Jazzinc Dioramas 1/6 Ultimate Catwoman (Batman Returns, 1992)

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Actually 5 years minimum warrantee in direct sunlight from any material supplier is the highest guarantee you can get. That does NOT mean it will deteriorate in 5 years. It just means it is the best any supplier can offer. For legal reasons NO-ONE guarantees fabrics for a lifetime. Your hot toys figures will come with a limited 1 year warranty. does that mean they fall apart after one year? Does that mean you won't buy hot toys any more? I can see you need a reason not to buy. Can't you just say I dont trust them to do a good job or something?
Actually apart from 1/4 Endoskeleton I don't own any Hot Toys, I stopped buying them as I was sick of constant re-issues that would improve the figure and make the one I own inferior.
Will JazzInc be re-issuing figures in the future?
I also did not like the short longevity of some of there outfits like these in the pic I added below. If this happens to some of their products who have been in the game for years, then it makes me wary of a new 1/6 company using latex and silicone bodies.

I said I'm looking for reasons not to buy because I really like Catwoman and really want it and have almost pulled the trigger but for the high price, I just cannot justify dropping $400 or nearly $600 for the delux from kit when the body is silicone and the outfit latex and also the company has no history in producing 1/6 figures.
And yes the reason is because I cannot trust a company that is giving us a silicone seamless body and latex outfit for their first big 1/6 release.

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Many people here are very extreme and dramatic. They don't understand how materials react to sun. If you put leather, cloth, plastic or even metal in the sun in less than a year that thing will look completely different and probably ruined.
Prefer to get dramatic now, before I shell out the $600, rather than after if and when my latex Catwoman turns into a sticky mess

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On the subject of whether this figure will last more than 5 years or not, here is my thought: I drive 2 hours round-trip each day for work, which means I'm putting about 25,000 miles on my car each year. Tires for my car run close to 1K, so I get about 18 months out of them before I have to buy new ones. I know tires and toys aren't the same thing, and we expect one to last forever compared to the other, but ultimately it's still $1K for a finite period of time...I'll take the 5 year approximation and enjoy her on my shelf in the meantime, no problem.
 
Here are my 2 cents. No figure's outfit is guaranteed forever. Anytime you use any kind of latex or pleather it will break down eventually. But it seems Joost has chosen something that actually has been tested for some durability and should last for some time. When is the last time you heard Howard give two s**** about what kind of fabric Hot Toys is using on anything?
 
This may be a bit off topic but I think it might be of interest to those here.

I just came across this product for treating figures with a silicone spray to protect them from degradation over time. I’ll attach some screen grabs to this. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with this product. I am just a collector as most of you are.

This spray system may be sufficient to prolong your Jazzinc Catwoman’s life if you are so concerned about that. Personally I know that Joost’s 5 year material limit was a minimum, not a maximum. Or even a probable. It was not a “Sell by” or “Expired” date. Sheesh.

Anyway, here’s a possible answer to some of the anxiety about Catwoman’s costume longevity.

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Why are people taking a 5 year guarantee in direct sunlight as a assumption the material will turn to dust in 5 years?

Kept away from such extreme conditions and well maintained the suit will likely last well beyond a decade.

What more can you ask for?
 
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