Condensation? Oil? Something inside plastic window of Retro-Heroes

[Obi]

Makes me happy to know I can safely give them to the nephews for their June birthdays.

Thanks, Doc.

[Ivaniski]

Condensation? Oil? Something inside plastic window of Retro-Heroes

My kids can start playing with them again. My 2nd Green Lantern's slightly saturated costume was air dried last nite. Good to know that everything is Alright!!! Thanks, Doc

[Meule]

Good news, thanks Doc

[the angry orc]

thanks for the info! i only noticed it on one of the sinestros i picked up today.

[Bizarro Amy]

Thanks for the followup Doc. I still hope it won't look too bad on display. Does this mean that later waves won't have the same problem?

[Ivaniski]

Condensation? Oil? Something inside plastic window of Retro-Heroes

Thanks for the followup Doc. I still hope it won't look too bad on display. Does this mean that later waves won't have the same problem?

Very good question Del, It's good to know what to expect for the 2nd wave....in reference to the oil thingy.

[AAAAA]

Very good question Del, It's good to know what to expect for the 2nd wave....in reference to the oil thingy.

maybe switch to a clam shell case mounted to the card, so the figures and be replaced in the blister, after drying and cleaning the bubble

[UnderdogDJLSW]

maybe switch to a clam shell case mounted to the card, so the figures and be replaced in the blister, after drying and cleaning the bubble

I think that would probably raise the price a bit, plus one would assume that this hopefully wouldn't happen again. My son's b-day is in June and I can now happily purchase. Thanks, Doc (and Mattel) for the quick response and customer service.

[MegoSteve]

What I don't understand is why the drips seem to have appeared out of nowhere on the blisters of my figures.

I examined these pretty closely when I purchased them in early February and they did not have this drippiness that they're now displaying. The drips developed over the course of 6 weeks.

[toystalker]

What I don't understand is why the drips seem to have appeared out of nowhere on the blisters of my figures.

I examined these pretty closely when I purchased them in early February and they did not have this drippiness that they're now displaying. The drips developed over the course of 6 weeks.

mine developed over night

[Lynn TXP 0369]

What I don't understand is why the drips seem to have appeared out of nowhere on the blisters of my figures.

I examined these pretty closely when I purchased them in early February and they did not have this drippiness that they're now displaying. The drips developed over the course of 6 weeks.

That and why does it cause the figures to get tiny flat spots on their noses..?..
I know those and the oil residue wasn't visible when I got the figures.
Lynn

[enyawd72]

What I don't understand is why the drips seem to have appeared out of nowhere on the blisters of my figures.

I examined these pretty closely when I purchased them in early February and they did not have this drippiness that they're now displaying. The drips developed over the course of 6 weeks.

Actually, I don't believe anyone's drips just "appeared" overnight. I'm not calling anyone a liar, mind you, I simply think you may not have noticed it until you knew about it and were looking for it. It's also hard to see unless the light is just right.

I opened all my figures immediately when I got them, and never noticed any residue. My loose figures were on the shelf, the empty cards/bubbles in an open box. After reading about the issue, I pulled my empty cards out, and three of them had it to varying degrees. There's no way it could have appeared in an empty bubble without the figure it was sprayed on being in the package now is there? It was obviously there already, I just missed it before.

[MegoSteve]

There's no way it could have appeared in an empty bubble without the figure it was sprayed on being in the package now is there? It was obviously there already, I just missed it before.

I'm just not buying your theory that it's been there all along and no one here spotted this until recently. We have dozens of guys here pouring over every minute detail on these figures and not one of them spotted huge drips on the insides of the bubbles until now? Not likely.

It's just odd. I'd think that if this stuff is migrating over time from the heads you'd see it on the loose figures' heads, too, not just the bubbles.

I went through some of the old threads looking for pictures of carded Retro figures and I'd be curious to see what they look like now. Lonnie posted some good closeups of his at Mego Talk - View Single Post - retro hero arrival, and I do see a couple of tiny spots on the inside of his Sinestro at the upper left and a possible spot on Superman on the right near the belt; if Lonnie took pictures now, they'd look a whole lot like Chad's pics here: Mego Talk - View Single Post - Condensation? Oil? Something inside plastic window of Retro-Heroes

I'd bet if we asked Lonnie to take pictures of his carded Sinestro now, or if Chad had pics of his carded figures when he first got them, that we'd clearly see this is an issue that occurs and worsens over time, not that no one spotted it before.

[EMCE Hammer]

I doubt that you missed it. In the fake light of TRU, it's easy to see. I know I checked mine over well trying to make sure I got the best ones on the peg. Something is happening as time goes on that makes it more and more noticeable.

Edit - Megosteve beat me to the punch, I was responding to Dwayne

[toystalker]

i wouldnt waste my time making a post if it was not accurate

ive been in the toy buying and selling game 20 years, ive dealt with afa and ukg regarding detailing of figures cardbacks and bubbles... im not a kid who jumped on the drip bandwagon

i opened one of my sealed cases of figures went over it with a magnifiying glass... was crystal clear... i stodd it up in the stock room on a shelf, central heating on in the day and -0 degrees at night while im at home

i come in to work around 9-30 am and inspect the figure and there it is runs down the inside of the bubble no magnifier needed its right there... and this particular figure was not touching the bubble... other figures have runs no where near where the head is

this is no theory this is fact

as i said it would have been interesting if i have a time capture camera to se what happened - maybe the spray was there all along but it was clear... maybe the light, heat, cold, eliments exposure started the eveporating process ? ive no idea

i could do without all the bad press on these i invested a few grand in them... im not hear to make it up as i go along

everyone is experiencing different situations - this is mine

good news is the figures are still selling well i just sold a superman in the last few mins

poof just like magic it was there one minute and now the figure is gone

doc any news on that strange phenomena