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Posts Tagged Identified Brands of Counterfeit Figures
FLAF (Strong Men) Update
Posted by Chad Perry in Art, UofM News on October 1, 2015
Once again the King of Counterfeit, Lucas Rage, has something interesting to share with M.U.S.C.L.E. collectors.
Future Strength Updates
Posted by Chad Perry in Art, Research, UofM News on September 24, 2015
Three Future Strength collectors wanted to share figures from their collections – including a new figure color!
Future Strength Update
Posted by Chad Perry in Art, Research, UofM News on September 16, 2015
The Future Strength figures are a fascinating component of M.U.S.C.L.E. history. Chris K. confirms an 11th Future Strength figure which raises a new question, “Is there at least one more sculpt out there?”
Bootleg or FLAF?
Posted by Chad Perry in Art, Research, UofM News on August 18, 2015
Some new pictures raise some interesting questions.
Future Strength Figure Update
Posted by Chad Perry in Art, Research, UofM News on April 30, 2014
A new Future Strength discovery!
A previously undocumented Future Strength color!
Auction Watch #149
Posted by Chad Perry in Art, Auction Watch, UofM News on April 17, 2014
This week’s Auction Watch features only two auctions.
Can you afford to miss them?
Masquerading M.U.S.C.L.E. Figures
Posted by Chad Perry in Art, Research, UofM News on March 20, 2014
Art 100 focuses on the broad category of counterfeit/bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E. figures. However Art 100 is broken into many subsections and Masquerading “MUSCLE” figures is one of those sections.
Auction Watch #141
Posted by Chad Perry in Auction Watch, UofM News on August 15, 2013
Wonder what is in Auction Watch #141? Follow the Queen’s Highway and find out.
(I thought the Queen’s Highway was the 401, but that’s the King’s Highway. Oops.)
Future Strength Figures
Posted by Chad Perry in Art, Research, UofM News on March 19, 2013
Future Strength figures have largely been referred to as counterfeit or bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E. figures by most M.U.S.C.L.E. collectors. In reality, Future Strength figures are a unique type of “counterfeit” figure – they are Masquerading MUSCLE’s.
Auction Watch #113
Posted by Chad Perry in Auction Watch, UofM News on September 27, 2012
If Auction Watch was a person and 113 was its age, then Willard Scott would say something nonsensical and vaguely related to Smuckers.
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