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Fans Reporting "Fungal Growth" on Amazon Exclusive Nacelle Figure
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Sep 1, 2023 at 3:47pm CDT
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Re: Fans Reporting "Fungal Growth" on Amazon Exclusive Nacelle Figure
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Comment by Bumblevivisector
Sep 1, 2023
NACELLE ALSO ENGINEERED THE HATE PLAGUE?!? NO! NOT THE SPORES!!!
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Comment by Bumblevivisector
Sep 1, 2023
But seriously, this is more disturbing than real life instances of MISP Cosmic Rust infections. We eventually got another MP Megatron, but in MW Starscream's case, it seemed like some some sort of curse the mold suffered for trying to escape Skyquake's GPS.
Not sure how this makes me feel about falling behind on a lot of online exclusives lately. If this is from improper storage somehow related to Amazon's s#itty TF exclusive distribution, maybe this will be the straw that breaks the Carbombian camel's back and gets Hasbro to stop giving them so many.
Here's hoping Nacelle isn't just patient zero in what does turn out to be a toy-demic.
Not sure how this makes me feel about falling behind on a lot of online exclusives lately. If this is from improper storage somehow related to Amazon's s#itty TF exclusive distribution, maybe this will be the straw that breaks the Carbombian camel's back and gets Hasbro to stop giving them so many.
Here's hoping Nacelle isn't just patient zero in what does turn out to be a toy-demic.
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I thought some people had reported the same from Pulse, which hasn't shipped yet in the US, as far as I know. In any event, I would expect it to be upstream of Amazon if it's on the plastic. These are sealed box releases, after all.
Comment by AcademyofDrX
Sep 1, 2023
Bumblevivisector wrote:But seriously, this is more disturbing than real life instances of MISP Cosmic Rust infections. We eventually got another MP Megatron, but in MW Starscream's case, it seemed like some some sort of curse the mold suffered for trying to escape Skyquake's GPS.
Not sure how this makes me feel about falling behind on a lot of online exclusives lately. If this is from improper storage somehow related to Amazon's ------ TF exclusive distribution, maybe this will be the straw that breaks the Carbombian camel's back and gets Hasbro to stop giving them so many.
Here's hoping Nacelle isn't just patient zero in what does turn out to be a toy-demic.
I thought some people had reported the same from Pulse, which hasn't shipped yet in the US, as far as I know. In any event, I would expect it to be upstream of Amazon if it's on the plastic. These are sealed box releases, after all.
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Comment by Bounti76
Sep 1, 2023
None on mine, thankfully. It does make me a rich leery about ordering another one to keep MISB, though.
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I can already see the wiki entry in ten years' time: "Nacelle is practically impossible to find sealed, since practically everyone who bought it back when it was released opened the toy as soon as they could because many copies came from the retailer infested with fungi"
Comment by Rtron
Sep 1, 2023
Bounti76 wrote:None on mine, thankfully. It does make me a rich leery about ordering another one to keep MISB, though.
I can already see the wiki entry in ten years' time: "Nacelle is practically impossible to find sealed, since practically everyone who bought it back when it was released opened the toy as soon as they could because many copies came from the retailer infested with fungi"
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Comment by Lore Keeper
Sep 1, 2023
"I remember when the cordyceps took over. It all started with the Nacelles..."
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Comment by SpaceEagle
Sep 1, 2023
In all seriousness that's quite concerning. I'm no toy engineer nor an expert on storing plastic but I'm quite befuddled that this even happened.
Guess I'm glad being grumpy about the darn thing being an Amazon exclusive (and missing out on the Pulse stock) saved me from getting a potentially spore-riddled Nacelle.
Do hope this issue is resolved, though, I do still wish to amass more Seekers...
Guess I'm glad being grumpy about the darn thing being an Amazon exclusive (and missing out on the Pulse stock) saved me from getting a potentially spore-riddled Nacelle.
Do hope this issue is resolved, though, I do still wish to amass more Seekers...
Re: Fans Reporting "Fungal Growth" on Amazon Exclusive Nacelle Figure
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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 2, 2023
Well, this is one way to give us a new kind of Seeker mold. 
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Ba-dum tsss
Comment by Brokebot
Sep 2, 2023
Sabrblade wrote:Well, this is one way to give us a new kind of Seeker mold.
Ba-dum tsss
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Comment by Brokebot
Sep 2, 2023
Transformers/The Last Of Us crossover.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 2, 2023
Update on the Nacelle mold that... may not actually be mold:
https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1697973275198902778
https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis/status/1697973275198902778
It's not mold! It's release fluid they use to get the plastic out of the metal tooling.
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Comment by AcademyofDrX
Sep 2, 2023
My wife isn't a biologist, but she pointed out it would not make sense for a fungus to be attached to plastic but not cardboard. Especially since it's always in the same part of the figure. That's not how mold works.
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Comment by Till-all-R1
Sep 2, 2023
^ That's what I kept trying to wrap my head around, how in the world would mold even be able to grow on plastic unless it was sitting in actual mold for several years. If it was a simple case of them being stored in damp conditions where the mold would first appear on cardboard packaging, it would then be so sever there in order for it to move to the product.
Something about this supposedly being mold never made any sense to me.
Something about this supposedly being mold never made any sense to me.
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For assurance, I did Google "mold on plastic", and it can actually happen. The circumstances for that to happen are quite specific however; molds have a hard time breaking down plastic into something they can actually process (tho some of the fillers are easier), but if there's an, o say, a crack that allows it to get to the center and take hold, it can stick around.
That said, glad we got an answer on what it actually is (and making us look silly in the progress. Our fault entirely). Better update that News Item.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Sep 2, 2023
Till-all-R1 wrote:^ That's what I kept trying to wrap my head around, how in the world would mold even be able to grow on plastic unless it was sitting in actual mold for several years. If it was a simple case of them being stored in damp conditions where the mold would first appear on cardboard packaging, it would then be so sever there in order for it to move to the product.
Something about this supposedly being mold never made any sense to me.
For assurance, I did Google "mold on plastic", and it can actually happen. The circumstances for that to happen are quite specific however; molds have a hard time breaking down plastic into something they can actually process (tho some of the fillers are easier), but if there's an, o say, a crack that allows it to get to the center and take hold, it can stick around.
That said, glad we got an answer on what it actually is (and making us look silly in the progress. Our fault entirely). Better update that News Item.
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Thanks for bringing this to everyones attention, just in case. I don't think any of us look silly about it. In the days of "pandemic", fentanyl in every drug, actual killer viruses, myocarditis from vaccines, plus the many other possible threats from things that should be safe, it is a reasonable reaction to be cautious at first. Then find actual answers.
Comment by Hero Alpha
Sep 2, 2023
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:^ That's what I kept trying to wrap my head around, how in the world would mold even be able to grow on plastic unless it was sitting in actual mold for several years. If it was a simple case of them being stored in damp conditions where the mold would first appear on cardboard packaging, it would then be so sever there in order for it to move to the product.
Something about this supposedly being mold never made any sense to me.
For assurance, I did Google "mold on plastic", and it can actually happen. The circumstances for that to happen are quite specific however; molds have a hard time breaking down plastic into something they can actually process (tho some of the fillers are easier), but if there's an, o say, a crack that allows it to get to the center and take hold, it can stick around.
That said, glad we got an answer on what it actually is (and making us look silly in the progress. Our fault entirely). Better update that News Item.
Thanks for bringing this to everyones attention, just in case. I don't think any of us look silly about it. In the days of "pandemic", fentanyl in every drug, actual killer viruses, myocarditis from vaccines, plus the many other possible threats from things that should be safe, it is a reasonable reaction to be cautious at first. Then find actual answers.
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Comment by chuckdawg1999
Sep 2, 2023
So far my Nacell is fine, I wonder if the figure is going to be retroactively added to the Toxictron line.
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Comment by SpaceEagle
Sep 2, 2023
Good to know it's likely not a fungus! Still hope this gets rectified nonetheless because that'd suck having a splotchy mess on your copy.
Makes me feel a bit more confident to get one later. Maybe even as Chuckdawg suggested with a rerelease in the Toxitron line (though hopefully they consider using the Thrust mold instead in my honest opinion).
Makes me feel a bit more confident to get one later. Maybe even as Chuckdawg suggested with a rerelease in the Toxitron line (though hopefully they consider using the Thrust mold instead in my honest opinion).
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It comes off with water
Comment by AcademyofDrX
Sep 2, 2023
SpaceEagle wrote:Good to know it's likely not a fungus! Still hope this gets rectified nonetheless because that'd suck having a splotchy mess on your copy.
Makes me feel a bit more confident to get one later. Maybe even as Chuckdawg suggested with a rerelease in the Toxitron line (though hopefully they consider using the Thrust mold instead in my honest opinion).
It comes off with water
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I see what you did there...
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Sep 2, 2023
chuckdawg1999 wrote:So far my Nacell is fine, I wonder if the figure is going to be retroactively added to the Toxictron line.
I see what you did there...
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On the subject of the regular line... Did the US release of Armada Optimus get postponed to 2024 or something? Or is Hasbro's US distribution network just completely hopeless at this point? I know it's been doing wonders for my Lego Star Wars collection.
Comment by ZeldaTheSwordsman
Sep 2, 2023
Yes. That scaremongering clickbait needs to be amended right away.Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:^ That's what I kept trying to wrap my head around, how in the world would mold even be able to grow on plastic unless it was sitting in actual mold for several years. If it was a simple case of them being stored in damp conditions where the mold would first appear on cardboard packaging, it would then be so sever there in order for it to move to the product.
Something about this supposedly being mold never made any sense to me.
For assurance, I did Google "mold on plastic", and it can actually happen. The circumstances for that to happen are quite specific however; molds have a hard time breaking down plastic into something they can actually process (tho some of the fillers are easier), but if there's an, o say, a crack that allows it to get to the center and take hold, it can stick around.
That said, glad we got an answer on what it actually is (and making us look silly in the progress. Our fault entirely). Better update that News Item.
On the subject of the regular line... Did the US release of Armada Optimus get postponed to 2024 or something? Or is Hasbro's US distribution network just completely hopeless at this point? I know it's been doing wonders for my Lego Star Wars collection.
