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General => What is this??? => Topic started by: tahra on December 06, 2017, 20:44:35
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This guy is not supposed to look like this.. or is he?
Though I am not fond of the sculpts... well...
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Looks as though he is missing his moulding injection pigment.
Unless it glows in the dark I dare say he was not intentional. Do you have a set number or was this a pick up at some swap/trade?
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Looks as though he is missing his moulding injection pigment.
Unless it glows in the dark I dare say he was not intentional. Do you have a set number or was this a pick up at some swap/trade?
I'm think he's not from a set, that is why I am asking.. Bought him in a local ads site... Because he looked off ;D
Everyone knows I favor weird colors, right? (if not those neckpieces/armor/helmets..)
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I bet this is the 4434 Silver Knight stripped of his chrome coating. No idea what chemicals were used to achieve this, but that it is possible sends shivers down my spine. It would appear that new chrome (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=16423.0/) is not indestructible :0
Still, nice to see what lies underneath. Thanks for showing, Tahra.
Best wishes
StJohn
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I bet this is the 4434 Silver Knight stripped of his chrome coating. No idea what chemicals were used to achieve this, but that it is possible sends shivers down my spine. It would appear that new chrome (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=16423.0/) is not indestructible :0
Still, nice to see what lies underneath. Thanks for showing, Tahra.
Best wishes
StJohn
My first thought too.
I know simple green strips the chrome off the old klickies, maybe it or similar will strip the new chrome off?
The next question is why would someone do this?
No, hang about, another possibility is that this is the armour off the anniversary golden knight which is prone to oxidising badly. That would explain why it was stripped.
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I bet this is the 4434 Silver Knight stripped of his chrome coating. No idea what chemicals were used to achieve this, but that it is possible sends shivers down my spine. It would appear that new chrome (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=16423.0/) is not indestructible :0
Still, nice to see what lies underneath. Thanks for showing, Tahra.
Hadn't thought of that... But usually it is NOT this color underneath.. And there should be SOME remains, no? Anyawys, he'll pop, so... we'll see.
Also, that one is purple... Maybe I should ask the seller where he got him ;)
No, hang about, another possibility is that this is the armour off the anniversary golden knight which is prone to oxidising badly. That would explain why it was stripped.
I think that one is different - I got one sometime ago, and it's metallish..
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Also, that one is purple...
The body colour looks identical, but the light is not ideal. It might be different in daylight.
But it is true that Silver Knight is clean shaven, but yours has a stubble.
A mystery.
Best wishes
StJohn
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The body colour looks identical, but the light is not ideal. It might be different in daylight.
But it is true that Silver Knight is clean shaven, but yours has a stubble.
The silver (anniversary) knight is purple. This one is red... No lights involved.
I asked. Now let's see if there is an answer.
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Looks as though he is missing his moulding injection pigment.
To me too it is the most logic explanation. A production error.
Congrats finding such armour & helmet! ;)
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To me too it is the most logic explanation. A production error.
Congrats finding such armour & helmet! ;)
Not very likely, I could understand if a single piece lacked the colour, but all the armour pieces? The helmet, visor, arms, gorget, legs - these are all different moulds. How then would several different pieces all lacking their colour make it though quality control?
It's more likely to be stripped from either the silver or gold knights as they both have the same type of armour, helmet and legs and all those pieces are present.
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I really don't think it's stripped. The golden one, old, looks nothing like it. Got one in an ebay lot. And the plastic FEELS different, you know?
Anyways, the seller found him years ago in a "flea market" in Germany a couple of years ago.. So most likely reject parts from the factory. The ones we would gladly buy. >:(
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Some of the Maltese sellers assemble klickies from whatever factory-reject parts they have. I wondered if some of these parts were from the white plastic used to clean through the injection moulding machines between different colour runs. That might explain the different feel of the plastic and the fact that all the parts look so similar. Nice curiosity!
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Some of the Maltese sellers assemble klickies from whatever factory-reject parts they have. I wondered if some of these parts were from the white plastic used to clean through the injection moulding machines between different colour runs. That might explain the different feel of the plastic and the fact that all the parts look so similar. Nice curiosity!
Theh knight was bought here, but the seller bought him in Germany..
More details when I pop him ;)
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Some of the Maltese sellers assemble klickies from whatever factory-reject parts they have. I wondered if some of these parts were from the white plastic used to clean through the injection moulding machines between different colour runs. That might explain the different feel of the plastic and the fact that all the parts look so similar. Nice curiosity!
They do that?!
So they biff the stuff afterwards? Damn, if so they could have sold that on the pcc and it would have sold!
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biff
???
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Mystery solved - this guy is the knight from Series 1.
When I saw he had a figure frame + head, I recognized him! :)
(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/arrive20171205b.jpg)
(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/arrive20171205c.jpg)
I REALLY don't think the parts are stripped. I think they are made of a different material.. I need to look at the series 1 knight..
(http://www.playkingdoms.com/temp/playmoproc/arrive20171205d.jpg)
As you can see, there is no trace of any other material.
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???
;D
It can mean hit, as in a bit of biffo - fisticuffs, but it's also used here to mean throw out, get rid of, as well.
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There may be some question about whether PM Malta biff the stuff or whether employees filch it!
I knew the fisticuffs meaning of 'biff' (as would anyone who has read Beano or Dandy comics!) but not the 'chuck out' meaning. Thanks Klickteryx!
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It could be resin too. Maybe someone cast the pieces? So many mysteries, so little time to muse. ;D
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I forgot to check the original figures knight.
I keep my opinion, though. These are factory made parts - either as mistakes, tests or gods know what.
I caught others in Malta lots - helmets, surgeon hats...
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Some of the Maltese sellers assemble klickies from whatever factory-reject parts they have.
Quite right.
I wondered if some of these parts were from the white plastic used to clean through the injection moulding machines between different colour runs. That might explain the different feel of the plastic and the fact that all the parts look so similar.
Ah yes, I forgot the injection mould cleaning stuff, that could be it as well.
Like Tahra I too insist they are not custom (resin-made, original colour scraped or pealed off, or whatever) but factory-made, on purpose or by mistake.
I myself have a very small amount of very similar parts, like f.e. 2 pair of legs. The material is indeed a little different, therefore I haven´t used them (yet) on my (customised) white COLOR-klickies.