Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:To be fair, David Willis isn't some random person.Emerje wrote:ScottyP wrote:I've had toys arrive with that stuff on them and that is not at all what the mold release stuff looks like, or at least what it used to. Last time I had that happen with a Hasbro product was the TRU MP Grimlock reissue. That stuff had the consistency and feel of petroleum jelly and was more or less clear.Sabrblade wrote:Update on the Nacelle mold that... may not actually be mold:
https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1697973275198902778It's not mold! It's release fluid they use to get the plastic out of the metal tooling.
Yeah, it was always my understanding that mold release for injection molds is oily and very thin, anything thick could effect the molding.
I can't believe one random person on Twitter saying it's mold release with no evidence is enough to get people to make a 180 on the issue.
Emerje
He's never worked in a plastics factory has he? I'm going to guess he's no more an authority on this than any of us.
Emerje
I think it is absolutely fair to say that a long-time editor and contributor to the TFWiki is more knowledgeable about toy production than internet randos. How many pages on the wiki cover the specifics of toy production? In fact, I bet nearly everything that this community knows about that comes straight from the wiki!
It's fair to want official confirmation, and everyone has different tolerances for safety, but there's more information to suggest this is paranoia than a public health risk at this point.