The less-than-brilliant modelling club

[Vanvlak]

This is far from official, should not exist whilst another club thread is running, and has no badge (not sure anyone would want one anyway). But it could be fun listing the less than inspirational moments in modelling we've had. I just had one:

No. 1: Undercoat spraying in black on a dark night on a dimly lit roof
This is because of LPL Season 10, for which I'm late in spite of the very early warning this year. I could barely see the models, let alone whether I was hitting them with the template weapon (anyone remember that old Adrian Wood pic when he was spraying orks?). Ending up going in and out to see what I'd covered, using a torch, and generally wasting more spray on the old chair I use as a support for spraying than the models. I missed managed to miss one model's butt 4 times....  

[Elk101]

I like the idea.

No. 2 Not reading the spray can prior to spraying

Essentially waterproofing the second hand (yet still the most expensive Old West building I have) Battle Flag Bordello by spraying it with thick white gloss paint instead of matt, creating a fully submersible terrain piece that shrugs of any further paint as if deflector shields really existed.

[nic-e]

No.3 Actually reading the instructions on army painter spray.

It says to spray from about 15 cm away. IT lies. I have a whole box of wargames factory greeks that are now featureless white blobs due to the very thick primer going on and instantly drying into a perfect unbreakable crust.

[Hammers]

No. 4 Spraying matt spray in 50% humidity conditions

Ending up with a miniature with a severe case of dandruff dusting his whole person.

[Za Zjurman]

No. 5 Putting a new blade on your hobby knife and forget about it...

... and the next day using the same force as if it was the blunt old knife. Resulting it being stuck in your thumb (happens to me every time). Can't seem to learn from precious mistakes.

Cheers

[cataphractarius]

No. 6 Applying liquid superglue directly from the tube...

... and wondering afterwards why superglue is all over the place. A second or so later everything that has not entered a firm bond with the table is stuck to my fingers.

It always happens when I'm impatient and try to speed up things by not putting superglue onto scrap bit of plastic first. I always make a mental note never to do that again...

[carlos marighela]

No. 7. Always cutting the most delicate, small and/or super bouncy piece from a sprue or a miniature (heads are good for this) over an area of carpet that magically transforms into the exact colour and shade of the item you are now destined to spend the next twenty minutes, on hand and knee, looking for.

[LeadAsbestos]

No.8- while using a Dremel, loosen your grip ever so slightly, and watch mini/Matchbox car/ whatever hurtle off into the middle distance.

[harleyface]

No.9 Leaving your just finished Minis for few seconds(toilet)and forgetting this damn cat.....


Love my cat but arrrrrggggggg

[OSHIROmodels]

No 10. Nasty modelling cut (number one...)

Cutting through the Ertl Slave 1 cockpit and then through my finger. Waving said finger through the air in pain and realising that a huge splash of blood had covered the walls and ceiling of my bedroom... Parents weren't best pleased either.

 

Needless to say, I take more care with scalpels now 

cheers

James

[harleyface]

10.1.  30 years ago using my fathers swiss army knife to clean plastic Kits.Very sharp...Nö surprise cut my Finger.
Hurted so much letting Fall the knife impaling my toe.
Completly into the wood floor....
True Story...my dad had troble to get IT out of the floor without complitly destroying my toe.....
Best scar i got....

[Sardoo]

11. Finishing off a model I was very proud of. Taking the spray can of varnish, shaking it violently then starting to spray . . . Only to discover it was, in fact, white primer I was spraying on. Wrong label on tin, back to model shop, raised voices ensued!

[Lowtardog]

12. Undercoating with black spray last week, do it outside says I, stop it from stinking the garage out, jobs a good says it..... 2 28mm pzr4s and 2 251 hanomags....left to dry when hit by rain......blothcy undercoat as result of the rain so had to strip and start again

[john Hollyoak]

Flicked Nitromors into my eye while cleaning paint off a figure. Never moved so fast before or since. Gallons of water later everything was ok. This was back in the days when Nitromors was real paint stripper.
John

[snitcythedog]

No 13 Back to sprays.  Priming models in a less than well lit room.  Started spraying and wondered why my fingers were wet.  Needless to say the nozzle was pointing the wrong way and the paint was dripping onto the carpet.  Last time the wife let me spray in the house. 
Snitchy sends.