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02-08-2009, 10:48 AM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: seattle
Posts: 13
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Hi there, first time poster. I've never been into joes before in my life, but I picked up 25th destro on a whim and this newest line is so dang slick I can't stop collecting them!
I finally got a 25th Anniversary Zartan, and I was really looking forward to getting one with the color-change gimmick. I read some threads on this board to make sure I understood the variant/production error situation, then I bought one with the "color-changing face" sticker blurb. I left him in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes, and....nothing. The neck's a little dicolored, that's about it. Is there a known problem with ones being marked "color-changing" and then not actually having the gimmick? Am I going to have to keep buying a $20 figure over and over until I find one that works? Because I probably will... :P |
02-08-2009, 11:22 AM | #2 |
Ninja Nerd
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Savannah, Tx
Posts: 391
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I think there was something about a variant that had the sticker and no color change. mine is loose but the color change is really good. PM me if you want to discuss a trade/sell.
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02-08-2009, 11:30 AM | #3 |
Banned
Join Date: May 2008
Location: New Joesey
Posts: 2,931
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If the color change feature works, he will be green in the package usually from all the ones I've seen/have.
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02-08-2009, 11:34 AM | #4 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: dallas tx
Posts: 9,107
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why would the freezer change him? i thought it was sunlight. everyone knows zartan hates the sun. i never heard anything about zartan hating the freezer.
it does make sense that if one is frozen that he might turn blue. but this is not the case with zartan |
02-08-2009, 11:39 AM | #5 |
Paranoid Schizophrenic
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 6,515
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Supposedly the sticker about "Color Change" was put on but the figure did not. I have like 8 of these still in their package all with or without the Color Change sticker. None of them changed in the sunlight. I HATE Hasbro.
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02-08-2009, 11:49 AM | #6 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: seattle
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02-08-2009, 01:57 PM | #7 |
Iron Grenadier Sorcerer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The Silent Castle
Posts: 34,271
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I have about three loose Zartans open in displays. The color change thing works like this with mine:
One of them looks nauseous, meaning he has a perpetual green tint to his otherwise white face. The other two stay green all the time, no matter the temperature. I mean, you can freeze them or whatever and they go green or white but apparently each Zartan has a room temperature color it just defaults at. At least, that's how mine are. Welcome to the party. |
02-08-2009, 02:41 PM | #8 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: seattle
Posts: 13
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So, just to be clear, should I even try to find one that has flesh tone normally, and then turns green, or do they just not exist? If the whole run of figures is flawed I wont feel so bad giving up.
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02-08-2009, 03:02 PM | #9 |
Never Say Die
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Western PA
Posts: 12,708
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I have 2 of the color change Zartans and they do pretty much the same thing Barefoot Jedi explained in his post above. If I was you I would give up and just be content with the one you have, now go out and get the much better wave 11 Zartan with swamp skier
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02-08-2009, 03:09 PM | #10 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Greensboro, NC
Posts: 13,759
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First off, only the original 80's figure changed in the sunlight. The 25th anniversary figure changes color with temperatures (Hot for normal, cold for green)
Now, the problem with this color change paint is that it apparently has a high "boiling point" as it were. Keeping the figure at room temperature, he'll have anywhere from a slight green to dark green face (Depending on how thick the color change paint was applied) very hot water from the faucet will make him look normal for a little while. I heard about the figures with a color change sticker and not actually changing color, however, I will say that everyone who's chimed in saying they have one, have never shown me a picture of it (I was asking about it last year, I've since given up with the Zartan variant hunt) doesn't mean it doesn't exsist, just I haven't seen proof. I've seen Zartans with the color change "explosion" printed on the card, not printed on the card, and as a sticker on the card. Out of all those versions I saw, thay all had a green face. While I like the look of this figure, the color change "feature" on it doesn't work as well as the original. Stick with the Wave 11 one and a vintage Chamelion and you'll be happier |
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