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|  | Spinosaurus Problems
« Thread Started on Dec 22, 2010, 1:17am » | |
I'm having trouble with my two favorite Spinos. The Papo one is getting sticky for some reason. It's not in the sun so I don't think anything is melting and I noticed a similar stickiness on my Safari Velociraptor. I tried washing it but that didn't help. What's going on here?
And secondly, my Carnegie Spino's upper jaw is bent out of shape due to the box it was in. Is there any way to fix this?
Thanks for the help! 
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| | Re: Spinosaurus Problems
« Reply #1 on Dec 22, 2010, 1:52am » | |
Could be residue from packaging or the material. But I really don't know.
As for the Jaw, the material used on Safari figures should be flexible, so hopefully it would revert back in time.
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| | Re: Spinosaurus Problems
« Reply #2 on Dec 22, 2010, 3:39pm » | |
Or you could hold the bent jaw in the steam of a boiling kettle (making sure your fingers are not there, of course!) for a few moments (or simply immerse it in very hot water instead), bend the jaw back, then plunge it into cold water. It's a much-favoured corrective technique for minor flaws of this kind.
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| | Re: Spinosaurus Problems
« Reply #3 on Dec 22, 2010, 8:05pm » | |
Thanks for the help everyone!
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| | Re: Spinosaurus Problems
« Reply #4 on Dec 22, 2010, 8:40pm » | |
my invicta plesiosaur has gotten sticky/greasy too...I guess its from the old age, also some plastics over time tend to go bad/ leak residue(I collect fashion dolls & it happens with those too) but i dont know why the papo spino would go bad so soon seeing as its a recent figure.
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