Yeah! I agree, caused our high humidity climate is the main chanllenge to keep our precious collections in tip top condidition... as a rule of tumb, avoid direct contact with sun light, try to rub off any moisture on the surface of the models... the inner parts cleaning? well? use the ear buds to clean the dust??

As for the rubber wheels?? Jason, your idea is perfect, try to jack the models up, avoid the tyre from contacting any surface...
Like my Samsung HP, those rubber covers were all gone in just two years (lose shape and cracked eventually)... despite taking good care on my mobile... it's just unavoidable.... scary!!!

I think there most be some protection agent (something like an sunblock oil or something) we can apply to preserve the rubber...

This post has been edited by REALCollector: Oct 27 2008, 05:56 PM

real collector
you might want to use a brush to clear off dust...

My old Chevy SS.....maybe after this gonna made a new props....

so sad to hear bubbles on kyosho.......
err as my expectation kyosho has lower quality than AA.........
btw guys, try to wipe off your finger print mark on car b4 you keep it......our finge sometimes leaves some oily toxic "vapour" on the car use cloth to wrap and carry then put back in display cabinet.... since the paint is so sensitive..........

other than that might be due to our hot weather so figures produced by japansese company oso start melting......heard from other forummers......not sure yu have heard revoltech

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Added on October 28, 2008, 10:05 amerr bro i think maybe u can try cut a piece of paper to seperate them......
in long term......not leaving mark but might melt the plastic!!!!! so beware.....

as last time i got some figure put on top car screen....it melt the screen luckily not 1/18 scale car

This post has been edited by zefflodo: Oct 28 2008, 10:05 AM

For CM's, I only saw Impreza, Lancia... hmm EVO don't know got bo... always mix lancer with lancia

REALCollector: using ear buds? mind to teach on how to use tat to clean the interior??? as for me, those models without window glasses or convertibles, i will simply switch on the fan to its maximum level then blow away the dust of the car interior le... but still cant totally clean off those stubborn dust

Cyprid Dark ii: nice shot and background... a chilly and cold feel there...

zefflodo: thanks for advice... yea i do have most of my cars suffer stick marks on the undercarriages...

JADA Scion TC (1:24)

since we have discussed bout how to maintain the car model and rubber tyres previously, i discovered one of my diecast nightmares juz now... juz found out my 350z left tyres are melting!!! seems like the tyres are liquified and the melted liquid is dripping and it spread all around the cabinet surface...



when i took it out and tried to wipe off the liquid i felt that the tyres harden! damn now it become so kilat and the shape is kinda running out!


the tyres are melting! (front left tyre)


left rear tyres also got the same misfortune

even worse, i got double impact when i tried to carry the 350z, the rear spoiler accidentally got off! damn i wonder wat has happened to the car? i juz took it softly and tried to overturn it in order to check out the tyres, the rear spoiler suddenly came off...


the broken rear spoiler

seems tat this is a black Friday for my 350z... im now kinda confused on how to protect these tyres... despite i jack up all the models, seems tat i cant escape from the melting tyres nightmare...


the tyres have run out of shape

guys, do u have any ideas on how to maintain the tyres? i wonder wat cause the tyres to melt... its gonna be an even worse nightmare if my other car models' tyres got melt!

This post has been edited by Jasonist: Oct 31 2008, 10:35 PM

jasonist
don't know it this will work
take off the tyre and then try to heat it from a distance and push back the middle part.

you have lights install in ur cabinets?

thanks for advice cham... y wana heat the tyres? by then it could further melt the tyres eh? nop... i don install lights on my cabinet le...

i don't think your tyres are melting
they just shrunk...from what i observe from your photo....

put it near a warm area and from inner of the tyre
slowly push it outside....might work.....


that's wierd, no lights should be OK. i thought you have lights that might cause tyres to melt
mind taking photo of the rear spoiler?

jasonist mind me to ask you wot is the surface material of your display cabinet????? Did u put any chemical stuff inside your cabinet??????

yea... tats the problem tat confused me, theres no light in the cabinet... wat shock me is the tyres got liquidized and i dono wat kinda chemical is tat...

heres the broken spoiler, i plan to get a superglue tomolo and stick it back le...

i juz remember u guys mentioned "blue-hippo" or "dusty-hippo"???
Dunno theat stuff got emit chemical fumes or not..........ince it sucking "damp /vapour"...hmmmmmm.......so far i only seen tyre melt the rims ==" on my 1/43 scale car

well, superglue is a good way
but don't apply too many..use a toothpick to handle it...

luckily not those area that can be seen after repair but the plastic tip fix spoiler so small one , no wonder break

jasonist,
i think the part broke off cause of maybe the glue that was use to fix it was way 'dried out'.. just a little super glue will be fine

zefflodo: orly??? gosh if the hippo is the cause of this, i would need to eliminate all the hippos le... but so far is the 350z got the problem...

cham2020: yea... will stick the spoiler tomolo le.. i wonder the problem will stop for good or it may continue liquidize onot...

jasonist,
my hippo works fine with me. my models with rubber tyres all are perfectly OK. so zeff, you don't use hippo so don't simply say the EFFECT of it. it only absorb water vapours...

nope from the pic u can see the tiny palcti already stuck in the hole....
agree little glue is enuff......

WARning!!!: plz dun direct use the tip of gam to apply....as it may mess your stuff!!!! Which i experieced b4 Try to squeeze the gum on some plate surface.......then use some sharp tip thing to "take" the glue and apply it.......

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Added on October 31, 2008, 10:12 pmi only say might.....

This post has been edited by zefflodo: Oct 31 2008, 10:12 PM