Modelers enemies

rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Modelers enemies

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, September 6, 2004 2:34 PM

Well after reading several post on these beasts I thought it was kind of funny.
The 3 main monsters turned out to be>>
Cats
And the Carpet monster
bookshelfs with books and models...

Solutions to fixing these hazards
Cats = Dont have one, get a dog, they re better Tongue [:P]

Carpet monster = get a wood or tile floor
bookshelves = Your textbooks should be opend on your desks and on your floor looking for reference photos, like mine, or you could get a separte book shelf.
In the end a modeler doesnt have to have any enemies. It just depends on how they setup their models and workspace. But I still have the carpet monster Disapprove [V]

John

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LemonJello

Member since
February 2004
From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa

Posted by LemonJello on Monday, September 6, 2004 3:02 PM

But its not as fun if there's nothing to complain about. After all, a happy Marine is a complaining Marine. If the complaints stop, then you really have to worry.

A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 6, 2004 3:06 PM

they say that about Sailors too.... if a sailor ain't complaining there something bigtime wrong...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Monday, September 6, 2004 3:41 PM

Good suggestions John.

Cats? They are good for nothing if you ask me. Yuck [yuck]

Hardwood floors? They would be great for modeling, unfortunately the carpet monster lives in my modeling room but I have beat him every time so far. Wink [;)]

Mike

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 3:54 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by MikeV

Good suggestions John.

Cats? They are good for nothing if you ask me.
Hardwood floors? They would be great for modeling, unfortunately the carpet monster lives in my modeling room but I have beat him every time so far.

Mike

Cats are yummy! Tongue [:P]

As for the bookshelf, I used the china hutch (no china).
And the carpet monster - I bet this place would have beautiful floors, now if i could convince the landlord to let me tear out this ratty old carpet!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 5:44 PM

no cats here, no problem with my fish Tongue [:P]

but the carpet monster......... the carpet in my modeling room is white, with bits of brown, and very bouncy, parts can bounch up to 3 feet away! very hard to find pieces, and i have no shelves yet.

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FreedomEagle1953

Member since
December 2012

Posted by FreedomEagle1953 on Monday, September 6, 2004 6:30 PM

... cats ... don't get me started ... Angry [:(!]

FreedomEagle1953

Chicago, IL area

"keep on building 'em ... but don't glue your fingers together"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 6:47 PM

Bookshelves and earthquakes don't go together either. An '87 quake took out most of my collection at the time.

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Monday, September 6, 2004 6:58 PM

Y'all forgot a couple.

Kids- My 3 yr old is great at being sneaky.

Myself- I am my own worst enemy.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 6, 2004 7:29 PM

I'm about to spend several hundred dollars to extend the wood floors from the living room and halls into my work room just for that... I convinced my wife that for every lost piece added up over time we could have more than payed for the floor in 3 years.

haha not really she is more than supportive of my addiction... problem is my living room is a light color wood and I would rather do my work room in dark... just to be easier to spot the missing pieces... I don't think she would compromise on that..

I have dogs and thankfully they are blissfully ambivalent about my models...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 8:35 PM

couldn't do with rule 1. I have to have my cat.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 8:36 PM

couldn't do with rule 1. I have to have my cat. she sometimes finds missing parts for me. by that I find them in her mouth

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 9:02 PM

Cats i don't have one,carpet don't have that either but i've found that a dropped part can travel great distances once it's bounced of the tiles,i've dropped a part and found it on the other side of the room about 10 feet away....
Lizards got it right my worst enemy is my kids my 3 year old son has nailed 2 of my 109s but thats my fault i'm the stupid one for leaving them where he can get them....

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Model Grandpa

Member since
July 2003
From: Keizer, Oregon

Posted by Model Grandpa on Monday, September 6, 2004 9:05 PM

5 cats in this household, biggest problem is having to clean all the fur, indoor cats seem to shed all the time.

This one is really not a monster but I’ll list it here. I call it the space/time membrane. The SPM can be any horizontal surface but can also be on the vertical plane. When you drop a part no matter what the surface, my hobby room has hardwood floors, the part will fall straight through the membrane into another space and/or time leaving no sign or opening behind. I first discovered the SPM working in a bicycle shop when I lost many small parts never to be found again, it has followed me to the hobby room.

Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark

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fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, September 6, 2004 9:09 PM

i played bye bye kitty kitty today when the feline walked on my fortress. it flew very well thankyou. the cat not the fort.

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 6, 2004 9:21 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Model Grandpa

5 cats in this household, biggest problem is having to clean all the fur, indoor cats seem to shed all the time.

I have 2 indoor dogs and they shed winter/summer/fall... one is a catahoula (Louisianna breed, similar to a golden retriever with shorter hair) and a border collie... there is usually about 3.5 dogs worth of hair on my floors at any given time... (could probably clothe the entire chihuaha population of TX with the hair I collect in a week) but the carpet... ::tearing at hair:: the carpet!!! I hate it! not only do the parts get lost in it, but because of the grain, they bounce in the oddest trajectories!!! it falls toward my feet, I find it 5 ft behind me under the computer desk etc...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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qmiester

Member since
May 2003
From: Central USA

Posted by qmiester on Monday, September 6, 2004 9:32 PM

Actually, I've always felt that the 1st enemy of the modeler is the sixth dimension. You know the one I'm talking about. The one that the piece you've dropped or knocked off the top of your desk falls into 1/2 way between the desk top and the floor. That dimension only returns the part after A. You've gotten a new part either from the manufacturer or a friend and installed it or B.You've just installed the scratchbuilt part you've built to replace the one that disappeared. Never seems to fail.

Quincy

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Model Grandpa

Member since
July 2003
From: Keizer, Oregon

Posted by Model Grandpa on Monday, September 6, 2004 10:14 PM

QUOTE:
... there is usually about 3.5 dogs worth of hair on my floors at any given time...

Yep...sometimes I feel like I could knit myself another cat...or a dog in your case.

Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, September 6, 2004 10:54 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by qmiester

Actually, I've always felt that the 1st enemy of the modeler is the sixth dimension. You know the one I'm talking about. The one that the piece you've dropped or knocked off the top of your desk falls into 1/2 way between the desk top and the floor. That dimension only returns the part after A. You've gotten a new part either from the manufacturer or a friend and installed it or B.You've just installed the scratchbuilt part you've built to replace the one that disappeared. Never seems to fail.

I know exactly what you mean, it drives me insane!

Hey joe, bye bye kitty kitty sounds like a fun game Evil [}:)]

John

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Monday, September 6, 2004 11:16 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

Cats i don't have one,carpet don't have that either but i've found that a dropped part can travel great distances once it's bounced of the tiles,i've dropped a part and found it on the other side of the room about 10 feet away....
Lizards got it right my worst enemy is my kids my 3 year old son has nailed 2 of my 109s but thats my fault i'm the stupid one for leaving them where he can get them....

Yup mine got the 109 I built and demolished it. And it was hanging on the ceiling.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, September 6, 2004 11:52 PM

Now I am thinking how he would have got that????????? Shock [:O]

John

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upnorth

Member since
December 2002
From: Canada / Czech Republic

Posted by upnorth on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 3:29 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by qmiester

Actually, I've always felt that the 1st enemy of the modeler is the sixth dimension. You know the one I'm talking about. The one that the piece you've dropped or knocked off the top of your desk falls into 1/2 way between the desk top and the floor. That dimension only returns the part after A. You've gotten a new part either from the manufacturer or a friend and installed it or B.You've just installed the scratchbuilt part you've built to replace the one that disappeared. Never seems to fail.

Oh, yes; I know that very well!

Personally, I think its just the Bermuda Triangle proving its a mobile phenomenon. You know, just like it takes up residence in your dryer when your socks are in it and only takes one sock from a pair?

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 5:32 AM

I've heard more than a few modelers mention that beer can be quite the gremlin!

~Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 6:45 AM

i have no cat, shelves of my own, and tiled floors that seem to be spring loaded. when i say tiles, i mean 70's mozaic-ey tiles, each individual tile measuring about 2/3 inch by 1 inch, with 1/16 gaps between them the color of the grout between the tiles is EXACTLY the color of tamiya sprue, and a shade darker than academy sprue. thank goodness for a water vacuum cleaner that can pick up the parts without too much damage. but its still a pain to drag out

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roadkill_275

Member since
September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 7:11 AM

I agree with modelgrandpa and gunney. GOTTA have my cats. Did the dog thing years ago and that won't be happening again. The beast actually ate a bookcase and the models on it (if he wasn't eating it he was running into it and knocking everything everywhere). My cats haven't caused near the grief that blasted dog did. The carpet monster and I have an agreement. I sacrifice a small unneeded part when I sit down, and then when I do drop a peice I need he leaves it alone. And books on a bookshelf? How novel!! never thought of that before as I thought they were for models. Books get stacked in a corner or in one of my desk drawers. Paints and tools go in a large tool box sitting on top of a stack of books. Kids know better than to even get near my models, especially after threatening them ejection out of a slow moving room with a fast moving boot. I've lost one kit over the years to kids that being a He 177 from airfix. Aint happening again.

Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain

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armydogdoc

Member since
March 2004
From: Camp Couch Colorado

Posted by armydogdoc on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 1:30 PM

Ive got it figured guys. A distance, no matter how small can always be divided in half. With that being said, the reason that we cant find that dropped part is cause it's still falling! LMAO Einstien I aint!! As of right now my biggest enemy is my coworkers and my biggest fans. They come in, and start tinkering with things. My NCOIC is the worst. LOL, he trys to open hatches, turn props, roll wheels ect, and when it breaks, God bless him, he says "SGT, thats faulty craftsmanship, you need to work on that. " Then he quietly lays the broken part next to the model and leaves. You know how it is with Xmas trees, the longer they are there the more needles they leave on the floor. Its the same way with my models here in my office. The older ones have shed numerous pieces on the ground and the newer ones not so many. All at the hands of my fan club. Thank goodness Im a patient person. LOL

Ron "One weekend a month my$1***$2quot;

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 12:47 AM

Ahhh yes the carpet monster... close friend to the tweezerpult. Actually they are cousins and work together. My wife has a cat but its so lazy shes no problem.. the cat that is (god hope my wife never sees this). But the carpet monster... man. I dropped something recently, watched where it landed, put my glue down and looked back and the friggin thing was gone. Oh man, gonna poor lighter fluid all around my work bench and give him one warning!!! I use my lone 5 shelf bookcase for everything... including books. I wouldnt have a modeling corner without it.

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scottrc

Member since
December 2003
From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W

Posted by scottrc on Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:08 AM

Trains.

I grew up next to train tracks and hung my models from the ceiling and had them on my shelf. Needless to say, between having a cat, and three fast moving frieght trains a day, I never ran out of space to put models.

Ceiling Fan.

Dad installed a ceiling fan in my room while I was away from home and didn't take my planes off the ceiling and also failed to warn me. I came home and flipped my light switch and, well, you get the picture.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 9, 2004 1:53 PM

It's strange...I have a cat that's oblivious to models (so far)
kids who know better than touch dad's models
and no carpet monster...
but my wife tries hard to "help" me cleaning my models.....arghhh!!!!!!
1 out of 4 is not that bad....??????

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wibhi2

Member since
March 2003
From: Brooklyn

Posted by wibhi2 on Thursday, September 9, 2004 3:50 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor

Carpet monster = get a wood or tile floor

Uhmmmm......hardwood or tile floors ain't all that great either since parts like to "bounce" in any given direction making it a bit harder to find if you're not kinda watching it. Trust me on this (picture of me on hands and knees with 300 W halogen light searching nooks and crevices for the last part that bounced)

Ahhh....the sixth dimension. yes, I understand it's rules and it rules both my work area and model area. nuthin' worsze than having an entire set of 24"x36" set of drawings (redlines none the less) go missing only to turn up after a has been obtained and revision notes reconstructed. Thank heavens iyt hasn't invaded my computer yet.

3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation

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