......or call it 'An Installation' and enter it into the Turner Prize, again upside down on the ceiling, with a title like ''Up in the Air......fix'Purplethistle wrote:You should have fixed the table onto your ceiling to mess with the heads of any visitors.Kitaholic wrote:Used to have a formica table to work on. Knocked over a full bottle of Plastic Weld and instantly glued the cutting mat and everything plastic (including a drinks glass) to it.
Dumbest mistake?
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Re: Dumbest mistake?
Stupid mistakes .... hard to know where to start. A common thread that links them is that I did not follow the instructions but since I rarely do, the list is quite extensive.
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Yep, landing gear in the wrong bays, knocked out side windows after the fuselage has been buttoned up, used the wrong rattlecan color when I should have used flat clear to seal the work I did, engine fans left out too. Watched nearly finished assemblies gently slither through my hands and partially detonate on contact with the floor, decals put on backwards or upside down (next time google images of insignia before ham-fistedly doing them in utter ignorance of the known facts). And Mike you are so right, this was a more sane pastime when it was one kit at a time.
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My list would be far to long, and of too high a standard to admit to any of them.
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I've done most of the errors already mentioned, stuff on the wrong way, glazing knocked out, interior parts and nose weight missed out and not noticed until the fuselage has been cemented together etc etc I also agree regarding the amassing of a stash and that is perhaps my biggest and most expensive mistake and one that, if I had my modelling time again, I would not repeat - build one buy one would be my mantra!
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Dumbest mistake,cutting etch metal and not wearing goggles,result trip to casualty to remove said etch from eye. No more etch for me.
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Ouch!celt wrote:Dumbest mistake,cutting etch metal and not wearing goggles,result trip to casualty to remove said etch from eye. No more etch for me.
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The worst part was when asked how the metal got in my eye,you could hear the nurses laughing all along the corridor.iggie wrote:Ouch!celt wrote:Dumbest mistake,cutting etch metal and not wearing goggles,result trip to casualty to remove said etch from eye. No more etch for me.
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That sounds very unprofessional!.celt wrote:The worst part was when asked how the metal got in my eye,you could hear the nurses laughing all along the corridor.iggie wrote:Ouch!celt wrote:Dumbest mistake,cutting etch metal and not wearing goggles,result trip to casualty to remove said etch from eye. No more etch for me.
(Plus ouch!, I second Iggie on that one!)
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At least there's an advantage in having to wear glasses....it keeps the photo-etch out of you eyes.
Of course, you could always back the photo-etch sheet with household masking tape so parts don't ping off when you cut them.
Of course, you could always back the photo-etch sheet with household masking tape so parts don't ping off when you cut them.
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I wish, that I knew what was doing!
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Ouch!
Ego no habeo consilium.
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Re: Dumbest mistake?
Too many to list them all, maybe taking up this hobby in the first place? Only kidding with that one but knocking over an open bottle of MEK and it spilling onto my lap counts pretty high up. Yes it DID sting like hell in 'THAT' area . Stupid on two counts, leaving the bottle of that rather volatile and noxious stuff open on the workbench, and having it so close to me when open in the first place.
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All the best.
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I spent the last evening painting the canopy to my Whirlwind. Used the old toothpick method and was quite pleased after a few concentrated sessions. Returning the two pieces to their little plastic bag I discovered another two pieces which rather confused me. I wasted a couple of hours painting my P47 canopy in RAF Camo. Have I won?
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I sprayed a 1/48 CH-53E canopy and was rewarded with crystal clear frames. The glazed panels were beautifully camouflaged. And I knew I was doing it… I just knew, in the back of my mind, but kept at it anyway. It was Sunday morning stupidity. The effect was not entirely unattractive on a £60+ kit…
(Did the same thing on a 1/48 He-219 as well. Wasn't anything like as pretty)
Edited to add: Dumbest mistake ever was unboxing a Revell 1/48 Eurofighter Typhoon and imagining even for a moment that the intake section could be done with no filler.
That ended very poorly. But it does make a really nice model, eventually. Mine is almost ready for decals, five years after it was started.
(Did the same thing on a 1/48 He-219 as well. Wasn't anything like as pretty)
Edited to add: Dumbest mistake ever was unboxing a Revell 1/48 Eurofighter Typhoon and imagining even for a moment that the intake section could be done with no filler.
That ended very poorly. But it does make a really nice model, eventually. Mine is almost ready for decals, five years after it was started.
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