Models that have disappeared or been thrown out

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**warriorpriest**

Son of Landuin wrote:
Bossk_Hogg wrote:
pities2004 wrote:
Alex Kolodotschko wrote:

Also i'd shift your X-Box out of the lounge, everyone knows that girls would rather be watching Sex in the City than playing computer games.

This statement is false

No kidding, My wife has a heart filled with murder that is best satiated elextronically, lest she take it out on me and the cats.

I've been painting for about 25 years now, so have lost/broken/had stolen tons of minis. One of the cats managed to crash over a display case, wall anchor and all, resulting in significant damage to the models I considered my best work. Its just stuff. It kind of matters, but in the end, less than you think.

I might have a talk w your friend, and indicate that she hurt your feelings/upset you with her with her nonconcern if you plan on hanging out with them after you move. Petty things have a habit of festering.

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Son of Landuin wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:
I had a squirrel steal a limited edition Thunderbolt Pilot.

I still do not understand why.

This is where one of these might come In handy.

A... porch sputnik?

I'm not sure what that is...

If you click on it it will work. Sorry, I was using my phone when i put it on so that might be why its not working

LOL!!!! bout fell out my chair! LOL!!!

**Son of Landuin**

I like how rhe squirrel just.... disappears.

**timetowaste85**

Quick update: my friend and I had an hour long talk. Feelings have been expressed, it's been dealt with as adults and we're good. I'm not doing anything about the models: gak happens. Lets now keep this thread only to lost models, and we can leave my venting alone, as all is now good.

**Julnlecs**

I lost 14 cadians a couple of weeks ago from my room whule i was building my army for a GT. At first it was 9 and then 3 and then 2. Idk if my son took them or if my lady threw them out frim spite of me still playing 40k. I also have about 50 marines whose arms and legs were snapped off on purpose. Good thing is i can just glue them back on.

**morfydd**

3 Hurricanes, a fire, dozens of military moves and ..I have lost more than half the models I have owned for all games ..and lots of gaming books to ..happens ..live and move on ..never had any thrown out thou ..just vanished during moves ..or got destroyed..Life Happens..Move on rebuild..

**Kaiserbudheim**

Jihadnik wrote:
I had a magpie eat one of my old metal space marines off of the balcony once, I hope that bird enjoyed the other end of that experience.

But it was my balcony so that's something...

HAHAHAHAHA I almost shot soda through my nose when I read this. Just the image of the cheeky magpie making off with a marine.....

I did foolishly throw out a Warhammer Quest Witch Hunter because my (at the time) under-devloped painting skills just mangled the model...and it would be decades later until I would discover this precious fluid called "LA's Totally Awesome".

However, karma has been kind to me as a friend moved away after high school and he bequeathed to me a plethora of RT era marines (THE FOOL).

**the shrouded lord**

The other day I had a space marine terminator sergeant in my pocket (ied just finished painting him, it was 2:45 in the morning so forgot). I went to school with it in my pocket. After second break their was a grey-blue smudge near where I eat lunch( on my own). This dill weed took it when it fell out of my pocket and stomped on it seventeen times, I swear everytime he stomped my heart was stabbed by a power sword. I cried myself to sleep that night, and many since....

**warriorpriest**

the shrouded lord wrote:
The other day I had a space marine terminator sergeant in my pocket (ied just finished painting him, it was 2:45 in the morning so forgot). I went to school with it in my pocket. After second break their was a grey-blue smudge near where I eat lunch( on my own). This dill weed took it when it fell out of my pocket and stomped on it seventeen times, I swear everytime he stomped my heart was stabbed by a power sword. I cried myself to sleep that night, and many since....

Sorry you need to stomp him in the ground 17 times. I normally do not approve of violence, but in this case you have my blessing.

**piprinx**

Jihadnik wrote:
I had a magpie eat one of my old metal space marines off of the balcony once, I hope that bird enjoyed the other end of that experience.

But it was my balcony so that's something...

Ah, the beautiful and wondrous life cycle of the Blood Ravens.

**the shrouded lord**

It would probably be more effective if I sat on him

**Grot 6**

timetowaste85 wrote:
So, due to a distressing morning, I confronted my friend today about some models that went missing: I had them in a tub of acetone that I left outside to keep her house from smelling up 3 weeks ago. I showed her the tub, told her I was putting it there because of what was in it. Today I couldn't find it, asked her and she admitted she threw it out a week ago, after asking everyone except me whose it was. She forgot that I showed her and actively denied me doing so. In the tub was a Slaanesh CSM Lord, 3-5 OOP Noise Marines, 5 metal SM scouts (weapons unknown, likely snipers) and possibly Ahriman. The response was "sorry." No offer to make up for the models, just "I asked everyone else, nobody knew so I chucked it." I asked if she opened it to even see what was in it, and was asked "Why would I?" I'd put it at about a $60-70 value, tossed in the trash. She was letting me stay at her place while I apartment hunted, and I'm partially considering taking the amount out of what I owe her for electricity for the month. What are your horror stories for lost models? Thankfully mine was fairly small, but it's still a terrible feeling, mostly because quite a few were OOP.

Hey.

You should just suck that one up and let it ride. Really, what.. a couple of models more or less lost on accident, and you want to go all defcon 4 over it? Not just No. Heck No. The old saying still holds true. S@#$$ happens.

Models lost on an accident arn't worth ruining a friendship.

Slow your roll, Boss.

**gealgain**

models i've lost... my dog once thought that my lascannon razorback would make a great chew toy, just in time for a tourney... luckily the TO felt my pain and would allow it once I showed him the lascannon turret in about 5 or 6 pieces.

My wife an I also swear that the cats in the house have a secret warhammer game going somewhere in the house... models go missing all the time, and in the middle of the night, we hear the sound of dice being rolled.

**MandalorynOranj**

gealgain wrote:
My wife an I also swear that the cats in the house have a secret warhammer game going somewhere in the house... models go missing all the time, and in the middle of the night, we hear the sound of dice being rolled.

That is clearly the work of ghosts. Cats do not have opposable thumbs, GHOSTS DO!

**Shaozun**

the shrouded lord wrote:
The other day I had a space marine terminator sergeant in my pocket (ied just finished painting him, it was 2:45 in the morning so forgot). I went to school with it in my pocket. After second break their was a grey-blue smudge near where I eat lunch( on my own). This dill weed took it when it fell out of my pocket and stomped on it seventeen times, I swear everytime he stomped my heart was stabbed by a power sword. I cried myself to sleep that night, and many since....

That sucks :| When I started it was a friend who got me into it, then I came back to it years later when I'd already left high school.

I've lost very little fortunately; one of my nightbringer's arms when I was moving my painting table to the other side of the room, and a heavy destroyer that wasn't in the box with every single other model I had when I picked up the game years later. I have 3 destroyers now and was going to convert one to heavy, but then my dog chewed up the heavy gauss cannon. At least the heavy gauss cannon is salvageable for ruins!

**gealgain**

Well, when we've seen the cats batting around dice out of boredom, pick up the dice in thier mouths, bring them up the stairs, and then chase them down said stairs.

As of late, I keep my gaming table out with terrain and everything ready to go. so it's not too unreasonable that they would.

**timetowaste85**

Grot 6 wrote:
timetowaste85 wrote:
So, due to a distressing morning, I confronted my friend today about some models that went missing: I had them in a tub of acetone that I left outside to keep her house from smelling up 3 weeks ago. I showed her the tub, told her I was putting it there because of what was in it. Today I couldn't find it, asked her and she admitted she threw it out a week ago, after asking everyone except me whose it was. She forgot that I showed her and actively denied me doing so. In the tub was a Slaanesh CSM Lord, 3-5 OOP Noise Marines, 5 metal SM scouts (weapons unknown, likely snipers) and possibly Ahriman. The response was "sorry." No offer to make up for the models, just "I asked everyone else, nobody knew so I chucked it." I asked if she opened it to even see what was in it, and was asked "Why would I?" I'd put it at about a $60-70 value, tossed in the trash. She was letting me stay at her place while I apartment hunted, and I'm partially considering taking the amount out of what I owe her for electricity for the month. What are your horror stories for lost models? Thankfully mine was fairly small, but it's still a terrible feeling, mostly because quite a few were OOP.

Hey.

You should just suck that one up and let it ride. Really, what.. a couple of models more or less lost on accident, and you want to go all defcon 4 over it? Not just No. Heck No. The old saying still holds true. S@#$$ happens.

Models lost on an accident arn't worth ruining a friendship.

Slow your roll, Boss.

And...read the thread. We've talked it out, and things are as they are. Friendship not ruined. When I posted the possible friendship ended, the models were NOT the sole reason at all, there were a bunch of other factors. Those other factors have been discussed between us as adults, and the situation is ended, no lost friendship. My last post made that quite clear. Keep on topic of models lost/thrown out/stolen, not on housing-dilemmas.

**CloudRider**

Da krimson barun wrote:
CloudRider wrote:
timetowaste85 wrote:
azreal13 wrote:
Honestly? She's doing you a solid, and perhaps should have been a bit more apologetic, but I'd suck it up and chalk it down to experience.

I do sympathise though, when I quit at the end of 2nd, I gave my Eldar army to a mate to sell, as he had more gaming buddies than I did.

Never saw him or the models again.

We're talking of thousands of points, all special characters, dreadnought, war walker, 10 Wraithguard, Harlequins, full size squads of all Aspect Warriors, all metal.

That stung a bit

Doing me a "solid" only goes so far...if anything goes slightly wrong in the house (she rents to two others) I get blamed before anyone else (and there's been a bunch), my sister's boyfriend gets parking privileges in the driveway while I have to park down the road (I pay a small rent, he pays nothing), yells at me for playing games on my Xbox because she assumes I'm playing online and hogging the Internet (my gold account is expired and I explained as such that I'm not even online), I get yelled at if I don't put the sponge away before I put the dishes away after washing them (yeah, I wish I was kidding-I'm dead serious), generally don't get thanked for helping out around the house or cooking (got my first thank you tonight since I've been here a month)...it feels pretty close to tyrannical. Sadly, I could go on, but I think that's probably enough venting. I've put up with it because I have no choice while I wait for the new apartment-it's her house, I kinda have to play by her rules. I just don't have to like them. Our friendship will pretty much be null and void once I'm out-even now, I'm only civil at face value. Throwing out my models and giving a shoulder shrug and not even really caring is just the final straw. But, since my choice is living on the street or accepting her crappy rules for another 3 weeks...I'd say my options are limited, no? And trying to discuss these things with her hasn't worked-I've tried to be civil and discuss them, she just raises her voice over mine, whines about how difficult it is having me here with two other people and walks off. Yeah-options are pretty much non-existant. I try to stay out of the house except to sleep.

Wow, this was supposed to be about models that took a hike, not a vent session. Anyways, appreciate anyone who listens.

Sh1t man, sounds like crap.
Im only 16 so I wouldn't know much about it.
Haha I thought living at my dads place was bad...
#FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS
good luck man

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Ild just sprayed the assault on black reach orks at about lunch time and put them out in the backyard on an old tree stump so they could dry.
Being the idiot I am I left them there overnight.
"I'll just get them tomorrow" I said to myself.

Got up the next morning to grab the board they were on and I noticed a few we're missing..
I never found out why...

Squirels!

...scary thing is. There are no squirrels where I live.
They lived around the lake for a while but apparently dogs and cats killed them off.
We have a lot of strays and ferals..

**Savagecoyote**

Feth the squirrels nothing makes models vanish faster than an ex wife!! she contacted my FLGS with a list of my stuff she was selling to " Get Back " the money she claimed i owed her .....it ran to 5 A4 sheets of paper (and thats just the models and gaming books )

**dreamakuma**

My ex wife threw my stompa at me and 2000 points of boys went missing during that splitting up time.

**gealgain**

Savagecoyote wrote:
Feth the squirrels nothing makes models vanish faster than an ex wife!! she contacted my FLGS with a list of my stuff she was selling to " Get Back " the money she claimed i owed her .....it ran to 5 A4 sheets of paper (and thats just the models and gaming books )

Ouch! Clearly a woman scorned is the 5th chaos god. I hope you were able to get to the FGLS and get them to stop

**Da krimson barun**

My friend forgot to lock his door..We paint on cardboard covered foozball and airhockey tables.on new years day his cousins(13 to 7)came and wanted to play foozball.They threw his deagonosti sovreign of the seas on his bed because it was on the table.Luckily he only lost a bag of nails...

**Haight**

Thankfully everyone in my life knows "do not touch the minis, back away slowly".

That said, i cringe when i think of the amount of stuff i was not able to bartertown in a reasonable amount of time, and then threw away myself.

**CloudRider**

Haha wives throwing and stealing and stuff.
I had a feeling it would get to this point...
That's life though.

**Alfndrate**

timetowaste85 wrote:
Grot 6 wrote:
timetowaste85 wrote:
So, due to a distressing morning, I confronted my friend today about some models that went missing: I had them in a tub of acetone that I left outside to keep her house from smelling up 3 weeks ago. I showed her the tub, told her I was putting it there because of what was in it. Today I couldn't find it, asked her and she admitted she threw it out a week ago, after asking everyone except me whose it was. She forgot that I showed her and actively denied me doing so. In the tub was a Slaanesh CSM Lord, 3-5 OOP Noise Marines, 5 metal SM scouts (weapons unknown, likely snipers) and possibly Ahriman. The response was "sorry." No offer to make up for the models, just "I asked everyone else, nobody knew so I chucked it." I asked if she opened it to even see what was in it, and was asked "Why would I?" I'd put it at about a $60-70 value, tossed in the trash. She was letting me stay at her place while I apartment hunted, and I'm partially considering taking the amount out of what I owe her for electricity for the month. What are your horror stories for lost models? Thankfully mine was fairly small, but it's still a terrible feeling, mostly because quite a few were OOP.

Hey.

You should just suck that one up and let it ride. Really, what.. a couple of models more or less lost on accident, and you want to go all defcon 4 over it? Not just No. Heck No. The old saying still holds true. S@#$$ happens.

Models lost on an accident arn't worth ruining a friendship.

Slow your roll, Boss.

And...read the thread. We've talked it out, and things are as they are. Friendship not ruined. When I posted the possible friendship ended, the models were NOT the sole reason at all, there were a bunch of other factors. Those other factors have been discussed between us as adults, and the situation is ended, no lost friendship. My last post made that quite clear. Keep on topic of models lost/thrown out/stolen, not on housing-dilemmas.

Resolved or not, I would have politely told her, "Hey I'm going to be a little short on rent this month since someone threw out about 70 dollars worth of models that I now have to get replaced."

But that's just me

**filbert**

Back in my first phase of GW ownership in my early teens, about 1990 to 1995 or so, I had a huge Ork Epic army, along with the obligatory Space Marine, Titan Legions and supplement box sets. These all disappeared to the charity shop that my gran used to volunteer in sometime around the time I started my A-Levels and lost interest in gaming. Doubtless they all sold for barely a couple of quid. My heart breaks when I think of that army, mainly because a) it was fully painted by clan and Gargant and b) I recently bought all of that old Epic stuff back so I can appreciate what it is worth now in pure monetary terms.

**Deacis657**

azreal13 wrote:

I do sympathise though, when I quit at the end of 2nd, I gave my Eldar army to a mate to sell, as he had more gaming buddies than I did.

Never saw him or the models again.

We're talking of thousands of points, all special characters, dreadnought, war walker, 10 Wraithguard, Harlequins, full size squads of all Aspect Warriors, all metal.

That stung a bit

My story is much like this. A old friend moved back to town and became interested in 40k. He was interested in CSM so I let him barrow my army. I didn't have a problem with it seeing we've been friends since we were kids and they weren't that far away. Some time after that he just stopped talking to me and disappeared off the face of the earth. I went to his house and acted like he wasn't there. I finally caught him leaving and I asked for my stuff back. Turns out he just threw out, his reason? Because he was done being friends.

**DeffDred**

Over the years I've lost plenty of things due to my own stupidity or acts of god.

Fully painted landraider? Thrown at a concrete wall during an argument.

Sisters of battle sister superior? Smashed with hammer.

Tyranid army? Lost to the sands of time.

Dire Avenger set? Lost just after buying codex?! Roommate found it on the living room floor....

Shows how often I go into that side of the apartment!

**Jubear**

timetowaste85 wrote:
PrehistoricUFO wrote:
Do not lose your friendship with this person - who hooked you up with a place to stay, probably a lot cheaper than renting with a stranger - over a piddly $70.00 loss. Are you mad, man?! I empathize but your priorities are way messed up in this situation.

I, uh, think you missed the rest of the post...the models are just the latest in a long line of crap I've had to deal with while staying with this person.

Then leave. You are getting a place to stay that must be cheaper then a motel (otherwise you would be at a motel) Making snarky post about someone who is helping you out is pretty low. I would dearly love to show her your post and watch you get your ass thrown out on the street while I watch with an massive justice fueled boner.

**PredaKhaine**

Jubear wrote:
timetowaste85 wrote:
PrehistoricUFO wrote:
Do not lose your friendship with this person - who hooked you up with a place to stay, probably a lot cheaper than renting with a stranger - over a piddly $70.00 loss. Are you mad, man?! I empathize but your priorities are way messed up in this situation.

I, uh, think you missed the rest of the post...the models are just the latest in a long line of crap I've had to deal with while staying with this person.

Then leave. You are getting a place to stay that must be cheaper then a motel (otherwise you would be at a motel) Making snarky post about someone who is helping you out is pretty low. I would dearly love to show her your post and watch you get your ass thrown out on the street while I watch with an massive justice fueled boner.

Erm...timetowaste85 has said its sorted at least twice and to stay on topic....Do try to keep up

A friend was painting sternguard at mine - he'd undercoated them. Took them outside in a box, dropped them and all the weapons broke off and spun away into the darkness/gutter. We found some.

**timetowaste85**

PredaKhaine wrote:
Jubear wrote:
timetowaste85 wrote:
PrehistoricUFO wrote:
Do not lose your friendship with this person - who hooked you up with a place to stay, probably a lot cheaper than renting with a stranger - over a piddly $70.00 loss. Are you mad, man?! I empathize but your priorities are way messed up in this situation.

I, uh, think you missed the rest of the post...the models are just the latest in a long line of crap I've had to deal with while staying with this person.

Then leave. You are getting a place to stay that must be cheaper then a motel (otherwise you would be at a motel) Making snarky post about someone who is helping you out is pretty low. I would dearly love to show her your post and watch you get your ass thrown out on the street while I watch with an massive justice fueled boner.

Erm...timetowaste85 has said its sorted at least twice and to stay on topic....Do try to keep up

A friend was painting sternguard at mine - he'd undercoated them. Took them outside in a box, dropped them and all the weapons broke off and spun away into the darkness/gutter. We found some.

My worst (not 40k) was realising that the tv remote had disappeared (tv had one button - on/off so I kinda needed it) and the only place it could have gone was the bin. My wife had emptied the bin.
We lived in a block of flats - it wasn't collection day, so I knew it would still be there. There were 18 full bin bags in the communal bin/skip.
My remote was in the 18th.
My wife said - its funny how things are all in the last place you look.

To quote Lee Evans 'Well I wouldn't find it...and then carry on FETHING LOOKING!'

Thanks for helping point out that it's taken care of. Some other posters have reading comprehension issues.

If people don't stay on topic (models thrown out/lost), I'll request a MOD perform exterminatus on the thread. Last time I'm requesting stay on topic.