discussion Your worst mishap with a model?

[Guest]

Hi

Has anyone had mishaps or blunders when making a model, I have not long started into this new hobby : ) but when I was building the academy Tiger with interior I had it all finished inside and thought wow pretty good as I was holding it for some silly reason I was stretching over to grab the remote for the tv and still holding the model in one hand.......and before I lifted the remote the Tank was on the floor with all the small bits everywhere Nooooooo words like dam and goodness me came from my mouth : ). Talking about all picture and no sound and that was the wife..... It took me about 30 mins to get all the bits and luckily enough I got it all back together again. It was not to bad but I am sure u guys have some stories to tell.

Robert

 

[Guest]

Easy to answer that one Robert.

First was thinking I was going to be the best model maker in the world.

The second not throwing my first model a Typoon Tiffy in the dustbin.

Third still having Tiffy on show.

Laurie

 

[Ian M]

I still think the best one I have done is glueing a fuselage up, fixing the seams, primed and painted it as well. I thought it was rather good. Then I saw the cock pit staring at me from the desk.....

Ian M

 

[Guest]

I seem to have a mishap everytime i model (with the odd exception of course when it all goes well) they range from sticking a fingertip to a building with super glue and then going to reach for something...dragging the complete diorama across the bench - to very often knocking over pots, glue, jigged up model parts that i have "just right" after 20 minutes of setting it up.

The worst would be sitting on a completed ERTL 1/48 "airwolf" helicopter after i put it on my chair whilst getting the table in the shed set up to spray it with a halfords rattle can matt black back in the mid 80's.

I ranted, raved, threw everything out my pram including the quilt and was mardy for best part of the day.

 

[Guest]

This is better than the Joke section lol. Boy I have tears laughing I am getting all these pictures in my head of models bouncing of bins and the poor cockpit... But Colin omg you have had it bad the sitting on your model I am still crying with laughter sorry I am sure it hurt at the time your bum I mean : )))).

 

[Guest]

Rotor blades find their way into crevices i'll tell ya ..... i laugh about it now but it was a tad different when it happened ... glad it gave you a laugh mate

 

[Guest]

Recent one was my wife finding me on all fours bum in the air on the floor with my magnifying glasses on & a light in one hand looking for the smallest thing in the model world.

To be greeted by "what on earth are you doing". What a stupid question !

Laurie

 

[AlanG]

Just about to finish my FW190 D9 for the GB, went away for the weekend. Came back to find the ceiling has fallen in on top of it when a water pipe burst. Was gutted

 

[Dave W]

My biggest cock up was trying to tighten a fishing line antenna on a Henschel 129 by holding the model close to a hot spot light.I'd had a few beers and got it too close and melted the fuselage!.I'd spent the best part of a month building it including a total rescribe.So i wasnt very pleased with myself.Have kept it as a reminder of my stupidity and not to be a 'w***er' again!.

 

[john i am]

my best 1 was knocking an open bottle of wilkinsons brush cleaner over onto a not long finished sherman tank it was my best weatherd worn finish to date lol

 

[Guest]

Finished Jaguar XJ220 - Bro's birthday present - after gluing the wing on - it slips off, drags a glue scar all the way across the boot..... again, words like Damn, oh dear me and such like came flooding out.

Breaking a minigun off an AC-47 then having to prise the fuselage open to retrieve it, glue it back on and re-gluing the fuselage!!!

And many many more.....

 

[stona]

Too many to tell!

In recent years,dropping a 1/32 scale Ju88 onto its nose with predictable results for all that clear "glass".

Posing a completed Bf109 for a few piccies only for the backboard to fall down,smashing it into the base.

Both got fixed but the air took a while to clear.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

When I first started I stupidly decided to dry some sprues I had just washed on the radiator...I came back later to find virtually every piece warped in a dali'esque manner,

I still squirm when I think about the "how-could-you-be-so stupid" look the wife gave me. lol

 

[Guest]

one of the first kits i built after returning to the hobby was a tamiya hanomag i photographed it put it out of the way on a chair only to sit on it. it will be used in a dio later.

Scott

 

[Guest]

i had a mishap yesterday, Chuckie my Amazon parrot decided to crash land on my 1/72 Spitfire, only minor damage done (undercarriage snapped) which ive been able to fix.

Now thats what i call "birdstrike"

 

[Gern]

I usually find that opening the box is just the first item in a long series of mishaps!

Gern

 

[Guest]

well my bf 109 has been dropped 2 times left arm still being a sh1t not too much damage but i`m a big boy and not oo huffy(ok i lied)threw loads of baby stuff out of pram lol

mobear

 

[stona]

I usually find that opening the box is just the first item in a long series of mishaps!Gern

:lol:

That probably applies to all of us.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

I think my worst moment was watching a shelf full of heavy books come away form the wall bringing the 2nd shelf down as well on top of about 30 odd completed models, the language was well and truly used that day!

 

[Guest]

I think my worst moment was watching a shelf full of heavy books come away form the wall bringing the 2nd shelf down as well on top of about 30 odd completed models, the language was well and truly used that day!

Hope you have a photo you can share with us Tommy !!!????

The language can come later.

Laurie