Unique Action Figure smell!

Kadie D said:

Hi everyone first time post here so please be gentle!
So there I was sorting out my spare room where I keep all my opened toys, all the rest are safely in my parents loft, much to their chagrin, I was searching for my spare Death Squad Commanders and amonst the figures I found a rather old and tatty TIE Figher Pilot in the box and to this day he still smelt of blackcurrants, I think more the Ribena type than actual real blackcurrents. This is the figure I distinctly remember had a really strong smell of blackcurrant when I first got them in 1982!
Strange after all these years there is still a whiff!!! :lol:
Just a trivial observation to start my postings!

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SublevelStudios said:

Kadie D said:

Hi everyone first time post here so please be gentle!
So there I was sorting out my spare room where I keep all my opened toys, all the rest are safely in my parents loft, much to their chagrin, I was searching for my spare Death Squad Commanders and amonst the figures I found a rather old and tatty TIE Figher Pilot in the box and to this day he still smelt of blackcurrants, I think more the Ribena type than actual real blackcurrents. This is the figure I distinctly remember had a really strong smell of blackcurrant when I first got them in 1982!
Strange after all these years there is still a whiff!!! :lol:
Just a trivial observation to start my postings!

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There's a good reason why this is.

A batch from the Palitoy factory were made with the same batch at some Strawberry Shortcake (I think) figures that had that smell, and this is the reason why some Tie Pilots smell like blackcurrent! Strange but true

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Kadie D said:

SublevelStudios said:

Kadie D said:

Hi everyone first time post here so please be gentle!
So there I was sorting out my spare room where I keep all my opened toys, all the rest are safely in my parents loft, much to their chagrin, I was searching for my spare Death Squad Commanders and amonst the figures I found a rather old and tatty TIE Figher Pilot in the box and to this day he still smelt of blackcurrants, I think more the Ribena type than actual real blackcurrents. This is the figure I distinctly remember had a really strong smell of blackcurrant when I first got them in 1982!
Strange after all these years there is still a whiff!!! :lol:
Just a trivial observation to start my postings!

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There's a good reason why this is.

A batch from the Palitoy factory were made with the same batch at some Strawberry Shortcake (I think) figures that had that smell, and this is the reason why some Tie Pilots smell like blackcurrent! Strange but true

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Thanks for this I always wondered why! Now I know!

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The VCJ was especially aromatic 8)

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SublevelStudios said:

So you did! I completely missed your post mate! Sorry!

It was mentioned at the Palitoy talk last year too, I think one of the chaps said the figures were stored alongside the Strawberry Shortcake figures enroute from HK and when the container was opened they realised the Tie Pilots had the same smell

I'm not 100% which version is true but either way Starwberry Shortcake was to blame.

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Mini99 said:

The VCJ was especially aromatic 8)

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:shock:

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Cazza said:

Kadie D said:

SublevelStudios said:

There's a good reason why this is.

A batch from the Palitoy factory were made with the same batch at some Strawberry Shortcake (I think) figures that had that smell, and this is the reason why some Tie Pilots smell like blackcurrent! Strange but true

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Thanks for this I always wondered why! Now I know!

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Hey, I said it first! :lol:

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