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How stupid I am
The monumental crap or...
The monumental crap or...
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Yan.
Re: The monumental crap or...
Sunday is practically over. Around 6:20 pm here.
Inspired by a new Enterprise "E" thread and a bit bored after to apply a clear coat over my Reliant I decided that I could do something "quick" in my Ent E that is stand by for several weeks now. I had painted it with chrome silver and let it hanging in my drying closet till now. Actually I had decided that it wouldn't get nice with that color so today I looked at it and at the spare pearl white rattle can. So I looked outside. It rained today but it stopped. Then I think "Seems that there is still enough light outside for a quick coat".
Mistake #1 - Let's cover it entirely with a single coat. It became a bit thick but I think I can live with it.
Mistake #2 - Let's try to put it inside the drying closet without to take the other things hanging off of the way. It bumped something and got a big stain. Damn it.
Mistake #3 - Let's try to resolve the mistake #2 result with some extra paint. It got thick and ugly like elephant skin. Oh no! I can NOT live with it!
Mistake #4 - Let's try to remove it with some paper towel. Argh! Where did I put that rat poison?
OK, as a prize for my universal stupidness I gained a ruined model, a stinky room, frustration and a terrible end of Sunday.
Am I stupid or am I stupid?

Inspired by a new Enterprise "E" thread and a bit bored after to apply a clear coat over my Reliant I decided that I could do something "quick" in my Ent E that is stand by for several weeks now. I had painted it with chrome silver and let it hanging in my drying closet till now. Actually I had decided that it wouldn't get nice with that color so today I looked at it and at the spare pearl white rattle can. So I looked outside. It rained today but it stopped. Then I think "Seems that there is still enough light outside for a quick coat".
Mistake #1 - Let's cover it entirely with a single coat. It became a bit thick but I think I can live with it.
Mistake #2 - Let's try to put it inside the drying closet without to take the other things hanging off of the way. It bumped something and got a big stain. Damn it.
Mistake #3 - Let's try to resolve the mistake #2 result with some extra paint. It got thick and ugly like elephant skin. Oh no! I can NOT live with it!
Mistake #4 - Let's try to remove it with some paper towel. Argh! Where did I put that rat poison?

OK, as a prize for my universal stupidness I gained a ruined model, a stinky room, frustration and a terrible end of Sunday.
Am I stupid or am I stupid?

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Yan.
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Re: The monumental crap or...
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mophius wrote:Join the club.
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NCC1966 wrote:LoL! You guys made my day!
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Oh man I just did one of theses monumental crap jobs on the lunar surface base for my LEM build. Got carried away and made a rookie mistake with the Dullcote. Totally wrinkled the decal. Now I'm out another 15 bucks for a replacement decal. Just goes to show that anyone, no matter how experienced, can make a dumb mistake. 

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What really scaries me is that the more time I collect doing models the more the magnitude of the craps grows together. Seriously, I didn't use to commit SUCH enormous mistakes when I was a young modeler. I don't know if it's because I am getting excessively bold and confident about my own skills (haha!) or if this is a clear sign of senility.


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Yan.
Re: The monumental crap or...
No, you just never realised you were making such mistakes when you were younger.
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