Quote Originally Posted by kup View Post
I honestly dont think it's just mold degradation. To me it's the use of cheaper materials.
I think so too.

These industrial grade metal molds are made to cast thousands if not millions of pieces, not easy to degrade. It's the plastic that they inject into these molds that make a difference.

molds affects --> joints, how parts fit together, etc
materials --> colours, density, strength of plastic, etc.

That's my view anyhows