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I used to think that the Carpet Monster was the epitome of Pure Evil, with its astonishing ability to make even large parts (for me, 1/700 ships) disappear as thoroughly is if they'd vanished under a teen-ager's bed.
No more. New wife, new house, hardwood floor in the hobby room. You would think - flat area, neutral floor tone, relatively small area - how hard can it be for dropped parts to hide?
Harder than you can ever imagine *bangs head against table*
Agree. I have a low pile carpet that's loops, not shag. It is great for finding parts- no bounce factor.
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
Carpet, I'm now working on a cement floor in my basement, and I haven't lost a part since.
Bruce
On the bench: 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF
1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I
With a hardwood floor, take a small flashlight and shine it along the surface of the floor (almost horizontal with the floor) while you get your eyeballs right behind said light and scan the floor - small parts will usually stand out very prominently with this technique.
Devil Dawg
On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build
Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!
on what DD said above. I have a rug in my workroom but I bought one of those large clear plastic chair pads. Helped a lot. The flashlight on the floor works great.
Jim
Main WIP:
On the Bench: Artesania Latina (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II
I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.
Devil Dawg With a hardwood floor, take a small flashlight and shine it along the surface of the floor (almost horizontal with the floor) while you get your eyeballs right behind said light and scan the floor - small parts will usually stand out very prominently with this technique.
I call this the "CSI" technique!
hogfanfs Devil Dawg With a hardwood floor, take a small flashlight and shine it along the surface of the floor (almost horizontal with the floor) while you get your eyeballs right behind said light and scan the floor - small parts will usually stand out very prominently with this technique. I call this the "CSI" technique!
Thats funny. I'm having one of those "doh" moments. I work on concrete and never thought of this. Thanks guys. gk
The main part of the room is carpeted, but I put down tiles (vinyl, peel-n-stick) under the work area. I went with tan/brown..helps the gray parts stand out a bit. I also keep a flashlight handy!
Really nice hobby space fermis ! the tv is a nice add on for the
bench. What do you do to control overspray ? With smooth
floors I find it just as easy to sweep around the work
area and just look in the pile for the lost part.
On the bench: Revell Euro Fighter 1/32
Ontario, CANADA
Dash8 Really nice hobby space fermis ! the tv is a nice add on for the bench. What do you do to control overspray ?
bench. What do you do to control overspray ?
Thank you...I enjoy it!!!
My paintbooth is on the other side of the basement, vented outside.
fermis Dash8 Really nice hobby space fermis ! the tv is a nice add on for the bench. What do you do to control overspray ? Thank you...I enjoy it!!! My paintbooth is on the other side of the basement, vented outside.
Hardwood. When losing a part, I just walk around barefoot until I step on something that hurts...
I'm finally retired. Now time I got, money I don't.
Roger that. I do the same thing on the concrete floor of my basement, where my bench is installed. Of course, things still fly off on long trajectories, or take a bounce, and disappear, but I can usually find anything that drops within a 4" circle of my chair.
The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.
But forget about the floor--I've lost small pieces on my bench. Most recently, I built the old ESCI 1/1200 Scharnhorst kit and launched one of the turrets in the secondary battery into space. It landed on my bench, but much of my gray army is out on the bench, as well as various containers with supplies, tools, etc. I heard it hit, but couldn't find it, and it was faster to carve a little piece of sprue to replace it, than to pick everything up to look for it.
Black holes are real. They occure anywhere where a tiny impossible to replace scale model part hits the floor.
Hardwood plus Swifter , haven't lost anything yet.
"le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"
Whenever I lose a part, it's because..."I'll set this here, so I don't lose it".
Never fails...I always remember where I set that part (so that I wouldn't lose it) AFTER I had to scratch up a replacement.
Gear Head 6 Black holes are real. They occure anywhere where a tiny impossible to replace scale model part hits the floor.
They absolutely are real. I also have a Gray Hole problem with anything that hits the floor, aka the #($&*#$^(#$^ cat.
fermis Whenever I lose a part, it's because..."I'll set this here, so I don't lose it". Never fails...I always remember where I set that part (so that I wouldn't lose it) AFTER I had to scratch up a replacement.
Man, I thought I was the only person that happens to!
I have and like carpet....no bounce factor....I also keep a flash light handy as well as one of those adhesive lint rollers. Sure you pick up a lot of lint, but usually the parts come with it. You could also wrap wide painters tape around you hand and blot. One side benefit to carpet, when you're on your knees getting up close and personal with the floor.....its softer.
Here's an idea for all of you. I wear an apron with a pocket stretching the entire width of the apron. You'd be surprised how often I find a dropped part in the pocket.
Have fun!
Carpet is harder to find stuff in, but the part generally doesn't go "CRUNCH" when you step on it while doing the search like it does on hardwood or other hard surface.
I have found that, with a high pile carpet like I have, if I act as if I've broken a glass when I drop a part---don't move anymore than necessary, slowly get up, watch the steps, and reach for the dust pan and brush, I can sweep the carpet lightly with the dustbroom and USUALLY recover the part off of the fibers without much trouble. I would think that it would be MUCH easier on a hardwood floors, but I don't like the hardness underfoot of a wooden floor.
I too have high loop pile carpet , doog , I find if I lightly run my hand over the top of the carpet rapidly . the dropped piece , flick's up into the air ,
Jay Jay Hardwood. When losing a part, I just walk around barefoot until I step on something that hurts...
Heck, I find stuff I didn't even know I lost that way!!
No cats?
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