The problem is that as I previously stated, Yamato knows who we are and visits our forum occasionally. I'm quite sure that if they came here and saw members openly advocating the outright theft of their IP, they would not appreciate it.
For several years MW has had the benefit of receiving tons of information (through Graham) about upcoming products. We have had the chance to review pre-production samples, and help create instruction manuals etc. Through this relationship, we have had a channel of open discourse with Yamato and the ability to report problems (such as the 1/60 v2 shoulder hinge problem) and get replacement parts through Graham. In short, we have a direct line of communication to them which is very, very rare.
A few years ago, due to a member here saying the wrong thing, this relationship was abruptly severed and it took Graham a while (a year or more IIRC) to re-establish it. I think it's important that we try and stay in good with Yamato.
Yes, the Regult is ridiculously overpriced, but do you honestly think that Yamato would respond better to criticism coming from a thread that pointed this out rationally, or one that openly advocated recasting their kit?
Make no bones about it folks, recasting is theft. If you want to talk about stealing Yamato's products, do it elsewhere.