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Post by archaznable on Sept 9, 2005 21:19:54 GMT 8
Ellow there again gundamers I know that Bendi was a bootleg kits. I've been wondering kung some of you guys have purchased a Bendi  kit (not bandai). Nagtataka ko kung san galing ang mga Bendi kits na nakikita ko sa mga friendly neighborhood store (a.k.a. tiangge)? Also may official site ba sila? hehehe just curious lang. any reviews or what so ever about Bendi the bendible kits? hehehe ;D |
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Post by Ryuhao on Sept 9, 2005 21:29:57 GMT 8
Ellow there again gundamers I know that Bendi was a bootleg kits. I've been wondering kung some of you guys have purchased a Bendi kit (not bandai). Nagtataka ko kung san galing ang mga Bendi kits na nakikita ko sa mga friendly neighborhood store (a.k.a. tiangge)? Also may official site ba sila? hehehe just curious lang. any reviews or what so ever about Bendi the bendible kits? hehehe ;D Well just as you said....bootlegs sila. So parang "pirated" cds ;D. Normally they will take the Bandai Kits, and re-cast them into most of the time...lousy plastics. And because they are recast, there are lots of flashes and fitting issues. In short, low quality than the original Bandai Kits. Website? I don't think so, else they can be traced by Bandai and sue their @sses off. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by kamadoma on Sept 9, 2005 21:33:02 GMT 8
di ba meron din nung Endtess Waltz? Parang may long horizontal line yung logo.
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Post by archaznable on Sept 9, 2005 21:36:27 GMT 8
Ellow there again gundamers I know that Bendi was a bootleg kits. I've been wondering kung some of you guys have purchased a Bendi kit (not bandai). Nagtataka ko kung san galing ang mga Bendi kits na nakikita ko sa mga friendly neighborhood store (a.k.a. tiangge)? Also may official site ba sila? hehehe just curious lang. any reviews or what so ever about Bendi the bendible kits? hehehe ;D Well just as you said....bootlegs sila. So parang "pirated" cds ;D. Normally they will take the Bandai Kits, and re-cast them into most of the time...lousy plastics. And because they are recast, there are lots of flashes and fitting issues. In short, low quality than the original Bandai Kits. Website? I don't think so, else they can be traced by Bandai and sue their @sses off. ;D ;D ;D normaly bendi kits do have a low price compare to the original but like what you said its low quality. muntik na nga ako makabili ng kit ng Dom Troopen kasi nakita ko mura siya as in di pa ata abot sa 500 + yung kit eh pero nung nakita ko yung logo bendi sabi ko "ay miss balikan ko na lang" hehehe ;D (hindi ko na binalikan hehehe) pero bendi kits can be used as a supplementary parts into original. |
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Post by V2 on Sept 9, 2005 22:47:49 GMT 8
bendi kits are usually good for kitbashes, experiments and replacement parts only. as a whole kit dont ever expect that it'll be at par with bandai's quality.
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Post by zephon on Sept 10, 2005 2:08:39 GMT 8
if you're lucky, the kit will stay together! I managed to assemble a Dom Troopen and an orange Bawoo na ben di kit. None of the 1/44 Endless waltz stayed together. The 1/44 providence gundam had "wrong parts". Unless you're getting them really really really cheap, they're good for spare parts only.
They're not in any way near to the quality of the real ones.
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Post by Daycot on Sept 10, 2005 3:03:51 GMT 8
Good for practicing and spare parts only! ;D You can use it to try out experiments on modelling! I know I did!  |
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Post by archaznable on Sept 10, 2005 6:44:38 GMT 8
nice hehehe I was looking for a Gelgoog Marine na Bendi to replace the part na nasira dun sa original ko na Gelgoog Marine. ;D nasira kasi yung leg holding ng Gelgoog Marine ko nung tinatanggal ko yung legs niya to repaint it nabali eh hehehe. ;D
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Post by Daycot on Sept 10, 2005 17:21:04 GMT 8
Try looking for it at Divisoria! Thats where they all come from in the first place! ;D
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Post by RAJ- on Sept 13, 2005 6:53:26 GMT 8
Its time for the bootleg king to step in.... ;D
OKay... Here I go..
*takes a deep breath*
Bendi, the most well known bootlegger of gundam kits. Based somewhere in China, the company has been around for quite sometime now.. Id estimate the company's age to around 15 years...
they produce very cheap but quite low quality kits ranging from HGUC to the current gundam line (GseedDestiny).
bendi kits are made from mid-quality recycled plastic.. this is the reason for them being not color accurate to the original.. also since bendi cant duplicate bandai's patented Multi-color sprue technology, some parts end up being the same color as all the other parts...
these kits are good for novice modellers to high end kitbashers.. for novices theyre good for practice but for kitbashers and advanced modellers theyre quite a challenge...
Here are the pros and cons of a bendi kit..
The good:
they are CHEAP... most bendi kits cost 1/5 the the price of the original.
the bad:
plastic quality is BAD... sometimes even VERY BAD for somekits..
the ugly:
Parts fit is HORRIBLE.
COLORS are Psychedelik most of the times.
DECALS ere AS* UGLY.
if you can live with the bad things these kits come with i recommend you get some right now...
"But Jaxom, WHERE CAN I GET BENDI KITS?"
bendi kits are redily available in Tsiangges and cheap toy stores... some hobby shops also have them on stock.. But the best place to get them is from the source... No, I dont mean China... Go to DIVISORIA!!!
With some skill and patience you can get the kit you want for a very low price.. and most of the times there's even a discount if you know how to barter right...
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Post by Hayabusa on Sept 13, 2005 8:35:18 GMT 8
Question, just how bad is the quality of the plastic ng mga Bendi kits? Ito ba yung tipong brittle at may mga parts na hindi fully casted? ABS plastic rin ba yung ginagamit nila sa inner frames ng MG bootlegs nila or normal plastic rin?
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Post by RAJ- on Sept 13, 2005 10:28:13 GMT 8
Question, just how bad is the quality of the plastic ng mga Bendi kits? Ito ba yung tipong brittle at may mga parts na hindi fully casted? ABS plastic rin ba yung ginagamit nila sa inner frames ng MG bootlegs nila or normal plastic rin? brittle ung small parts and pegs... also some parts are not fully casted... as in minsan ung ibang parts nya parang tunaw na plastic lang.. all parts nila is normal plastic. |
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Post by archaznable on Sept 13, 2005 11:02:07 GMT 8
ganun tanong ko lang kung lahat ba ng bendi kits eh kulang sa mga holes? |
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Post by RAJ- on Sept 13, 2005 11:16:05 GMT 8
ganun tanong ko lang kung lahat ba ng bendi kits eh kulang sa mga holes? Ung iba lang nman... ung iba nman eh masikip ung butas... ung iba masyado mahaba ung mga pegs.. kya hindi nag sasara ung gaps sa parts. |
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Post by Daycot on Sept 13, 2005 15:36:41 GMT 8
Its highly recomended that you practice the "snap-fitting" method in botlegs. That way, you can see what parts need to be trimmed down and all. ;D
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kit (not bandai). Nagtataka ko kung san galing ang mga Bendi kits na nakikita ko sa mga friendly neighborhood store (a.k.a. tiangge)? Also may official site ba sila? hehehe just curious lang. any reviews or what so ever about Bendi the bendible kits? hehehe ;D 
keeping the site active as a place to dump info for easier backtracking.