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05-21-2014, 10:08 AM | #11 |
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What is this water treatment? Never heard of it...
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05-21-2014, 10:54 AM | #12 |
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I inspected my Stalker last night and it does not have the fading as pictured. Looks like the owner might have done the "water treatment" to add weathering to the uniform, as many 12" collectors do for a more realistic look to the clothing.
Sometimes its hard to determine if a Sideshow product is MISB, since a careful opener can open the tabs and remove the trays to display the item and put back. There have been some issues with the Stalker figure. I know on the Sideshowcollectors forum, some have posted a white dust on the head sculpt, which might indicate a breakdown in the mold (I am having this issue with the black balaclava head sculpt for Firefly as well). When I took the figure out of the box the head had the "White" residue issue, It washed off really easilly though with some handsoap and a toothbrush. I went a bit crazy last night and stuck both parts in the wash at 30 degrees for 15 mins, all the white sadly remained and TBH the whole uniform is a degree faded (I'm now on the look out for a new set). The residue is also on the black tabs of the holster but it won't come off at all. The residue is very similar to the misting you get from superglue, i'm wondering if it may be an issue with the resin used in the heads? the vapour may have damaged the rest of the suit. I googled "Sideshow Stalker" last night too and noticed that on several other pics there are varying degrees of this white residue (One recently sold in France on eBay) and you could see the white marks on the trousers. Maybe this is a bigger issue than was originally thought?
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05-21-2014, 12:56 PM | #13 |
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05-21-2014, 01:04 PM | #14 |
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Hey Narius, check out this thread on the Sideshowcollectors forum that talks about the issues with Stalker:
SSC Stalker - Page 144
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05-21-2014, 01:07 PM | #15 |
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Pistol and holster is up on EvilBay (be sure to change your password! LOL)
1 6 Sideshow Gi Joe Stalker 1911 Pistol and Holster Set Toy | eBay
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05-21-2014, 01:12 PM | #16 |
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The good news is you can maybe get a better camo pattern that is closer to the ARAH art:
Navy SEAL Riverine Ops Rifleman (Woodland Camo) - Uniform
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05-21-2014, 01:39 PM | #17 |
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Hey Narius, check out this thread on the Sideshowcollectors forum that talks about the issues with Stalker:
SSC Stalker - Page 144 I contacted sideshow directly a while back about the white residue issue, they said to try "erase all" I think it's called?? In the UK we don't natively stock it but it is available on eBay. I also had the issue with my Hawk figure, that took some scrubbing to clean off, the residue on Stalkers head literally just washed off.
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05-21-2014, 01:46 PM | #18 |
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I noticed that after I posted here...hehe. Hope all goes well. Like I said, maybe trying a different camo pattern will work better for your figure.
Also, try the SS Falcon uniform...it's an exact match.
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05-21-2014, 02:32 PM | #19 |
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Cheers, Funnily enough I did think of the Falcon outfit but when you compare the 2 they're actually different :( Different Tiger stripe but with the same build though. I'll just be patient and wait it out!
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05-22-2014, 11:57 AM | #20 |
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