thomascoffey1959@gmail.com Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 While I screwed up the Impala paint job and wet sand, I had been distracting myself with a scrap parts build of an early jalopy, there is no plan, it'll go where it will, so I CAN'T screw THAT up. The last monstrosity created this way is a hot rod fiat topalino(?) with vw fenders,34 ford flat head, and mg wheels n tires. Truly an ugly little troll. pics coming soon ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomascoffey1959@gmail.com Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) back to the bench Edited March 17, 2021 by thomascoffey1959@gmail.com duplicate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomascoffey1959@gmail.com Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 oops wrong pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I didn’t venture into the model room today, but still in the game! I’m working on adding shelves to my main display case. I got all the shelf peg holes done, cleaned up and polished all the glass. Now I’m working on a poster background to cover the rear mirrors. Marginal results so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 OK, I hate to admit this but this morning I made what I think is the dumbest thing I ever did while working on a model. I was working on the doors of the AMT 1/16 T Bird I am building. At the same time I have The Magnificent Seven (1960) on the tv. I somehow managed to put the left side interior panel on the right side door. Same error on the other side. Then when I went to install them into the body I noticed the door handle was in the wrong place. DOH ! How did I do that ? Funny thing is they fit pretty good the wrong way. To make matters worse when I was fixing my screw up I managed to get some glue on the door. Out of that color paint, polishing did not help much . So I will live with it I guess. Message to self.... don't watch a good old western while building a model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 1:31 PM, DrKerry said: I've got enough screw ups to write a book on them!! LOL........ I did write a book about mine.......then lost the draft...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 Ahhhh. the glue smudge bugaboo bites again. Probably my most frequent screw -up.🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 11:49 AM, thatz4u said: I did write a book about mine.......then lost the draft...LOL LOL, ouch!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullybeef Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Started assembling a 3D printed LSX engine, all was going well till I realized I had installed the cylinder heads too low and the intake manifold had massive gaps on either side! O well chalk it up to a learning curve while dealing with 3D prints, no alignment pins to guide for positive placement means more time will need to be done dry fitting. luckily it came apart without damage so I get to start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bullybeef said: Started assembling a 3D printed LSX engine, all was going well till I realized I had installed the cylinder heads too low and the intake manifold had massive gaps on either side! O well chalk it up to a learning curve while dealing with 3D prints, no alignment pins to guide for positive placement means more time will need to be done dry fitting. luckily it came apart without damage so I get to start over. Iceman print? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullybeef Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, wrenchr said: Iceman print? No local friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 Wow, thats a great looking engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullybeef Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 1:18 PM, TransAmMike said: Wow, thats a great looking engine! Fixed my oops and now full steam ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomascoffey1959@gmail.com Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Nice recovery. That engine builds up great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullybeef Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 8 hours ago, thomascoffey1959@gmail.com said: Nice recovery. That engine builds up great Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Well today I noticed that I glued the cab support upside down in the frame of the LNT8000 snow plow I'm working on. I had assembled it all last weekend. Not only did I glue it well with Tamiya liquid cement I glued it a second time! DOH! Not sure what I'm going to do, it's rock solid in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromolly Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Today was my day to "unscrew up" a couple of Royally screwed up paint jobs that I ended up stripping and redoing. Got paint on one tonight and I'm happy. Got the other one primed and body work done. Well, I did get a little dust in the paint job so there's the screw up. Still happy though, much better than the screwed up messes I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 8 hours ago, Kromolly said: ...Royally screwed up paint jobs.... I see what you did there. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromolly Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 44 minutes ago, Snake45 said: I see what you did there. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) On 3/21/2021 at 10:41 PM, Kromolly said: Today was my day to "unscrew up" a couple of Royally screwed up paint jobs that I ended up stripping and redoing. Got paint on one tonight and I'm happy. Got the other one primed and body work done. Well, I did get a little dust in the paint job so there's the screw up. Still happy though, much better than the screwed up messes I had. Congrats Roy! ... It’s a good feeling to see satisfying results after being disappointed and refusing to give up. Even when no one else knows what it took. Here’s to a feather in your hat and another experience wiser ... well hopefully, right?👍 Edited March 24, 2021 by Venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksnow Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I tipped over a bottle of turn signal red. Luckily no models parts were contacted. It just looks like I bled all over the bench now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Hope ya didn't lose too much of it Kyle. If it's Model Master probably won't be available before too long. I've had mine for years since it doesn't get used much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksnow Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 26 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Hope ya didn't lose too much of it Kyle. If it's Model Master probably won't be available before too long. I've had mine for years since it doesn't get used much. It was the little testor's bottle. Only lost about a third of it. At the rate I use it, it will probably go bad before I use it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, TransAmMike said: Hope ya didn't lose too much of it Kyle. If it's Model Master probably won't be available before too long. I've had mine for years since it doesn't get used much. Testor now has it in the little bottles in their regular line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Good to know "Snake" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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