Yet ANOTHER ripoff for John

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October 31, 2007 at 5:41 am #632411
rockerbot
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Sorry anonymous sculptor of this piece, but if you’re going to sculpt the cheek feathers that way, it’s going to be obvious where you got your *cough*inspiration*cough*cough* from. It was a distinctive style even among all the other Windstone griffins.

Meh. XP

EDIT: I hate BBCode.

EDIT 2: URG. Nevermind. I’ll just let it stretch out the page.
October 31, 2007 at 5:41 am #493189
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October 31, 2007 at 6:04 am #632412
Maria
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Yech. Good catch, rockerbot.
October 31, 2007 at 1:37 pm #632413
WindstoneCollector
U-G-L-Y…Yuck. 😛 And not to mention, unfair. Nice spot though! 😀
November 10, 2007 at 5:05 pm #632414
KoishiiKitty
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I do not know if these were spotted already, so i sent john an email any ways:

scratcher:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hand-Painted-Green-and-Gold-Dragons_W0QQitemZ270183703837QQihZ017QQcategoryZ86929QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Hand-Painted-Green-Dragons_W0QQitemZ270183701663QQihZ017QQcategoryZ86929QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mom and Lap:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Hand-Painted-Purple-Dragons_W0QQitemZ270183702744QQihZ017QQcategoryZ86929QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
November 10, 2007 at 5:48 pm #632415
Griffiness
I see lots of rip offs in the UK and a few on ebay but should i mention them to John? Our laws are not as great as your in this respect so there is nothing to stop someone copying a concept.
November 10, 2007 at 6:04 pm #632416
Pegasi1978
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It can’t hurt Griffiness.
November 10, 2007 at 6:28 pm #632417
wolflodge100
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I sent that griffin one to John not to long ago.
November 10, 2007 at 7:02 pm #632418
Stephanie
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Woof! Those are some pretty tasteless “copies”… it wouldn’t be so bad if there were not damn near in the same pose. The wings are different and so is the head a little BUT yek! 😕
November 12, 2007 at 6:52 am #632419
Maria
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We haven’t seen those in a while.
November 13, 2007 at 12:13 am #632420
Arlla
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Inspired by the roaring sentinel and hyena gargoyles, perhaps?

http://cgi.ebay.com/GARGOYLE-W-PEDESTAL-GARDEN-STATUE-gothic-antique-NR_W0QQitemZ120183158294QQihZ002QQcategoryZ13640QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-Wicked-Winged-Dragon-Gargoyle-Statue-Decor_W0QQitemZ250184815405QQihZ015QQcategoryZ13640QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
-J R R Tolkien
November 13, 2007 at 12:16 am #632421
Pegasi1978
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Arlla wrote:

Inspired by the roaring sentinel and hyena gargoyles, perhaps?

I agree on the second one more than I do the first one.
November 13, 2007 at 12:18 am #632422
lamortefille
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Seeing stuff like that makes a person realize how good Melody really is.
November 13, 2007 at 12:35 am #632423
Arlla
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pegasi1978 wrote:

Arlla wrote:

Inspired by the roaring sentinel and hyena gargoyles, perhaps?

I agree on the second one more than I do the first one.

The way the front feet are placed, and how he’s standing on a leafy looking thing, are taken directly from the roaring sentinel…among other things.

"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
-J R R Tolkien
November 13, 2007 at 12:37 am #632424
WindstoneCollector
Yeah, that was something good to laugh at…The first batch had fledgie-like heads and the body stiles of the adults. The second well, the first one, maybe, but the second one, blatent. Sheesh! I don’t know if I would be flattered that someone wanted to copy me, or horrified as to how badly they represented my works if I was Melody. 😛
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