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Toy degradation

Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 20:47:47 No.7259743 View View Reply Original Report

I have this browser that got on a sale long ago. And decided to move him after a year of just standing.

And as you can see, it stated to melt the plastic base with his feet. Do you have any stories of toys melting, or stating to sweat oil,. Or something similar?

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Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 20:59:15 No.7259758 Report

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>>7259743
what an epic story, good stuff. anyway what does his feet smell like now? jutst wondering haha

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 21:01:00 No.7259760 Report

Quoted By: >>7259790 >>7260930

>>7259743
Most plastics have substances called plasticizers added to the material to make it less brittle. As the plastic ages, the plasticizers begin to leak out.

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Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 21:23:17 No.7259790 Report

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>>7259760
But some degrade at faster rate than others.
Also color change and stuff. And was interested to hear about noticeable examples

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Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 21:38:05 No.7259800 Report

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Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 22:08:13 No.7259835 Report

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That's strange that it would leave puddles.

Even stranger is the stand that has no support for the figure. IS it a statue that was glued to the base?

Usually the last place for a toy to degrade is the area that sees less oxygen and light, such as the feet when it's standing up.

If i had to guess, the bowser plastic is leeching something from the base's plastic, causing a bad chemical reaction to create those puddles.
So it's unlikely there's anything wrong with the toy itself, it's just the toy company has no clue what plastics/paints are safe. This is why toy companies hire chemists to ensure shit like that happens or at least use various guides about that shit.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 01:37:21 No.7260095 Report

Quoted By: >>7260850 >>7261010

I have a bunch of old EVAs that are stickier than a resin coated bong.
Eventually when I set up my detolf, I'll clean them with dish soap, pose them, and leave them in there til I move. No much you can do with plastic when it gets like that.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 03:30:06 No.7260332 Report

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You must live in a humid, hot area.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 13:40:02 No.7260850 Report

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>>7260095
Hotglue always helps in this situation

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 15:53:55 No.7260930 Report

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>>7259760

Are most Figma & Figuarts fucked in this way?

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Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 16:08:46 No.7260946 Report

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>>7260930
Early Figmas had that problem, but the issues were solved.

All toys will evenually leak their plasticizers, but it'll take decades.

Basically, if you live in an armpit country or state, the heat and moisture is going to make the plastics age faster.

And large companies generally have chemists and labs to test plastics and paints, to avoid issues. So Bandai, Mattel, Hasbro, etc etc products will be more durable because of this.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 17:32:26 No.7261010 Report

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>>7260095
stop cumming on your figures anon, it's gross.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 23:01:08 No.7261372 Report

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>>7260946

Yeah that really sucks. I guess the best hope for this situation is that your favorite toys / series constantly get a new release once a decade.

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