Fake minifig prototypes: don't be fooled ....

The Star Wars Advent Calendar R2-Q5 will have done me a favor again tonight. I accompanied it with the two minifigs bought more than a year ago on eBay and which I was telling you about in this article.

In the top photo, the version Gold of this minifig. The legs do not hold on their own to the torso, the head has great difficulty in turning and the arms no longer pass along the torso due to the chrome overlay.

Many details present on the C-3PO minifigs produced by LEGO are missing here because they are covered with a thick layer of plating. The eyes are coarse, the plastic welds are thickened, and the hands no longer rotate.

Below is the version Silver of this minifig. We can think of her as representing TC-14, the servant droid of Nute Gunray. Here also the layer of metal which covers the plastic deforms the minifigure and amplifies all the defects.

In both cases the legs are completely disarticulated, the plastic having undoubtedly undergone a deformation during the tackle.

Be careful, you can still find this type of minifig for sale on eBay. Versions of Boba Fett are also circulating and are sold as official prototypes. Don't be fooled, the photos on the ads are misleading and you will be disappointed.