Things I’ll never do again!?

[NOBLNG]

Anybody have any things you have done that did not turn out as planned or needed correction...kind of an anti-tip?  I made a copy of the Revell Jeep Honcho frame out of styrene sheet. To make matters worse, I laminated .060” and .040” to get the .100” that I wanted. It worked OK, but the seam of the lamination is a pain to fill. Next time I will invest in the proper thickness of sheet or use rectangular stock. Well, live and learn.?

Edited May 20, 2021 by NOBLNG

[Vince Nemanic]

Try stretching some sprue and installing it with liquid glue. It will melt into the styrene and it sands well. You may still need a tiny amount of putty.

[youpey]

i messed up an otherwise great paint job trying to use locktite to glue on a mirror. it didnt hold and discolored the clear coat.  i was able to respray the area with a quick shot of color and a clear and it is hardly noticeable.   i will stick to my regular glue

[misterNNL]

When laminating sheets I typically bevel the mating edges so there is room for filler at seams.

[NOBLNG]

2 hours ago, youpey said:

i messed up an otherwise great paint job trying to use locktite to glue on a mirror. it didnt hold and discolored the clear coat.  i was able to respray the area with a quick shot of color and a clear and it is hardly noticeable.   i will stick to my regular glue

I like to put pins in those before paint so that very little glue is needed at final assembly.

[NOBLNG]

3 hours ago, Vince Nemanic said:

Try stretching some sprue and installing it with liquid glue. It will melt into the styrene and it sands well. You may still need a tiny amount of putty.

Good idea, I should have done that at the beginning.

5 minutes ago, misterNNL said:

When laminating sheets I typically bevel the mating edges so there is room for filler at seams.

Good idea also. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

I'll never hold a part in the palm of my hand while I'm drilling a hole again.

Backing that bit out of the bone and taking a plug of meat out with it...well, once was enough.   

[cobraman]

Ouch !  Hard to believe you did that Bill.

[Snake45]

Never again will I dip the warped roof of a model into BOILING water to try to straighten it out. Especially not a rare unbuilt kit body. 

[NOBLNG]

10 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Never again will I dip the warped roof of a model into BOILING water to try to straighten it out. Especially not a rare unbuilt kit body. 

Yeah, a butane lighter is not a good idea either!?

[thatz4u]

13 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Never again will I dip the warped roof of a model into BOILING water to try to straighten it out. Especially not a rare unbuilt kit body. 

 

2 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Yeah, a butane lighter is not a good idea either!?

save the stuff for a junkyard or demo-derby diorama...

[El Roberto]

On 5/20/2021 at 5:32 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

I'll never hold a part in the palm of my hand while I'm drilling a hole again.

Backing that bit out of the bone and taking a plug of meat out with it...well, once was enough.   

Oh yeah!  I've put a very tidy hole in my finger doing that.  

[Beans]

Never again will I forget about the body in the plastic bag with a bunch of the below stripper for about 36 hours.

 

[Scott8950]

On 5/20/2021 at 9:42 PM, Snake45 said:

Never again will I dip the warped roof of a model into BOILING water to try to straighten it out. Especially not a rare unbuilt kit body. 

I've tried boiling water on a badly warped resin and it worked out ok but I definitely wouldn't try it on anything vintage.  A hairdryer works good but you've gotta be careful with it also, don't  ask me how I know ?

[Snake45]

45 minutes ago, Scott8950 said:

I've tried boiling water on a badly warped resin and it worked out ok but I definitely wouldn't try it on anything vintage.  A hairdryer works good but you've gotta be careful with it also, don't  ask me how I know ?

I've been using steam to unwarp styrene with some success. Latest try was the "caved-in" roof of a Monogram 1/24 '65 Corvette. Was trying to get just a touch of convex on the upper line of the windshield. Didn't quite make it but I did get it straight across--definitely better than the concave line I started with. 

[youpey]

i will never pour resin again without verifying it is water tight first.  ruined a perfectly good folding table

[NOBLNG]

1 hour ago, Snake45 said:

I've been using steam to unwarp styrene with some success. Latest try was the "caved-in" roof of a Monogram 1/24 '65 Corvette. Was trying to get just a touch of convex on the upper line of the windshield. Didn't quite make it but I did get it straight across--definitely better than the concave line I started with. 

That would look real nice in a charcoal gray metallic! ?

[jaftygas]

On 5/20/2021 at 9:14 AM, NOBLNG said:

Anybody have any things you have done that did not turn out as planned or needed correction...kind of an anti-tip?  I made a copy of the Revell Jeep Honcho frame out of styrene sheet. To make matters worse, I laminated .060” and .040” to get the .100” that I wanted. It worked OK, but the seam of the lamination is a pain to fill. Next time I will invest in the proper thickness of sheet or use rectangular stock. Well, live and learn.?

This is a pretty sweet looking frame. We do what we can with what we got! In light of this, I’d say you nailed it.

 

BTW, I think the anti tips and tricks is a start of a great subject.

[Chariots of Fire]

Well, never go after a part you just dropped while holding a running dremel with a carbide disk in it.  Did a number on my leg.  Needed  4 stiches to close it up!  Calmly shut the dremel off and set it down first!?

[Horrorshow]

I will never use a bottle from my building supplies (paint, glue, decal restorers etc.) without reading the label first. While my accident was minor, it could have ruined a paint job. Decal restorer and decal softener are not interchangeable.

[stitchdup]

never again will i have my booth in the bathroom. turns out my deodrant and tamiya rattle tins are the same size when you aint looking and suburu blue armpits are not a good look (next time i'll use something flashier from hok, lol)

[Horrorshow]

19 hours ago, stitchdup said:

never again will i have my booth in the bathroom. turns out my deodrant and tamiya rattle tins are the same size when you aint looking and suburu blue armpits are not a good look (next time i'll use something flashier from hok, lol)

Did you bare metal foil them too??

[W Humble]

What's worse than staggering into the bathroom and starting to brush you teeth with Preparation H?  Mistaking toothpaste, esp the very minty kind, for it for the purpose intended.  I did the former!  Senior moment?  Wick

[stitchdup]

never again will i use local words when buying tools elsewhere. I was in a model railway shop looking at tools and i asked the guy if he had any peedie files. it didn't go down well. locally to me peedie means small

[W Humble]

Pretty thin-skinned shop guy?!  Eensie, teenie-weenie, bitsy -- no better?  I'll bet they had 'em, tho!  Wick