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Do The Nuts And Bolts Go Out After A While?
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:45 amby Bumbled
What I mean is, the toys, do they go loose in their joints or screws after a while?
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:48 amby Bonger
If you transform them a ton, absolutely yes.
If not, no, the opposite. I've opened a few MISB items from the 80s and the joints were stiff as hell.
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:49 amby Raymond101
Not if you don't play with them a lot. Plastic toys generally are quite durable, although obviously this movie line's toys are more vulnerable thanks to the automorph and their complex transformations.
If you only move them just to get them into certain poses, it should be no problem.
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:53 amby tom brokaw
my 70's BB's hip-to-leg joints have gotten loose, and ive transformed him like 4 times in total. but it was kinda there to begin with, transforming him made it worse. ahh.
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:00 amby Raymond101
what does MISB stand for?
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:06 amby Bonger
Raymond101 wrote:what does MISB stand for?
Mint In Sealed Box.
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:09 amby zemper
Raymond101 wrote:what does MISB stand for?
Mint Inside Sealed Box. or, the toy has never been opened yet from it's box and the seals are intact.
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:17 amby zemper
Bonger wrote:Raymond101 wrote:what does MISB stand for?
Mint In Sealed Box.
doh! sorry man, must be the slow internet.
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:20 amby Bonger
zemper wrote:Bonger wrote:Raymond101 wrote:what does MISB stand for?
Mint In Sealed Box.
doh! sorry man, must be the slow internet.
Haha, my internet is faster than yours.
j/k, j/k
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:26 amby Bumbled
So it does crack down after a while eh? If you play with it a lot. Thanks for the information guys.
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:46 amby Redimus
Bumbled wrote:So it does crack down after a while eh? If you play with it a lot. Thanks for the information guys.
No offence, but that's a bit of a silly question. EVERYTHING degrades with use.
But yes, joints get looser, as plastic is warn away by friction, there is therefore less plastic in contact and less grip, hence loose joint.
With modern tfs, unless you are transforming them CONSTANTLY, and giving them quite a rought time, they should be ok for a good long while.
Posted:
Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:27 amby Burn
And even if they do start to get a bit loose, a coat of clear nail polish tends to fix things up.
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:16 amby Bonger
Burn wrote:And even if they do start to get a bit loose, a coat of clear nail polish tends to fix things up.
QFT
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:39 amby ironhide001
Die cast is more durable in this case
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:28 amby Zeds
Ball and socket these days they are more likely to be loose from the start. The old days of more sturdy construction they would go loose over time.
Die-cast construction. It's a lost art!
QFT!