small part search and recovery

Straycat1911

One of my current builds is a Trumpeter liberty ship (converted to post war generic tramp freighter). I had one of the cargo hatches disappear onto my wood floor. Searched, searched, searched, couldn't find it. 

Finally decided after a week to scratchbuild a replacement. Got it glued in place, painted, ect. Glanced down at the floor, THERE'S THE STUPID HATCH IN PLAIN SIGHT!!!!!! 

The Modelling Gremlins strike again!  

One of my current builds is a Trumpeter liberty ship (converted to post war generic tramp freighter). I had one of the cargo hatches disappear onto my wood floor. Searched, searched, searched, couldn't find it. 

Finally decided after a week to scratchbuild a replacement. Got it glued in place, painted, ect. Glanced down at the floor, THERE'S THE STUPID HATCH IN PLAIN SIGHT!!!!!! 

I lost a photo-etch rudder-bar assembly that had taken me several hours to assemble and paint. Couldn't find it anywhere. Two days later I found it buried in the fur of our dog's head.

I did the same thing, only I find a contact lense at the bottom of a pool.

Only took me 4-5 hours.

the doog

 

...or crawling aorund on your hands and knees with magnifying glasses and a flashlihght for hours.....

 

LOL!! I thought I was the only one doing that. Just yesterday my usual 1-2 hour air brushing session turned into a 7 hour one! I accidentally dropped on the garage floor the tip of my Badger Renegade air brush. Anyone that owns one will know how tiny that part is.

After several hours of crawlig around with my optivisor and a flashlight I finally found the tip which had rolled about 3-4 feet under a metal cabinet that is about 1/4" off the concrete floor.  

RX7850

Neat idea. Sure beats emptying  the canister and rummaging thru the dust and dirt.

 

Neat idea. Sure beats emptying  the canister and rummaging thru the dust and dirt.