TakaraTomy MP24 Star Saber

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    I have the original MP-24, but it got yellowing on the white plastic badly, just wonder is the KO Star Saber have the same problem?
    That would be so appreciated if there is any answer. Thanks
     
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    It's white plastic, yellowing will always be a problem. Keeping it away from sunlight and other UV light will minimize it but the very atmosphere causes chemical reactions with plastics that will eventually cause the ABS they are made of to yellow.
     
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    Hi, I just bought a MISB MP24 and everything seems like ORIGINAL and match all the description above, except that the vertical standing wings have the same numbers "2" at both sides (obviously using the same mould). Could it be a original factory assembly error where they took both standing vertical wing numbering "2", instead of "1", and "2" as required?

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    So, is mine KO?
     
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    are there any good places to get a KO of this at a decent price? Id still rather have this than the haslab one.
     
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    On my KO the shoulder cannons of Star Saber are a bit tilted outwards. Easy to spot the KO that way
     
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    Kinda bummed, took Star Saber down and noticed he is yellowing. Yikes, as much as I hate paint chips, I’ll take chips over yellowing.

    On the plus side, the yellowing seems consistent so it isn’t terrible. I don’t remember Star Saber being a bright white anyhow….
     

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    natural yellowing or did you have him near a window or smoked near him?
     
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    I have the same one with the KO, only 1 for the top wing vanes which is used as well on the other side. But I do not think this is already an indicator that it is the KO.
    I have found everything in this post with mine the same as the authentic one, the head, the detailed thrusters, the deeper number "5" at the bottom of the box and everything, just except these wing vanes. I got mine as MISB. Seems like other batches of the authentic ones may have used the same numbered "1" wing vane.

    Edit: I have a similar case as @Dogbomber but both "1". Maybe ours got swapped. :D 
     
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    Natural yellowing fortunately. I’m not a smoker and didn’t display him near light.
     
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    Damn, that really sucks.
     
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    My copy yellowed after a couple months of owning him, and KFC Simba's weight in combined mode snapped his pelvis in half. Worst $350 I ever spent. Meanwhile, all my other white figures around him were absolutely fine.
     
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    How did it manage to snap the pelvis in half? I have even heard that using the KFC upgrade ratchet joints on the hips are not even necessary since the stock ones should be tight enough. Only the knees need replacing for it to hold KFC Simba.
     
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    I took him off the shelf one day and stood him up in my photo area, tilting him slightly forward to keep the weight from throwing him back. He suddenly collapsed and fell backwards despite being tilted forwards, at the same time the pelvis split. I can only assume the weight from the backpack was to blame.
     
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    Makes me speculate it is another reason why there is no official Victory Leo..
     
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    I took out some Chogokin figures that had been in storage in a cool dry place for over 2 years and, oh, horror! A few have started yellowing badly (Yamato Garland, Bandai VF-25 Alto, etc.). Meanwhile, Star Saber is still unchanged despite having been on display since the day I got it...
     
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