Sorry to rant, but....

I am so stupid! I have spent hours and hours on my most recent project, a 1:18 scale, well, lets leave it at 1:18 scale, plan on unveiling it at lightning fest even though it is based on a HW casting. At any rate, during a portion of reassembly, a door slipped from my grip and bounced from the hood to the roof and down the rear quarter panel. there is no way I could ever touch up that much scrathing and dings. So Tonight, I stripped all the pieces back down to bare metal and re-primed, hopefully this weekend I can get the body pieces repainted and get the body reassembled and ready for the accesories that are due in at the hobby shop on Tuesday.

I guess so much for getting another one doen before fest, at least this one will be done right.

Sorry to rant, thanks for listening..Happy Customizing!!!

Got pics? We'd all love to see it.

I hate it when that happens..........At least you don't have a black hole that sucks up everything that's dropped.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7231/underthetablewl6.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=underthetablewl6.jpg) A place beyond deminsion, time and mass; that gobbles up anything that crosses its path. Its been eliminated countless times only to reappear with even a more veracious appetite. Its the black hole known as "UNDERTHETABLE!!!!!! :freak: "

That's happened to me many times. I've dropped a few during reassembly, very frustrating. :cry:

Wow, I'm just glad the bodywork didn't dent. That's happened to me a couple of times on 1/64. My banger racer '47 Chevy, for example, became a banger because I dented the roof by dropping it. It's not damaged enough to write off the model, but it's enough to prevent it from being good for anything else.

Geez I hate when that happens! I feel your pain Chris. Last year I made a Rebel Rod from a Magma '71 Roadrunner for NovaSS. It actually started that one the year before, but I coudn't get get it finished in time for Fest because every time I laid my hands on it I damaged it somehow. I finally got it to where it was a presentable model and gave it to Ed. I was pretty disappointed in that one because it had so much potential. I'll have to dig out the pics I have of it and post them here again.
As far as you car is concerned Chris, damaged or not, I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Been there, done that...and I'm sure I'll be going there and doing it again. My biggest problem is when I'm working under the magnifier for long periods I forget that the magnifier is there and when I go to bring the car up I smack the side of the magnifier with it...OUCH! If only I had a new casting for each time I've done that I'd have a hell of a collection by now.

CH, I know all about that ravenous black hole. The area I work over is a very deep pile shag. Once something comes in contract with it it aint ever comin back up :(

WOW black hole for sure. Thats why when I am in the middle of a custom operation I clear my whole desk and try to keep everything in a neat orderly fashion.

:thumbsup: :wave: ----Midnightrun---- :wave: :thumbsup:

Got pics? We'd all love to see it.

After fest I'll post pics, if its done...ugg!

Last night I got it back to bare metal, primed, sanded, and primed again, re-sanded today at work and it is all set for re-painting. Tomorrow I'm going to put my decals on again and get everything clear coated, reassembly scheduled for Tuesday night. I want to make 100% sure everything is completely dry before reassembly. With my last parts not due in until Tuesday this didnt really put me behind on this project, but I have a bunch of other things I want to have done before lightning fest, but o well. I'll find a way to get it all done...sleep, who needs sleep??

WOW black hole for sure. Thats why when I am in the middle of a custom operation I clear my whole desk and try to keep everything in a neat orderly fashion.

:thumbsup: :wave: ----Midnightrun---- :wave: :thumbsup:

Then you would hate the way I work.:D I don't have the ability to be neat. I try to be, but I just don't seem to have it in me.

Keep working Chris it will come! I cant wait to see the finished product.

Everything just got a final clearcoat applied...re-construction to take place this weekend

well, I tested the clearcoat in a non-visible area, and it was as hard as it was gonna get, so I started assembly. I got it together with only Minor paint scuffs, the window piece would not go back in place right and took a small gouge from the paint. A little touch up and it'll be ok. Overall, I am quite pleased. Pics to come after lightning fest, want to bring some suprise with me up there