Author:  hpoort  Posted:  Feb 9, 2024 12:38  Subject:  Re: 'Tan' Hau - any ideas?  Viewed:  41 times  Topic:  Catalog Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card hpoort (416) Location:  Netherlands, Groningen Member Since Contact Type Status Oct 11, 2014 Buyer

In Catalog, NoGravitasHere writes:    This mask genuinely keeps me up at night. It shouldn't exist, and yet... This mask came to me from a guy here in NZ, who owned it since he was a kid. His parents owned a toy shop in the 2000s, which might be relevant. He claims he never painted, dyed, or otherwise modified this piece, and sold it to me as a sundamaged white Hau. I have no clue what it is. Theory 1: Prototype/Test Tan Hau Counterpoint: the mask is white underneath, note the small scratches around the mouth stud showing white plastic. Theory 2: Sun Damage Counterpoint: the colouration is perfect. No inconsistency whatsoever, all facets are equally tan. Coverage is also perfect, even inside the mouth stud, all facets of the grills, the inside of the mouth hole etc. Theory 3: Modified white Hau Counterpoint: sole previous owner is just as confused as I am, and genuinely believed it was just sun damaged. He had no idea how said damage would have occurred, he just assumed it was once white and copped some sun. Help? What is often called 'sun damage' is not actually caused by the UV light in sun beams, although might help to speed up the process. It is a chemical change of the plastic or additives inside the plastic itself and may show throughout the part. So theory 2 sounds about right. I see this every day in my kitchen: only a year after buying, my white microwave started showing a tan front and a white button whilst before they were the same. Both plastics must have different composition and age differently.

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'Tan' Hau - any ideas? - NoGravitasHere (35)

This mask genuinely keeps me up at night. It shouldn't exist, and yet... This mask came to me from a guy here in NZ, who owned it since he was a kid. His parents owned a [...] (4 months ago, Feb 9, 2024, to Catalog)

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Re: 'Tan' Hau - any ideas? - Adjour (2481)

[...] I have a sneaking suspicion that cold temps and/or humidity play a role. I spent 35 years in a hot desert climate, never had a brick change, literally never, even my [...] (4 months ago, Feb 9, 2024, to Catalog)

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