very nice pictures! if you tell me that was taken with a cellphone...i would have beg you to teach me!
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FreakinLobster wrote:Just wished the armour on the leg was closed on the back or had some straps to hold the part and look more "believable" (I know, I know... still...). This opened part got me a wee bit bothered. As for the rest, it's pretty awesome. If I see it in stock, I may consider buying it.
FreakinLobster wrote:What got me slightly bugged is that greaves have belts or straps (I don't know if this is the right word) on the back to adjust and hold them on the legs... and it's missing in this figure's piece.
But this is a tiny detail that's easily customisable, just for aesthetics.
FreakinLobster wrote:What got me slightly bugged is that greaves have belts or straps (I don't know if this is the right word) on the back to adjust and hold them on the legs... and it's missing in this figure's piece.
But this is a tiny detail that's easily customisable, just for aesthetics.
GubernatorFan wrote:That is unfortunate. Keeping them out indefinitely is nice for viewing but probably a bad idea, especially in such conditions. If there is great heat and humidity, and if conditions fluctuate too much, that will damage them -- more so than the posing or the dust. If I were you, I would experiment. Get one of the damaged bodies, whichever is least trouble to undress, and wash it with soap and water, then pat dry, and reapply protective powder. See if the spots disappear either during the wash (which you can repeat) or afterwards. In principle, you don't need really to wash and repowder the covered-up parts of the body that do not get handled directly by your hands.
The other experiment would be to get yourself a couple of new bodies. Set up one inside a closed door cupboard -- no need to be hermetically sealed, but not in direct sunlight (if the cupboard does not have transparent doors, that would take care of it, although it would naturally get in the way of you viewing it without opening). See if it gets damaged or if this is protection enough. Also place another body in a large enough plastic storage bag (I like the Hefty brand, which zips up, easier to use than Ziplock, but whatever you have available). Place the body inside it (clothed or not) with its accessories (for easy access) and one or two of those Silica packs that come with the bodies. If the bag is much bigger than the body, you can wrap the excess around it, providing extra cushioning/protection. You could view your figure that way, in a way, though you can also file it away in a drawer or box or whatever, protecting it more from temperature, humidity, and sunlight. See if that keeps it from getting damaged.
Stryker2012 wrote:One of the big “life savers” for a climate such as yours, if you can swing it, is to get a small (one-room) air conditioner — make sure you can block out absolutely ALL sunlight, and a dehumidifier. You want the temperature to be roughly 65 (Fahrenheit) all year round in this room, and keep all of your figures in it. This will greatly increase the life span of your figures, and these bodies, in general.
FreakinLobster wrote:Hey, yjong. I also live in a hot and humid place. My first 3 bodies got damaged due to being exposed in an opened shelf and in some poses for prolonged time, back when I also didn't know the cares we need with seamless bodies. Luckily in my case the damages restricted only to tears on either knees, elbows, armpits or crotch. I didn't have a problem with oily bodies... at least not with Phicen/TBLeague ones.
Now I do have a Genesis Mai Shiranui, the first one with red costume, and it came with a weird seamless body, not Jiaou nor TBL/Phicen... now THAT body is a mess, grossly oily and basically disintegrating, with tears everywhere, even though I kept it on neutral pose, rarely touched it AND repowdered it occasionally.
One tip that helps me regulate humidity: I always keep those small silica gel bags that come with the figures, and I leave them scattered around the closed shelves where my figures are.
Powdering them is a challenge at first, yet it is necessary for the body longevity. But you soon get used to it. With time you even develop technique to speed up the process. Regarding this topic, another suggestion I can give you, that I apply it myself, is: make a rotation schedule to powder a few figures each weekend, around 3 or 4 of them, to not get overburdened. This way you'll quickly grow the habit and it also won't take much time on the task.
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