replicating a discontinued kit??
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replicating a discontinued kit??
does anyone know the rules on replicating a discontinued kit?? say the company shut down for their own reasons and they stopped producing their kit but you really liked it but can't get your hands on one. if i could get my hands one one kit, would i be able to replicate it and make one, without stealing their name of course, without getting into any trouble? or are there papers and contracts that would need to be signed?
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And I wanted to do the tsunami kit. I can get a friend to produce them, but only if you guys are interested.
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Like if the original manufacturer doesn't want people making replicas of their products, how come the replica brands don't get shut down by the originals, right?
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not to mention the cost of materials to do a one off replica for yourself would be way more than the cost of an existing replica that's already on a shelf somewhere waiting to be bought.
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Yeppers. Making this thing out of fiberglass ran about $25 in materials, just for the main shell. A bumper will be a lot more expensive, because of size and that it would be almost impossible to make a mold out of plaster like we did.
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shine makes an autobahn replica. i had one. was pretty happy with it too. they're similar but not the same. i don't know anyone that makes a tsunami replica though. it'd be awesome if someone linked me. i was only considering this because i've never heard of a tsunami replica and maybe some other people would be interested also. i can actually have one made for pretty cheap. definitely cheaper in comparison to that that ipod dock. but if there's already a tsunami rep, i would reconsider hahah.
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