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25/02/2026 8:12 am
Hey guys. Gosh, it's so nice to be back here again!
Quick question: How are your models holding up to the wicked rash issue? Sadly, I gave up most of my collection years and years ago because of life and moving and decreased living space. Most of the what little I have left are in the original boxes. Most of them, 1/24 and 1/18 have rash. Some have escaped.
How is the rash in most of your older models? Kind of depressing to see this happening, and if you buy anything from eBay or such and used, you have to realize what you buy will probably have rash?
25/02/2026 8:52 am
To qualify, there's "paint rash," and there's "diecast cancer."
Of the 1,200-ish models I have, four (4) have "diecast cancer," and probably around 100 have some form of paint rash - ranging from a few tiny paint bubbles to entire panels covered in little dots.
25/02/2026 11:19 am
@chris Paint rash usually gets better with age. I used to be concerned with paint rash as I seem to remember a lot of my models had it to some degree or another, but now my eyesight is so bad that I hardly notice it. Hell, some of them may have cancer for all I know!
25/02/2026 2:17 pm
@kevins I have a few Autoarts with composite bodies - impossible to develop neither rash nor cancer, but I wonder if 10-15 years down the road they'll warp (like vintage 1/25 promo cars ). 🤔 🤨 🤔
I think your eyes would notice diecast cancer! 😬 😬 😬
25/02/2026 2:59 pm
This is so odd. I was literally just thinking about this earlier today while looking at some models. I'm hoping they are stable but I'm kinda afraid to look too closely.
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25/02/2026 3:17 pm
@whodeytink I have NO idea, of course, of the models to which you refer however I can say this... "The Mints" (Franklin & Danbury ) are the worst offenders in my opinion. By far, their models, based on what I've seen over the past 20 years, seem to suffer more from diecast cancer than models by other manufactures.
This post was modified 4 months ago by Christopher Moroni
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25/02/2026 4:27 pm
@chris Yes, I was referring to DM and FM. I only had one car with cancer and that was only on a door of a DM Thunderbird. Now, rash on the other hand.....
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