r/modelmakers • u/Complex_Ostrich7981 • 20h ago

PSA M*****rf****r

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Goddamn m’fkn b*stard glue thumb. Have to load up the airbrush again now 🤬

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u/LDedward 19h ago

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

Is that an actual hand print on an actual engine??

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u/dis_not_my_name 17h ago

Yes, but the person prob didn't touch it when the engine was hot. Someone touched it when it's cold and left some sweat and oil on the engine. The heat from the engine cooked the sweat and oil and left a hand-shaped stain on it.

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u/Utt_Buggly 16h ago

Captain Hook:

“That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.”

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u/IHasNoIdea 18h ago

Literally, yes. That's a few layers of skin.

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u/windas_98 15h ago

This could make a fun easter egg in a build. Take a 1/48 figure with an open hand and imprint a little gold paint in an exhaust nozzle.

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u/BewitchingPetrichor 18h ago

A short story in one image lmfao

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u/EmergencySushi 8h ago

I might need a stencil to reproduce that.

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u/LDedward 8h ago

Or you could… free hand it?

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u/EmergencySushi 8h ago

Very good!

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u/ubersoldat13 50 Shades of Olive Drab 19h ago edited 19h ago

Sand it down a bit before you hit it with the airbrush. That way you get a smooth finish on the fix.

I had the same mistake on my corsair not too long ago.

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

Excellent tidy up

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u/naevorc 10h ago

Great fix. Looks like you forgot to spray the adjacent color before spraying your tan to get a clean line after removing the tape. Just my 2 cents

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u/silicondioxides 4h ago

A tip I haven't heard till now. Thanks, I'll try it

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u/naevorc 4h ago

Comes in handy when painting the house too

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u/ViktorPatterson 20h ago

Welcome to the loving world of modeling. Where every step is a potential, deafening cry to sleep or a joyful victory on the face of defeating uncertainty.

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

Truth ☝️

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u/Full-Departure-6449 16h ago

I showed my partner this comment and said “see! It’s not just me!”

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u/ElegantElectrophile 18h ago

For the next time, make sure to burn your fingerprints off your fingers before painting so this doesn’t happen again.

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

😆😆 solid advice

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u/Leakyboatlouie 18h ago

Also helps if you want to do some burglaring.

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u/Radiant-Josh 20h ago

My condolences sir, also hilarious. 😂 So recognizable.

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

Indeed. Not the first time, nor will it be the last. Really annoyed though cos it obviously happened when I glued the assembly a couple of days ago and I only saw it now as I was doing the dry fit 🙃

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u/GeneraalSorryPardon 20h ago

At least you can prove without doubt you made that Hurricane.

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

🤣 it is for sure mine, and I’ve got the evidence!

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u/efcomovil 19h ago

Welp, could have been the canopy, so yeah, you can fix that one easily, sir

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

Yep, small mercies I guess

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u/Easy-Training-9736 19h ago

At least it wasn't on the fuselage or wings. Ive done that before and I wanted to throw the model out of the window

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u/zewill87 19h ago

I thought you spelled Messerschmitt!!!

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u/JoinedToPostHere 18h ago

Messersh*tt

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u/silicondioxides 19h ago

Next level preshade

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

Thanks bud, happy with how that part worked out at least!

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u/silicondioxides 18h ago

My latest screw up

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u/silicondioxides 18h ago

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u/silicondioxides 18h ago

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u/gebakkenuitje35 16h ago

Looks great man, ever since i saw it for the first time ive liked the ki-45 for that awesome camo.

Your camo works really well by the way and I can imagine that over a landscape of forests and streams I couldn't find it.

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u/silicondioxides 14h ago

Thanks dude. TBH I didn't research if I could wet mask on top of tamiya Acrylic. I didn't realize how bad it would bleed thru. Lesson learned.

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u/gebakkenuitje35 11h ago

Looks a bit weathered to me but doesn't jump out as a problem! so don't worry about it too much.

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u/reaperfunk 19h ago

I feel your pain and grieve with you.

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u/KingRokk 14h ago

You can't even deny that it was you now that we have your prints.

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u/Bieomaxx 19h ago

Is that abit of Nuln under the tail?

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

Indeed it is, the Citadel nuln oil is a great little all purpose weathering/wash workhorse

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u/corntorteeya 20h ago

We’ve all been there

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u/Guroburov 20h ago

I feel this picture so much. Except you paint job is so much better

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u/Complex_Ostrich7981 18h ago

Thanks bud, the preshading takes a lot of time and patience but looks good when it works out alright.

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u/Ze_LuftyWafffles 18h ago

I hate doing this, its so annoying

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u/Leakyboatlouie 18h ago

Hey, you're stealing my MO. :-D

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u/Long_Introduction817 14h ago

I seriously hate when that happens 😔 We feel your pain

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u/darnok128 13h ago

lol, I had a light finger print on the oil / gloss coat of a model. Made me get second at our latest IPMS show. Could only see it with a flash light.

Was pretty pissed when they pointed it out to me

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u/kurlybitz 13h ago

If I had a dime… so funny 😂

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u/Elon_Mars 8h ago

We’ve all been there lol

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u/Spaceballs_The_Moron I spend too much money 20h ago

Been there done that. Exact same reaction.

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u/Pier-Head 17h ago

‘Oil stain’

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u/negativ32 9h ago

You have the right to remain silent...

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u/Lckyby51789 8h ago

I love when i do that, nothing beats it lol, although i usually wait to accidently do so when its got decals so its like welps it is what it is

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u/Surturiel 20h ago

And that, kids, is why you wear gloves...

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u/ubersoldat13 50 Shades of Olive Drab 19h ago edited 19h ago

Even with gloves, it'll still mar the wet paint.

But yes, you should still wear gloves when handling a model that's being painted. Keep all the oils and stuff off.