Whats your experience with selfinflicted injury while practice your hobby
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Artisans Edge .... about the paint
We have had an entire army ruined because I was spraying dullcotes and white primers at the same time. I set them apart, WAY apart, but the wind carried just enough of the primer to require us to repaint one side of every fig. That wasn\'t fun.
And it\'d wouldn\'t be funny unless I mentioned it happened a second time.
We have had an entire army ruined because I was spraying dullcotes and white primers at the same time. I set them apart, WAY apart, but the wind carried just enough of the primer to require us to repaint one side of every fig. That wasn\'t fun.
And it\'d wouldn\'t be funny unless I mentioned it happened a second time.
T
The Artisans Edge
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Nvstudios...
Wow. That beats me. If I had to re paint an entire army I\'d would have used my head againts the wall instead of my hands. I cringed when I read that. I feel your pain.
Wow. That beats me. If I had to re paint an entire army I\'d would have used my head againts the wall instead of my hands. I cringed when I read that. I feel your pain.
freakinacage
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Artisans Edge - i have done that too - necromundan bounty hunter, one of my best attempts at skin at that point, spray half black instead of varnish.
also punched a wall so hard i broke my hand once. dad had broken a figure and didn\'t seem to care. was one of my best and i just broke (along with my hand!)
also punched a wall so hard i broke my hand once. dad had broken a figure and didn\'t seem to care. was one of my best and i just broke (along with my hand!)
T
The Artisans Edge
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Well I feel a lot better in knowing I\'m not the only one who could do something that dumb. Thanks guys. I\'m not alone.
Sharp intake of breath...
I once lovingly restored a Norton Commando motorbike. Every bit of metal was replaced with stainless steel, even down to the spoke nipples. Absolutely no expense was spared. It\'s crowning glory was the petrol tank which I must have spent 200+ hours on. It looked like a black pearl it had so many layers of laquer on. Black is the hardest colour to paint in relatively large areas as any imperfectiuon will show (that is why they charge a premium for black cars) so the hours of rubbing, sanding, painting etc just seemed to go on and on. There was no way I was going to put a transfer on my pride and joy so I actually put the name \'Norton\' on using gold leaf. It took forever to get it right and when I finished I put another load of thin laquer coats on to seal it. It looked the Dogs Boll*cks!!
One day I was finishing the bike off and had just got to the stage where petrol, oil and of course...brake fluid were added. Now for those of you who might not know..a bikes brake fluid tank in on the handlebars and is mechanically attached to the brake lever. As I was happily polishing my spanners and putting the finishing touches to my pride and joy, a friend of mine happened along.
Colin was a BIG, BIG bloke, about 22 stones and 6\'8\" in height. Colin jumped on the bike and started to make \'Brmm Brmm\' noises, twisting the throttle and squeezing the clutch. He then decided to squeeze the brake lever and, and as you might have guessed, the lid was not on the brake fluid tank. A small fountain of brake fluid arced gracefully up into the air and with the precision of cruise missile landed smack on the middle of my newly painted tank!
It\'s a good job Colin was enormous otherwise, I firmly believe I would have killed him on the spot and would still be doing \'the time\'. As it was, I spent a frantic couple of minutes unfastening the tank before rushing it into the house and putting it under the shower.
I can\'t go on... it hurts almost as much today as it did ten years ago sob......sob!
And the lesson is? \"life is just a bowl of toenail cuttings..and then you die\":bouncy:
I once lovingly restored a Norton Commando motorbike. Every bit of metal was replaced with stainless steel, even down to the spoke nipples. Absolutely no expense was spared. It\'s crowning glory was the petrol tank which I must have spent 200+ hours on. It looked like a black pearl it had so many layers of laquer on. Black is the hardest colour to paint in relatively large areas as any imperfectiuon will show (that is why they charge a premium for black cars) so the hours of rubbing, sanding, painting etc just seemed to go on and on. There was no way I was going to put a transfer on my pride and joy so I actually put the name \'Norton\' on using gold leaf. It took forever to get it right and when I finished I put another load of thin laquer coats on to seal it. It looked the Dogs Boll*cks!!
One day I was finishing the bike off and had just got to the stage where petrol, oil and of course...brake fluid were added. Now for those of you who might not know..a bikes brake fluid tank in on the handlebars and is mechanically attached to the brake lever. As I was happily polishing my spanners and putting the finishing touches to my pride and joy, a friend of mine happened along.
Colin was a BIG, BIG bloke, about 22 stones and 6\'8\" in height. Colin jumped on the bike and started to make \'Brmm Brmm\' noises, twisting the throttle and squeezing the clutch. He then decided to squeeze the brake lever and, and as you might have guessed, the lid was not on the brake fluid tank. A small fountain of brake fluid arced gracefully up into the air and with the precision of cruise missile landed smack on the middle of my newly painted tank!
It\'s a good job Colin was enormous otherwise, I firmly believe I would have killed him on the spot and would still be doing \'the time\'. As it was, I spent a frantic couple of minutes unfastening the tank before rushing it into the house and putting it under the shower.
I can\'t go on... it hurts almost as much today as it did ten years ago sob......sob!
And the lesson is? \"life is just a bowl of toenail cuttings..and then you die\":bouncy:
Like everyone, I had various cuts (more or less deep with X Acto), drilled my fingers (it hurts... really) and so on, but the worst happened to me last week... I needed superglue. Took it, try to open the tube, but there , my hand ripped and squeezed the soft metal tube... So, I glued my eyes! Luckily, my eyes haven\'t been glued to the eyelids... Spend the night at the hospital, I looked like a rabbit with myxomatosis for a week, but now, it\'s allright... 
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drokkul
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1) I was always pretty used to my woodburner and when I was turning a piece or checking out what I had just done I would hold it between my index and middle finger kind of like a pencil or cigarette.
Well...I decided to get a soldering iron and try it out for some electronics I was working on. Stupid me tried to hold it just like the woodburner without paying attention to the fact that it has a long metal shaft. The soldering iron got thrown down on the stove and I went running to the bathroom as I watched the quarter sized blisters well up on the inside of my fingers. NOTE!!! Neosporin will make the pain from a burn go away within seconds!!!
2) I always wondered why my parents used to tell me to cut away from myself when using a knife. X-acto, sprue, close up viewing with my right eye. It ended up with a stab wound under my eyebrow and centered over my pupil. Thank the gods I was able to see the folly of my ways.
Well...I decided to get a soldering iron and try it out for some electronics I was working on. Stupid me tried to hold it just like the woodburner without paying attention to the fact that it has a long metal shaft. The soldering iron got thrown down on the stove and I went running to the bathroom as I watched the quarter sized blisters well up on the inside of my fingers. NOTE!!! Neosporin will make the pain from a burn go away within seconds!!!
2) I always wondered why my parents used to tell me to cut away from myself when using a knife. X-acto, sprue, close up viewing with my right eye. It ended up with a stab wound under my eyebrow and centered over my pupil. Thank the gods I was able to see the folly of my ways.
Man, do i feel lucky!!
The worst I\'ve ever done was once when I was cutting something off a sprue, I slipped and sliced my index finger of my right hand (I\'m left handed) down to the bone. I very calmly walked upstairs, cleaned and bandadged it with the help of my then girlfriend. Came back downstairs, sat down, noticed that her voice was getting further and further away. Then I found myself talking to a blue gnome next to a car wreck. When I came to, I was lying on the floor turning blue myself. apparently my body had gone into a sort of delayed shock and I had passed out.lol
Yes, it is embarrassing.
The worst I\'ve ever done was once when I was cutting something off a sprue, I slipped and sliced my index finger of my right hand (I\'m left handed) down to the bone. I very calmly walked upstairs, cleaned and bandadged it with the help of my then girlfriend. Came back downstairs, sat down, noticed that her voice was getting further and further away. Then I found myself talking to a blue gnome next to a car wreck. When I came to, I was lying on the floor turning blue myself. apparently my body had gone into a sort of delayed shock and I had passed out.lol
Yes, it is embarrassing.
johnboyjjb
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Not being one to bring up and old post . . .
As I was scouring the old forums I found this and not only found it morbid but funny. Thought I would bring it to the top and add to it.
One night when I had told my wife I was going to bed I snuck back out of bed and started painting in the room next door. The light were dim except for the hobby light right over my guys. I got up to change the water and stood on a base for an aerial mini. The ones with the 4 inch quite solid metal part sticking straight up. What makes this more interesting is the fact that I have very heavy calluses on my feet. So when I stepped on the post it didn\'t go into the skin right away. I did put all my weight on it and several thousandths of a second after noticing I was stepping on something I heard a \"punk\" noise. This sound was similar to what you would hear if you pushed a blunt post through cardboard. Even worse, since I had snuck out of bed, I couldn\'t make a sound. Silently howling in agony I hobble into the kitchen to get more water and extricate the mini base dangling from my foot.
As I was scouring the old forums I found this and not only found it morbid but funny. Thought I would bring it to the top and add to it.
One night when I had told my wife I was going to bed I snuck back out of bed and started painting in the room next door. The light were dim except for the hobby light right over my guys. I got up to change the water and stood on a base for an aerial mini. The ones with the 4 inch quite solid metal part sticking straight up. What makes this more interesting is the fact that I have very heavy calluses on my feet. So when I stepped on the post it didn\'t go into the skin right away. I did put all my weight on it and several thousandths of a second after noticing I was stepping on something I heard a \"punk\" noise. This sound was similar to what you would hear if you pushed a blunt post through cardboard. Even worse, since I had snuck out of bed, I couldn\'t make a sound. Silently howling in agony I hobble into the kitchen to get more water and extricate the mini base dangling from my foot.
The worst cuts I get are always the ones I don\'t notice right away... like most hobbyists I have the almighty callus on my thumbs and most of the time even the deepest cuts can\'t find a capillary So every now and then when converting or whatever I feel a little pressure on the thumb and keep on truckin anyway... then I move my hand on the mini and notice it\'s covered in blood
I\'ve yet to decide if they\'re any luckier after the blood sacrifice... maybe a couple Chaos minis could benefit... lol
All the accidents I have with my Dremel have been pretty tame... the odd slip that shredded a model\'s face is about the worst of it. I use the side of the high speed drill bits at 5,000 RPM to take superglue off my fingers actually. Works better than any of the drum sander bits and doesn\'t get as hot
I\'d have to say the worst slip up was when I was like 12, cutting through some half inch solid bit of plastic for some reason or another. I was holding it firmly in my left hand, casually sawing through with my brand new Xacto knife. About halfway through... bam! The knife explodes through the plastic and takes my fingernail with it. Ring finger on my left hand was immobile for like a week... it\'d throb like crazy for no good reason anyway though
The Xacto in the thigh is always fun too... mine didn\'t bleed but it was super creepy being almost pure freaking white all the way through the cut...
So every now and then when converting or whatever I feel a little pressure on the thumb and keep on truckin anyway... then I move my hand on the mini and notice it\'s covered in blood I\'ve yet to decide if they\'re any luckier after the blood sacrifice... maybe a couple Chaos minis could benefit... lol
All the accidents I have with my Dremel have been pretty tame... the odd slip that shredded a model\'s face is about the worst of it. I use the side of the high speed drill bits at 5,000 RPM to take superglue off my fingers actually. Works better than any of the drum sander bits and doesn\'t get as hot
I\'d have to say the worst slip up was when I was like 12, cutting through some half inch solid bit of plastic for some reason or another. I was holding it firmly in my left hand, casually sawing through with my brand new Xacto knife. About halfway through... bam! The knife explodes through the plastic and takes my fingernail with it. Ring finger on my left hand was immobile for like a week... it\'d throb like crazy for no good reason anyway though
The Xacto in the thigh is always fun too... mine didn\'t bleed but it was super creepy being almost pure freaking white all the way through the cut...
johnboyjjb
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The other hobby related incident I remember was when I was laying on my captain\'s bed. If you don\'t know these beds stand about 3 1/2 to 4 feet off the ground. Well I\'m laying on my belly with my arms over the end so I can work. The cd I was listening to ended and since the entire setup was just an inch further than normal distance I could usually stretch and get it. Well, this time the cd fell on the floor. So being my usuall lazy self I figured I would just reach for the cd from the bed. Putting my breastbone on the footboard and bouncing down to get the cd three of four times I thought I would get it. The frustration was mounting and I pushed extra hard to get down when I felt and heard a muffled pop. Then I couldn\'t breathe. It was spooky. i couldn\'t even yell for help. I had separated my sternum according to the Doc. According to me, it hurt like hell and is super scary. I\'ve decided suffocating is a bad way to go.
Garshnak
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Mine doesn\'t ocure any blood, luckily.
Well, at one time, when I was painting, I got a little nervous and dropped the mini I was holding. I swiped my arm towards the mini, fel sidaways on the floor while I was holding the mini and in my swipe I smashed an open paint pot and also swiped of the table, vermin brown splatters over me and a splash came in my mouth. Smahed upon the mini I was holding, big chunks of paint fell of.
So there I was lying on the floor with a chunked mini next to my hand, an empty paint pot of vermin brown somwhere on the ground and with vermin brown splattered over my face and shirt and in my mouth, shirt ruined(it looked just like I hab puked vermin brown), awful taste in my mouth and a broken mini. Could there be anything worse!!!!!:flame:
Well, at one time, when I was painting, I got a little nervous and dropped the mini I was holding. I swiped my arm towards the mini, fel sidaways on the floor while I was holding the mini and in my swipe I smashed an open paint pot and also swiped of the table, vermin brown splatters over me and a splash came in my mouth. Smahed upon the mini I was holding, big chunks of paint fell of.
So there I was lying on the floor with a chunked mini next to my hand, an empty paint pot of vermin brown somwhere on the ground and with vermin brown splattered over my face and shirt and in my mouth, shirt ruined(it looked just like I hab puked vermin brown), awful taste in my mouth and a broken mini. Could there be anything worse!!!!!:flame:
It starts to look like a side effect of all these tiny people we spend so much time with is terminal stupidity.
Been there done that as far as the sharp pointy and sticky things are concerned but I have also had a problem with paint.
I use my thumb to test the point of my brush and it usually ends up as a rainbow of paint lines. This can be pulled or washed off and I usually do this a couple of times in a session. Once I let the paint build up into a thick layer and when I pulled it off the skin came with it. I ended up with a sore rash for a couple of weeks. (can I sue GW?).
Another problem I had with paint - or more accurately - ink - that could have caused great suffering was spilling a whole bottle onto a new carpet - the head of the house was not amused.
Been there done that as far as the sharp pointy and sticky things are concerned but I have also had a problem with paint.
I use my thumb to test the point of my brush and it usually ends up as a rainbow of paint lines. This can be pulled or washed off and I usually do this a couple of times in a session. Once I let the paint build up into a thick layer and when I pulled it off the skin came with it. I ended up with a sore rash for a couple of weeks. (can I sue GW?).
Another problem I had with paint - or more accurately - ink - that could have caused great suffering was spilling a whole bottle onto a new carpet - the head of the house was not amused.
johnboyjjb
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My dog decided the bottle of red ink looked like a fun toy and ran all over the house with it. The red splotches look nice next the big purple paw prints from when we were painting our bedroom.
Stripwalker
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X-acto
Even when cutting \'away\' from yourself be careful lol It was away from my hands.... and into my crotch! Thankgod for jeans or I\'d have popped a nut!
Even when cutting \'away\' from yourself be careful lol It was away from my hands.... and into my crotch! Thankgod for jeans or I\'d have popped a nut!
