Re: 50 Shades Of Green - The Discolouration Reference & Discussion Thread

[ourchickenshack]

Here's a Leia I just picked up which has several discoloration issues . The front half of the torso has yellowed while the back half stayed white . The limbs are light pink and the hair has transformed into that cool metallic green color ...

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This figure also seems to have a nipple issue of some sort  

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Not sure what the deal is - maybe a melt mark ? It is very smooth

This little lady is so bad she definitely earned a spot in my "Misfits" collection

[Commander Clint]

The tri-fecta of discolouration.

I'm guessing the nipple spot was sanded. Maybe they were testing to see how deep the discolouration went?

[Nico]

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[Commander Clint]

Andy, That's an interesting Lando figure. I can't say that I've ever seen fungi or mold on that figure before.

[Nico]

Andy, That's an interesting Lando figure.  I can't say that I've ever seen fungi or mold on that figure before.

It's a strange one  I've seen mold spots on the arms of early spanish Lando's but never marks like that on the legs

I acquired him from eBay because it looked like there was overspray on one of the eyebrows giving the illusion Lando had a black eye
It was also possible from the eBay pictures that someone had done it intentionally with a marker pen, however he did not have the spots on his legs when I received him several months back. I've isolated him from my other figures

[Dr Dengar]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for sharing Lando the Biotransformant.

Early PBP (Poch) figures tend to be vulnerable to fungal growth somehow. Probably due to the composition of the plastic parts which were imported from the Far East factories.
As you already indicated I also have never seen Lando's leg being affected, only the arms. Good to take precautions and isolate the figure.

Black fungus: Aspergillus niger?

[Nico]

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[Commander Clint]

Andy, That's a great green limb Chewy. I have another Hammer Head that is turning green. I'll get some pictures of him and post them up. It's similar to the one I've already posted on page 1.

[Commander Clint]

Andy, That's a great green limb Chewy.   I have another Hammer Head that is turning green.  I'll get some pictures of him and post them up.  It's similar to the one I've already posted on page 1.

Wow, I'm not really quick on getting stuff done lately.   I'll see if I can find that figure on the weekend and get some pictures.

Here is a real gem that was waiting for me, when I got home from vacation this afternoon.  I put him on some white paper to get a sense of how yellow he really is.

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[grinchy]

Great pics guys, so the mould can travel from figure to figure? thats scary!, and that yellow trooper, wow what a colour change!

[Commander Clint]

Wow, I'm not really quick on getting stuff done lately.   I'll see if I can find that figure on the weekend and get some pictures.

It's only about 1/2 green.

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[Nico]

Here is a real gem that was waiting for me, when I got home from vacation this afternoon.  I put him on some white paper to get a sense of how yellow he really is.

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Wow Clint he's a heavy smoker

[Nico]

Wow, I'm not really quick on getting stuff done lately.   I'll see if I can find that figure on the weekend and get some pictures.

It's only about 1/2 green.

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Nice Hammerhead mate

[Commander Clint]

Nice Hammerhead mate

The Hammer Head is an interesting piece.  The other side of him is brown & still in transition.  That's why I chose to photograph the back side.

The Stormy hasn't completely gone yellow all the way thru yet.

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[ChristianC]

Andy, That's a great green limb Chewy.   I have another Hammer Head that is turning green.  I'll get some pictures of him and post them up.  It's similar to the one I've already posted on page 1.

Wow, I'm not really quick on getting stuff done lately.   I'll see if I can find that figure on the weekend and get some pictures.

Here is a real gem that was waiting for me, when I got home from vacation this afternoon.  I put him on some white paper to get a sense of how yellow he really is.

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That's an absolute beauty!

[Commander Clint]

That's an absolute beauty!

It's a fantastic piece to show how the yellowing affects the plastic. This one must have been exposed to sunshine on all sides to get that even tan.

[ChristianC]

Hahahah where the hell were they storing it??????

[Commander Clint]

Hahahah where the hell were they storing it??????

No idea where is was stored. It came from the province of Quebec.

[ourchickenshack]

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[firstjedi]

Not the greatest photo....I am guessing this ugnaught's smock has been in the sun light for too long???  Anyone else seen anything like that before?

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[Commander Clint]

Not the greatest photo....I am guessing this ugnaught's smock has been in the sun light for too long???  Anyone else seen anything like that before?

Awesome. I think Dirk has posted a picture of Ugnaught's with smock discolouration earlier in this thread, but not to that extent.