SON OF A *****! HT ED-209 falling apart!

[Elder_Predator2]

Did you put armorall on the rubber?

I do that to my Alien, and it works prety well.

 

[Mesa]

was this in direct sunlight while on display at all?

 

[8th wonder]

Yep, have a Robocop and he is fine.

I think the ED-209 is going to be vulnerable to ripping and separating due to the rubber used in that area being so tightly stretched out and glued down. I think it is just stretched out too far and it's natural tendency is to pull itself back to it's normal size.

That is very plausible, although in your pics it seems some rubber is beginning to show slight holes wich looks like dry rott.

 

[8th wonder]

Did you put armorall on the rubber?

I do that to my Alien, and it works prety well.

I hear armorall will start to work against the rubber after a while.

 

[King Darkness]

I hear armorall will start to work against the rubber after a while.

Armorall is bad for figures!

 

[turtlepower73]

i am not sure. i sold mine before i really did anything with it.
i decided to sell my rocky's and robo cop stuff for the fear of this..

 

[8th wonder]

Armorall is bad for figures!

Do you use some other stuff for your figs King, or do you just leave them natural?

 

[xenofreak]

this is scary. I don't think he would be crazy enough to display it where sunlight would hit it. This thing is falling apart all by itself. I hope the dreads on the preds don't start rotting. Hopefully Hot Toys will send him a replacement part.

 

[Natrix]

No Armorall and no sunlight or smoke at all.

 

[8th wonder]

No Armorall and no sunlight or smoke at all.

I see under your avatar that you are from Minnesota. Minnesota has a dry climate doesn't it?

 

[8th wonder]

this is scary. I don't think he would be crazy enough to display it where sunlight would hit it. This thing is falling apart all by itself. I hope the dreads on the preds don't start rotting. Hopefully Hot Toys will send him a replacement part.

I'm concerned about the dreads aswell.

 

[TOE]

that's it?

I'm sick of mine slouching down all the freakin time.

 

[King Darkness]

Do you use some other stuff for your figs King, or do you just leave them natural?

No, I just dust regularly and keep the out of sun light.

 

[slipknotpredator]

wow this sucks!!!

 

[galactiboy]

Man that sucks to hear and not a cheap figure to replace!

 

[ilovefreestufftoo]

I have the same problem it sucks.

I would not use armorall on anything. Not even on my car. I use baby oil (for my car).

 

[metaphorge]

Glad I got the Battle Damaged version if this is going to happen....

 

[The Craw]

Armorall is bad for figures!

i agree. i dont even like using armorall in my truck. i used it once and it appears to leave a coating on the surface that starts peeling after awhile. armorall blows.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Armorall is bad for figures!

Someone tell Pjam. He 'rubs the lotion' on his Aliens.

Thing is, Natrix said it's a climate controlled room with an air conditioner. Now air conditioners suck the moisture out of the air. Makes it very dry. The rubber is having all the moisture sucked out of it...so it becomes brittle and dry. You need to moisturize the rubber somehow. Even a wipe once in a while with a damp cloth.

 

[King Darkness]

"It rubs lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again."

Sorry, random, I know.