well, it seems that murphy has paid me another visit!!

saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

well, it seems that murphy has paid me another visit!!

Posted by saltydog on Monday, April 19, 2004 10:38 PM

my hobby room has ate the rest of my kit parts for my F-16A i'm currently building? just had the box this past weekend and now when im trying to put the finishing touches on it, i cant find the darn box!! my wife and child wont own up to moving it, so i guess murphy took it. maybe he'll bring it back soon. he ever visit ya'll? later.

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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maddafinga

Member since
March 2003
From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Posted by maddafinga on Monday, April 19, 2004 11:03 PM

He does, but usually it's in the guise of one of the cats or one of Claire's kids. It'll turn up soon Chris.

Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Monday, April 19, 2004 11:07 PM

well josh, i have an alternate plan if it dont show up. all im missing is the exhaust nozzle, the pointy thing on the nose, and the ordinance. i can make the pointy thing from stretched sprue, buy the after market ordinance and nozzle, and i'll be home free. i finally got the cammo scheme close to just right and was on the home stretch too. Disapprove [V]

oh well, i'll live. later.

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:29 AM

There were some threads pointed out to me on the armor forum pertaining to lost PE parts that had me howling.

My contention is that the liklihood of losing a part is exponentially proportional to its importance and the difficulty in "Faking" one. You will never lose small parts that can easily be made, but give me one that would be hard to fake and it will be lost forever.

In your case I think it's possible that Mike's California Gremlins may have migrated southeast!

Good luck finding it, like I always tell myself while hunting for something, "It HAS to be here SOMWHERE!"

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:27 AM

thats what im screamin' scot!!

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:52 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by saltydog

thats what im screamin' scot!!

Been there, done that, got theT-shirt. If you want a laugh though:
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17408
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13499
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16898

Hmmm ... that does make me wonder if I could change my username to "Screamin Scott". I sort of like that Smile [:)]

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:15 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by MusicCity

In your case I think it's possible that Mike's California Gremlins may have migrated southeast!

Being as I am an Irishman, I think it's the Leprechauns doing it.

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 Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:25 AM

Murphy has his own room in my house.
And he doesn't even chip in some rent.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:29 AM

Scott,,,
Here's another old one to enjoy;
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16947

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LemonJello

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

Posted by LemonJello on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:44 AM

So THAT'S where Mr Murphy's been, I was wondering, since I hadn't seen or heard from him here "on the job." I guess it's just a matter of time before he comes back this way. Seems like no matter what precautions I take, he finds a way to "borrow" some of my kit's parts. I wonder if there's a pile of model parts right next to all the socks that disappear out of my dryer???

I always have to tell myself "It didn't just get up and walk away" though with 3 kids and a cat in the house, it may have gotten a free ride somewhere.

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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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:44 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by ausf

Scott,,,
Here's another old one to enjoy;
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16947

Jeeez, Ausf. I'll say it again, you armor guys are WEIRD! Big Smile [:D]

That is another good one though, thanks for passing it along.

Now, with the exception of Chris here, we airplane guys never lose anything. We always know where everything is, we always have everything in order, everything works perfectly. Then we wake up and realize it was all just a dream!

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:56 AM

Forgot to mention ... my wife got a new vacuum cleaner Saturday. It's one of the bagless kind and has a big, clear canister to hold all the dust and dirt. While she was trying it ont (on my room, of course!) I sat there watching and thought to myself, "Yep, there goes that PE seatbelt buckle I lost last month, and there's that wing tip light that disappeared, etc." It's funny how you can see that stuff flying around inside the vacuum cleaner but it is totally invisible on the floor. Of course, I didn't even bother to try and dig it out of the vacuum, it would just have disappeared again. Murphy at work once again!

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 12:22 PM

fellows, this is not a small part im missing!!! its the whole, entire BOX with the parts inside!!! Disapprove [V]

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 1:03 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by saltydog

fellows, this is not a small part im missing!!! its the whole, entire BOX with the parts inside!!!

That's what makes it so funny and hard to believe! Tongue [:P]

And we are in awe of your abilities! Not everybody can lose the whole box! Whistling [:-^]

I, for one, am truly impressed.

It's gotta be there, it didn't get up and walk off. I think one of your family members is yanking your chain.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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Tailspinturtle

Member since
February 2004
From: Connecticut

Posted by Tailspinturtle on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 1:15 PM

I usually try to "be the box" but with limited success (it works a little better with a dropped or propelled part and somewhat better with eye glasses). You could try offering a reward, but that might result in further "losses"...

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2:05 PM

QUOTE: My contention is that the liklihood of losing a part is exponentially proportional to its importance and the difficulty in "Faking" one. You will never lose small parts that can easily be made, but give me one that would be hard to fake and it will be lost forever.

Therefore, if the importance of a given peice reaches some point, where the graph of importance, vs difficulty in construction creaches a plateau, statistically, this is where we can find our dear Mr. Murphy.
So, if you can at least pretend to not care so much, there is a relative chance you can find it Big Smile [:D]

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2:28 PM

QUOTE: So, if you can at least pretend to not care so much, there is a relative chance you can find it

Precisely! I never thought about it like that, but you are exactly right. All you have to do, SaltyDog, is to not worry about where that kit it, and you will find it! Probably the day after you get all the replacement parts!

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2:46 PM

Well saltydog we have all tried it. But what kit is it ( 1/48 or 1/72 or maybe even 1/32, is it Hasegawa, Italieri or what ) I have a scrap F-16A from Hasegawa in 1/48, so I have a spare nozzle and "pointy thing" ( pitot tube ). There is just one problem.......I live across the Atlantic, in Denmark. The shipping costs would make it some very expensive replacements.

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:13 PM

Chris, Iv'e lost my share of parts to the shag monster on my modeling room floor, but never an entire box. I'm not good at Geography, but is Alabama any where near Roswell? Alien [alien]

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:59 PM

LOL!!! you think that box is big, how bout the one for my trumpeter mig 19... lost it. found it reciently, tucked in behind my model desk... not enough room there tho

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:21 PM

QUOTE: usually try to "be the box" but with limited success

that is too funny tailspinturtle!!!

QUOTE: SaltyDog, is to not worry about where that kit it, and you will find it! Probably the day after you get all the replacement parts

thats what im thinking, go ahead and order the replacement parts and the box will surface the day UPS comes by!! genious!! later.

well, this morning i got up to go to work and my oakley's were missing a snap in side duma-flotchy. when i came home for lunch, i ask my wife and child if they'd seen it. my 3 year old daughter chimed in that she took it off. its still missing as well and now im slowly getting cateracks (or however you spell that word). im trying to think out side the box!! murphy may just be controlling my child. im still looking!! later. Disapprove [V]

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:05 PM

QUOTE: well, this morning i got up to go to work and my oakley's were missing a snap in side duma-flotchy. when i came home for lunch, i ask my wife and child if they'd seen it. my 3 year old daughter chimed in that she took it off. its still missing as well and now im slowly getting cateracks (or however you spell that word).

Aw, come on now, this is too easy. Am I the only one who knows where the "snap in side duma-flotchy" is???

==>It's In The F-16 Box! <== highlight this section for a clue!

I'm tellin you Chris, the family has it in for you and they are holding your kit for ransom. The ransome note will probably come in the mail tomorrow Big Smile [:D]

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:16 PM

whats so aggrevating is i actually have the motivation to finish the thing if i only had the parts!!! im almost desperate enough to go to the landfill and begin digging. i'm thinkin' my wife chunked it by accident and just wont fess up to it. later.

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:50 PM

Well, I've probably some extra ordnance on my Thud I'm not gonna use. Might be a little out of date for a 16 though since it's an early 70's bird. Might be a little big to since mine's 1/32 scale. We can probably scrounge you enough to get it flying.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:43 PM

hey, HEY, hey!!! just found my side snap on duma-flotchy for my oakley's!!!! atleast i can go to work tomorrow without going blind!! scott, i think i'll just order the aftermarket exhaust nozzle, armament set, and i did find the pitot tube on the lone sprue tree that i do still have intact. i can go ahead and finish the model and add those items when they get here. i have some ordinance in 1/48 that are for an A-4 skyhawk and the external fuel tanks look to be a close match. we've turned the house upside down and still no box. what a mystery!! ol' murphy should post some of his builds!! i bet he has some wing-dingers. later.

ps. hey scott, i have a brother-in-law that lives in Columbia just south of nashville. we're up that way about every 3 or 4 months. we visited the nashville zoo the last trip and ate at the spegetti factory just across the river from the titans stadium. ever ate there? later.

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:05 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by saltydog

i have some ordinance in 1/48 that are for an A-4 skyhawk and the external fuel tanks look to be a close match.

Chris,

Since that is an Israeli Falcon would it be right to put U.S. weapons on it?
I believe Israel uses their own weapons.
Does someone sell Israeli weapons for these kits?

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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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 12:01 AM

i'm not that particular with this one mike, i just want to get it strung from the ceiling with some resemblance of fuel tanks on it. thanks, later.

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 6:37 AM

QUOTE: ps. hey scott, i have a brother-in-law that lives in Columbia just south of nashville. we're up that way about every 3 or 4 months. we visited the nashville zoo the last trip and ate at the spegetti factory just across the river from the titans stadium. ever ate there? later.

Yep, it's a great place to eat. They have another store downtown (or at least used to) that was right across the street from where I used to work. Used to eat there all the time.

Nashville Zoo is about a mile from my house :) I'm embarassed to say that I've never been there. Buy, hey, I've never been to the Grand Ole' Opry (or the Country Music Hall Of Fame) either.

Next time you get up this way, give me a shout.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:20 AM

10/4. later.

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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NEW MEX

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April 2003
From: directly above the center of the earth or known as Dixon, IL.

Posted by NEW MEX on Sunday, May 2, 2004 6:07 PM

saltydog, have you tried 1/1 scale? those parts are a little harder to lose Tongue [:P]

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