
Famous search engines of Chinese products show easily references of companies like Andrea Miniatures, Nocturna Models, Young Miniatures, Knight Models, and many others. It’s not difficult to find recasts, or at least, know where to look for them. Believe it or not, this industry grows out of passion and love, the same we pour on every project on our workbench. However, by doing so we are ignoring the damage that this does to the industry behind this hobby of ours. Copies from recasters, most of the time from China, are at first glance an option to acquire otherwise expensive miniatures at affordable prices. These illegal copies are either found in the second hand market or directly by those looking for a 70% discount or more. No well known miniature company is safe from this practice. We are talking about recasts: illegal copies of miniatures. It’s common knowledge, but still kind of a secret.
