Rogue-Primal wrote:There's also the dreaded GPS Gold Plastic Syndrome plastic.
Old toys had swirl patterns or glitter which is often brittle and crumble instead of stress marks or cracking. Luckily i never had such figures. Generation 2 Slingshot, Generation 2 Electro and Neo Beast Wars Randy are almost completely made out of it, and can even break in your hands if you're not careful.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:if you think that's soft, you're delusional. And you're kidding yourself if you think G1 plastic was universally more durable
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:All plastics used have been the same types throughout the history of line: ABS, PC, PVC, POM and PA. But there's more to it.
Chemically speaking, plastics are never pure (as in no additions or pollutants, like "pure water" is nothing but H2O molecules), but rather are mixes. Depending on what it's for, other chemicals like plasticizers are added to make minor changes to its base properties, like elasticity, resistance to heat, and even color.
It's a constantly evolving field, along with the build of the figures made from the stuff, as a consequence figures may have different feels depending on the era it's from (tho it may all be in the eye of the beholder).
Here's a bit of a read about the subject: Plastic on TFWiki.
ApolloX wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:All plastics used have been the same types throughout the history of line: ABS, PC, PVC, POM and PA. But there's more to it.
Chemically speaking, plastics are never pure (as in no additions or pollutants, like "pure water" is nothing but H2O molecules), but rather are mixes. Depending on what it's for, other chemicals like plasticizers are added to make minor changes to its base properties, like elasticity, resistance to heat, and even color.
It's a constantly evolving field, along with the build of the figures made from the stuff, as a consequence figures may have different feels depending on the era it's from (tho it may all be in the eye of the beholder).
Here's a bit of a read about the subject: Plastic on TFWiki.
Is there a common type of plastic they use now versus in the past? I feel like all the older stuff had hard solid plastic. Like Blur from Transformers Animated was quite firm, despite having a lot of thin pieces. Whereas newer stuff feels cheap and thin, like I can bend it with my bare hands. Even the older Car Robots series had stronger plastics (to me).
The fact that a lot of newest ones use a lot of plastic socket joints doesn’t help either. I feel like when I’m transforming older ones and some newer lines (like animated) I can be rough with it and it’s fine. The newer ones (anything made in the last 7 years) always leave me disappointed. Like they fall apart while transforming frequently.
Maybe it’s a weight issue with the plastic? Have yet to find the name/terminology of what I’m referring to though. I just know that any I’ve bought in the last few years have left me very disappointed.
Optimum Supreme wrote:A lot of the CW and TR figures' plastic seem "cheaper" than normal, but not all of them, and not something easy to explain, just how they feel "off" in comparison.
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