Is it safe to store PM in an unheated attic?

[bonniebeth]

And are you the head of KPS, BB? Hey, can Chris and I join? We'll help you make up a whole bunch of regulations that provide us ways to swoop down on the homes of other collectors and steal rescue their entire collections.

[Giorginetto]

I have always kept /stored my playmos some since 1978 as i was crazy about preserving them and keeping them intqact from the age of 6 i suppose in cool, dry places free of moisture and high temps. I have had some playmos stored in a large shed when i was in the UK for years, rather low temperatures and i suppose lots of moisture on the outside, the shed was not insulated but was very new and no water went ewver though in it. All playmos were fine and as good as new. I dont knwo about extreme temperatures my guess is that they will affect the klickies !!!!

My biggest advice would be to keep and store the playmos in darkness, light affects the color quality and stickers etc etc and i think its the biggest ageing threat to playmobil. All my collections are in dark storage rooms and i think thats a key issue to consider apart from the moistures

I  woudl imagine you attic is not that different from my garden shed in the UK . I had all my playmobil boxes and opened ones wrapped in plastic bags and they were all 100% as new when i opened them 

[playmogal]

George,
I, too, thought that light was the major threat to the PM Kingdom. So they have been protected from light. And our attic is dry, so moisture has not been a problem.
Guess we'll have to deal with the heat problem once we hear at what temp this becomes a problem.
Do you or Tim know anyone at PM HQ who can tell you what is the critical temp for damaging the individual PM pieces? They have to store and transport so many sets in different weather that they must know when heat becomes a problem.
Thanks, Pgal

[Baron Marshall]

we could run tests on some "volunteers" but then I suppose KPS would be here really quick... 

[Bill Blackhurst]

we could run tests on some "volunteers" but then I suppose KPS would be here really quick... 

Sir,.....put the Klicky down slowly, & back away! We are authorized to use extreme force if needed,.....again, slooooowly........

[playmogal]

Baron,
I take it that BB's answer was a resounding: "Nooooooooooooooooooo." He sounds armed and dangerous, so I ain't gonna heat test any Klickys in his presence! (I like sleeping in my own bed too much.)
Time for Plan C, Pgal

[Bill Blackhurst]

Baron,
so I ain't gonna heat test any Klickys in his presence!
Time for Plan C, Pgal

OMG! Now a torture test!? Why dont we just start using a hair dryer with a thermometer laying next to a humble innocent Klicky & note the temperature that the test subject starts to scream?

[playmogal]

BB: Your Plan C sounds great to me!

How about a hair dryer in each hand? Or maybe just put them in a lingerie bag and tumble
them in the dryer checking the temp and time to see when they melt?

Never heard a Klicky scream before, so this could be interesting, Pgal

[Giorginetto]

Do you or Tim know anyone at PM HQ who can tell you what is the critical temp for damaging the individual PM pieces?

I will ask on saturday when i go to playmobil to pick up my western diorama sets , their warehouse manager about this . with some limited knowledge of plastics i think temperatures above 40 deg C could be risky especially if parts are under stress , eg a long spear stored under some significant weight of otehr parts inside a bag, in that case this plastic at temperatures as high as 40-50 deg C might bend slightly permanently ... I will ask the warehouse mgr when i see him on sat though to have a more professional answer and not stupid speculations as i just did

[bonniebeth]

You can always hold them over a candle flame...or the old magnifying glass to the sun trick, like sid on toy story!