I have both (the red is Bandai an the blue is the bootleg) and they are exactly the same quality. I wish I would have known this earlier because the Bandai one (about 6 years ago) was $100, and the bootleg (about 2 years ago) was only $20. You do the math....trust me, that's a good deal on ebay. I was very impressed how tight the joints are on the bootleg.