I have several simple box stock buildups that I have been doing on and off, while traveling this year. I finally got to finish up gluing the landing gear on a couple of them yesterday, while waiting to start the group build. I let the glue dry a day, and just took them off the bench, and put them on the shelf tonight. The F-84 Thunderstreak went nicely, and sat right down on it's nosewheel perfectly. I sat it next to the Avenger that I finished a couple of weeks back, and it looked nice. I just took the Skyraider off the bench, and turned it right side up, and sat it on its landing gear for the first time. Noseover!!! I picked it up, and thought "Why is this thing so heavy anyways..." Further inspection showed that while adding nose weight to the Thunderstreak, and a Shooting Star I built at the same time, I must have glued a load of birdshot into the Skyraider fuse too. The only excuse I can come up with is that I did this the day after surgery, and maybe I was still groggy, but that doesn't hold water. Repeat after me Dave, "The Skyraider is SUPPOSED to be a tailsitter... " Now I have to make a base for it, and glue down the arrestor hook, or else get the tail prop out of one of those cheesy 1/72 jet kits, and stick it under the nose of the Skyraider. I will probably do that, just to remind myself to pay attention even to those stupid meaningless steps.

Anybody out there care to make me feel better by sharing a dumb mistake with me? Anybody else done this one before? Our old club president got German crosses on both upper wing surfaces of his P-51, before catching his mistake, and swapping it for the intended 109. I heard a regular contest winner (Who will remain ananymous, provided he keeps making his blackmail payments on time) talking about having to get a glued canopy off of a painted Corsair, to glue in the instrument panel.

I think I can actually drill in behind the instrument panel, and dig enough out to balance the plane, but it sure left a blank look on my face when that plane wouldn't sit right. This was a major DOH! in my book. Next time I won't build unless both brain cells are awake.

Heh. The only stupid thing some years back was with a 1:48 F-16 fighter. I had absolutely no reference and I didn´t know the plane too well and started building the kit. I noticed that the tail wings were pointing downwards. I thought the kit was damaged somehow so I cut those wings off and STRAIGHTENED them.
It turned out a funny looking plane.


Toni

Hi ,

I also wanted to share with My expirience - once I do My P-39 in 1:72 scale , I want to end my project very fast so to dry all paint on it , I put P-39 near DeskLight - Think Temperature is high so it dry fast ... and I went do something else ( I forgot about my model ) . After few minutes I smelled something - that was plastic melts off .
So I create some art with my P-39 .

Best Regards