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  • Bizarro Amy
    Formerly known as Del
    • Dec 12, 2004
    • 3336

    #31
    Until last night, the only one of these I had was Green Arrow. I went out and bought Superman and Sinestro. I didn't notice any problems with the ones on the pegs, but will keep an eye on the ones I brought home and take pics if I see any of this happening.
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    • GlobalObserver
      Persistent Member
      • Aug 12, 2004
      • 2220

      #32
      Both of my Lex Luthors have it.

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      • toywizzard71
        New Member
        • Oct 21, 2009
        • 10

        #33
        Condensation? Oil? Something inside plastic window of Retro-Heroes

        I posted this here a few months back but you can take a Q-tip the type you find at a Doctors office with the long wooden handles and go through the holes in the bottom of the bubble and remove most of the oil.

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        • Lynn TXP 0369
          Career Member
          • Jun 10, 2007
          • 804

          #34
          Mine have it as well.

          Lynn

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          • Lynn TXP 0369
            Career Member
            • Jun 10, 2007
            • 804

            #35
            Originally posted by toywizzard71
            I posted this here a few months back but you can take a Q-tip the type you find at a Doctors office with the long wooden handles and go through the holes in the bottom of the bubble and remove most of the oil.
            But does/did it come back??
            Lynn

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            • Ivaniski
              Persistent Member
              • Jun 24, 2007
              • 1428

              #36
              Condensation? Oil? Something inside plastic window of Retro-Heroes

              Hey
              You guys are worrying me. My kids and their friends have been playing with these Retro figures for a few days now. With all the stuff going around nowadays;...i hope that there's nothing harmful that's being released via that condensation oil. My second Green Arrow has the Condensation teardrop residue on the box/plastic.
              Last edited by Ivaniski; Mar 13, '10, 9:48 PM.

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              • AAAAA
                Permanent Member
                • Oct 28, 2005
                • 2505

                #37
                Originally posted by Ivaniski
                Hey
                You guys are worrying me. My kids and their friends have been playing with these Retro figures for a few days now. With all the stuff going around nowadays;...i hope that there's nothing harmful that's being released via that condensation oil. My second Green Arrow has the Condensation teardrop residue on the box.
                I think the danger is very very very low.
                its either a reaction with head vinyl to the bubble or its mold release or
                preservetive.

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                • Bizarro Amy
                  Formerly known as Del
                  • Dec 12, 2004
                  • 3336

                  #38
                  This really sucks for those of us who wanted to keep some figures in the package. I was going to try and pick up a set of these for my nephew to play with, but now I'm holding off.
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                  • Uni
                    Museum Patron
                    • Sep 7, 2008
                    • 111

                    #39
                    Just for the record, most of my guys have this, too, but Green Arrow didn't last time I looked, which was weeks ago (i'm away from home).

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                    • megomania
                      Persistent Member
                      • Jan 2, 2010
                      • 2175

                      #40
                      Originally posted by Agent of SHIELD

                      The figures touch the inside of the plastic at the top of the head, not the face.* (Do the windows need to be made a little larger? Green Lantern look the most cramped. Which figure is the tallest?)

                      * I'll need to double check if the face touches the plastic, since I don't have the figures right in front of me.
                      All of mine - with the exception of Green Arrow - all touch the plastic at face level right at the tip of the nose.

                      The plastic on Wave one is about 1/8" shorter than the Green Arrow plastic - he has much more room.

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                      • Orion
                        Museum Night Watchman
                        • Mar 11, 2008
                        • 824

                        #41
                        Originally posted by Uni
                        Just for the record, most of my guys have this, too, but Green Arrow didn't last time I looked, which was weeks ago (i'm away from home).
                        I just pulled my GA from a cool dark place yesterday and noticed this on mine. I hadn't really looked at him since I put him away in December.

                        Bummed about this because I planned on putting some of these aside for my kids to get as gifts down the road. With the moisture/or whatever showing up, I need to pull these off the cards now.

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                        • Duncan
                          Museum focus-groupie
                          • Jun 27, 2009
                          • 1542

                          #42
                          I just looked, and my GL figure has this problem. Not cool.

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                          • D!n0-M@n
                            w/ Life-Like Hair & Beard
                            • Sep 17, 2008
                            • 404

                            #43
                            All five of mine have this as well. Weird thing is that they DIDN'T seem to have this happening when I got them about three weeks ago. It seems to have developed since then. Lex's nose is quished right up against the bubble and I'm afraid that when I do take him off the card that his nose might be permanently flattened slightly on the tip!
                            Last edited by D!n0-M@n; Mar 14, '10, 11:00 AM. Reason: changed word
                            MY GODS ARE SMALL...... AND PLASTIC!

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                            • Agent of SHIELD
                              Member
                              • May 10, 2007
                              • 54

                              #44
                              I looked at my four Wave 1 figures again. Two figures have the nose touching front of the bubble and two of them don't.

                              And the vertical lines of oil/chemical do begin higher up then I remembered. For three of the figures, on the top front of the bubble (in the head area), it's harder to see, but there's sort of a inch (or so) high left-to-right smear across the bubble and that turns into the vertical drip line. The fourth figure has more of the sneeze effect.

                              For now, they're stored stacked in the box I received them. Still deciding how to display them.

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                              • Meule
                                Verbose Member
                                • Nov 14, 2004
                                • 28720

                                #45
                                The 2 GA's I have (one for my nephew and one for Rik) both have tiny drops on the inside of the bubble, mostly round the head.
                                Last edited by Meule; Mar 14, '10, 6:06 PM.
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