As far as what's allowable on the RPF:
Acceptable:
- Creating your own item from scratch.
- Molding/casting an item from a defunct company (as long as the original artist is not part of the community).
- Molding/casting a production made piece (as long as the original artist is not part of the community).
Not acceptable:
- Using any parts/pieces of another member's original work without permission.
- Using cast from a production made piece that another member has sold (i.e. Member A makes copies of a production made helmet, member B buys a copy and molds/cast it, with or without modification).
That's just the guidelines for what you can do on here, has nothing to do with actual legal ramifications. Some may disagree with the second bullet point on what is acceptable, but it's been done and is still going on.
So, as far as your question on molding/casting the idol bank, if I remember correctly, they were made by Diamond Select, which is still in business even though they no longer produce the bank. With that in mind, molding/casting the bank would be recasting to me. As far as doing it for personal use, your call, but I don't see how it would be cost effective with others offering original sculpts in raw cast form cheaper than you can do a mold.
Acceptable:
- Creating your own item from scratch.
- Molding/casting an item from a defunct company (as long as the original artist is not part of the community).
- Molding/casting a production made piece (as long as the original artist is not part of the community).
Not acceptable:
- Using any parts/pieces of another member's original work without permission.
- Using cast from a production made piece that another member has sold (i.e. Member A makes copies of a production made helmet, member B buys a copy and molds/cast it, with or without modification).
That's just the guidelines for what you can do on here, has nothing to do with actual legal ramifications. Some may disagree with the second bullet point on what is acceptable, but it's been done and is still going on.
So, as far as your question on molding/casting the idol bank, if I remember correctly, they were made by Diamond Select, which is still in business even though they no longer produce the bank. With that in mind, molding/casting the bank would be recasting to me. As far as doing it for personal use, your call, but I don't see how it would be cost effective with others offering original sculpts in raw cast form cheaper than you can do a mold.