Now I come to find out it may have been a delevery driver from our local BOCES (votech & media library) Luckily the Vice principal understood my anger..........
Matt
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matt
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 07:27 AM UTC
Weezul
Joined: May 24, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 07:33 AM UTC
Ah, I see... He probably set it down on it without looking then realized what he did and peeled out of there. 
SS-74
Joined: May 13, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 10:14 AM UTC
I also have a German Shepherd Dog, who is usually quite good, but once he chewed up the left fender of my JagdPanzer IV while I went off to pick up a phone. But the effect actually comes out good, so I don't rate it as a disaster.....
Oh one more disaster I can see coming is, I bought my girl friend a cheap necklace for about USD 25.00, and myself 6 DML kits for way more than that on the same day...wait till her find that out....better go home and burn the credit card receipt! :-)
Oh one more disaster I can see coming is, I bought my girl friend a cheap necklace for about USD 25.00, and myself 6 DML kits for way more than that on the same day...wait till her find that out....better go home and burn the credit card receipt! :-)
sourkraut
Joined: May 11, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 03:09 PM UTC
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I also have a German Shepherd Dog, who is usually quite good, but once he chewed up the left fender of my JagdPanzer IV while I went off to pick up a phone. But the effect actually comes out good, so I don't rate it as a disaster.....
Oh one more disaster I can see coming is, I bought my girl friend a cheap necklace for about USD 25.00, and myself 6 DML kits for way more than that on the same day...wait till her find that out....better go home and burn the credit card receipt! :-)
make sure she doesnt fint out
YodaMan
Joined: February 21, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 08:24 PM UTC
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I' m like yoda, at some times I suffer from the "drop the model" syndrome...
Maybe that's why they call them 'snap' kits. Hee hee...... :-)
YodaMan
slodder
Joined: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 08:57 PM UTC
I had a small diorama of a 30 cal. water cooled machine gun nest. It was one of my more proud jobs. It was on the shelf in the den. I happened to notice one day that the tree was missing a large section. I looked closer and found it in total dissarray. Some one, some pet had knocked it off the shelf and put it back. Sandbags everywhere, ground work SHOT. No saving the ground work, the figures and all are awaiting a new base. I hate the sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when you see all those hours go up in smoke and there's nothing you can do
TreadHead
Joined: January 12, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 10:37 PM UTC
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Every kit I had in progress were carefully placed in a large box labeled "Fragile: Do Not Pack". Next to it was a slightly smaller but much heavier box of paints that could not be transported by the movers labeled "Flammables: Do Not Pack". These two boxes were set aside so I could transport them myself when I moved.
Of course the movers then put the heavy box of paints inside the big box of half-built models, pushed it down real good so it would fit, and sealed up the box and placed it on the truck. Only salvageable kit was the Trumpeter M60A3 that was crap to begin with.
Just stumbled on this thread.....sad stories all of them. But Rob! Oooooooooh, that story HURT!
At that point I would have gotten 'medieval'...Tread.
Red4
Joined: April 01, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 10:37 PM UTC
My highly modified M551A1 Sheridan was being shown to a friend. I had forgot that I did not attach the turret and proceeded to turn it over. Needless to say parts everywhere...my friend and I standing there looking at each in total shock and disbeilief. All the damage was fixable and It sits proudly in its display case today. "Q" 
Tiger1
Joined: February 17, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 10:50 PM UTC
A couple of years ago, I had just finished weathering a Panzer IV. After I was finished, I wash cleaning my workbench with the completed model still on it. Well as I was putting away a bottle of Model Masters Enamel Black (holding it from the cap, like an idiot), the cap comes off the bottle, right on top of the model. Paint everywhere!!! I was not mentally prepared to clean the paint that now covered the model. I had to take two weeks off, just to cope with the accident!!!
avukich
Joined: April 11, 2002
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Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 - 11:22 PM UTC
I just stumbled across this thread.
I've had the cat accident occur once. I used to build 1/76 scale Matchbox models and when I first turned to 1/35 I did an Italeri Leopard. I had just finished it and placed it on the mantle in the room that I built models at the time (which was kept closed so the cats couldn't get in) when I got a phone call and accidentaly left the door open. Of course the cats went in the room since they weren't allowed in and when I got back the model was lying on the floor in many, many pieces. The thing that made me the maddest was that I didn't get a chance to show the model to anyone as I had just completed it 5 minutes before it met its demise.
I've had the cat accident occur once. I used to build 1/76 scale Matchbox models and when I first turned to 1/35 I did an Italeri Leopard. I had just finished it and placed it on the mantle in the room that I built models at the time (which was kept closed so the cats couldn't get in) when I got a phone call and accidentaly left the door open. Of course the cats went in the room since they weren't allowed in and when I got back the model was lying on the floor in many, many pieces. The thing that made me the maddest was that I didn't get a chance to show the model to anyone as I had just completed it 5 minutes before it met its demise.
SS-74
Joined: May 13, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 01:41 AM UTC
Just want to report to you guys, there is another fall for my Stug III, I was working on it on my coffee table (not a good idea to begin with I suppose),. then had to answer a phone call...went to my room, then all I heard was "BANG", rushed out from my room, my stupid dog's tail wiped it off the table, and I need to reattach the pieces of the individual tracks!!!
I cursed the friend whom called me!
This hobby is a hell of a patience builder!
I cursed the friend whom called me!
This hobby is a hell of a patience builder! sourkraut
Joined: May 11, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 04:12 AM UTC
animals and models do not go well togather
SS-74
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Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 09:49 AM UTC
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animals and models do not go well togather
I totally agree, and I promise you guys, if my Stug III fell again, I am personally going to put a bullet in it and end its miserable life...
sourkraut
Joined: May 11, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 05:23 PM UTC
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Quoted Textanimals and models do not go well togather
I totally agree, and I promise you guys, if my Stug III fell again, I am personally going to put a bullet in it and end its miserable life...
the stug or the dog?
SS-74
Joined: May 13, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 01:43 AM UTC
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the stug or the dog?[/quote
The Stug of course! :-) And I am also happy to report that I finished the construction today, and just primed the thing. I think the longer it takes me to do it, the more chance it would fall..... :-)
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Quoted Textanimals and models do not go well togather
I totally agree, and I promise you guys, if my Stug III fell again, I am personally going to put a bullet in it and end its miserable life...
the stug or the dog?[/quote
The Stug of course! :-) And I am also happy to report that I finished the construction today, and just primed the thing. I think the longer it takes me to do it, the more chance it would fall..... :-)
Army
Joined: June 16, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 06:56 AM UTC
I had just finished a F14 Tomcat and I had left it drying on my workbench..unbeknow to me that a bottle of liquid glue spilled when I shut the door and needless to say the next day I had a lot of parts for my Spares box and one slimy, soft model
Kaboom
Joined: June 19, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 07:42 AM UTC
When I'm finished with an airplane model I hang it up in my 4yr. old son's room because my wife doesn't want them in any of the "big people" rooms. I had a multi-national air armada flying around his room when one day I heard a lot of commotion at the other end of the house. I did a recon mission and found out that my collection had unknowningly "flown" through a couple of SAM batteries (I also have a 2yr old son with a strong right arm).
I lost 7 aircraft in the melee 5 of which were unrecoverable. Reprisals were swift and future attacks are not expected. I now have a bunch of plastic to experiment with, I'm switching between aircraft and armor kits, and my wife lets me display my work where I want.
Mark
I lost 7 aircraft in the melee 5 of which were unrecoverable. Reprisals were swift and future attacks are not expected. I now have a bunch of plastic to experiment with, I'm switching between aircraft and armor kits, and my wife lets me display my work where I want.
Mark
Sabotshooter
Joined: May 11, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 09:53 AM UTC
As far as model disasters go, I own a beagle who is my largest critic. My German Shepard mix won't touch a model but my Beagle loves to tell me what he thinks of my substandard models. The funny thing is he won't touch a tank model but everything else is fair game. I guess he knows that tanks hold a special place in a tanker's heart.
Stephen
Stephen
SS-74
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Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 10:23 AM UTC
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As far as model disasters go, I own a beagle who is my largest critic. My German Shepard mix won't touch a model but my Beagle loves to tell me what he thinks of my substandard models. The funny thing is he won't touch a tank model but everything else is fair game. I guess he knows that tanks hold a special place in a tanker's heart.
Stephen
Stephen I can totally relate to your experience. I have a GSD too, the last minor disaster I had that was intentionly oriented by him was he chewed the front mud guard of my JagdPanzer IV, luckily it was savagable and actually creat a quite nice beat up look. But he is learning not touching my tanks now, however just as a precaution, I have to spray bitter apple on any tank that is assessable to him. So for me the whole painting process goes as : Prime - Paint - Weather - Flat Coat - Then Spray something that is repellent to the dog. #:-)
Olangi120
Joined: June 15, 2002
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Posted: Friday, June 28, 2002 - 05:43 AM UTC
I had just finished a KV2 Russian heavy tank an old model from Tamiya.When I had to leave the room for a minute,I quikly placed it on top of a dresser where I have a small 75 what lamp,I had gone out maybe 15 seconds when I came back,the rear top of the hull had dented in from the heat.but ,it could have been worse,I wasnt planing on doing any battle damage on this tank but now it does and it look verey realistic hopfully I was able to save it in the nick of time. 
Armour66
Joined: April 21, 2002
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Posted: Friday, June 28, 2002 - 07:28 AM UTC
It was a dark and cold Christmas Eve. The family and I were on our way back from mass. As we approached home, father pointed out the 2 fire engines turning down our street, about 3/4 of a mile up the road.
Good News: The fire did not total the house, just the backside of it.......
Bad News: The backside was my brothers room and the storage room where I kept all of my models (about 120 or so) while I was on active duty in the fleet.
VERY Bad News: It was my fault, I had left a cigar burning in the ashtray of my lit'l bro's room.
Good News: The fire did not total the house, just the backside of it.......
Bad News: The backside was my brothers room and the storage room where I kept all of my models (about 120 or so) while I was on active duty in the fleet.
VERY Bad News: It was my fault, I had left a cigar burning in the ashtray of my lit'l bro's room.
GeneralFailure
Joined: February 15, 2002
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Posted: Friday, June 28, 2002 - 07:29 AM UTC
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We'd better glue our stuff to the workbench and keep those women with their vacs away then....
And even then, Danny... ! The cleaning lady once dusted a few of my models !
Bits and pieces broken off all around. Of course, being a good cleaning lady, she disposed of the debris !
staff_Jim
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Posted: Friday, June 28, 2002 - 10:41 AM UTC
The worst disaster that befell my models was me turning 12.
Boom - boom - boom
No more models. I still have some pieces though.
Jim
Boom - boom - boom
No more models. I still have some pieces though.
Jim
TreadHead
Joined: January 12, 2002
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Posted: Friday, June 28, 2002 - 10:51 AM UTC
I was carrying an assortment of my models to a modeling show once, and there was these 4 guys...............
Sabotshooter
Joined: May 11, 2002
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Posted: Friday, June 28, 2002 - 10:54 AM UTC
Hey Dave, ironically enough my shep mix's favorite "playtime" activity is when I chase him around with my RC tank. My Beagle hates the thing! I guess he thinks it's going to take revenge on him for the models that he's got his paws on. Now I have a kitten on top of two dogs ( look out models). I wasn't sure what to name her until the morning after I got her and found her on my work bench curled up next to my Tiger. So the name she earned herself is Tiger.
Stephen
Stephen
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