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I just heard something courtesy of PvsP review that some serious yellowing developed on his Soundwave! I hope that is was just a really bad case of luck. Has anyone else had this yellowing crap on Netflix SW? My thanks in advance.

Nemesis Destron wrote:I just heard something courtesy of PvsP review that some serious yellowing developed on his Soundwave! I hope that is was just a really bad case of luck. Has anyone else had this yellowing crap on Netflix SW? My thanks in advance.

Again, not the traditional yellowing of hard white plastic parts in UV light. He and several others had the plastic in their joints (a different kind mind you) discolor for no discernible reason, other than possibly a slight screw-up with either formula or mixing.

Nemesis Destron wrote:I just heard something courtesy of PvsP review that some serious yellowing developed on his Soundwave! I hope that is was just a really bad case of luck. Has anyone else had this yellowing crap on Netflix SW? My thanks in advance.

It's not.

I have two copies of Netflix Soundwave. My own and my son's. My son's copy has ..moderately...yellowed. My copy has started to lightly yellow.

sol magnus wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I just heard something courtesy of PvsP review that some serious yellowing developed on his Soundwave! I hope that is was just a really bad case of luck. Has anyone else had this yellowing crap on Netflix SW? My thanks in advance.

It's not.

I have two copies of Netflix Soundwave. My own and my son's. My son's copy has ..moderately...yellowed. My copy has started to lightly yellow.

Damnation I gotta scare mine up to see what I can see!

Wait.

NETFLIX Soundwave is yellowing?
The GRAY parts?

Damn...

Speaking of yellowing, my Siege Skylynx is now half yellow.
But that, I'm sure it was because it was in the same spot with some sunlight for so long.

For a lot of people the yellowing is inconsistent rather than all of the gray parts. There was a theory that the parts may be yellowing (or starting the process) at the factory under the harsh lights in open air bins, parts sitting on top would yellow faster. There's a few figures that have been found already yellowed in stores, Cyberverse Hammerbyte was notorious for this. Hasbro's designers say they haven't made any plastic changes, but they have changed factories.

Emerje

Damn Kanrabat that sux!!!

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait.

NETFLIX Soundwave is yellowing?
The GRAY parts?

Damn...

Speaking of yellowing, my Siege Skylynx is now half yellow.
But that, I'm sure it was because it was in the same spot with some sunlight for so long.

My [Earthrise] Sky Lynx has zero yellowing.

sol magnus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait.

NETFLIX Soundwave is yellowing?
The GRAY parts?

Damn...

Speaking of yellowing, my Siege Skylynx is now half yellow.
But that, I'm sure it was because it was in the same spot with some sunlight for so long.

My [Earthrise] Sky Lynx has zero yellowing.

I foolishly exposed mine to the same relatively sunny spot, untouched, for around a year and a half.
So...

-Kanrabat- wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait.

NETFLIX Soundwave is yellowing?
The GRAY parts?

Damn...

Speaking of yellowing, my Siege Skylynx is now half yellow.
But that, I'm sure it was because it was in the same spot with some sunlight for so long.

My [Earthrise] Sky Lynx has zero yellowing.

I foolishly exposed mine to the same relatively sunny spot, untouched, for around a year and a half.
So...

So instead of "Sky Lynx", he's now "Solar Lynx"!

Or "Super Saiyan Sky Lynx".

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait.

NETFLIX Soundwave is yellowing?
The GRAY parts?

Damn...

Speaking of yellowing, my Siege Skylynx is now half yellow.
But that, I'm sure it was because it was in the same spot with some sunlight for so long.

My [Earthrise] Sky Lynx has zero yellowing.

I foolishly exposed mine to the same relatively sunny spot, untouched, for around a year and a half.
So...

So instead of "Sky Lynx", he's now "Solar Lynx"!

Or "Super Saiyan Sky Lynx".

Rather "Chain-Smoker LnX"

For more info on this type of decoloration:

Unpaintable Plastic, section Photodegradation, courtesy of TFWiki.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:For more info on this type of decoloration:

Unpaintable Plastic, section Photodegradation, courtesy of TFWiki.

It's a problem I've had with my Soundwave as well, I painted over the yellowing parts with some Warhammer paint (specifically Administratum Grey from Citadel Colours) and that has improved the look, but even so, a re-issue with the photodegredation problem fixed would be much appreciated.

Well it pleases me to say that my Soundwave is looking good and I hope it lasts!