I posted a reply in this thread http://starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33000 about a Prune Face figure of mine which turned yellow all by itself without any help from UV, smoke, moisture, dirt or any other obvious cause. Pomse2001 suggested I start this thread so people can upload pictures of any figures of theirs which have become 'sick' and yellowed, despite being kept in apparently perfect conditions, so here it is!
First up, said Prune Face. It's the light green leg variant shown on the right below, next to a dark green leg version for comparison. The one on the right had a perfectly correct coloured torso when placed in my display cabinet 22 years ago. However, recently when I removed it to check the COO, I discovered to my dismay that it had yellowed badly beneath his cloak. I don't smoke, the figure had been exposed to no sunlight or other UV source, I use dehumidifers in the house to keep the moisture down, and have certainly looked after the figure as well as I could have, short of sealing it under an inert nitrogen atmosphere in a dark box of silica gel.
Mind you, if you think that's unfortunate, try this next one on for size. This Yak Face was pristine when placed in a plastic bag and that inside a box in a cool dark, dry place 22 years ago. I recently dug out my spare figures and found his right torso had started turning yellow, and at the shoulder this appears to be creeping onto his back as well :-(... To coin a phrase... bugger!
Does anyone else have any similar tales of woe with well looked after figures discolouring all by themselves? If so, please post pictures so we can all commiserate together
First up, said Prune Face. It's the light green leg variant shown on the right below, next to a dark green leg version for comparison. The one on the right had a perfectly correct coloured torso when placed in my display cabinet 22 years ago. However, recently when I removed it to check the COO, I discovered to my dismay that it had yellowed badly beneath his cloak. I don't smoke, the figure had been exposed to no sunlight or other UV source, I use dehumidifers in the house to keep the moisture down, and have certainly looked after the figure as well as I could have, short of sealing it under an inert nitrogen atmosphere in a dark box of silica gel.
Mind you, if you think that's unfortunate, try this next one on for size. This Yak Face was pristine when placed in a plastic bag and that inside a box in a cool dark, dry place 22 years ago. I recently dug out my spare figures and found his right torso had started turning yellow, and at the shoulder this appears to be creeping onto his back as well :-(... To coin a phrase... bugger!
Does anyone else have any similar tales of woe with well looked after figures discolouring all by themselves? If so, please post pictures so we can all commiserate together