  
| Author: | randyf  | | Posted: | Feb 9, 2024 14:19 | | Subject: | Re: 'Tan' Hau - any ideas? | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| 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?
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Although there is an element number for a tan Hau (4144201)  , I believe what
you are seeing is a chemical change in the plastic where certain additives migrate
their way to the surface over time. This leads to a yellowing or browning of
the surface of a part and can often make a white part look tan over time. This
is why it is completely uniform and only occurs at the surface. It has nothing
to do with a part being in the sun, because brand new sets from decades ago have
been opened that show the same change.
Cheers,
Randy
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