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Gray Hoth Trooper facts and not fiction
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<blockquote data-quote="Lee Bullock" data-source="post: 282924" data-attributes="member: 450"><p>Hi guys,</p><p></p><p>I have two grey limbed troopers in hand now after FF5. I do have some ideas what to look for - but I am going to talk to a surface scientist at work who actually is also a comic book and TV toy collector - so he will understand the context of this work too and not just look at me like a saddo! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> </p><p></p><p>Paint is the first thing to consider as is dye or ink - and once we can rule out any tampering my feeling would be UV inhibitors in the PVC. Again I need some discussions here (remember I am a physicist and not really a chemist - and not a polymer chemist) - but I am confident that I may have somewhere to go with this. It may cost some money and will need booking in properly to the company I work for. On a related note - does anybody have a normal white YPS/scarred COO snowtrooper they can donate to do comparatives on? I can't guarantee that it will comeback in one piece so a junker is preferred. Any questions, enquiries, or donations of said white trooper - just PM me.</p><p></p><p>In closing I can do some standard investigations after hours, but more indepth analysis like for instance FTIR will have to go on the books.</p><p></p><p>Cheers fellas</p><p></p><p>Lee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee Bullock, post: 282924, member: 450"] Hi guys, I have two grey limbed troopers in hand now after FF5. I do have some ideas what to look for - but I am going to talk to a surface scientist at work who actually is also a comic book and TV toy collector - so he will understand the context of this work too and not just look at me like a saddo! :p Paint is the first thing to consider as is dye or ink - and once we can rule out any tampering my feeling would be UV inhibitors in the PVC. Again I need some discussions here (remember I am a physicist and not really a chemist - and not a polymer chemist) - but I am confident that I may have somewhere to go with this. It may cost some money and will need booking in properly to the company I work for. On a related note - does anybody have a normal white YPS/scarred COO snowtrooper they can donate to do comparatives on? I can't guarantee that it will comeback in one piece so a junker is preferred. Any questions, enquiries, or donations of said white trooper - just PM me. In closing I can do some standard investigations after hours, but more indepth analysis like for instance FTIR will have to go on the books. Cheers fellas Lee [/QUOTE]
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