if i remember correctly, the first 2 batches of the TDK DX 02 figures, and Robocop ED figures were the worst hit with rubber deterioration issues. On the DX02, it was the abs section that was constantly leaking oil. I think that was definitely an error on HT's part, because the leakage happened on the abs (non-movable portion of a figure), even with the figure displayed on the table with no exposure to harsh lighting whatsoever. HT acknowledged (not with an open letter of course) it and rectified the issue by changing the abs section from rubber to, if I'm not mistaken, ABS plastic for the 3rd & final batch (for American customers). I purchased the DX 02 from an American retailer and I believe it must have come from that 3rd batch as the abs did not exhibit any issues. As for the ED-209 figs, well I think you could find pics of the rubber either cracking or peeling away from the dome of the figure's head on this forum or on Google or Youtube.
That said, I think HT has, for the most part, dealt well with the rubber issue since the DX02 fiasco. I have the DX09 for 2.5 years now (in a display case with a silica gel packet inside) and there has been no signs of rubber deterioration nor oil leakage till today. And long may that continue!
Is this not a video game masterpiece?
