Sunday, 25 November 2012

Please don't try this at home


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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26 comments:

  1. Craig25 November 2012 at 22:47

    Oops

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  2. Piotr Henryk Nowacki25 November 2012 at 22:48

    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:/

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  3. BigRedBat25 November 2012 at 23:06

    :) Next time I'll try a lamp, too!

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  4. Scottswargaming25 November 2012 at 23:29

    Thank God you hadn't put them in the microwave! ;-)

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  5. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)26 November 2012 at 00:04

    I imagine a few choice words left your lips after popping them out.

    Christopher

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  6. kaeyous26 November 2012 at 00:13

    lol!

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  7. Jason26 November 2012 at 00:24

    Oh noooo! A post-Vesuvius Pompeii Army!

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  8. BigRedBat26 November 2012 at 00:28

    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!

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  9. Millsy26 November 2012 at 02:10

    Yikes! Can they be "casualties" on the table top too?

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  10. Counterpane26 November 2012 at 07:51

    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....

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  11. BigRedBat26 November 2012 at 08:35

    Interesting Richard, maybe I can build or cast them into something...

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  12. Dalauppror26 November 2012 at 09:42

    Aaaahhh, that hurt.

    Sorry to see nice minis so ...flat...

    God to hear that some of them survived the sunbath.

    Best regards Michael

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  13. Broeders26 November 2012 at 09:44

    Oopsy! I do all my drying on the radiator. The microvave would be a short but spectacular way to go!

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  14. BigLee26 November 2012 at 12:05

    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.

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  15. fireymonkeyboy26 November 2012 at 14:15

    That's rough. Not much to be done to fix it, I suppose?

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  16. Alexander Man26 November 2012 at 15:02

    That´s a bugger! You can still use them as Chaos Hoplites...

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  17. Michael Awdry26 November 2012 at 19:54

    Ooops! I don't think you wanted to do that!

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  18. BigRedBat26 November 2012 at 19:57

    Thanks for expressions of sympathy chaps. I might even be able to salvage a couple of them...

    Cheers, Simon

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  19. Paul´s Bods26 November 2012 at 20:45

    "...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

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  20. BigRedBat26 November 2012 at 22:33

    Me, too Paul! Never appreciated that ovens got that hot. Doh.

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  21. PatG27 November 2012 at 20:40

    My condolences on your loss.

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  22. PaintPig28 November 2012 at 00:27

    Oooer! Not noice, not noice at all.

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  23. Tarty28 November 2012 at 09:15

    Whoops !

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  24. BigRedBat28 November 2012 at 09:20

    Thanks all! I am going to try to salvage a couple of them...

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  25. AJ (Allan) Wright30 November 2012 at 18:01

    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.

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  26. legatus hedlius3 December 2012 at 22:07

    Ooh nasty! They look like they had a Star Trek transporter beam accident!

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Thanks for commenting. I will post this as soon as I am able to review it.