I made the first airborne (horse mounted) dragoons today. Before work I sprayed the British AWI light dragoons on a folded out cardboard box. I left them on the cardboard in the garden to dry because the smell of the paint solvent is terrible.
I looked through the French doors later to spot the cardboard 4 metres away. It took a while to find all of the little figures, most of which were in a flower bed (in fact caught up in a small, dark shrub). Not easy to spot something that small and black against a dark background.
Doh! 🤦♂️
Yeah, this has happened to me too. Glad you wrangled all of those wild stallions back into the corral,
ReplyDeleteSame thing happened to me a few weeks ago, the tiny ships I lost will no doubt end up in the lawnmower later this year. I feel your pain!
ReplyDeleteThanks fellahs. Glad to see I’m not the only idiot.
ReplyDeleteLike Hal Moore though, I made sure none of my boys were left behind.
I wanted to spray today but with gale force winds, I decided against it, as it was too risky transporting the precious carge to and from the garage. I feel your pain at what happened but am glad all the troops returned from their unplanned forage foray!
ReplyDeleteA familiar tale that's been told way too many times at my house, sir. Glad you "brought everyone home."
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have the basis of a new party game here...
ReplyDeleteI have done something similar in the garden where the wind got up and grey figures were scattered on gray stones.
I fix mine to a batten with double sided tape and leave them on the shed to dry,but I have of course done something similar to you in the past!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
After 7 of us have admitted to the same error, we finally have proof that mankind can learn to adapt to his environment. Thank you for giving us hope Iain 😉
ReplyDeleteEliminate the hazard and use a brush?
ReplyDeleteTony S
Another suggested process improvement. Now we’re cooking on gas! 👍
Delete(Or is an induction job safer?)
Those Wofun figures have taken it a stage further and removed the need to paint job completely! Do I earn a new Six Sigma belt?
Yes I can remember similar issues when base coat spraying was done outside for the same reason...now, I just undercoat with a large brush 3 or 4, and a commercial black paint test pot.....
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