Emerje wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Does anybody have issues with their Soundwave yellowing? I'm starting to hear some rumblings that the gray plastic is becoming discolored. Figures are kept out of sunlight etc.
I last handled mine back in November, didn't notice anything at the time. He did come out around the same time as Cyberverse Hammerbyte whose light blue plastic is known to yellow very quickly after opening, mine yellowed after a month sitting on my desk out of direct sunlight. Maybe they were having an issue with some light colored plastic?
Emerje
It may not be classic photodegradation, as there are other causes for plastic discoloration. Not talking dirt here, but it may be something in the mix that's acting the way it shouldn't.
It actually reminds me of how SNES consoles quickly discolor because of faulty mixing; it's speculated that it's the bromine, that acts as a flame retardant, rising to the surface.
This may be already a DUH to you guys, but make sure your lighting isn't emitting any UV; in particular fluorescent tubes because of the mercury inside.