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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Oops
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:/
:) Next time I'll try a lamp, too!
Thank God you hadn't put them in the microwave! ;-)
I imagine a few choice words left your lips after popping them out.
Christopher
lol!
Oh noooo! A post-Vesuvius Pompeii Army!
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!
Yikes! Can they be "casualties" on the table top too?
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....
Interesting Richard, maybe I can build or cast them into something...
Aaaahhh, that hurt.
Sorry to see nice minis so ...flat...
God to hear that some of them survived the sunbath.
Best regards Michael
Oopsy! I do all my drying on the radiator. The microvave would be a short but spectacular way to go!
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.
That's rough. Not much to be done to fix it, I suppose?
That´s a bugger! You can still use them as Chaos Hoplites...
Ooops! I don't think you wanted to do that!
Thanks for expressions of sympathy chaps. I might even be able to salvage a couple of them...
Cheers, Simon
"...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
Me, too Paul! Never appreciated that ovens got that hot. Doh.
My condolences on your loss.
Oooer! Not noice, not noice at all.
Whoops !
Thanks all! I am going to try to salvage a couple of them...
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.
Ooh nasty! They look like they had a Star Trek transporter beam accident!
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