kl241
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I have a friend with the Mego Admiral Kirk from ST:TMP. He's never taken it out of the box. The rubber head has turned green and is sticky to the touch.
It doesn't matter if you seal them up, put them in a smoke free room, or hire an exorcist. They will last however long they last. The (un)lucky combination of material chemistry and release agents will be kinder to some that others. You may as well enjoy them while they last.
If you can't deal with it, don't buy.
But that's kind of a cop out statement. These things are breaking down in 1-2 years after buying them. That Mego Captain Kirk is over 30 years old and cost a fraction of the price we paid for these "high-end" collectibles. All we asking for is that the most durable materials are used to preserve the integrity of the piece for as long as physically possible. Silicone is supposedly more durable to environmental temperatures and UV resistant and therefore shouldn't be deteriorating as quickly as it apparently has been which suggests that rubber NOT silicone was used as a manufacturing cost-cutting corner. That is why I would like some verification of the actual materials being used because I think Hot Toys has been misleading its customers about the materials they use.