Regular visitors will remember that I often explain that all our models are copyrighted, and that we do not give permission to any other commercial company to make use of them (After all, they are in competition with us!). Despite this, copying is widespread. Have a look at the pictures here and draw your own conclusions about the quality likely to be offered by the people claiming these reproductions as their own work. These examples are particularly blatant- usually copyists restrict themselves to popping Hornet heads and hands on their figures. Manufacturers guilty of copying usually say that they bought the models in good faith from a third party. I think this is hogwash. The difference between a hand made original and a resin or metal casting is obvious. Also, the three new March 2007 releases from Wolf were handed over to us some time ago after our complaints to a French manufacturer that they were adapted from copied Wolf products! It seemed a pity to waste them.

Thank you to all those correspondents who have contacted me about these rip-offs.
Pictures are particularly useful.

One picture shows our own WAW 25 with the copy marked Scale-Line to the right.
The other pictures show a copy of WAW 15 and the address label that came with it.