I moved into an apartment in the fall and upon arriving I put a large box of Transformers and other toys up in the attic. I went up there today to find something and it was scorching up there. I know I should have thought of this before but would a hot attic cause any problems with my Transformers and other toys?
If they've got stickers on them, you are going to be in a world of hurt. If and when you do bring them down to a cooler climate, don't transform them until they cool off. The plastic will surely be more apt to bend/chip/scrape/snap when hot.
If it was hot enough you may get warped plastic. Especially if heavier items were on lighter or brittle items.
Ok thanks for the quick reply guys. I'll inspect them and move them tomorrow. I'll ask my land lord if I can occupy part of the basement.
I'd be more worried about the pieces with softer plastics. When I moved, I unpacked a Primus with saggy spires and a squished Omega Lock, my KO Cyclonus's nose cone was a bit droopy too...hopefully they'll regain their proper shapes. I don't think you'll have much problem other than that, even at warmer temps, harder plastic might get warm, but not enough to change shape. The stickers thing might be valid though...
Move them a.s.a.p. I once saw pictures of a Motormaster who'd been left in a heated car. Looked like something out of a Salvador Dali painting.
Plastic toys + high heat = Epic Fail I lost my RID Omega Prime in this fashion. It was horrible, I still haven't been able to replace him
I've had boxes of loose G1 in the cupboard under my stairs for the last five years and it gets rather hot in there because hot water pipes run through it. I opened the boxes a few months ago and everything was fine. Just lucky I guess.
Im no expert on plastic but given what experiance i have with it, it seams to me that the constant heating & cooling of plasitc (night-day-night-day....) would cause the plastic to become brittle over time. Just a thought.
