K-2SO gets a bootleg buildable figure care of KSZ

At this point in time, Star Wars is a guaranteed money-printing machine. Rogue One is no exception. As it stands, the movie has grossed upwards of $900 million. Of course, no Star Wars movie is complete without the myriad of merchandise on retail – including bootlegs of said merchandise.

Today I’ll be showing you a bootleg of Lego’s Buildable Figures K-2SO, that sassy droid which endeared itself to many moviegoers. This set is made by KSZ. I have seen this brand around for some time now. They aren’t as prolific as the more known makers are, but they do produce a number of minifig sets and buildable figures, the latter of which is a market that hasn’t been tapped much by bootleggers. Let’s take a quick dive and see what this set has to offer.

Someone cloned Lego’s Millenium Falcon, and it’s a new maker [Lepin Star Wars The Force Awakens Millenium Falcon]

Well. The allure of cashing in from a sure-fire merchandising behemoth like Star Wars produced a new entrant in the Lego clone scene, Lepin. Getting another maker isn’t exactly surprising, it’s that they jumped into the fray with huge sets from the get-go. To be honest, the Millenium Falcon isn’t the first of their kits to come over. The first I’ve seen from them is Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle, an equally-huge set (but something I personally skipped, not being a fan of the ship design in general). So yeah, Lepin came in with a splash tidal wave, not being content in starting off with the usual 8-character themed minifig sets.

Dargo draws first blood in the race to come out with Force Awakens bootlegs [Dargo Star Wars: The Force Awakens minifig set]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a big deal. That’s pretty much set in stone right now. With the film breaking all sorts of records already (and will only open in China this weekend), suffice to say, the film is an astronomical hit, not only financially, but also critically (93% at Rotten Tomatoes).

Where there’s a hit, there’s bound to be merchandising, too! And Star Wars as a whole is definitely no slouch in that regard. There’s a ton of merch Disney licenses, from t-shirts to, um, tape dispensers.

Lele Tries Its Hand At Star Wars [Lele Star Wars Set]

Around the same time that Sheng Yuan's Star Wars minifig set started appearing here, Lele's own Star Wars set also popped up alongside SY's offering. Knowing what we know of Lele's minifig quality, would this Star Wars set fare any different? I took a flier and dove in to find out.

These Could Be The Bootleg Star Wars Minifigs You're Looking For [Sheng Yuan Star Wars Set]

A long time ago, in a galaxy, well, not far away (we're actually in it), a young George Lucas brought to the world a genre-breaking sci-fi film we now all know as Star Wars. It has been a cultural pop icon and fixture for so long, it has spawned so many merchandised items. Obviously, Lego saw it fit (and rightly so) to license Star Wars for their own sets. The bootleg makers, seeing an opportunity to cash in themselves, also saw it fit to, uh, "incorporate" those designs in their own product lines.

So now we have Sheng Yuan (previously seen in this blog making superhero minifigs) dipping its toes in the SW line (the Clone Wars timeline, in particular). Pricing is as per usual, so that's PhP 27.50 per minifig when bought as a set of 6.