that website where you buy from Chinese factories has several vendors selling figures that are basically adult versions of Disney princesses and other cartoon characters. Some of these are very well done, and with the number of vendors selling them, it's clear that someone got ahold of a 3d-printer source file they shouldn't have.

I assume the various vendors on Etsy are doing the same thing.

I'd like to buy the figures without supporting Chi-com copyright violations... but am having trouble finding the real vendor.

I can upload pictures as examples if need be, but I assume someone here is familiar with the real mfg/vendor...

Any advice?

The only company I know of that actually has a license to produce such things is called Enesco

https://shop.enesco.com/collections/disney-brands

Perhaps you speak about the Sideshow like this one
https://www.bol.com/be/nl/p/disney-...MIk6np8PjG9AIVEKh3Ch316A2aEAQYAyABEgIVrPD_BwE

or for the Scott Campbell fairytalesee :
https://www.sideshow.com/whats-new/alice-in-wonderland-j-scott-campbells-fairytale-fantasies/

I'm actually fairly certain the model's true author doesn't have Disney's blessing... I'm differentiating here between stealing the CHARACTER and stealing the ART.

I didn't realize there were so many mini lines that covered "sexy" Disney stuff... I'll attach a couple of photos of the figures I'm discussing for reference.

All are sold as resin miniatures (so, 3d-printed), unassembled and unpainted. I'm using their "we keep a genius level painter on hand in the back office" photos.

I have to ask why any one would want these, legitimate or not.

Bill

Appreciate the help..

Simple, they buy a 3D file and print it . This is the source . Note for private use or contact them for a print . They are in Thailand
Here the file for Beauty and the Beast
https://indymodel88.com/products/beauty-and-the-beast-stl-file-for-3d-print

To each his own. I’m not going to criticize. Sexy vixen and IP infringement used to be a fairly large part of the hobby. A lot of the major manufacturers did it. Seems dead these days and I don’t think there is a legitimate source for such things. I have a daughter so it would be poor taste for me to have a mini of a nude on display.

Not a single one of those along with the majority of 3D sculpts and items on Etsy have any IP agreements at all. Not just the stuff from China or Russia.

Most major film studios don't really think of item like these being bankable which is where the whole garage kit thing really came from. Small quantities (rarely more than 50) of fan art. But it wouldn't surprise me if they start to take an interest with how easy digital files are to spread around.

Ah well... I guess it's disreputable turtles all the way down. :-(

Thanks... at least I know the guys doing the printing aren't ripping off an honest business.

Depends on how they got the STL file. If it was a torrent or bought on a personal use agreement then yes, they are ripping off the original creator. If it was bought from the creator with a print to sell agreement then they're all good.

True enough... I did manage to find the artist in question, BTW... most of his stuff is just amusingly trashy and over-sexed, but he's got one of Cinderella running down the stairs just as the clock strikes midnight that's actually fairly well done, and is actually drawn from the story.

Link to his page follows if anyone is interested. I have no financial relationship with the man, just providing it for completeness.

https://www.exclusive3dprint.com/