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Wider Wargaming => General Discussion => Topic started by: Uncle_Cthulu on 26 August 2013, 05:09:53 PM

Title: A mini disaster!
Post by: Uncle_Cthulu on 26 August 2013, 05:09:53 PM
Whilst hunting for a load of Zulu's i had painted, a i managed to lift the top off an ECW army pack adn spill the contents all over the garage floor adn my shelves.
Still didn't find the zulu's and i suspect i'll be finding 10mm men for the life of the garage!
Still not as bad as when i droped a tool box full of micro tanks in the middle of a busy road:(

Stephen
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: fsn on 26 August 2013, 05:15:41 PM
My sympathies.

I got very annoyed when my 3 yr old brother plonked his hand on a unit of hoplites. Had to pick the spears out of his hand.

Did terrible damage to my phalanx.
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: get2grips on 26 August 2013, 05:16:02 PM
Quote from: Uncle_Cthulu on 26 August 2013, 05:09:53 PM

Still not as bad as when i droped a tool box full of micro tanks in the middle of a busy road:(


Were they M1's   ;D
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: fsn on 26 August 2013, 05:17:03 PM
 ;D ;D
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Fenton on 26 August 2013, 05:19:49 PM
Quote from: fsn on 26 August 2013, 05:15:41 PM


Did terrible damage to my phalanx.


did  his knee jerk up in reaction to the pain?
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: get2grips on 26 August 2013, 05:26:44 PM
Quote from: fsn on 26 August 2013, 05:15:41 PM

Did terrible damage to my phalanx.


Never heard it called that before  ;D
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 26 August 2013, 07:16:31 PM
Oww! Sorry!
Friend on mine did once sit on a sharpened piano wire 28mm Landsknechte pike block, thankfully we used to play above a doctors surgery!! One tetanus jab later...
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: get2grips on 26 August 2013, 07:20:49 PM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 26 August 2013, 07:16:31 PM
Oww! Sorry!
Friend on mine did once sit on a sharpened piano wire 28mm Landsknechte pike block, thankfully we used to play above a doctors surgery!! One tetanus jab later...

Ow ow ow

Anyone done the rogue mini in bare feet?  ~X(
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Techno on 26 August 2013, 07:38:55 PM
I almost had a disaster last Friday......I "lost" one of the Mongol archers.
(Which should have been in my drying 'oven' on the desk.)
Took me the best part of a morning to find it.....On the floor, behind the desk, where one of the cats has swatted it.
Thankfully it was still stuck to a cork, which made it relatively easy to find, in the end.

I was not a happy bunny, while I was looking for it.  ~X( ~X( ~X( ~X(
Oh...the relief when I found it !! #:-S #:-S #:-S #:-S #:-S #:-S #:-S #:-S

Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: barbarian on 26 August 2013, 09:34:03 PM
When the bit I lost on the ground is tiny, I just let him be with his new life on the ground if I don't find him after 30 secondes.
Quicker to redo it than to search it.
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 26 August 2013, 09:53:51 PM
Just broke the loud speaker on my Oddball Flames Of War figure, its shattered and I've lost the parts, really miffed. Had to resculpt the dashed thing, Techno don't know how you have the patience!  ~X(
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Leon on 26 August 2013, 11:27:23 PM
We had a Vietnam army pack that broke in the Pendraken van about 2 years ago now, and we're still finding the odd figure every now and then.
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 27 August 2013, 07:11:52 AM
Well there wuz dis guy in Stockport who 'ad a 25mm pike army in the back box on 'is moped, - wit de pike replaced with darning needles. Stop and search by traffic car, they charge 'im wit assault police, sill b***er didn't shine torch into box before sticking hand in.

IanS
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: get2grips on 27 August 2013, 07:33:30 AM
Quote from: Leon on 26 August 2013, 11:27:23 PM
We had a Vietnam army pack that broke in the Pendraken van about 2 years ago now, and we're still finding the odd figure every now and then.

Missing POWs...even now...who knew?   :)
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: GordonY on 27 August 2013, 08:32:19 AM
Where is Chuck Norris when you need him?
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Techno on 27 August 2013, 08:49:39 AM
Quote from: barbarian on 26 August 2013, 09:34:03 PM
When the bit I lost on the ground is tiny, I just let him be with his new life on the ground if I don't find him after 30 secondes.
Quicker to redo it than to search it.

Agreed.....If it's a tiny piece..
Like you say B....If you can't find it quickly...Give up and re-do.
This little chap was finished, and I didn't really want to do him all over again from scratch !! ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 27 August 2013, 11:00:27 AM
Problem comes when it's a painting job for someone else.  :( :o

IanS
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Techno on 27 August 2013, 11:18:43 AM
That's a definite  "OUCH". :'( :'( :'(
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Orcs on 27 August 2013, 06:45:14 PM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 27 August 2013, 11:00:27 AM
Problem comes when it's a painting job for someone else.  :( :o

IanS

Are you saying you have dropped my figures?? ;D ;D
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 28 August 2013, 07:02:58 AM
er - no.

IanS
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Hertsblue on 28 August 2013, 10:05:10 AM
Once had a small record case containing my entire collection of 1:3000th WW2 Pacific fleets undo half-way up the stairs of a moving double-decker bus. Had the combined US and Japanese navies tumbling down the stairs. Luckily the little devils are easy to spot and I got them all back. One or two needed re-painting though.  :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: Fenton on 28 August 2013, 10:13:05 AM
Not a miniatures disaster as such

Once while driving from Ieper to Bayeux me and the wife stopped at a french garage as we needed something from the suitcase, I nipped round the back and got what was needed ( cant remember now) got back in the car and set off

About 2 hours later we pulled into the Lion D'Or car park and 2 porters came and asked if they could help, me being me said "No No I can manage", swung the suitcase out of the boot and watched all my wife's knickers, bras and feminine hygiene products scattering over a wide area of the car park

Needless to say I wasn't Mr popular at this point

Thankfully It was soon forgiven some hours later when she saw the Bayeux tapestry for the first time
Title: Re: A mini disaster!
Post by: sebigboss79 on 28 August 2013, 02:44:36 PM
Quote from: Leon on 26 August 2013, 11:27:23 PM
We had a Vietnam army pack that broke in the Pendraken van about 2 years ago now, and we're still finding the odd figure every now and then.
Was that not on the news recently.....?  :P