01/2014
Quote: BigGuy0810
anyone have the prototype picture of scorp where he only has one claw and has a hand?



[User Posted Image]


Here you are.
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BigGuy0810 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1633
#667 Posted: 01:20:30 06/01/2014
Thanks Matteomax and I'm glad that they decided to get rid of the hand he looks better with two claws/pincers IMO
SparCrux1101 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1898
#668 Posted: 05:08:11 06/01/2014
I went to Taiwan last year, and their nightmarkets are usually full of bootleg toys. i bought a whole beyblade set for my young cousin (who loved beyblades) for the equivalent of 33 cents of US dollars. They were extremely well made and looked authentic.

Anyway, back on point. I've been looking for the full set of Skylanders: Bootlegs- forever. Haven't seen a single lead-painted Kaos kicker anywhere.

Anyone seen them for sale on any sketchy websites?
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Okaps Platinum Sparx Gems: 6245
#669 Posted: 05:33:01 06/01/2014
Quote: SparCrux1101
I went to Taiwan last year, and their nightmarkets are usually full of bootleg toys. i bought a whole beyblade set for my young cousin (who loved beyblades) for the equivalent of 33 cents of US dollars. They were extremely well made and looked authentic.

Anyway, back on point. I've been looking for the full set of Skylanders: Bootlegs- forever. Haven't seen a single lead-painted Kaos kicker anywhere.

Anyone seen them for sale on any sketchy websites?


I've only seen them on Alibaba when I made the first post but haven't seen them anywhere since.
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Arc of Archives Yellow Sparx Gems: 1486
#670 Posted: 10:16:05 06/01/2014
Quote: hardcoreignitor
Quote: Matteomax
Here are actual bootleg Skylanders:
[User Posted Image]
These are the only bootlegs in existence, as of now.


The ones that you can buy in bulk are real figures that have enough defects to be given away, sold off, or they're just stolen. Loads of defective figures get away in the pockets of employees, and some are sold to them.
In the one lot there, I actually got 4 real, working figures, one of which is a "rare" figure. You can't really find the correct data to program them, unless you steal an RFID chip from the factory.

These are real figures. The paint is way too similar to be fake.



that Zap actually looks pretty cool

[User Posted Image]
wow
such stunning
amaze
so zap
seablossom Yellow Sparx Gems: 1894
#671 Posted: 11:38:53 06/01/2014
Camo looks like he wants to be painted like a french girl~
Arc of Archives Yellow Sparx Gems: 1486
#672 Posted: 20:49:07 07/01/2014
It's late, but I'm surprised nobody has bought this one up yet.

[User Posted Image]
This is the Series 2 Zook from the game's announcement and pre-release. The rocket as well as the paint on the bazooka and the rocket are different and he has a slightly different expression.

Never forget:
[User Posted Image]

I just noticed Spyro on the Spyro's Kingdom card is also sitting on a prototype Portal. Interesting. There's also what appears to be a snow level or something to the right of him there too, which didn't make it to the final game(it doesn't look as icy as Empire of Ice and it's on an island in the sky, presumably in an archipelago like other levels, and EoI basically took place on a single island where you were cramped into mazes).

Also speaking of SK...
//forum.darkspyro.net/spyro/viewposts.php?topic=40563
//forum.darkspyro.net/spyro/viewposts.php?topic=77447
Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#673 Posted: 21:09:52 07/01/2014
If you look closely at the "snow" level, you can see Whirlwind, who was called Stormee back then.


Prototype Hot Head. This one was too expensive to produce:

[User Posted Image]


Another picture of a Prism Break prototype on a prototype Portal.
[User Posted Image]


Slobber Tooth 3D mould test:


[User Posted Image]


I seem to have found the Australian designers for the Skylanders event displays, not really prototypes, but interesting looking displays:

[User Posted Image]

http://www.popology.com.au/por...rs-easter-show/


Also, I found another Portal prototype with a proto Spyro and Gill Grunt on it.

[User Posted Image]
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Sleepy0429 Emerald Sparx Gems: 3217
#674 Posted: 13:35:00 10/01/2014
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sk...ders&lp=13&cp=8
Prototype Sproket?
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#675 Posted: 13:44:18 10/01/2014
No, Sleepy. It's a variant.
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Sleepy0429 Emerald Sparx Gems: 3217
#676 Posted: 13:44:59 10/01/2014
What?
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#677 Posted: 13:46:25 10/01/2014
Look at the Best Buy exclusive Sprocket thread...
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DAWNOFWAR Gold Sparx Gems: 2061
#678 Posted: 20:49:30 10/01/2014
Does any one know were to buy those bootlegs would love to add to my collection
mrdarkspyro Blue Sparx Gems: 918
#679 Posted: 21:40:00 17/01/2014
i've found some pics of prototypes

http://www.google.com/imgres?s...start=0&ndsp=24

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic...WLicgd4gFdOoeFu

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic...VzYJg5pzBuFkgwQ
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#680 Posted: 21:54:38 17/01/2014
The first one is fake, the second one is old, and the third doesn't work.
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shroom boom Emerald Sparx Gems: 3133
#681 Posted: 10:44:23 18/01/2014
intresting protos
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boomerfan Yellow Sparx Gems: 1602
#682 Posted: 19:35:36 18/01/2014
its amazing how the prototypes evolve into amazing figures/characters
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#683 Posted: 02:53:57 21/01/2014
[User Posted Image]

Prototype Blizzard Chill.

[User Posted Image]


Prototype Heavy Duty Sprocket.


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Prototype Super Gulp Pop Fizz.


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Prototype Twin Blade Chop Chop.


[User Posted Image]


Prototype Anchors Away Gill Grunt.

[User Posted Image]


Prototype Tower of Time (Gasteroid was Pop Thorn's original name).


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Prototype Fiery Forge (Mulcan Forge was the original name).
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exosquad Gold Sparx Gems: 2667
#684 Posted: 08:43:29 23/01/2014
how can i buy factory defect skylanders? cause that looks awesome..
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artican Blue Sparx Gems: 501
#685 Posted: 20:21:48 23/01/2014
look at some of these especially the crystals there is a eruptor, boomer, and a dino rang. then there is a dino rang crystal with eyes painted some bronzes and many more i have not seen and think there is a black crystal dark spyro hard to see in the middle

[User Posted Image]
TacoMakerSkys Platinum Sparx Gems: 5652
#686 Posted: 22:27:53 23/01/2014
We've seen those before. They're on the first page aswell.
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#687 Posted: 22:56:17 23/01/2014
I don't know why, but I would KILL to get the Crystal Dino-Rang on the painted Earth base.
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artican Blue Sparx Gems: 501
#688 Posted: 00:15:13 24/01/2014
I want the black crystal dark spyro and the crystal boomer
KrazyBoomer Yellow Sparx Gems: 1025
#689 Posted: 00:18:21 24/01/2014
Crystal Boomer!
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SparCrux1101 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1898
#690 Posted: 06:29:59 24/01/2014
Quote: Okaps
Quote: SparCrux1101
I went to Taiwan last year, and their nightmarkets are usually full of bootleg toys. i bought a whole beyblade set for my young cousin (who loved beyblades) for the equivalent of 33 cents of US dollars. They were extremely well made and looked authentic.

Anyway, back on point. I've been looking for the full set of Skylanders: Bootlegs- forever. Haven't seen a single lead-painted Kaos kicker anywhere.

Anyone seen them for sale on any sketchy websites?


I've only seen them on Alibaba when I made the first post but haven't seen them anywhere since.


Darn, TBH i want those more than i want variants.
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#691 Posted: 20:56:24 24/01/2014
Quote: Matteomax
I don't know why, but I would KILL to get the Crystal Dino-Rang on the painted Earth base.



Me, I would kill on the bronze/gold Eruptor with red fire base!!!
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artican Blue Sparx Gems: 501
#692 Posted: 22:09:09 24/01/2014
These were the ones on display where. E3 or TFB.
TacoMakerSkys Platinum Sparx Gems: 5652
#693 Posted: 22:22:55 24/01/2014
TFB. Why would they be at E3 ._.
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#694 Posted: 23:34:24 24/01/2014
I thought that these were a display at E3 from someone thought they were TFB.
Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#695 Posted: 02:23:49 25/01/2014
[User Posted Image]


Even moar prototypes.


[User Posted Image]

Countless Bouncer, Hot Head, Thumpback, and Shroomboom prototypes, as well as a giant articulated Stealth Elf and an early Terrafin model.

[User Posted Image]

Smolderdash early sketch. smilie

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Eruptor prototype.

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LC Star Strike prototype.

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Free Ranger prototype.

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Roller Brawl EARLY sketch.

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Warnado EARLY prototype. I like this one.
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eruptshake137 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1436
#696 Posted: 23:48:33 07/02/2014
Where do you find this stuff?
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ninja9351 Emerald Sparx Gems: 4924
#697 Posted: 03:20:23 08/02/2014
Look on the SSA poster and you see a prototype Warnado.
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eruptshake137 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1436
#698 Posted: 03:38:24 08/02/2014
I never got SSA. But I have the dark edition poster.
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ninja9351 Emerald Sparx Gems: 4924
#699 Posted: 03:55:05 08/02/2014
[quote=[url=http://forum.darkspyro.net/spyro/viewposts.php?topic=64748&post=4950898]eruptshake137[/url]]I never got SSA. But I have the dark edition poster.[/quote]


It's on that too.
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#700 Posted: 16:13:07 08/02/2014
Don't see it. THIS IS MY PAGE!
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