Talk:Customizing

Should we have a section for fan-made kitbashes?ZeldaTheSwordsman19:12, 18 June 2009 (EDT)

No. The only reason we'd have pictures or info on fan-made kitbashes would be if Hasbro themselves explicitly ripped one off. You could *almost* make a case for putting one of Don F's old Macromasters up, but that'd still be pushing it.Hooper_X19:30, 18 June 2009 (EDT)

Legal analysis

What's the legal issue with mass-produced fan-made kitbash stuff that'sobviouslymeant to be a preexisting TF character (but not called as such), like that P.E. Shadow Warrior thing or the FansprojectSpringerlookalike? Is it just as legal as official TF products whose vehicle modes areobviouslymeant to be a real thing but tweaked to avoid licensing fees? Or are they as illegal as knockoffs?

I'm pretty sure the answer to this should besomewhereon this wiki. Item4201:40, 14 March 2010 (EST)

Hey, if my question is irrelevant someone should tell me.Item4204:49, 5 June 2010 (EDT)

They're knockoffs. That's pretty much always been this wiki's policy.-hx11:12, 5 June 2010 (EDT)

For Hasbro's response to these third parties, seeHasbro Q&A/May 2009,particularlyhereandhere.A related conversation can be found on thetalk pageforknockoffs,continued inanother section of the same talk page.--Rhymus(talk) 04:51, 29 September 2014 (EDT)

If there were such as a thing as a "Knockoff wiki" or something, would a link from TFWIKI to such article violate TFWIKI rules?Hida Atarasi17:51, 29 August 2010 (EDT)

Move to customizing

Personally I had always heard of it as customizing, but the real reason I'm proposing this move is because BotCon holds customization classes not kitbashing classes. Thus customizing is the "official" term, just as "retool" is the official term instead of "remold".Khajidha08:22, 8 April 2010 (EDT)

I'm actually for it, as "customizing" is a broader term than "kitbashing." Kitbashing implies parts mixed from multiple toys or scratchbuilt, while "customizing" is a term that can cover repaints (as BotCon does), kitbashes, and so forth.--Rosicrucian^Talk13:48, 5 June 2010 (EDT)