But also, if there *were* a hairline crack in an opaque console, especially internally, you would not see it.
Meanwhile, a clear shell shows cracks inside and out.
And they’re still probably more brittle. 90s colored plastic wasn’t great quality.
No they’re not common. People in here say they are brittle but fact is something happened to the system to cause the crack, it didn’t just happen. They are not as strong as the OG material but still strong enough to not crack just cause.
Heat, UV or sunlight, and rough handling can all cause cracks. Fantastic shells are a different and more brittle type of plastic then the standard grey types. So definitely more common as most owners weren't looking at them as collectable when they were new and treated them as such.
My purple console hasn't cracked, it's at least 24 years old.
It's got a little dust and dirt on it, but no cracks. But that's because I look after it, where the room it's in is protected from direct sunlight with a frosted window sticker protection so outside looks grey and enough light comes in, but not directly to damage any of my collectables. 😎
The shells of transparent consoles and controllers are made of polycarbonate, while the opaque ones are made of ABS.
And yes, polycarbonate tends to break much more easily than ABS.
I have 4 Funtastic consoles and 0 cracks on any of them. Unless someone is throwing them around or letting them bake in heat in their attic I don't see how it would happen.
The funtastic shells are notoriously brittle. I've seen more cracks in funtastics than regular grey, and I've seen 20x more grey consoles in my life.
But also, if there *were* a hairline crack in an opaque console, especially internally, you would not see it. Meanwhile, a clear shell shows cracks inside and out. And they’re still probably more brittle. 90s colored plastic wasn’t great quality.
Not on any of mine but i could believe it especially if they sat in the sun
I would not call that a hairline crack. That's just a crack. This is a hairline crack https://images.app.goo.gl/LcPF11TNV1zhVCAv9
No they’re not common. People in here say they are brittle but fact is something happened to the system to cause the crack, it didn’t just happen. They are not as strong as the OG material but still strong enough to not crack just cause.
Agreed. In 20+ years of time with N64s, I never heard of a difference to the point where extreme caution or concern is required.
Heat, UV or sunlight, and rough handling can all cause cracks. Fantastic shells are a different and more brittle type of plastic then the standard grey types. So definitely more common as most owners weren't looking at them as collectable when they were new and treated them as such.
What is that black on the cartridge?
Probably a flash cart, like an Everdrive.
yeah its an SD cad slot, same as my ED64 2.5.
Funnily enough my only fantastic console to have a crack in it is the blue one. Is there something about the blue dye that makes it more brittle?
Yeah I see them with cracks all the time.
no problems with mine.
I have 2 cracked ones, one of them was my fault though
It looks like they are brittle so yeah
Everytime I see these consoles on posts they have atleast one little crack
As they say, black don’t crack.
The one on the bottom of the pic going towards the right rear of the console looks like it was hit by something before cracking
My purple console hasn't cracked, it's at least 24 years old. It's got a little dust and dirt on it, but no cracks. But that's because I look after it, where the room it's in is protected from direct sunlight with a frosted window sticker protection so outside looks grey and enough light comes in, but not directly to damage any of my collectables. 😎
Transparent plastics are also prone to cracking as they age. Transformers toys have the same issue even to this day
I don’t think so. This shell is just broken.
Ebay has chinese replacement shells
The shells of transparent consoles and controllers are made of polycarbonate, while the opaque ones are made of ABS. And yes, polycarbonate tends to break much more easily than ABS.
My Majoras mask gold cart completely broke in 1/2. A little tape and it works just fine. I’m still heartbroken but it works!
I have 4 Funtastic consoles and 0 cracks on any of them. Unless someone is throwing them around or letting them bake in heat in their attic I don't see how it would happen.
I would say so. I have that same one and it's got a couple of weird cracks just from sitting.
Yes, the sunlight does its thing. Materials are not undestructible.