The Energon Pub

[magnusupreme]

Does it? and it is a silly question but does it?

[Briggs]

Yellows some plastics over time, some can take it, some can't, depends how the finishing is on some toys I think.

I try not to put mine in direct sunlight.

[Omega Sentinel]

The sun's core is plasma. It melts everything.

[magnusupreme]

Yellows some plastics over time, some can take it, some can't, depends how the finishing is on some toys I think.

I try not to put mine in direct sunlight.

I have my transformers on a table next to the window but I'm scared if the sunlight will catch them and any ideas where to put them?

[DREWCIFER]

Yellowing is caused by UV light. The sun has plenty of that.

As for melting the colour, no. However, I had a friend who left a bumblebee out in the sun for about a week during the summer of '88 or '89. There wasn't much left. It looked like a Modern Art scuplture. At the time he was pissed, but hey, Sun + Plastic = a heap of crap.

[softimus_prime]

nope, it's gonna ruin white colored gifures... it will turn yellow... (while keeping wreckage away from the windows...)

[Zeds]

I have add UV transparent coverings to all my windows where I display my MISB TFs. Don't want issues later on.

[Smokescreen85]

I keep all my TFs far away from the sun, just in case.

[i_amtrunks]

Sunlight does not melt colour, but it can fade it over time.

AS has been mentioned, UV rays will turn white figures/sections yellow, in a surprisingly short amount of time. Other colours, such as Red and navy blues can fade if left in sunlight over a long period of time.

The sun can also weaken plastic, making it more brittle and likely to crack.