WCP The West Country Prince

[Phat Spider]

Dropped the WCPrince a question about future prints and apparently these coming next week :


WELCOME TO HELL
GIRL WITH BALLON
CND SOLIDERS

[mojjac]

Sept 24, 2011 12:17:40 GMT 1 Phat Spider said:

Dropped the WCPrince a question about future prints and apparently these coming next week :
WELCOME TO HELL
GIRL WITH BALLON
CND SOLIDERS

None of those really grab me. Happy choppers and BME and HAND would really get my attention together with a Nola and colour trolleys.

[Lunch Special]

is this a discussion thread attempting to justify the purchasing of banksy reproductions? now that they are being resold on ebay for increased values, is there a forum member here who will continue to justify the purchase? why not kick banksy in his face for all the s**t he's done? you think the WCP was helping the dudes from VOINA with his sales? or maybe we should praise the WCP for copying the NOLA Mr B donated to rowdy?

Maybe you should call Dora and or Simon and let them know you only like the image

SMH...TSK TSK TSK

[mojjac]

Oct 7, 2011 11:13:48 GMT 1 leighdrive said:

Well I took the plunge... Looking forward to seeing the quality!

Maybe MrFrameman can offer us a nice deal now:)

I am sure he can as there is no need for conservation materials or UV glass. Like for like tat but for 5-10% of the price. Viva Las Vegas - here we come with the savings. Thanks again WCP

[stanley]

Oct 18, 2011 16:05:06 GMT 1 @des77 said:

ok.. that is just very bad printing. The black didnt take well to being painted over the background and looks grey. The dark black is where the ink went strait onto the paper

Thanks for the reply. The WCP said the original was the same. But i dont know.

Anyone else have an original or reproduction to check theirs?

[mouser]

Oct 18, 2011 16:45:27 GMT 1 stanley said:

Oct 18, 2011 16:05:06 GMT 1 @des77 said:

ok.. that is just very bad printing. The black didnt take well to being painted over the background and looks grey. The dark black is where the ink went strait onto the paper

Thanks for the reply. The WCP said the original was the same. But i dont know.

Anyone else have an original or reproduction to check theirs?

Just checked a real one and its a solid black, with no crap 2 tone nonsense, but then again the WCP oneis a £50 copy rather than the real deal.

[stanley]

Oct 18, 2011 17:03:35 GMT 1 mouser said:

Oct 18, 2011 16:45:27 GMT 1 stanley said:

Thanks for the reply. The WCP said the original was the same. But i dont know.

Anyone else have an original or reproduction to check theirs?

Just checked a real one and its a solid black, with no crap 2 tone nonsense, but then again the WCP oneis a £50 copy rather than the real deal.

;D

I know what you are saying but WCP did say the original was like that so atleast i now know. Think he will swap it for another.

If you ever want to sell your original come to me first!

[rockhopper]

Oct 18, 2011 16:05:06 GMT 1 @des77 said:

ok.. that is just very bad printing. The black didnt take well to being painted over the background and looks grey. The dark black is where the ink went strait onto the paper

This is the trapping issue that i spoke about in an earlier post. WCP has spread the brown background image to prevent a white line showing between the black and the brown. Not a case of bad printing, more bad origination!

[des77]

Oct 18, 2011 20:29:18 GMT 1 rockhopper said:

Oct 18, 2011 16:05:06 GMT 1 @des77 said:

ok.. that is just very bad printing. The black didnt take well to being painted over the background and looks grey. The dark black is where the ink went strait onto the paper

This is the trapping issue that i spoke about in an earlier post. WCP has spread the brown background image to prevent a white line showing between the black and the brown. Not a case of bad printing, more bad origination!

Well it looks awful so id consider that bad printing

[rockhopper]

Oct 18, 2011 20:50:39 GMT 1 @des77 said:

Oct 18, 2011 20:29:18 GMT 1 rockhopper said:

This is the trapping issue that i spoke about in an earlier post. WCP has spread the brown background image to prevent a white line showing between the black and the brown. Not a case of bad printing, more bad origination!

Well it looks awful so id consider that bad printing

There is a difference between printing and origination. Printing is the actual application of the image to the paper, using whatever medium the process requires, it this case a screen. Origination is the process before printing, concerning the actual production of the screen.

[eschiff]

sorry, haven't back read and i'm sure this is covered, but if these are identical in every way, how would Pest Control tell the difference? Or, does WCP put a mark on them?

[stanley]

Nov 17, 2011 21:21:35 GMT 1 eschiff said:

sorry, haven't back read and i'm sure this is covered, but if these are identical in every way, how would Pest Control tell the difference? Or, does WCP put a mark on them?

they are stamped copy on back & west country prince

[Deleted]

I think that the first few Gangsta Rats he did had Banksy in red on the front unlike the original but then he stopped putting that on. They are stamped on the reverse with his stamp and copy in red. Thery're supposed to be pretty good but wouldn't feel the same as having a signed one on the wall eh eschiff!

Nov 17, 2011 21:21:35 GMT 1 eschiff said:

sorry, haven't back read and i'm sure this is covered, but if these are identical in every way, how would Pest Control tell the difference? Or, does WCP put a mark on them?

[mojjac]

Nov 17, 2011 21:21:35 GMT 1 eschiff said:

sorry, haven't back read and i'm sure this is covered, but if these are identical in every way, how would Pest Control tell the difference? Or, does WCP put a mark on them?

Easy to tell the difference. They are on different paper no matter what is said in the listings it is not the same. The black is fuzzier than the originals and it looks as though it has spread a bit once screened. I am happy with the laugh now monkey, the HMV is ok as is the rude copper. The queen Victoria that I got however was rubbish and that little dimple in her ankle looked about four times bigger on mine than it does on an original!

You get what you pay for so for £50 most seem like good value. I would like to see decent close ups of a CND as I quite fancy that one.

[Shoot Again]

Nov 18, 2011 19:42:16 GMT 1 @mojjac said:

Nov 17, 2011 21:21:35 GMT 1 eschiff said:

sorry, haven't back read and i'm sure this is covered, but if these are identical in every way, how would Pest Control tell the difference? Or, does WCP put a mark on them?

Easy to tell the difference. They are on different paper no matter what is said in the listings it is not the same. The black is fuzzier than the originals and it looks as though it has spread a bit once screened. I am happy with the laugh now monkey, the HMV is ok as is the rude copper. The queen Victoria that I got however was rubbish and that little dimple in her ankle looked about four times bigger on mine than it does on an original!
You get what you pay for so for £50 most seem like good value. I would like to see decent close ups of a CND as I quite fancy that one.

Great collection !

[Warm Gun]

My mate received a laugh now print yesterday, I must admit it looks great. The WCP must have sold a decent amount of them as well as his was numbered in the sixties,

[juicylucy]

Nov 18, 2011 19:26:30 GMT 1 Shoot Again said:

It's a gold mine for them do don't worry they won't run out and new ones will show up again and again and again....

Hi

Here is a message i got back from wcp, after i asked what others are you planning on doing etc etc.

" Hi.
The love is in the air & Love rat are the last we are doing and these are limited to 50 and will be numbered out of 50. Also even though the other designs were numbered out of 500 we only printed 50 of each on the first run, we re-printed the laugh now and rude copper. So once the remaining sell out thats it. There is only 20-30 left of most designs and only 5 left of the girl with balloon and thats it.

cheers

So these look like the last they will be doing

X

[Deleted]

Agreed Balibob - why would they stop printing money - clearly there is a market for these print - promoted cleverly on this forum (I might add!)

**I am not connected to West Country Print, but please buy more - when they are gone, they are gone (not really, the bit about connected to WCP!!)

Nov 19, 2011 10:54:46 GMT 1 balibob said:

I'm sure the cash cow will continue to be milked mate.

[mojjac]

So is sundowner the WCP or is the WCP nearly as elusive as Banksy?

[Sundowner]

Nov 19, 2011 11:48:33 GMT 1 @mojjac said:

So is sundowner the WCP or is the WCP nearly as elusive as Banksy?

Not sure why you think I am the WCP mojjac?

[craigf]

Nov 19, 2011 11:57:32 GMT 1 Sundowner said:

Nov 19, 2011 11:48:33 GMT 1 @mojjac said:

So is sundowner the WCP or is the WCP nearly as elusive as Banksy?

Not sure why you think I am the WCP mojjac?

Especially as you live in London!

[mojjac]

Nov 19, 2011 11:57:32 GMT 1 Sundowner said:

Nov 19, 2011 11:48:33 GMT 1 @mojjac said:

So is sundowner the WCP or is the WCP nearly as elusive as Banksy?

Not sure why you think I am the WCP mojjac?

I don't think you are. I was just asking if you were?

Are you the WCP then? Nothing to be ashamed of if you were as it was a stroke of genius that has netted a pretty penny or two.

[stanley]

Nov 19, 2011 13:14:50 GMT 1 @mojjac said:

Nov 19, 2011 11:57:32 GMT 1 Sundowner said:

Not sure why you think I am the WCP mojjac?

I don't think you are. I was just asking if you were?

Are you the WCP then? Nothing to be ashamed of if you were as it was a stroke of genius that has netted a pretty penny or two.

i know who it is

(pm me if you want to know)

[teatwosugars]

Nov 19, 2011 10:48:41 GMT 1 juicylucy said:

Nov 18, 2011 19:26:30 GMT 1 Shoot Again said:

It's a gold mine for them do don't worry they won't run out and new ones will show up again and again and again....

Hi

Here is a message i got back from wcp, after i asked what others are you planning on doing etc etc.

" Hi.
The love is in the air & Love rat are the last we are doing and these are limited to 50 and will be numbered out of 50. Also even though the other designs were numbered out of 500 we only printed 50 of each on the first run, we re-printed the laugh now and rude copper. So once the remaining sell out thats it. There is only 20-30 left of most designs and only 5 left of the girl with balloon and thats it.

cheers

So these look like the last they will be doing

X

No offence, but if you believe that you really are fuckin stupid.

[hotdog]

WCP is Hendrik Goltzius : ;D ;D ;D

[mojjac]

Got a Happy Chopper WCP print and have to say that it is the best one to date. I thought that the Laugh now is good but this is excellent. Off to MFM again soon.

[iloverockchicks]

Aug 30, 2012 14:42:17 GMT 1 db23 said:

looks like all of these have disappeared from ebay

These come up a few times a month, it appears. I have bought direct from the WCP also, must say these are pretty dam good ! ;D

Radar rat and Kate coming next, so i am told

[klyde]

The WCP has done more for the urban art scene in the last year than Banksy has.

Fact.

[nex]

Sept 7, 2012 10:32:44 GMT 1 klyde said:

The WCP has done more for the urban art scene in the last year than Banksy has.

Fact.

[Baby Dave]

I like the Radar Rat....

I wonder if WCP will do more colourways of the Kate. They will look great up on the wall as a 4. Not convinced by it on its own though.