Transformers Legacy toyline

[Sabrblade]

On a related note, it's being widely reported across Reddit, TFW, and the TFWiki Discord of there being several copies of Nacelle with mold on them.

Not "mold" as in plastic injection, but "mold" as in fungus.

Anyone here who has a copy or will receive one soon should check theirs as soon as possible.

 

[Undead Scottsman]

Kinda glad that's one figure from that subline that I didn't buy.

 

[Sabrblade]

Update: Four separate reports of this case have also been found on Twitter, too.

 

[Princess Viola]

That's just protein.

 

[Swerve]

So Nacelle is a Fun Guy?

 

[unluckiness]

Cancel your orders, send those back or eat the loss and get into contact with professionals to dispose of them. Even the ones without visible growth can be contaminated with spores or have growth inside the hollow parts, joints etc. Another nobody seeker repaint isn’t worth a possible biohazard.

 

[Echowarrior]

Well, I didn't go for Nacelle, so I guess I don't have to worry about this, but how is this a thing? How does a toy, fresh from the factory, have mold? Is it the factory's fault, or what?

 

[RichardT519]

So the Transformers line is how The Last of Us becomes reality?

 

[unluckiness]

They were definitely contaminated at the factory, otherwise you'd expect the boxes to have the mold growth. Fungal spores are everywhere in minute amounts but generally don't develop into mold unless conditions are favorable. That there are multiple toys presenting with mold growth suggests very unhygienic conditions at the factory.

 

[Deathy G1]

I decided to cancel my order. Not worth risking a mold infestation for a repaint.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Are we sure it's mold and not just some weird crud?

 

[Princess Viola]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1696467865606512924

Looks like mold to me.

 

[Sabrblade]

https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/165tkza

 

[unluckiness]

That's definitely fungal. Can't tell what species but any mold is bad enough.

 

[lastmaximal]

It hasn't made a difference to me, since the screws they were using were the cheapest garbage anyway. I have not been able to unscrew a Transformers screw since 2007. The teeth go flat immediately.

Huh. This is the first I've heard of this specific issue. I've had only one bad run-in with a screw on a TF and it was a secondhand figure whose screw head had already had its grooves worn down. Although the material did seem oddly easy to wear down further; I had to stop and get a bigger Philips head to properly remove it without making the problem worse.

 

[Darth_Prime]

Soak it in bleach. It will be fine.

 

[Dake]

Huh sure enough. Mine isn't nearly as bad as these pics, just a couple of small spots on only one wing, but it's there. I just sprayed it with bleach cleaner and scrubbed it with an old toothbrush.

Very curious though. Seems like there needs to be some sort of growth medium and I wouldn't think just the plastic is enough. I wonder if there's been a change to the plastic recipe or whatever they use for mold-release (the other kind of mold) agent?

 

[Andrusi]

Finally, a new Seeker mold.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Sporestorm.

 

[Gizmoboy]

Mine's in good shape.