I shouldn't laugh but this is pretty funny! I just dry my stuff under a lamp.
I had a mishap myself, after assembling my plastic models I decided for the first time to use white undercoat. The Tamiya white spray I used however was awful and the final effects were similar to dipping the figures in white acrylic paint- the models could not be saved:/
Christopher- howl of anguish , followed by a few choice expletives, and then a hiss of steam as I plunged the sizzling miniatures into a bowl of washing up.
Do you have any large flying models that need their base weighting? Someone I know (who was it?) used melted figures to counterbalance a giant red bat....
Oooo that hurts. I did this years ago (actually about 20 years ago!) with a Ral Partha Dragon. I used an epoxy glue to join the wings to the body and decided to speed the curing process in the oven, then got distracted and, well...you can imagine the mess.
"...and just pop em in the oven at gas mark 4 for 20 minutes until slightly brown on top" OOOOPS! Did something similar trying to weld a one off figs a couple of years ago...I was quite suprised at how little heat it takes to melt a figs head. Cheers paul
Ooh nasty! They look like they had a Star Trek transporter beam accident!
3 December 2012 at 22:07
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This afternoon there was a brief break in the rain, so I decided to prep some miniatures. After washing to de-grease, I popped them in the oven to quickly dry them so I could prime; I think I may have left them in there just a few minutes too long! :-)
Luckily the other 2 dozen survived, it could have been far, far worse.
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25 November 2012 at 22:47
I shouldn't laugh but this is pretty funny! I just dry my stuff under a lamp.
I had a mishap myself, after assembling my plastic models I decided for the first time to use white undercoat. The Tamiya white spray I used however was awful and the final effects were similar to dipping the figures in white acrylic paint- the models could not be saved:/
25 November 2012 at 22:48
:) Next time I'll try a lamp, too!
25 November 2012 at 23:06
Thank God you hadn't put them in the microwave! ;-)
25 November 2012 at 23:29
I imagine a few choice words left your lips after popping them out.
Christopher
26 November 2012 at 00:04
lol!
26 November 2012 at 00:13
Oh noooo! A post-Vesuvius Pompeii Army!
26 November 2012 at 00:24
Christopher- howl of anguish , followed by a few choice expletives, and then a hiss of steam as I plunged the sizzling miniatures into a bowl of washing up.
But it could have been far worse!
26 November 2012 at 00:28
Yikes! Can they be "casualties" on the table top too?
26 November 2012 at 02:10
Do you have any large flying models that need their base weighting? Someone I know (who was it?) used melted figures to counterbalance a giant red bat....
26 November 2012 at 07:51
Interesting Richard, maybe I can build or cast them into something...
26 November 2012 at 08:35
Aaaahhh, that hurt.
Sorry to see nice minis so ...flat...
God to hear that some of them survived the sunbath.
Best regards Michael
26 November 2012 at 09:42
Oopsy! I do all my drying on the radiator. The microvave would be a short but spectacular way to go!
26 November 2012 at 09:44
Oooo that hurts. I did this years ago (actually about 20 years ago!) with a Ral Partha Dragon. I used an epoxy glue to join the wings to the body and decided to speed the curing process in the oven, then got distracted and, well...you can imagine the mess.
26 November 2012 at 12:05
That's rough. Not much to be done to fix it, I suppose?
26 November 2012 at 14:15
That´s a bugger! You can still use them as Chaos Hoplites...
26 November 2012 at 15:02
Ooops! I don't think you wanted to do that!
26 November 2012 at 19:54
Thanks for expressions of sympathy chaps. I might even be able to salvage a couple of them...
Cheers, Simon
26 November 2012 at 19:57
"...and just pop em in the oven at gas mark 4 for 20 minutes until slightly brown on top" OOOOPS!
Did something similar trying to weld a one off figs a couple of years ago...I was quite suprised at how little heat it takes to melt a figs head.
Cheers
paul
26 November 2012 at 20:45
Me, too Paul! Never appreciated that ovens got that hot. Doh.
26 November 2012 at 22:33
My condolences on your loss.
27 November 2012 at 20:40
Oooer! Not noice, not noice at all.
28 November 2012 at 00:27
Whoops !
28 November 2012 at 09:15
Thanks all! I am going to try to salvage a couple of them...
28 November 2012 at 09:20
When I do this I put the oven on minimum temperature (200 degrees F) and crack the door open with a wood wedge to get good air circulation.
I'm wondering what alloy these are made from because pure lead is 621 degrees F which should be pretty safe in most cooking ovens.
30 November 2012 at 18:01
Ooh nasty! They look like they had a Star Trek transporter beam accident!
3 December 2012 at 22:07