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by **magnusupreme** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:40 am

Does it? and it is a silly question but does it?

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:42 am

Yellows some plastics over time, some can take it, some can't, depends how the finishing is on some toys I think.

I try not to put mine in direct sunlight.

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:43 am

The sun's core is plasma. It melts everything.

by **magnusupreme** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:45 am

Briggs wrote:Yellows some plastics over time, some can take it, some can't, depends how the finishing is on some toys I think.

I try not to put mine in direct sunlight.

I have my transformers on a table next to the window but I'm scared if the sunlight will catch them and any ideas where to put them?

by **DREWCIFER** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:46 am

Yellowing is caused by UV light. The sun has plenty of that.

As for melting the colour, no. However, I had a friend who left a bumblebee out in the sun for about a week during the summer of '88 or '89. There wasn't much left. It looked like a Modern Art scuplture. At the time he was pissed, but hey, Sun + Plastic = a heap of crap.

:DEVIL:

News Credits: 1 · by **softimus_prime** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:47 am

nope, it's gonna ruin white colored gifures... it will turn yellow... (while keeping wreckage away from the windows...)

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:51 pm

I have add UV transparent coverings to all my windows where I display my MISB TFs. Don't want issues later on.

by **Smokescreen85** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:57 pm

I keep all my TFs far away from the sun, just in case.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:58 pm

Sunlight does not melt colour, but it can fade it over time.

AS has been mentioned, UV rays will turn white figures/sections yellow, in a surprisingly short amount of time. Other colours, such as Red and navy blues can fade if left in sunlight over a long period of time.

The sun can also weaken plastic, making it more brittle and likely to crack.