The theme of this weeks Sprue Cutter Union blog posts is My FML Moment....
Or what is the worst and most painful parts of the hobby for me....
Update:-
See what the other Sprue Cutter Blogists have to say about their worst hobby moments....
David Knight's Weblog
Lt. Smash's Models
A Scale Canadian
Yet Another Plastic Modeller
Martin's Scale Models
Doogs' Models
Kermit's Bench
The DogsChuffers Scale Model Workshop
Eternal Wargamer
I am surprised that non of the Spure Cutter Union mentioned me as the worst hobby thing that has happened to them!! ;-)
I have seen all the pain listed on other Sprue Cutter Union blogs...the losing parts to the Carpet Monster, glue fingerprints, handling a paint job that is still wet, snapping a part as you remove it from the sprue, bits breaking off a model and so on....
This hobby gives me so much joy & pleasure I cant really find anything that gives me a cause to complain. I have learnt that anything can be made better with time and skill. Adapt, Overcome! Mutate and Survive! I am a great one for modifying things so when it goes wrong I make do. My wife doesn't let me work on the car for this reason....you should see my motorbikes....
I guess my main problems are Kits that do not fit together, although making post apocalyptic & Sci Fi models has its advantages here. If thing go too wrong the bits box awaits to pull the from the brink or to retire it for a future build.
Then there is the curse of the cat hair. No matter what I do I always end up with a cat hair stuck someplace. I love my furry devils but they do make this hobby difficult especially when they take an interest and decide to "help". lol
I suppose my biggest problems are space to store my models and time. Work is always getting in the way of hobby time. lol. I shouldn't moan too much as it funds my hobby....maybe I should do a Lotto Winning dance this weekend??
First, I am going to be doing the Lotto Dance this weekend so back off!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSecond, yea I can agree with you on the post. I think one of the worst demons for me also is fur, but of the dog type (we have a Basset Hound), his fur gets pulled to the plastic (I figure due to static charge perhaps) or the glue or paint on a figure before it dries...
I have several times dropped stuff on the floor and the carpet monster...later I had tile (white tile was nice as grey showed up nicely), I have wood now, the grey still is a bit hard to find due to the light and darker colors. Plus small parts scatter, so sometimes I find stuff in between things scattered about.
Cats! Aaaargh!
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