I think everyone has this so don't be shy to tell your story. Here's mine:

Building the Model

- Laying the parts on the floor makes someone slip, destroy that part and/or bleed his foot.

- Be sure to cap the super glue or it'll burst the next time you use it

- Leave the glue for a while or it'll stick to you

Painting

- Thinner must be secured so it won't splash on your shirt.

- A newspaper or anything that can be used as a cover can protect your valuable table from being a "work of art"

- Inhaling fumes can cause a deep pain in the chest

When using sharp objects

- X-Acto and other cutting tools must always be kept in place or else a rolling X-Acto and falling can produce a wound in your foot

- Be sure to keep your fingers away from parts being cut or it'll bleed

Placing the model

- Be sure that the model itself is secure with the base or else the whole crowd will laugh at you

- Secure all parts that stick to the model, remains stuck to the model

True....
Some more:

Never splash your plasticglue before gf comes over (she will think you are stoned).
Never let your birds fly around with all kinds of delicate parts on your table.
Never let your rabbit fight one of your models... most proberbly the rabbit wins


Greetz

all true!





-great one! maybe I'll see how my cat does against a Stug IV -just have to do it when the Mrs. is at work......

Peter

the 2 biggest lessons I have learned are:
1.dont build under the influance of alcohol
2.dont build while tired

youll be sorry latter

Another ........ dont leave things laying around when you have a 2 year old curious daughter. My "toys" seem to be more interesting than hers ......... she runs off with them or hides them.

DAMM LOOKS LIKE I GOT TO GIVE MODELLING UP THEN! LOL

it sounds like me at the weekends :-)

I know that!!!
My boys eyes twinkle when he sees my models or buildings

Sam Wilson

Don't mistake your brush cleaner for light grey paint (that F-15 still haunts me!)
Don't have a sneezing fit while trying to paint an eye
Don't let the cat anywhere near wet gloss paint
Don't put a jar of olive drab that you've thinned for airbrushing near the edge of your table where the air hose can knock it off all over your nice clean trousers (or if you do, screw the lid on TIGHT!)

I'll add some more:

Do not work on your model if you are angry or else painting will all go wrong

Do not use your AB if the container leaks in your arm while your angry. You'll destroy the glass container and wound your hand No more container

Speaking of compressors, do not ihale them! You'll get a deep pain in the chest.

Be sure to turn off your compressor after every rest in painting. It'll burn your hands when you touch it.

One of my biggest mistake

Protect your models when there's kids all around After that, you'll get instant "battle damage" and "kitbashing parts"

I have expirianced a few of these problems! I honestly have to agree with fumes! Man sometimes when I used to paint, I would get a hell of a headache!

~Chip :-)

When the X-Acto start to fall, do not attempt to stop it by closing your legs together. There are mighty delicate parts in that neighborhood.
Never leave your expensive, fine pointed brush in thinner overnight.

Uncork the red wine when you have finished painting,not before/
Arthur.

Hi there

This is probably one for Mental Health and Safety!...

I build a lot of short-run models and one thing I've learned is that, just because all the parts arrive in the same box, don't assume that they'll actually fit together! :-)

The motto is "Test fit, then test fit... and when you think everything's ready to assemble... test fit again!"

All the best

Rowan

When you have got to sneeze, do sneeze over your model and don't do it to the other side......where a filled ashtray is located...........

HAAHAHAHAHAAHa!!! I built a 1/72 Mig-29 several years ago that got "discovered" by my 2 year old one day while I was at work. I came home and nearly stepped on the front landing gear. There was a path of distruction that led right to her room where I discovered the final resting place of a pretty nice Mig. :-) :-) Those kids, especially the little ones, can be quite a challenge. Bless their little hearts.

All so true. #:-)

Kids and Kats... The two great threats to your models and sanity. Fortunatly the kids are now old enough to understand threats
But the cats are still cats....

fURTHER MORE:
1)anything you do in a hurry 99% goes all wrong
2)anything you say "come on dont be so curious just glue it on" 100% wont fit at all but then its superglued!!!
3)When hes mistress voice calls for sunday lunch dont say "i am coming darling" trying in the next 2 minutes to fix this expensive metal barell, cause you have absolutely no luck. Leave it calm down go to lunch and get back
4)If you dont have enouch supplies of glue putty blades sandpaper , dont go modelling on a saturday night . Go to see a movie better!!!
5)If you plan to do a supermodelled or very well studied model , dont start with guidance from your instict if you dont have all the info and the pictures cause all the scratch you do will probably be wron ..
and a 1000 others do and dont do ..........

happy modelling buddies

#:-) LOL, this is like the Darwin Awards for modeling. MORE MORE

Beware of a grandson who points at a model on the display shelf and tells you he really, really likes that tank. The next day I bought him a GI Joe tank and so far the models have remained safe. But when he was one, he stepped on a Panzerjager 1. Totally my fault as I set the model box beside my chair and dropped a newspaper over the box with the mental note to put the box up before he arrived. Of course, I forgot. #:-)

The cat played with several one day. CAT GONE!

Another happened while I was in the hospital and rehab recovering from a stroke. I worked on the dinning room table at the time and the wife cleaned the table and put two almost completed models, Italeri F1 and F2, in a box and stacked some heavy books in the box. Broke all the wheels off the bogys of one model.

The silver lining to all this is that I am darn good at repairing damaged models. I was able to save all of them. :-) :-) :-)

Beware of a grandson who points at a model on the display shelf and tells you he really, really likes that tank. The next day I bought him a GI Joe tank and so far the models have remained safe. But when he was one, he stepped on a Panzerjager 1. Totally my fault as I set the model box beside my chair and dropped a newspaper over the box with the mental note to put the box up before he arrived. Of course, I forgot. #:-)

The cat played with several one day. CAT GONE!

Another happened while I was in the hospital and rehab recovering from a stroke. I worked on the dinning room table at the time and the wife cleaned the table and put two almost completed models, Italeri F1 and F2, in a box and stacked some heavy books in the box. Broke all the wheels off the bogys of one model.

The silver lining to all this is that I am darn good at repairing damaged models. I was able to save all of them. :-) :-) :-)

Never apply a matt finish if you didn't mask the windows of the M966. Now it looks frosted in the desert!

How about : Don't accidentaly paint over enamel paint with Tamiya Spray can Paint0:-)
I don't think anyone in the world deserves to see a m4a3e8 with flaky. melted paint all over.

Reminds me also of myself, let the spray paint dry before adding another different color coat You don't want to see mettalic blue comes out with scales! #:-). I've painted the kit with silver then a coat of blue. There it goes...... a blue robot with silver scales!