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Post by Phill on Sept 3, 2004 16:02:44 GMT
Just had my first ever Transmetal accident.
I picked up my Transmetal Cheetor to move it to my bed (While I'm rearanging my shelves) as I moved it I saw a few purple flakes fall down.
On closer inspection I noticed that some of the "Transmetal" on his Spark Cover had fallen off.
Is this inevitable with them all, or is there a way to avoid it?
Phill...
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Post by Toymachine on Sept 3, 2004 17:25:40 GMT
It happened to my TM Cackle, so I've since covered my transmetals with bubble wrap and stored them away.
It's not exclusive to Beastwars figures either, I noticed some small flaking on my RID Megs and I've never even transformed him fully before.
I think the only way to try and avoid it happening is to keep them MISB or MOSC but even then I'm not 100% sure if that works indefinitely..
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Post by peeman on Sept 3, 2004 17:41:36 GMT
yeh the main toy people are having most problems with are rattrap but they all have problems
peeman
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Post by Phill on Sept 3, 2004 17:44:48 GMT
The thing which shocked me was I had picked the figure up by the front legs, and not touched the back in any way.
Simply moving it was enough to knock off the vacumised coating.
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Post by Sideways on Sept 3, 2004 17:51:08 GMT
the purple on my TM2 Cheetor is comin off  |
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Post by Imperator on Sept 3, 2004 19:26:21 GMT
As I understand it, vac-metal coating is held onto the plastic by, unsurprisingly, a vaccuum, rather than stickyness, with paint. As such, the larger the area coated with the stuff, the easier it becomes to chip off. Note how Hasbro and Takara have learnt their lesson, and don't vac-metal anything in such reckless amounts any more. You still get it, and it can produce great effects, but is best in small doses, where it won't rub off.
Example: Armada Terrorsaur free from vac-metal? Not quite. There are two small rings, one on each wing, giving lovely silvery highlights.
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Post by Minion on Sept 3, 2004 21:54:26 GMT
I never knew this. Cheers for the heads up guys, will be checking over my collection.
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Post by GaZ on Sept 11, 2004 21:24:37 GMT
The blue chrome is coming off my RID Magnus. But luckily there's silver chrome underneath which seems to have remaied intact
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Post by Cliffjumper on Sept 13, 2004 15:30:52 GMT
the transmetal on my BW rampage is chipping (the right shoulder in robot mode =>well the piece above the shoulder joint)  |
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Post by Magnus on Sept 13, 2004 20:51:05 GMT
The blue chrome is coming off my RID Magnus. But luckily there's silver chrome underneath which seems to have remaied intact Yeah, I noticed this on my RiD Magnus...  |
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Post by Gruff on Sept 17, 2004 20:25:37 GMT
die cast construction, its a lost art |
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Post by Phill on Sept 17, 2004 22:53:38 GMT
die cast construction, its a lost art Yea but the paint can flake off that as well over time. |
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Post by kittnut on Sept 18, 2004 21:05:07 GMT
...blimey imagine all the shiny painting on OpOp. Its all over him  Sarfraz...runs to check his monkey bot |
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Post by Tarantulas on Dec 5, 2004 16:48:04 GMT
Ramulus is the absolute worse vor poor vacumning.
T.
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Post by Fireforce on Dec 5, 2004 22:01:26 GMT
...blimey imagine all the shiny painting on OpOp. Its all over him Sarfraz...runs to check his monkey bot My Op Op seems to be ok. I got it for £1 at a carboot sale, was really dirty, so I washed it with Flash cleaner and a brush and all the paint stayed on  I suppose time will tell....... |
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