Hello, dear hobby friends,
In the last year I had very little time and energy for my 1:6 hobby. So my Phicen/TBLeague seamless figures mostly stood around boringly (without moving as usual when taking pictures). They are either
- in an IKEA Detolf showcase (long-term) or
- in an open diorama (short-term for photographing) or
- in the closed sideboard in their boxes (long-term).
Today I did a random check of some figures. I'm always extremely careful with my figures and don't let them stand in bent poses for long. In the showcases, they usually stand upright with their arms stretched out downwards - just like Fashion Dolls (that's where I'm from).
But only some figures have very slightly bent limbs. I decorated some showcase compartments with scenes for inside and outside. On the beach with sun loungers and a beach chair, for example, or small rooms.
And today I was horrified to discover some damage to the seamless bodies:
The figure in a lounge chair had his arm slightly bent and his hand slightly on his stomach. The elbow is unfortunately torn and has many tiny holes. (The slightly bent knees are still okay.)
The figure next to the beach chair had laid its arm outstretched on the beach chair. Unfortunately, this armpit is also torn and has many small holes.
Three characters had their arms slightly bent and their thumbs in their pockets (a nice casual position, I thought). Two figures have a torn elbow (a small slit). I painstakingly colored one of their bodies myself - my greatest pain.
I could just cry out loud into my pillow! I'm always sooo careful when handling and now this damage without my doing! And then these prices for a seamless body that keep getting more and more expensive over the years. That just takes my interest in the hobby away ...
If you are interested, I can send photos of the shame later ...
Note on the climate in my area:
I live on the Baltic Sea coast in Germany - moderate sea climate. In the apartment we have temperatures of about 18 - 28 degrees and humidity between 30 - 50 percent all year round. No air conditioning. And my characters stand in an extra room that is the coolest in the whole apartment, mostly dark due to external blinds and is rarely heated in winter (usually 17 degrees). I always thought these were very good conditions for the seamless bodies (I only have Phicen/TBLeague). And now this shame ...
Have any of you hobby friends found a way to avoid such damage?
You already know a lot and behave cautiously and yet it happens?
What else can you do to protect your collection?
Or do you have to accept such damage (with pain)?
In the last year I had very little time and energy for my 1:6 hobby. So my Phicen/TBLeague seamless figures mostly stood around boringly (without moving as usual when taking pictures). They are either
- in an IKEA Detolf showcase (long-term) or
- in an open diorama (short-term for photographing) or
- in the closed sideboard in their boxes (long-term).
Today I did a random check of some figures. I'm always extremely careful with my figures and don't let them stand in bent poses for long. In the showcases, they usually stand upright with their arms stretched out downwards - just like Fashion Dolls (that's where I'm from).
But only some figures have very slightly bent limbs. I decorated some showcase compartments with scenes for inside and outside. On the beach with sun loungers and a beach chair, for example, or small rooms.
And today I was horrified to discover some damage to the seamless bodies:
The figure in a lounge chair had his arm slightly bent and his hand slightly on his stomach. The elbow is unfortunately torn and has many tiny holes. (The slightly bent knees are still okay.)
The figure next to the beach chair had laid its arm outstretched on the beach chair. Unfortunately, this armpit is also torn and has many small holes.
Three characters had their arms slightly bent and their thumbs in their pockets (a nice casual position, I thought). Two figures have a torn elbow (a small slit). I painstakingly colored one of their bodies myself - my greatest pain.
I could just cry out loud into my pillow! I'm always sooo careful when handling and now this damage without my doing! And then these prices for a seamless body that keep getting more and more expensive over the years. That just takes my interest in the hobby away ...
If you are interested, I can send photos of the shame later ...
Note on the climate in my area:
I live on the Baltic Sea coast in Germany - moderate sea climate. In the apartment we have temperatures of about 18 - 28 degrees and humidity between 30 - 50 percent all year round. No air conditioning. And my characters stand in an extra room that is the coolest in the whole apartment, mostly dark due to external blinds and is rarely heated in winter (usually 17 degrees). I always thought these were very good conditions for the seamless bodies (I only have Phicen/TBLeague). And now this shame ...
Have any of you hobby friends found a way to avoid such damage?
You already know a lot and behave cautiously and yet it happens?
What else can you do to protect your collection?
Or do you have to accept such damage (with pain)?