Cloners often make their clones from photographs. That's why you rarely see any of these authentic makers publish photos until the product is released.Maybe this story might be enlightening......
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I am of the camp that no "inventor" has given away their designs. IMHO the tech of today makes it silly easy to do 1:1's......at least on the actual structure and design. Components, like the "chips" is another story.