Although the KFL thing showed with the Russian that a clone can be superior or at least as good as the original.
Well for one, the Russian is not a clone, it is produced by one of the original designers of the Kayfun that split off from the company. So has rights on that design also. And the Russian and Kayfun feed of each other, freely borrowing each others concepts and employing it into there latest versions.
Now there are Russian clone out there as well as Kayfun clones. But an Authentic Russian can hardly be classified as a clone.
Finding one Authentic Mech can be a trying experience. Once found they can be elusive. My two Authentic Mechs turned out to be the Stingray Black Copper Mod by JD Tech and Tatroe's Big Nasty 26650 mech mod. Found pre-orders on those, and was able to snag both up.
Often with great mods one has to be quick on the click and score on a pre-order offer. I am currently waiting the completion of two regulated high output mods that I had to pre-order also, otherwise they would be near impossible to acquire. And it has been my experience that the real deal is always worth the price of admission, clone are a gamble and often turn out to be clowns.