Are you sure it's not gold paint?Ultra Markus wrote:great! gold plastic
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Are you sure it's not gold paint?Ultra Markus wrote:great! gold plastic
Wolfman Jake wrote:Has Gold Plastic Syndrome even been a problem with toys manufactured in the past 20 years!? I think Hasbro and Takara Tomy learned there lessons on that before the turn of the millennium. Every time gold colored plastic pops up now, people recoil in horror. Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
Wolfman Jake wrote:Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
Nemesis Primal wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Has Gold Plastic Syndrome even been a problem with toys manufactured in the past 20 years!? I think Hasbro and Takara Tomy learned there lessons on that before the turn of the millennium. Every time gold colored plastic pops up now, people recoil in horror. Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
I can only think of one singular recent instance of gold plastic getting used that didn't cause a panic: ER Sky Lynx. You'd think if it was that much of a concern, people would have freaked out about it's presence on an $80 figure rather than this repaint fellow.
And speaking of Sky Lynx, I'm pretty sure I remember seeing one of the TFW leakers/factory guys say Roritchi's plastic is the exact same as Sky Lynx's lynx head while I was observing the Kingdom leaks, so unless someone's Sky Lynx has had it's jaw explode or disintegrate or something, Roritchi should be fine.
Burn wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
It may not be traumatic but when you have an extensive collection of figures 30+ years old and you go to move them for whatever reason and they crumble to pieces in your hands, then yes, it's frustrating, given that finding a replacement will not be easy to come by.
Burn wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
It may not be traumatic but when you have an extensive collection of figures 30+ years old and you go to move them for whatever reason and they crumble to pieces in your hands, then yes, it's frustrating, given that finding a replacement will not be easy to come by.
Emerje wrote:As for GPS being gone, every time we think that, it ends up rearing it's ugly head again. The most recent case I can find is really Silver Plastic Syndrome, apparently Unite Warrior Motormaster likes to snap in half thanks to his swirly silver plastic.
Emerje
Burn wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
It may not be traumatic but when you have an extensive collection of figures 30+ years old and you go to move them for whatever reason and they crumble to pieces in your hands, then yes, it's frustrating, given that finding a replacement will not be easy to come by.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
ZeroWolf wrote:Don't forget the swirly purple plastic on MP BW Megs
-Kanrabat- wrote:I experienced GPS live. Once because I was a dumb-ass with my Pretender Roadblock (duuurrr, let's put the gun into his tiny gold hand!) but the other was a surprise. I transformed normally my X-Over Millenium Falcon. When I was at the Chewbaca part, he ASSPLODED.
Emerje wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Don't forget the swirly purple plastic on MP BW Megs
That one was a terrible double whammy combining questionable plastic and misassembled pelvis joints. Hard to say if the plastic would have held up or not, seems like ones that were assembled correctly or repaired ahead of breaking are holding up, but time will tell.-Kanrabat- wrote:I experienced GPS live. Once because I was a dumb-ass with my Pretender Roadblock (duuurrr, let's put the gun into his tiny gold hand!) but the other was a surprise. I transformed normally my X-Over Millenium Falcon. When I was at the Chewbaca part, he ASSPLODED.
My first experience with GPS was BW Grimlock from '97. But it didn't break years later, it was the very next year in '98! Chunks popped out of his lower legs like puzzle pieces. GPS wasn't really a term at the time so I had no idea what was going on. Years later, in fact only two or three years ago, it was Magnaboss Silverbolt that crumbled on me when combining them. I thought I was being so careful, too. Never should have tempted fate. I'm afraid to handle my favorite BW figure, Torca, for fear of him disintegrating in my hands. Same with one of my favorite Beast Machines figures, Snarl (really wish I bought the black repaint).
Emerje
Emerje wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Has Gold Plastic Syndrome even been a problem with toys manufactured in the past 20 years!? I think Hasbro and Takara Tomy learned there lessons on that before the turn of the millennium. Every time gold colored plastic pops up now, people recoil in horror. Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
I can only think of one singular recent instance of gold plastic getting used that didn't cause a panic: ER Sky Lynx. You'd think if it was that much of a concern, people would have freaked out about it's presence on an $80 figure rather than this repaint fellow.
And speaking of Sky Lynx, I'm pretty sure I remember seeing one of the TFW leakers/factory guys say Roritchi's plastic is the exact same as Sky Lynx's lynx head while I was observing the Kingdom leaks, so unless someone's Sky Lynx has had it's jaw explode or disintegrate or something, Roritchi should be fine.
There is no gold plastic on Sky Lynx, it's all paint. If you look in the gap behind the Lynx head you can see where they couldn't get paint in around the sides of the joint socket, it's white plastic.
Wolfman Jake wrote:Has Gold Plastic Syndrome even been a problem with toys manufactured in the past 20 years!? I think Hasbro and Takara Tomy learned there lessons on that before the turn of the millennium. Every time gold colored plastic pops up now, people recoil in horror. Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Has Gold Plastic Syndrome even been a problem with toys manufactured in the past 20 years!? I think Hasbro and Takara Tomy learned there lessons on that before the turn of the millennium. Every time gold colored plastic pops up now, people recoil in horror. Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
As stated before, GPS can be devastating once you notice one of your figures has it, but current cases have been few and far between. Plus, it's mostly limited to just parts instead of the whole figure (G2 Slingshot and BW Neo Randy come to mind).
The youngest confirmed case is Unite Warriors Motormaster from 2015, followed by RotF Stratosphere from 2009, then Protoform Starscream from 2007, SW TF Millenium Falcon and General Grievous from 2006, and Cybertron Repugnus and BW 10th Anniversary Dinobot from 2005.
Current "Gold Plastic" is actually a flat color or matte, no metallic flake that's the root cause of the breakage.
Flashwave wrote:Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Has Gold Plastic Syndrome even been a problem with toys manufactured in the past 20 years!? I think Hasbro and Takara Tomy learned there lessons on that before the turn of the millennium. Every time gold colored plastic pops up now, people recoil in horror. Has GPS just traumatized that many people? It's okay! It can't hurt you now!
As stated before, GPS can be devastating once you notice one of your figures has it, but current cases have been few and far between. Plus, it's mostly limited to just parts instead of the whole figure (G2 Slingshot and BW Neo Randy come to mind).
The youngest confirmed case is Unite Warriors Motormaster from 2015, followed by RotF Stratosphere from 2009, then Protoform Starscream from 2007, SW TF Millenium Falcon and General Grievous from 2006, and Cybertron Repugnus and BW 10th Anniversary Dinobot from 2005.
Current "Gold Plastic" is actually a flat color or matte, no metallic flake that's the root cause of the breakage.
Aww no. I have a Cyb Repugnus in storage somewhere. Is that wheelbike Grevious or space fighter Grevious?
o.supreme wrote:In any case, yes with modern materials, this should not be an issue, as stated by emgo, (and you can see in his video) Roritchi looks stable, just suffers from a new problem RFS (Repaint Floppiness Syndrome)
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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