[Spyne98]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Maybe Hasbro issued a re-run of the fig with a different grade of plastic? I definitely noticed the difference in its plastic vs the other figures released at that time. It had a strange tensile strength, while seeming lighter (almost hollow) than other figs. I only have the original one, so I can't speculate from a comparative perspective.

What are you customizing it into? I always thought it'd make a good base for a Mach V...

I was turning it into a mash up of the regular costume and the ultimate style. All the red was getting painted green, all the silver was purple. I have a digibash of it on my home computer. I'll try to post it later today.

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Originally Posted by Charliegone

As for the plastic on figures. Yup. It felt like that cheap plastic they used on the Groot wave. I know exactly what Spyne is talking about. It could be it wasn't allowed to dry long enough, used a different mixture of plastics before painting the figure? Pretty sure it's one of those things. My guess Hasbro probably used someone else (cheaper maybe?) to get the job done. I still can't get over the terrible plastic on the Groot wave figures. Felt like laffy taffy or something like that. I have noticed lately though they did improve the quality, although I haven't even opened the Spiderman Rhino wave figures yet (still setting up my display cabinets).

The Groot wave plastic is awful. I love Nova's look, but the plastic is so very bad. However, I have had no issues with the Rhino wave. Kraven is a little iffy, but not too bad.