WTF is this?? Figure doctor needed.

[Martin64]

It might be an allergic reaction of the resin because it`s not a(nother ) German.
Hope you get it sorted out.
All the best!
Martin

 

[JonH]

Hello Adrian.
I'm sure those are mold spores you've got. They shouldn't harm the underlying acrylic/varnish but, as you say, too much cleaning's not good. To try and stop it happening again you could try a weak solution of ketoconazole, which you can get as Nizoral ( or generic ) shampoo. Never used this on a figure before so usual caveats apply !

Jon

 

[polyphemus]

In one of Shep Paines' books (Building and Painting Scale Figures) there was a chapter on figure display & in there he recommended avoiding displaying figures in oak cabinets. Apparently the tannic acid in Oak could cause adverse reactions although he was there referring to lead disease. He did also point up the dangers of excessive humidity.
I don't know from the photographs if the whole figure is affected or if it's areas where a particular colour has been used, just thinking if it's related to particular pigments.

Geoff

 

[Alex]

You can clearly see on the side of the helmet that the white dots do have some stalk... so you got some nice eggs here !!

 

[pmfs]

Hi Adrian!

Its a warning to you come back to Netherlands.

cheers

 

[Ferris]

It might be an allergic reaction of the resin because it`s not a(nother ) German.
Hope you get it sorted out.
All the best!
Martin

Thank you Martin. I am testing your theory now: I am painting Alpine's Werner Mölders. Let's see what happens (or not, rather)...

Hello Adrian.
I'm sure those are mold spores you've got. They shouldn't harm the underlying acrylic/varnish but, as you say, too much cleaning's not good. To try and stop it happening again you could try a weak solution of ketoconazole, which you can get as Nizoral ( or generic ) shampoo. Never used this on a figure before so usual caveats apply !

Jon

Thanks for your view Jon. That may be it indeed. I am too scared to try the shampoo though.... !

In one of Shep Paines' books (Building and Painting Scale Figures) there was a chapter on figure display & in there he recommended avoiding displaying figures in oak cabinets. Apparently the tannic acid in Oak could cause adverse reactions although he was there referring to lead disease. He did also point up the dangers of excessive humidity.
I don't know from the photographs if the whole figure is affected or if it's areas where a particular colour has been used, just thinking if it's related to particular pigments.

Geoff

Thanks Geoff. No oak and no lead involved here, but thanks nevertheless.
The stuff appears in several places all over the figure, but I cannot see a relation with colour or other boundaries.
Strange thing is the stuff does not appear on neighbouring figures... At least not yet!

You can clearly see on the side of the helmet that the white dots do have some stalk... so you got some nice eggs here !!

Thanks Alex for responding.
They are not the eggs that Mark posted for sure; those are much bigger. I'm quite sure they are mould spores now.

Hi Adrian!

Its a warning to you come back to Netherlands.

cheers

Hi Pedro,
Yeah, maybe that's it. The climate here is not really friendly to things in general, very hot and humid. Glad we have aircon in the house, but you can't use that all the time, too expensive (and that global warming thing).
Hope my figures keep up a bit longer, as we're not going back any time soon!
Cheers,
Adrian

 

[theBaron]

In one of Shep Paines' books (Building and Painting Scale Figures) there was a chapter on figure display & in there he recommended avoiding displaying figures in oak cabinets. Apparently the tannic acid in Oak could cause adverse reactions although he was there referring to lead disease...

Yeah, the warning about oak is specific for triggering lead rot. I've never heard that tannic acid could trigger chemical reactions in compounds like paint, though.