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I remember once painting a Blood angel rhino and I wanted to play a game with it straight away, baring in mind I was around 14 at the time and had some friends, so instead of waiting for it to dry as most painters would, I "borrowed" my mum's hair dryer, set it to max and left it going for 10-15 mins, needless to say said rhino doors which I had glue open, had melted and twisted and me swearing like trooper and my mates coming in and LOL at what I had done, needless to say I had never tried that again!

Painting a huge chaos marine army in the cheapest and quickest scheme I could think of just to have them done.
Black spray and silver trim.

I'm not too sure, I haven't really done anything you could class as 'stupid' over simply 'careless'; i've stuck my fingers together a few times with super glue, but it was only small parts of skin, but since I don't paint much, and i'm pretty careful whilst modelling, the most 'stupid' thing i've probably done is sticking one set of my Predator Destructor's tracks on back to front, simply because I was already annoyed with building it. It's probably salvageable, but I honestly can't bothered.

My fingers also seem strangely resistant to my hobby knife, but that's probably because it isn't an x-acto (which I am going to use with supreme caution when I obtain one, i'll handle it with the same care and outright terror that I would handle a nuclear fuel rod with).

poda_t wrote:one of the dumbest things I do:
post in contentious threads (usually OT forum)

Yup, I believe I have learned this lesson.

I had an exacto knife cut pretty deep into my thumb. I didn't have any band-aids at the time because I had just transferred stations. So I did what any southern guy would do, and applied super glue around and over the cut. However it wasn't drying fast enough so I zapped it with accelerate. And then I found out that accelerate works by super heating the glue lol

I can't even count the amount of times I've drank my brush water or cleaned a brush in my tea!!

I think the worst thing that's ever happened to me was when I was using tooth picks to make spears. Of course I was doing this on the floor and came back later and stabbed myself in the middle of my foot with a tooth pick. It didn't go in too far, but when I stepped up I had to pull the damn thing out.

Aside from that, I've stuck my hands together a few times, but it's never been a major issue for me at all.

Knocked a model knife of my table and out of reaction tried to catch it cutting the palm of my hand, but here is the real kicker as the pain set in and I realised what I had done I moved my hand away from the knife dropping it again for it to only stick into my thigh this time. Painful day all in all

I used to spray paint indoors...

Needless to say, i turned mum's iron and the counter black.

...She wasn't happy

-Spray model with Purity Seal.
-Oh god its frosted.
-Panic
-Find 'gloss' spraypaint, thinking it's gloss varnish.
-Nope, its gloss white. Whoops.
-Sell on ebay with a sob story in the description.

heard that urine was a good way to strip paint with no adverse effects.




I still wonder if my minis are going to seek vengeance one day and I'l awake with a tiny lasbolt to the eye.

Bewareofthephil wrote:-Spray model with Purity Seal.
-Oh god its frosted.
-Panic
-Find 'gloss' spraypaint, thinking it's gloss varnish.
-Nope, its gloss white. Whoops.
-Sell on ebay with a sob story in the description.

lol, I've followed that story in your blog.....

last stupid thing i did.... assemble a killa kan before painting it.

now i cant reach some bits because there are arms and legs in the way.... rats!

Spaced wrote:I can't even count the amount of times I've drank my brush water or cleaned a brush in my tea!!

This is like the third time I've seen a nice Union Flag next to someone dipping thier brush in tea. On one hand I marvel at the tea sterotype playing true, on the other I wonder at all the people using drinking mugs (or whatever you take your tea in) for washing brushs.

Bought two razorbacks and a dread with some magnets to magnetize it all.
I took it out of the box, cleaned it up ready for assembly.
Then had a joint, then glued it all together, then i remembered the magnets.

I once had to strip my my sponson on my land raider. I used L.A.s Totally awesome Lavender. it causes your mins to smell like cleaner for ever.

I was showing my friend who had next to no experience how to put space marines together and clean mold lines. I made a specific point to use the new blade I had just put onto one of my knives and give him the older one so he didn't hurt himself. I sliced my finger open immediately. Then I was acting all non-chalant about it and picked up my super glue to seal the cut since that's why it was invented blah blah blah. That super glue feels REALLY creepy and warm on an unsealed cut. I proceeded to slump to the floor and almost pass out because I can't stand the sight of blood and the creepy warm feeling pushed it over the edge. So I went from putting together space marines to an inch away from unconsciousness in a matter of minutes.

Bounty wrote:

Spaced wrote:I can't even count the amount of times I've drank my brush water or cleaned a brush in my tea!!

This is like the third time I've seen a nice Union Flag next to someone dipping thier brush in tea. On one hand I marvel at the tea sterotype playing true, on the other I wonder at all the people using drinking mugs (or whatever you take your tea in) for washing brushs.

It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.

I now drink tea with my left hand and put the water pots on the right. Yes we do drink a lot of tea, yes that cliche is right. Even when I spent a week in the company of two very friendly and accomodating young ladies we still had a tea rota.

Thanks for getting it right on the union flag even most brits call it the union jack. It's only a jack when flown on a ship.

Lol, while I am sure there are plenty, just recently cut the everliving crap out of my finger with an exacto... Probably like an inch and half gash on my pointer. It bled like a stuck pig.

Bounty wrote:

Spaced wrote:I can't even count the amount of times I've drank my brush water or cleaned a brush in my tea!!

This is like the third time I've seen a nice Union Flag next to someone dipping thier brush in tea. On one hand I marvel at the tea sterotype playing true, on the other I wonder at all the people using drinking mugs (or whatever you take your tea in) for washing brushs.

I think we've all probably done it (us Brits, I mean). I don't use a tea mug for my paint water (an old Branston Pickle jar fills that role) but the two being near to each other does tend to result in the odd brush dunking. I normally realise before I shake the brush about and happily keep drinking the tea.

The stereotype about tea is true in some respects. We're not all posh about it (most of us anyway) but it's rare to find a Brit who doesn't drink tea.

The first time I used glue accelerator I didn't bother to wipe the glue off my fingers. Learning chemical reactions the hard way is fun.

By the way Fox, I just checked out those Gringo and Red Army Orks, I died laughing.

Sonophos wrote:

Bounty wrote:

Spaced wrote:I can't even count the amount of times I've drank my brush water or cleaned a brush in my tea!!

This is like the third time I've seen a nice Union Flag next to someone dipping thier brush in tea.

Thanks for getting it right on the union flag even most brits call it the union jack. It's only a jack when flown on a ship.

I got called on it earlier when commenting on some 'American' space marines. Also learned that the St. Patrick isn't centered over the St. Andrew's, which was a little shocking.

Fox Box wrote:I think we've all probably done it (us Brits, I mean). I don't use a tea mug for my paint water (an old Branston Pickle jar fills that role) but the two being near to each other does tend to result in the odd brush dunking. I normally realise before I shake the brush about and happily keep drinking the tea.

The stereotype about tea is true in some respects. We're not all posh about it (most of us anyway) but it's rare to find a Brit who doesn't drink tea.

I use a wierd wedding gift for my wash water, it's a lavender fingerbowl the size and shape of an egg. it get's filthy a bit faster than if I used a proper jar, but I never confuse it for my mug or my stien.

I actually used to drink a lot of tea, even took my earl grey with cream on occasion, before I married a heavy coffee drinker. Now I just drink the 'hard stuff' out of expedience. Still shocks people when I break out the tea box though, and i've got 6-7 flavors of tea,plus 3 kinds of loose leaf.

Although I've definitely done worse, most recent mistake was painting while listening to deadmau5... it looked alright while my head was moving to the music, not so much afterwards.

I was gluing rocks to a base using super glue, It wouldn't dry so i used accelerate to make the glue dry. I didn't know it ran all the way down my arm, so i ended up with burns on my fore arms, a shirt glued to me and skin stick to a base. Not to mention i used a cordless drill to make holes for pinning an avatar together, i held its torso in one hand, and the drill with my other... ended up missing my finger and hitting my foot with a drill. spray painting in a wind storm... paint all over my face and what not, O and this one year, I bought painted and Played TAU, now that is a mistake that i can't live down. Physical pain and mental scars. Thank you for your time.

Let's see, I was trying to make a Stompa out of wood for warhammer fantasy. I was cutting towards my other hand when I sliced my finger. Here is a picture of the knife and the cut:



Then there was a time where I was stripping a bunch of orks with some simply green. I was stripping a bucketful of like 90 orks. I kept reaching in and grabbing one to brush the paint off with a toothbrush. After doing this like a hour without gloves I ended up getting chemical burns all over my hands.

My wife showed interest in painting minis with me, so I let her paint some. Most of them were quite atrocious, but I remained supportive, hoping it would develop into a genuine hobby for her. Only to have her go "I don't know why you keep pressuring me to paint your army for you!" and now I have a dozen or so space marines to strip that look like the ultramarines got in a fight with Hive Fleet Pixie Glitter....

Just a couple hours ago I found out how awesome baking soda + superglue is. I had a flipper instead of a hand for a bit. Xacto, scalding hot water, soap, and a lot of cussing to fix it.

First time using superglue.
I was new to it, so asked for a ittle assistance with how to use it without completely fethign up
First thing the helper says is "Be careful not to glue your hands together"
I then say: "Yeah about that..."
Got them seperated 15 minutes later.
Fun times

I've never managed to superglue my hands/fingers together in a way that's problematic. Rotate and the glue breaks - it's not a flexible glue.

I did just remember another spot of clumsiness that involved the arm of an Orc catapult, a small drill bit, a dremel, a pair of pliers, and the resulting permanent scar on my left index finger. It didn't really hurt though and I'm rather surprised it scarred, to be frank.

tme0003 wrote:By the way Fox, I just checked out those Gringo and Red Army Orks, I died laughing.

They're awesome, aren't they?

When i aply to much superglue in a model, specially when some big detail is around, i have the habit of gently blow some air over it, to make the glue "hide" into some recess as a very thin layer. One time i got the mini so close to my lips, that the glue gone to them, and i ended up with my lips glued... scary moments...

I once sold an entire space marines army, to start a dark eldar one... BIG mistake.

First time i was undercoating with spray, i just sprayed to much, and the models lose all detail, an entire converted army lost. The damned paint was so thick that i never got anything that could strip it...

And obviuos i a got a 1,5 inch scar on the left tumb, courtesy off an accident including an old computer i was trying to tranform into terrain, and a small blade. I still got the blade, and it is all soaked in my coagulated blood, as a grim trophy of my hobby experiments...

Yeah, i think im slowly turning into a hobbyst (2 years now), maybe in 5 years i can call myself a veteran... If i survive for it

my last mistake was basecoating/priming 5 GK termies and 5 GKSS with army painters white primer....didn't check temprature, but it was around -8 degrees celcius....they all came out looking like snowmen. i knew it was damn cold, but the thought didn't cross my mind...and i also got some better lighting where i go to basecoat stuff so that i don't have to do the same mistake on 10 models before i see there is a problem.

actually i didn't see the mistake until the day after, but a good bath in isopropanol made it all better.