Finally back....but for how long???

[Zoidstar]

Finally! After a stroke of luck, I've somehow been able to load Pheno's!!! ;D My dial-up internet at the house won't load anything anymore without timing out, and since my phone updated last, I haven't been able to load any non-mobile web pages. And my laptop has gotten lazy and decided not to load any of the webpages I frequently visit. Especially Zoidspoison. I probably have a thousand PMs there...

I've also gotten busier, not because of school, but because I'm now full-time and working five nights a week. Also, I've started writing again and have been working away for the past several months novelizing a graphic novel I've wanted to work on for many years, but never had the time to do so.

I've not given up Zoids, and probably won't for a while. After a good bit of soul-searching, I decided that I could not part with any part of my collection, even if the caps started to crumble. Hell, I'm even trying to come up with a way to reproduce my own caps to preserve my precious Zoids well into the future! However, I've had to put off getting so many at a time and most of the larger ones due to very limited space.

So, what's with the extremely long post and why is it here? Mostly because I've been MIA from both here and ZP due to technical difficulties. That being said, I dunno if I'll be able to get on tomorrow night, the way my laptop's been acting lately. Hopefully, I can at least start posting here, since ZP seems to be inaccessible for me at the moment. Maybe this is a sign that technology is starting to like me, since for the last few months its decided not to work every time I go near it. (I had a brand new microwave explode on me a few weeks ago... ) So, if you've been trying to get in touch with me from ZP, go ahead and re-message me here and I will get in touch with you ASAP! (Well, to be more realistic, tonight while I'm on break at work... )

Oh, and it's great to be back! I missed this forum sooo much!!! ;D

~Zoidstar

[Hellbound Crow]

WELCOME BACK!!

[Silverliger]

How are the caps crumbling??

[Zoidstar]

They haven't yet, but after a while, a Zoid's caps start to harden an ultimately crumble. I've purchased vintage Zoids with this problem, and while I had the spares to replace them, who's to say they won't have the same problem twenty years down the road.

[Maethius]

Wow, blast from the past! I've only had one Zoid with caps that have started to crumble... an OJR Gungy I got from the Philippines. Every Zoid I've bought from the US and Europe have been perfect, even 30 years later. Any thought that it might be the climate or a local manufacturer?

[Zoidstar]

I suspect climate. If I could remember where I got the Zoids that came with those caps, that may confirm climate issues. I know NJR/RCZ Heldy hoses and Konig Wolf belts tend to wear out with age, but those parts are stretched and pulled a bit more than caps. Moisture and humidity might also play a role. May have to do a little science experiment with some of the caps I have....

[Maethius]

/sends caps to collectors all around the world and asks them to just hang onto them for 5 years.....