Woops wont do that again!

I managed to fix the crushed prop okay more or less.

But I hit another little problem.. Should be more or less self explanatory.

The bottle on the left was the 'original' I used the bottle on the right was a replacement as the bottle on the left was almost empty. Note the serial numbers are the same but the shades sure aren't! Not the grey of course but the two shades of green.

Jay Jay

BTW  debonder tastes awfull !

The only reason I was able to picture this is because I too have used my teeth to open stubborn tubes of glue; however, I have to say I did not have the misfortune that you did.  Your story has caused me to re-think the use of my chompers for this purpose and think I will stick to pliers now.

BTW  debonder tastes awfull !

Jelliot,

or should I call you Sherlock because that's exactly what happened....lol

LOL!You may have to seek replacements if that is the case!

Yea at my skill level I will probably get them on sideways :)

Well.you can try to glue the blades back onto the hub.

Sorry cant figure out how to post images evidently

Woops!

I think we've all had our X-acto mishaps while modeling.  I think it is some type of unwritten right of passage into the modeling world.  I am still giggling about the gluing of ones lips together with CA and CA on the eyelids.  In regards to the gluing of lips together, I can only picture one attempting to open a well secured lid on a CA tube with their teeth and ending up with a "sticky situation".

My biggest mishap so far happened to be with lacquer thinner....some of you may have already heard me talk of this experience.  I learned quickly that modeling at the brand new kitchen table is not a good idea...AT ALL!!!!  And if you do spill this on a lacquer finished surface, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT attempt to wipe up the spilled liquid as you will also remove the lacquer finish be left with a sticking smear on the tables surface.  Not to mention, one very unhappy spouse, who will quickly suggest that a new hobby be found.

Worst mistake was attempting to shave down a part to make it fit better.  Ended up splitting my thumb almost an inch long and God knows how deep.  Bled like a stuck pig.  Still can find the scar if I look hard enough, from over 30 years ago.  

John

stikpusher

About 26 years or so ago, I was building the old Revell 1/32 Tornado IDS. It was a rather tail heavy model so I needed to add weight in the radome. I had plenty of lead birdshot and loose pennies to affix in there but no super glue on hand to glue the stuff in place. So I decided to use Squadron Green Putty. Not a wise move. Where enough of it contacted one area on the inner surface created a corresponding size soft sink area on the outer surface until the putty eventually dried out. I suppose that had something to do with the toluene ingredient... So once that did dry I had to fill the resulting external area with putty and sand it smooth. Lesson learned: Squadron putty in large amounts in a concentrated area may cause more work than you intend to correct.

I did the same thing with a Hasegawa F-16B (two-seater) that I built about 15 years ago. Figured I'd be smart and use Squadron Green putty as nose weight in the nose cone. I filled that thing FULL of putty, then immediately super-glued it in place. A couple of days later, I went back to it to start on the painting, and was surprised to see that the entire nose cone had become a disfigured mess. I left it "as is", as I didn't have another kit from which to rob a nose cone. The only time I've ever used Squadron Putty for nose weight. Won't happen again.

Heller. Revell didn't have a separate cone.

One of my first kits was a Lockheed Constellation (don't remember the brand). After I put it together, it kept falling backward on its tricycle landing gear, so I took the nose off and filled it with glue for a counterbalance. It ended up looking like Squidward from Spongebob.

Oh yea headphones, that's another 'caution' sign.

I own two headphones here in the shop. One is a wireless Bluetooth, the other is good ole plug analog.

I was working on something the other night highlighting some wingtips with 'safety orange'  you know the stuff its fluorescent.

I had forgotten I had put the blue tooth set off to charge and had the plug/cord set on.

Well I filled the cup and closed the lid on the bottle, went to put it back in the rack, stood up took a step and jerked the airbrushes (both of them) out of their cradle. Fluorescent orange paint on my pants, on my shoes, everywhere.

I rushed to wash it off was only acrylic but it was Aztek opaque. This particular hue sticks like flypaper and dries very quickly. Well pretty much all I did was water it down and spread it out... LOL

Orange stain on the rug, pants, socks, boots, etc.

On the bright side I didn't pull the laptop into the middle of it.

As much as I am embarrassed to admit this I had a slight mishap with my xacto knife not to long ago. See I love to listen to music while I build, a habit I got into when I was stationed in Greece. Anyways so as not to disturb my fiance and the neighbors with my wide eclectic range of music I would just plug in my Zune and put my headphones on. Well one day not to long ago I had the Zune going with my headphones on just rocking out and building away, as you can imagine I couldn't hear anything going on around me as I was off in my own world. My fiance came home from work early and came up behind me to surprise me with a kiss and a beer, well needless to say I had my knife in hand and was doing some detail work when she did this and scared the hell out of me and I ended up getting myself in the forearm. 15 minutes and two tubes of liquid skin later I was able to calm down the fiance who was insisting on calling Las Vegas Fire and Rescue. Lesson learned: just play my music thought the Zune program on the computer, it's safer for all those involved.

1.  Years ago I built a model of Babylon 5 space station for my daughter who was a fan.  She wanted it hung from her ceiling, so I used fish line to attach it to  the ceiling light fixture.  Then I figured I needed to fix the knots in the line with superglue, and got my fingers glued to it.  I was standing on a chair; hand glued to the line; the space station swinging around; yelling to my wife to bring the fingernail polish remover.

2.  Finished up a Hasegawa 1/72 B-17, when I noticed what I thought was a smudge inside the cockpit canopy.  I put a little toothpaste on a q-tip; stuck it into the cockpit through the hole for the top turret.  Thought I could polish off the smudge and wipe it down.  But the toothpaste spread around like too much rice expands in a cooking pot, and ended up with a cockpit full of foam.

Nowdays, a smudge on the windshield is "just weathering."

I fractured a bone in my arm once, trying to raise a stuck window in my workshop before spraying paint.  Made a heck of a loud snap,  (Oops!) and my wife had to drive me to the hospital!

This is a fun thread but it's getting scary….!

I underestimated how sharp the new Z series X-Acto blades were. Once.......

Yeah, they are super sharp.

Knock on wood, it's been a while since I've had a major accident--at least, any that comes to mind.

The worst I've ever done, and I've done it a few times, is to pull the X-Acto towards me while shaving a part. I've put some pretty deep slices in fingertips. Only thing I can remember right now.

Chris

Was alcohol involved? LOL.... sorry

Does burying an exacto knife to the hilt above the knee count? Think of Young Frankenstein.

Yikes! Had sort of the same experience with a 1:1 BMW 1600 cc engine.

Managed to flush it out of the oil drain hole.

All the above stories have that "Oh Sh*t" moment!

One time I was rebuilding a rc model airplane engine and got it all put together but was missing one screw. I looked for hours to no avail.

So I decided to take it back apart again so I could get a match for one of the screws and there it was INSIDE the engine!!

Pant cuffs

I like the story of the guy who had a 'stuck' bottle of super glue so he held it up to his ear to see if any air was coming out.

You can guess the rest.

One time I was working on a model and dropped a small part. Spent an hour on my hands and knees with a flash light scouring the carpet for the missing part. Nothing found so I just gave up on it.

The next day I was putting on my boots and "Huh there is something in there" walla there was the missing part!

LOL! Can't say I've glued my lips together, but I have glued myself to my Xacto knife. Then almost glued my other hand to the whole thing trying to get unstuck.

HAH you haven't lived until you've super glued your lips together *  don't ask