1/6 Pealing undersuit on First Order Trooper

[Darth Fok]

Picked up a new first order stormtrooper and noticed that there was quite a bit of pealing on the black undersuit. Was quite mad but removed the armor and pealed the rest off which exposed the black fabric. Turned out better than I expected.

I?m guessing heat causes this damage?

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

I really need to unload the TFA HT I bought immediately. Who cares how much is lost, any money back is a net gain at this point.

 

[Malgus]

I was always worried about that happening.

 

[TaliBane]

HT + Pleather = disaster.

It's the reason I'm a bit worried about that pleather lining on Lando's cape. HT pleather peels faster than any pleather I've seen - even Hasbro pleather lasts 10-15 years without starting to peel.

Interesting that companies like DID have started to use real leather for stuff like boots and belts - you have to wonder why HT can't do that. Paying $200+ for a figure only to have the pleather peeling 5 years later just isn't cool.

 

[Darth Fok]

Fortunately for this trooper it was an easy fix and the black exposed fabric looks quite nice.

I have other figures such as the Vader?s and DX13 Terminator. I?ve had those for years and my figures are stored in a cool room with no direct sunlight. For now no issues so far.

This figure that I brought online must have been stored somewhere hot. It was brand new as all the internal packaging and plastic protection was in place. Definitely will be more selective now on these kind of figures. No more first order troopers for me

 

[MyenShi]

Where did you order it from?

 

[Darth Fok]

Where did you order it from?

Seller on eBay

 

[MyenShi]

Where geographically are they located?

I love in a warm to temperate area and have a lot of FO troopers but they’re doing fine last I checked.

 

[Darth Fok]

Where geographically are they located?

I love in a warm to temperate area and have a lot of FO troopers but they?re doing fine last I checked.

Hong Kong

 

[MyenShi]

That will do it. Hong Kong can get very hot and humid.

You're likely correct that storage conditions affected it. I don't think it helps to have these figures stored in box in hot and humid conditions. Letting them out to breathe helps. But in or out of box, Hot Toys pleather does worst in South and Southeast Asia.

I've bought FO Troopers that were sitting around for a long time from places like Sideshow and BBTS, and no issues.

They've held up pretty well over time. Better than I thought they'd do.

 

[jkno]

Unfortunately Hot Toys uses low quality pleather/faux leather and rubber for their collectibles. And the pleather and rubber will rot faster in hot humid environments, but in the end they will rot anyway in a few years. People tried using various things to protect them thus to last longer like Armorall (seems it is not recommended), silicone spray (I used it and no issues) and 303 Aerospace Protectant.

Example of HT figures with damage:

 

[Victoria's Cantina]

Scary. Does the Sith Trooper utilize the same type of pleather?

 

[sithocan]

A nightmare on toy street.

 

[Futurion]

Thats what you get for buying toys from Asia. They are laying in boxes for ages, in bad air conditions, just waiting to get out and start to disintegrate

 

[Darth Fok]

Unfortunately Hot Toys uses low quality pleather/faux leather and rubber for their collectibles. And the pleather and rubber will rot faster in hot humid environments, but in the end they will rot anyway in a few years. People tried using various things to protect them thus to last longer like Armorall (seems it is not recommended), silicone spray (I used it and no issues) and 303 Aerospace Protectant.

Example of HT figures with damage:

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Wow that?s pretty bad. I?ve had the Crow Figure and DX13 since they were first released and so far no damage yet. HT needs to step their game up and I?m now going to be a lot more selective in what I buy now.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

WHOA! I'm not surprised at the Crow or Logan, or even the RoboCop thing, since those are fairly older. But Star Lord and the Vaders?! That's crazy! And to the extent of the rot too! It's not just a little or just at some of the creases--it's everything!

So far for me, it's only been Cap's FA shield that has its paint flaking, and Sideshow's Leia as Boushh's boots were beginning to break down and have that sticky film on it. I've since sold Leia though. But no leather problems (((knock on wood))).

 

[xipotec]

The truth is, as long time collectors know, the problem with the leather (pleather) is to due with several factors.

1. Humidity and Heat
2. Handling
3. Lighting

Low humidity and higher temps , handling with acid hands, and certain lighting can deteriorate the material used in the rubber and leather used in the figures.

I personally own Eric Draven , Terminator, Alien, and many troopers. Not a single one shows any degradation on the leather at all. Most are at least 5 years old on display.


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[xipotec]

WHOA! I'm not surprised at the Crow or Logan, or even the RoboCop thing, since those are fairly older. But Star Lord and the Vaders?! That's crazy! And to the extent of the rot too! It's not just a little or just at some of the creases--it's everything!

So far for me, it's only been Cap's FA shield that has its paint flaking, and Sideshow's Leia as Boushh's boots were beginning to break down and have that sticky film on it. I've since sold Leia though. But no leather problems (((knock on wood))).

For the record that Eric Draven pic show up from time to time, it?s obvious that figure was not treated well.

The amount of dust on the shirt and shoes shows it was not taken care of at all.


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[chrisstbh]

Your first mistake was buying a FO Stormtrooper .

 

[jkno]

The truth is, as long time collectors know, the problem with the leather (pleather) is to due with several factors.

1. Humidity and Heat
2. Handling
3. Lighting

Low humidity and higher temps , handling with acid hands, and certain lighting can deteriorate the material used in the rubber and leather used in the figures.

I personally own Eric Draven , Terminator, Alien, and many troopers. Not a single one shows any degradation on the leather at all. Most are at least 5 years old on display.


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Just to be clear on this: genuine leather is not the same thing with pleather/faux leather.