by Jelze Bunnycat » Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:02 pm
- Motto: "The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance."
Wolfman Jake wrote:Emerje wrote:I had thought The Matrix was entirely silver chrome, but now we can see the center is clear. Would have liked a little color in the center, blue or gold, something.
Emerje
It's especially odd considering that the faux cab/chest windows are still clear blue plastic. Could have just used some more of that to pour into the new Matrix mold instead of using an entirely colorless clear plastic. I would think that would make production a little less complicated and a little more cost effective, resulting in a better looking product too.
Mold layout is a bit to blame here, specifically old vs. new.
I did some comparing with images (as very good habit to have, folks), and the whole matrix is a new single piece, instead of the regular PotP Matrix Core + case. Like the Enigmas and Prime Armors, I suspect the Matrix Core and case pieces have their own molds separate from the figures they're included with, thus can be cast in any color and freely switched out or even replaced.
Besides, we've seen figures with multiple colors of clear plastic before, albeit rarely. And isn't all clear plastic the same, just dyed differently?
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