Carpet monster

Anonymous

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November 2005

Carpet monster

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:21 PM

Just wondering if there are evil carpet monsters that have attacked anyone elses Plastic Evil [}:)]

Last night I was working on my Academy M113. When I cut one of the pieces off of the sprue i didnt secure it with my finger, and up in the air it went I saw the general area where it landed, but when I looked there was nothing there , nothing at all I must have looked for 30 minutes. I truly believe there are evil Monsters who thrive on Plastic Sad [:(]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:23 PM

That has happened to me on more than one occasion.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 10, 2004 1:03 PM

oh yeah...they are out there.

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fightnjoe

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Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, July 10, 2004 1:06 PM

watch it though they are grabbing bigger items. i had a brand new bottle of tamiya smoke that dissapeared. they are getting more and more hungry.

joe

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 10, 2004 2:23 PM

NO, I believe that there are "shape-shifters" that exist in another dimension, that model too. I've stopped counting how many times I have lost parts, I swore that fell at my feet. Wern't you told, that a part of modeling was done on your knees ...! Banged Head [banghead]

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rebelreenactor

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October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Saturday, July 10, 2004 2:31 PM

I ve lost many parts to that carpet moster. But Every time I lose a small piece I search for it. I have spent 20 mins on my hands and nees befor I found what I was looking for, I even found anoer piece from a different model! Shock [:O]

Hey Joe, I think they are just thirsty for some good paint! Big Smile [:D]

I had a whole bottle of Tamiya mettalic gray, and just like that, it was gone.
Maybe oneday there will be an exterminator for the capret montsers. We could call him DR. Tile, or Woody Floor, or even Concrete Cramer Big Smile [:D]

(I'm losing it. AHHHHHHH! Dead [xx(]

)

John

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 10, 2004 3:13 PM

Well it happens to me just about every build I do. Sometimes I find it......others well you know.One time though I saw a peice drop spent 30mins looking gave up then found it in my shoe at the supermarket, then lost it again in travel, then my daughter found it on the floor board.Oh ya then there is the part where the monster does need a drink...................... well you think know you twist the cap on tight,a week later open it and its gone?

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Spamicus

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April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Saturday, July 10, 2004 3:18 PM

The wandering parts kinda go with the territory. I've spent many many hours hunting around on the floor over the years. I try to use the flashlight and the masking tape now. It seems to speed up the process, specially tape when I'm hunting a PE piece! I'haven't lost any bottles of paint though, great, something else to worry about!!

Steve

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philp

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December 2002
From: USA

Posted by philp on Saturday, July 10, 2004 3:47 PM

Anti CM tip.
Put a piece of stocking (perferably one the wife doesn't need anymore) over the end of a vacuum hose, click on and cover the appropriate area. Bingo, missing piece. Even the most fierce carpet monster cannot hang onto the part . Haven't tried to recover any missing bottles of paint this way though.

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maffen

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September 2003

Posted by maffen on Saturday, July 10, 2004 4:24 PM

well fellas we have only one option to beat the monster... and that is go to NASA and get yourself a zero-gravity chamber , or a bit les expensive do like me and dump all that carpet and get yourself a nice clean concreet (painted nice brickred Big Smile [:D]

) floor, no more monsters for me . Laugh [(-D]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 10, 2004 4:29 PM

Yeah that would be perfect a concrete floor. How do you kill a pest go where they live and flush em out. Unfortunatly I live in an apartment and they might have a problem with me removing the carpet.

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gdarwin

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January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Saturday, July 10, 2004 5:13 PM

i think we all had the same problen more then once so just hang in there Big Smile [:D]

.
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fightnjoe

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Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, July 10, 2004 6:03 PM

i will be changing my layout the next couple of months. this will please my wife, she will get the computer back.

joe

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mastercarp

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March 2003
From: USA

Posted by mastercarp on Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:03 PM

I work in the basement, with a concrete floor. Only problem is that it's not painted so it's still grey. I've lossed many parts to the concrete monster. Most parts fall right at my feet, I watch them hit the floor and then spend 15-20 minutes looking with no luck. I've thought about putting a cheap, white rug under my work table, but don't want to tempt the carpet monster to go after my paint. :)

Chris

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:29 PM

I have a theory that carpets are actually a portal to a parallel universe (along with clothes dryers). Seriously, here's my approach to the seemingly universal problem of lost bits and pieces in the carpet. At any rate, it's worked for me. Here it is: Place a large sheet of clear plastic on the floor around your work area--the kind for weather proofing windows. Make sure the plastic extends at least several feet beyond the table. Nothing down there then but a smooth surface and no crevices or miniture gullies for small items to hide in. Since I've started doing this, I've had almost a one hundred percent success rate in finding dropped pieces. Not only that, the plastic protects the carpet from paint and glue spills. This alone can go a long way toward promoting domestic tranquility with your significant other.

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wbill76

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July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:22 PM

The Carpet Monster drove me away from doing 1/72 builds for that very reason...at least with 1/35 I have a decent shot at finding something dropped! Big Smile [:D]

I vaccuum the carpet after every build to both cleanup after a kit and to have a fresh carpet when I start the next one. My wife refuses to clean in that area at all while I've got a project going.

As far as thirsty CMs go, mine should be good for a while as it recently claimed nearly half a bottle of Testor's MM Dunkelgelb due to carelessness on my part... Sad [:(]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 11, 2004 6:46 AM

I have marble floor tiles in my house that also house the distant cousin of the carpet monster. Even vacuuming with a cloth over the end of the hose fails to recover missing parts from the jaws of that beast.

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DBFSS385

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September 2003
From: Connecticut

Posted by DBFSS385 on Sunday, July 11, 2004 10:20 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by fightnjoe

watch it though they are grabbing bigger items. i had a brand new bottle of tamiya smoke that dissapeared. they are getting more and more hungry.

joe

Well joe I think you may be working in a "Smoke Free" enviroment..
Or you can say it went up like smoke Clown [:o)]

Be Well/DBF Walt

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fightnjoe

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Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, July 11, 2004 1:36 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by butchy

QUOTE: Originally posted by fightnjoe

watch it though they are grabbing bigger items. i had a brand new bottle of tamiya smoke that dissapeared. they are getting more and more hungry.

joe

Well joe I think you may be working in a "Smoke Free" enviroment..
Or you can say it went up like smoke

must be. still havent found the paint and it has been almost a week.

joe

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:58 PM

Glad to see that I am not alone in bieng haunted with floor monsters. I have been modeling for years but never have I seen a part completly disolve into the carpet. I guess the monsters have obtained superior powers that Ill just have to live with.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:09 PM

i had a tile monster Shock [:O]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:15 PM

i also use one of those mini vacumes the the clear plastice collection bag that is reusable

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fightnjoe

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Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, July 11, 2004 11:50 PM

well after a very productive session i feel i have done a very good job of feeding the cm. i hope to one day find the empty jar of smoke. but until then i will continue to offer small pieces and parts in hopes that my builds do not disappear.

joe

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 12, 2004 12:04 AM

Yeah, I can imagine a carpet monster that swallows models whole instead of just piceces. I think I would have to move somewhere with concrete floors.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 12, 2004 7:54 AM

thinking about it a closent monster eat one of my models

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 16, 2004 5:30 AM

Oh yeah....

There's at least one that lives here in Liverpool too.....

IJ

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 16, 2004 6:46 AM

Yes the carpet monster exists and I hope one day the Censored [censored]

chokes one one of me lost plastic parts Dead [xx(]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 16, 2004 2:12 PM

Well I was working on my first tank...a tiger I and was removing those little tab thingies from the sprue tree that hold the spare tracks on the turrent and it was tweezerpulted away. I watched it in sloow motion yelling "NOOOOOOOOOO (no in slow motion)" and right before it hit the biege carpet this little green scaly, clawed hand popped out and snatched it. Then its ugly little toothy head popped up and it eat the part while it stared at me. Even the cat ran away. I jumped up and got ready to do battle but it snarled at me... pretty scary so I let it have it.
Hmmm maybe I'll take inventory of my paints now.

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, July 16, 2004 2:23 PM

I have a Hardwood Floor Monster.
You drop on part on this thing, and BAM! That part'll rocket off at an impossible angle, at near-light speed, covering vast distances in a split second. Your best bet is to listen for it to skitter to a stop, but that almost never indicates its accurate location.
I've lost some pretty big pieces to this flat, featureless surface.
Drives me nuts!

~Brian

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fightnjoe

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Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, July 16, 2004 5:47 PM

careful all. the talk of disappearing models reminds me that i still have one box of old builds that i havent been able to find. i dont know where they went but anything is possible.

joe

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