discussion The devil is in the details

[yak face]

Just a little cautionary tale , have you ever finished a kit then stood back pleased with yourself ,only to notice a glaring mistake?Ive done just that with the Miles magister ive recently finished. After finishing the kit and taking some pics ,I noticed that one of the scissor links on the starboard undercarriage leg had gone AWOL , never mind I thought i'll just make another. On getting the kit in the shed to fix this ,I realised I had stuck the windscreen on upside down !!!!

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Now these 2 screens on this model caused me no end of aggro, firstly having to make them from scratch cause the kit ones were broken and unusable. The tiny size of these parts doesnt help either ,so cutting them from clear acetate , shaping and folding was a nightmare , i must have dropped each one on the floor several times , each time spending 10 mins looking for it then having to make another!! So 6 screens later i finally stuck them on , chuffed that I had triumphed -- or so i thought! Ive now removed and refixed the front screen the right way up and in future will think twice when fixing this type of screen!!

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[Guest]

Sometimes we are so engrossed in the tiny details that we make these kind of errors. Ive just finished the academy 1:48 spitfire and spend a day of hours removing the door to the cockpit, sanding it to the right shape, making minute plastic hinges for it, and gluing it back on.....When on I hated it and decided to glue it back where it was before I started this daft journey !. Much filling and sanding later it was ok, not perfect but ok. Next morning I find that there was the option of using one already prepared on a different sprue !!... Another point..why is it, even if your working on an enclosed bench, that the small parts always defy gravity and jump of on to the floor never to be seen again ? ! Ah well these little things are sent to try us..

Danny

 

[yak face]

Ouch! i bet your language was a bit colourful when you discovered the kit supplied door!!! We're all guilty of neglecting to read the instructions properly though arent we? . if i had then i wouldnt have made this daft error. Tony

 

[stona]

A long and sorry list for me!

Most common (that is I've done it more than once) would be fixing landing gear doors on the wrong sides and forgetting gun sights.

I recently forgot to fix the DF loop in a Lancaster and only noticed once the canopy was well and truly fixed in place. That Lancaster never will get it's loop antenna

Cheers

Steve

 

[flyjoe180]

Ah yes, the windshield and landing gear scenario, a favourite of mine too. Such a relaxing hobby :1newwink:

 

[mossiepilot]

Think my dumbest was glueing a P-47's windscreen 1mm too far forward, so when I came to fit the bubble canopy there was a huge gap. I had to cut it off, repair the damage and refit it. Wont do modeling when I'm tired any more. Makes for slow building but I don't make dumb mistakes like that anymore, just drop stuff, break stuff, lose stuff, you know, the usual stuff. Lol

Tony.

 

[Dave W]

My stupidest mistake was trying to tension the fishing line I'd used as an aerial wire on a Henschel HS129.Id had a few beers and decided to hold it next to my hot spot lamp.I ended up melting the fuselage on a model I'd spent a lot of time building.Cant type on here the names I called myself!..

 

[Guest]

Gentleman, you all make me feel better as I thought it was just me......

 

[Guest]

Its good to see that I'm not the only one that does things like that! I forget to add a major interior bit on occasion and after permanetly sealing the assembly look over on the bench and think 'wow did I really forget to put that part in there?'

 

[Ian M]

Still think that I am well in front of the pack on this one. Personally I think Anyone that can glue a fuselage together, fill, sand and prime it, then find the cock pit laying on the bench should seriously consider their future in modelling!!!

Ian M

 

[Dave W]

Spent the last few days detailing and putting together the Airfix 1/48 Spitfire mk12.Added seat belts and individual instrument decals.Closed up the fuselage,glued the wings on.This morning noticed I'd forgotten to paint the inside of the wing centre section.So it's now got A light grey floor!.

 

[Guest]

Me feeling much better also hearing the vets have their infamous moments too. Other than the once mentioned, I keep on bumping things over, the latest happened over the weekend, when I decided to just leave a brush in some turps for a few seconds, while attending to something on the side. I usually never do that, cause I smoke now and then and the stuff is flammable. Of course elbow caught the turps properly and the turps went all over the desk invading all kinds of tools, crevices, paper wipes, and of course, most of the building instructions manual..... table was due for a cleanup in any case....at least I have in the last few months made a successful effort to change the habit of smoking while painting, cause it could have led to more than just a good clean up session...have other bottles of flammable stuff standing on the table too...could have made the Darwin awards.

 

[yak face]

Still think that I am well in front of the pack on this one. Personally I think Anyone that can glue a fuselage together, fill, sand and prime it, then find the cock pit laying on the bench should seriously consider their future in modelling!!!Ian M

I forget to put nose weight in occasionally Ian but the whole cockpit is a corker of a mistake!! I bet there were a few choice words , maybe some in Danish too LOL!!!

tony