Do you even Bootleg? Mafex Batman Justice League Edition

Before I got my hands on a legitimate copy of the Mafex Justice League Batman, I managed to buy a bootleg off eBay that I did not realize was a bootleg until past the date of return. It was well done enough that the smaller details had escaped my notice, and by the time I actually handled the figure a while longer, went to youtube to confirm my fears! A FAKE! No justice here.

Now it's time to play a game! 

Let's play: Do you even Bootleg? 

The game where you flex your critical eye and action figure savvy to figure out which is real and which is the bootleg!

The rules are as follows:

- Each picture has a real and fake version. All you have to do is guess left or right. 

- Above the picture is a spoiler tag that will reveal the real one and the differences. Get 1 point per correct guess! No cheating!

- Add up your total at the end. You can either chose to simply beat your friend OR if you can attain a score of 7 or higher out of 10, you are a MASTER OF CHINESE GOODS! Ok, that's not fair. Not all knock offs are from China...but you'll be like, really good at deciding if something is a bootleg...ok?!

Here we go!
1. Left or Right?

Right!

2. Ok, maybe that one was easy. Left or right?

Right again! The sticker really give it away

3. Also easy, ok let's get into body parts! Left or Right?

Right. So, the fake doesn't have a moving peg at the neck/chest joint so it can only crick sideways!

4. Left or Right?

Right. The real one has more side to side flexion from the diaphragm joint, so has more movement. Also the waist is way better. The fake barely moves its lower waist except to swivel

5.  Which gappy drop down hip is it?

Right. The left bootleg ones drop down more, but are uglier, harder to hide and have less range for whatever reason. Poor engineering seemingly!

6. Which belt? 

Right belt. The metal is painted more solid on the bootleg figure.

7.  This is pretty difficult.

Right.Pretty hard to tell from the pictures. The bootleg cape seems to be the same material but gets dusty and flares out on the shoulders more

8. This is tricker and much harder to tell. Left or right?

Are you tired of being right yet? The application of the finish, even on the boot bottom is more even and lighter than the bootleg

9.  Accessory time! Which grenade launcher?

Left this time! Did I lure you into a false sense of security? The left is slightly better moulded and has a black painted inside barrel

10.  This is also pretty hard to tell

Right. The grenade is a bit larger on the right

11. Left or Right set of Batarangs!

Left again! Lighter paint on the real ones

12. Left or Right grapnel gun?!

Left! The left grapnel gun is smoother in finish and has a detachable part

13.  Which set of hands?

Right. The right set has the brushed bronze look instead of solid

14. Which head? A bit easier

Right. The paint job for the grinning teeth on the left isn't the worst ever, but it's not good

15. Finally...WHICH BATMAN?!?! 

Left Batman is the real one! How did you do?

If you managed to get 11 or better, good job! Here goes the victor!

Overall, I don't mind keeping this bootleg, since it was only 30 ish Canadian shipping included (there's ANOTHER tip-off that it was probably not super legitimate! Oh well!)

That's all the bootleg fun for now, but I do have another (got my money back this time, but kept the figure). Once I get the real copy, we'll do this again!