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[curtisrlee]

Hi, I searched but found no topic like this one (even though i'm a horrible searcher)

I noticed some fading gold decals on the 2009 Pirates line and the Muskets and Swords seem to wear more easily than the pistols


The Gold:



On the left is a old torso, on the right is a newer one. Notice how the Gold button is faded...


Same with Brickbeards...
Edit: Also note that the faces are a bit off too


However my Imperial Admiral (or Governor), Which is as old as the old soldier shown above,
is unaffected...


Same with this one, he's supposed to have some gold trimmings but they're gone


Now for the Weapons:


It's a bit hard to tell, but you can tell that the Muskets and Swords are made out a weaker plastic than Pistols. Its like a softer kind and wears more easily than other stuff which are made out of ABS Plastic

Try this: Get a Musket (or Cutlass) and a Minifig. Insert the Musket (or Cutlass) into the minifig's hand, then take it out, then insert it again for about 10 times. Then get a Pistol (or a stick) and do the same.


God pray no none else created a topic like this

This post has been edited by curtisrlee: 03 November 2009 - 02:03 AM

[Captain Genaro]

Are any of these from the tic-tac-toe, I herd these have poor qualitiy. Other than that, I got some in January and they have no damage.

[curtisrlee]

Captain Genaro, on Nov 1 2009, 02:39 PM, said:

Are any of these from the tic-tac-toe?

No they arn't

[Captain Blackmoor]

We had a topic about the ink quality of one of the new pirates not long ago, but this is new for me.
It's sad to see the gold fading, it's also odd because my soldiers are still fine.
I do know the gold paint is another kind of paint then the normal colours, since there are shiny elements in the gold.
How long do you have those torso's?
For the weapons it is normal there are different kinds of plastic used. A pistol and a stick are robust elements and don't break often. A cutlass is much more fragile when it is made of hard plastic. As well for the musket.

[Spyder]

It's probably just the weak acid on your fingers that have slowly worn it off, and the Lego color gold is easier to wear off than all the normal colors.

[flipguy123]

THats odd, I got my soldiers fort about this time last year and my soldiers still look like new! You must really have fun with your figures if the gold is where ing off... But thats what legos are for, fun! (love the litte minifig heads!)

[Perfectionist]

The issue with some weapons being made of softer material is as old as the pirate theme itself.
The color wearing off is something rather disturbing though, i've never heard of it before.
Since i don't play with my minifigs ( I have them for representative purposes) this problem isn't a very serious one to me, though i am quite concerned with quality issues getting more and more. Given that Lego did announce to produce in China in the future, I don't think it'll get better.
Also, surveys showed that kids don't care so much about quality, but their parents do care about prices! Now that Lego lost its patent, quality might get even less to lower prices, although this is pure speculation and will hopefully never happen.

Perfectionist

[Inevitable]

What? The gold decal faded? Oh my.
I guess I must play with my Redcoats more carefully then.
But is that possible?

[David Thomsen]

And my girlfriend wonders why I'm so excessively clean when I handle my Lego...

Curtisrlee, you have to explain the cirsumstances of these minifigs... did you hadn't them daily, did you leave them out in the sun and humidity, etc.

[General Armendariz]

Hmmmm, Thats real odd. I checked all of my new figs and they all have there gold on. What have you been doing
with them that makes them fade? To much sun? Playware? Heck, even my old Classic Space dudes still have the gold.

[Ratshot]

My Red Coats seem fine, as do all my figs with some form of gold.
Take David Thomsen's advice and give us some more info.

[curtisrlee]

Well I do make brickfilms with them

[Ratshot]

curtisrlee, on Nov 2 2009, 01:46 PM, said:

Well I do make brickfilms with them

Do you do anything crazy with them like leaving them under bright lights a lot?

[Swash Buckler]

Unfortunately new legobricks have these sort of problems- especially gold and silver colors can fade sometimes- fortunately my Redcoats are unaffected (yet) but my other favorite theme Star Wars uses silver color for lightsabers and Ahsoka's saber was silver until i put in in her hand one or two times and all the silver was gone from the hilt's "handle" however similar hilt from Mace Windu's saber have silver in it still -but even it is going to fade. Same with buttons i believe

This post has been edited by Swash Buckler: 02 November 2009 - 08:28 PM

[curtisrlee]

Ratshot, on Nov 2 2009, 10:02 AM, said:

Do you do anything crazy with them like leaving them under bright lights a lot?

Errrm, not really