surrideo Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 So I went to my parents today and retrieved all the lego from my youth from the attic. The range of sets to say the least is eclectic through Classic Space, Western, Original pirates etc A little bit of most themes from early eighties to late nineties. These sets were all broken down with instructions and put away in old ice cream/plastic tubs in my parents loft/attic. When Ive retrieved some of the figures today and put some of the bricks together they have seemed "stiff" especially heads on torsos and arms. Has anyone else had this after lego has been stored away and not played with for some time? I'm wondering if its the effect of cold or dampness or something? Any help appreciated. Quote
Rocketbilly Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 I've gotten this too. I think temperature certainly has something to do with it, though also the thickness of plastic. Over the years, LEGO has used slightly different thicknesses of plastic, or at least types of plastic I believe and that can sometimes lead to different clutch powers and different stiffnesses of minifigure parts. Since your collection of sets spans such a large time period, you've more than likely got a lot of different plastics. I've experienced stiffness in a lot of mid eighties to early nineties parts myself, mainly minifigure arms and plates. Quote
brickmack Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 I've gotten this a few times with minifigs, not sure why it happens. It usually gets looser if you just twist the joints around several times. Be careful though, one time I got a head stuck on a torso so tight I had to pull it off with pliers and scratched the head. Quote
Rocketbilly Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) I've gotten this a few times with minifigs, not sure why it happens. It usually gets looser if you just twist the joints around several times. Be careful though, one time I got a head stuck on a torso so tight I had to pull it off with pliers and scratched the head. Me too! I've certainly been there before. If you place a piece of cloth between the pliers and the minifig head, it usually helps to minimise the risk of scratching. Be careful though - if the cloth makes it too slippery to pull the head off, it's very tempting to apply more pressure with the pliers...then the head might crack and you have no minifig head at all! you have to find a decent piece of cloth with decent friction. Edited December 5, 2011 by Rocketbilly Quote
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