Rebelbananna

Thanks for the reply! I appreciate it.

As a newbie to the Macross scene and also as a recent inheritor of a pile of Macross I have a bunch of pieces I can't identify. This guy is from Bandai and unfortunately all the information cast on the toy is in Japanese which I can't read. I dig this figure but I can't find any information on what he is or what he looks like transformed. Any help is very appreciated! I love u guys, no really. I also have these three gents who look like three they belong in my Mechwarrior collection but they were manufactured in 82 so that precludes MW by a bit. Any help on these too is mucho appreciated.

The oxyclean works well on the nicotine stains but the yellowed plastic is indeed yellow plastic. Everyone is right the yellowing is permanent and goes all the way through. Ah well, I will love him and hug him and call him George any way... Now, off to play with my Valk...........

Turns out my staining issues are nicotine related so my clever plastic restoration methodology is absolute poo.

I tried an ultra-fine grade of rubbing compound for automotive clear coats and it is actually doing quite well. It is tedious but I'll update on the progress and take some pictures of the before and after. If this works I'll do my Grandma's teeth next.

There are indeed many topics on the cause and prevention of yellowing, but I haven't discovered any suggestions on how to reverse (if possible) it or what. Probably an idiot plastics 101 question but I don't want to paint the nose or scavenge a reissue. I'll keep looking though. Thanks!

This is a longshot but I'm hoping someone might have a good idea. I have come into possession of a minty Hi-Metal 1/55 VF-1S ala' 1984 in it's box with all the accessories, manuals, stickers etc... Unfortunately the nose is bit yellow from being on display. Does anyone have a good solution for "un-yellowing" my new prize possession? Thanks, E