Brittle Bachmann figures

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Hi Folks, has anyone noticed how brittle Bachmann figures are?? I'm forever glueing arms, legs and heads back on! You only have to look sideways at some of them . . . and snap, they're back in A & E. My figures box now looks like a corridor clinic. I'm assuming they're made of some kind of resin???:(
 
Yes, they aren't made of the best material. Not sure what it is, but very brittle.

Some of the cheaper figures from toy shops fare better in the G Scale environment....
 
HobbitFertang said:
Hi Folks, has anyone noticed how brittle Bachmann figures are?? I'm forever glueing arms, legs and heads back on! You only have to look sideways at some of them . . . and snap, they're back in A & E. My figures box now looks like a corridor clinic. I'm assuming they're made of some kind of resin???:(
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Yes, every bit as bad as you suggest.
 
i am collecting plastic figures all my life.
there are two main features:
1) the stiffer/harder the materal, the earlier they turn brittle.
2) the older the figures, the better the the material.

i have farm animals from the early 1950ies, when plastic figures "began", that all are still flexible and unbroken ( exception: bitemarks from dogs and children)
but so called "action figures" between 15 and 25 years of age are easily broken by a feather duster.
compliment to the Brits: the "Britains" figures of any age (including the swoppets from the late '50ies, early '60ies) withstand time the best!
(the worst are Timpo Toys from the '60ies. they even break from wry looks)
 
HobbitFertang said:
Hi Folks, has anyone noticed how brittle Bachmann figures are?? I'm forever glueing arms, legs and heads back on! You only have to look sideways at some of them . . . and snap, they're back in A & E. My figures box now looks like a corridor clinic. I'm assuming they're made of some kind of resin???:(
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I like to add a mechanical means of strengthening when doing such work either on plastic or other types of figures. A hole drilled with some small wire fitted usually resolves the issue, a small blob of filler on top of the hole , cleaned off when dried with wet n dry and to complete the joint with some repainting and the job is done.
 
Never had any problem with Bachmann's UK range. Yes, resin. I buy the 16 mm scale size not "G", a little more substantial. Quite a few of mine outside 24/7/365, so, my only problem is paint fading, on all makes. I have quite a population that also includes Woodland Scenics, US Bachmann, Prieser and Jon's (loverly 16 mm resin range made in Northampton). Only ones that have proved "brittle" are the Woodland ones, but the tend to have some quite fine detail. Not all live outside, quite a few in the shade and as crew or passengers on stock. Max
 
maxi-model said:
Never had any problem with Bachmann's UK range. Yes, resin. I buy the 16 mm scale size not "G", a little more substantial. Quite a few of mine outside 24/7/365, so, my only problem is paint fading, on all makes. I have quite a population that also includes Woodland Scenics, US Bachmann, Prieser and Jon's (loverly 16 mm resin range made in Northampton). Only ones that have proved "brittle" are the Woodland ones, but the tend to have some quite fine detail. Not all live outside, quite a few in the shade and as crew or passengers on stock. Max
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Hm I have had problems with some of my station names and wagon numbering fading after my Lazer Printer went belly up and having to use my Epson Ink Printer finding the lettering affected by UV light outside. I have since fixed that by using a UV protection spray, I wonder if that would work for your figures?
 
Not a problem I've had with Bachmann originals, but are they now producing the ex-Aristocraft figures which were made of a different material :think::think:
 
Never had any issues with the original Bachmann figures. In fact I wish Bachmann had expanded the population.
 
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