G3 Divine Shines

[tulagirl]

Ack, I sure hope mine don't go sticky. So far the one is faded color but I have removed them from the box of other ponies just in case.

[Buddafly]

Has anybody tried resealing one that's leaking plasticiser? I'm curious if a even a coat of Mod Podge or something would help.

 That's an interesting idea. Someone should try this on a sticky fakie some time. Even if it does work, it might not be optimal for a very collectible pony, though.

I imagine that wouldn't work.  it would just continue to get sticky underneath, lifting off the layer of mod podge.  if there was ever a chance of that working, it would probably require taking the head off and dunking the whole body in it so you coated the inside, too.  otherwise air is getting into the inside, keeping the deterioration process going.  I would imagine though, that nothing will stop it once it's started until whatever is leaking out is done, leaving you with one of those rock hard ponies.

[Dludnerad]

The talc powder thing really does work, not just on divine shine ponies. Lots f ponies have this problem, including G1s.

[Iceglider]

Mine has no glitter at all now and is pink like that. I discovered the stickiness when I deboxed her to remove an already rusting tail washer. I lived in FL at the time so it might have been heat related. She was in storage for 3 months.

[josiekat]

These horror stories are why I haven't gone after this set yet. Which makes me really sad, because I really like them.

[Ponyfan]

I have questions about my set of Divine Shine Ponies. I have all 4 of them, 2 are loose and 2 are MIB. The loose ones are in the display cabinet with other ponies, but they are aren't touching them/near the others  Are they far enough away away from the others that it's safe to leave them in the cabinet?  Is it safe to leave the 2 in the boxes that are MIB?
 

Ponyfan

[NoDivision]

I still don't understand where the glitter goes... it's witchcraft!

I don't think we can really say "horrible quality hasbro!" on this. I don't think they could have predicted how these ponies would age. I mean they obviously did something differently than the G1 sparkles, but I'm sure whatever new method they tried they could never have predicted these weird reactions.

[Rachel-Eyes]

Oh wow, this is the first time I have heard of these issues and I am horribly disappointed. Tangerine Twinkle was one of my first ponies and I love her fiercely... I will be sure to keep an eye on her! I bought her secondhand so I don't know what she looked like right out of the box, so as far as I know she hasn't been displaying any issues with fading or breakdown.

[hathorcat]

I have questions about my set of Divine Shine Ponies. I have all 4 of them, 2 are loose and 2 are MIB. The loose ones are in the display cabinet with other ponies, but they are aren't touching them/near the others  Are they far enough away away from the others that it's safe to leave them in the cabinet?  Is it safe to leave the 2 in the boxes that are MIB?
 

Ponyfan

Its not infectious The glitter loss, colour loss, yellowing and stickiness is due to the plastic of that pony breaking down - its all internal not external so its only going to affect the pony which has the breaking down plastic.

The only think I would be careful of is sometimes during this they can loose some of their plastic pigment so dont press them against other ponies as the colour may stain other ponies.

[Wysteria]

Oh my, I really need to go find my loose ones, they're probably just in a bin with the rest of my ponies. I can't say I'm really surprised this is happening. To anyone who remembers opening them when they were new, they smelled horrible! The plastic was certainly different from what they normally used and obviously not high quality. I have some dollar store glitter fakies in G3 molds that I noticed have turned as well.

[elvenwine26]

Is the one that's faded made in the same country as the one that's still good?

[DazzleKitty]

Mine haven't lost any glitter yet, but I have noticed a very slight stickiness to them like others have mentioned.

I really wish Hasbro would have made more G3s like them in different colors....blue, green, red, etc.

[Brightglowpony]

I just deboxed a Secret Wish and she is all sticky and "wet."    Such a bummer.  I'll have to try some of the tips listed in this thread.  I have the other three loose already and they all are fine.  I wonder if keeping Secret Wish in her box sped up the process of her becoming sticky...

[Eternity]

Hmm, this sounds just like the G2 translucent Hip Holly problems. She did not have glitter but she inevitably would end up sticky or tacky over time as the plasticizer broke down. The only other translucent G2 that comes to mind immediately is Queen Sunsparkle, but I've never heard specifically of any problems with her. (She's glitter-filled like the G3s.) Can any G2 collectors weigh in?

I would love to get one of those no-glitter translucent G3s in my collection. Of course, I haven't checked upstairs on my special pony shelf to see if I already have one. They're the only G3s on the shelf because they're my favorite G3s. Sad, but inevitable, I guess.

[Ponyfan]

[Its not infectious The glitter loss, colour loss, yellowing and stickiness is due to the plastic of that pony breaking down - its all internal not external so its only going to affect the pony which has the breaking down plastic.

The only think I would be careful of is sometimes during this they can loose some of their plastic pigment so dont press them against other ponies as the colour may stain other ponies.

 

Thank you for all of the information. I checked my loose Secret Wish and she doesn't feel normal. but she doesn't feel what I would call wet or sticky either. It's hard to describe other than "not being normal"  One of my MIB Divine Shines looks like the glitter is gone from her head/face (She still has some in her ears though.) 


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