About the durability of the Mezco One:12 line, it's a bit soon to say, but I can say that TDKR tailoring engineering and fabrics are really exceptional. I've had the PX TDKR in the same pose he has on the box on its stand for years, and the fabric still holds perfectly, no tear, nothing. Good as new.
I will have to see how well the vinyl parts and faux leather hold up with time. I can say that some of the clothes on my ThreeA figures didn't hold that well with time, it's clearly not the same kind of fabric, but this line is older than Mezco.
About Medicom, Hot Toys, Sideshow and other brands using fake leather and vinyl parts and them deteriorating, I've seen that happen on videos, some testimonies out there, especially a terrible, terrible, terrible video I saw on a Hot Toys Red Skull which coat had deteriorated from everywhere, it was a complete disaster, I can't remember where I saw that but it shocked me.
Thing is, the guy in question lived in a tropical environment with a lot of humidity and con-air I guess, which may have resulted in this kind of deteriorating.
Because I have owned some Hot Toys, Medicom and Sideshow 1/6 figures for years, with a lot of them having fake leather materials, full coat with fake leather, and none of them deteriorated. Part of the reason may be because I keep my valued figures in glass case, with 0 humidity in my home. I also let 0 real light enter in the room to prevent eventual sunfading.
However it's very hot in there in the summer, sometimes over 30 degrees, but no humidity nonetheless. And I have not witnessed any crack or anything on the leather parts or vinyl parts... Hope it doesn't happen in my lifetime : p
Anyway back to Mezco, I feel it will be a very durable line but I'm worried about the vinyl parts. I don't repose them very often, I mostly toy with them when I get them so that I can decide which pose is the best, but then I leave them as they are to prevent any deterioration happening. So far, so good.
