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  6. Need your "Hobby Related Injury" stories...

    in General Modeling

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    I'm doing research for an article on hobby-related safety issues...and how to prevent potential injuries.

     

    Of course, I've had the usual X-acto cuts and Dremel knuckles myself, but I thought I'd see what kind of issues others have had. As an example: I had a friend, a model railroader, who was working under his train layout doing some wiring, and got stabbed in the eye with a bare wire that was hanging down...scratched his cornea, but thankfully no serious damage.

     

    Anyway, I'd appreciate it if you'd share your stories with me...things like allergic reactions, any breathing problems with painting, tool malfunction injuries, any injuries requiring ER visits, general "I-should-have-known-better-than-to-XYZ" stories, etc.

     

    Thanks!

     

     

  14. 2000 GMC Sierra...start to finish

    in Cars, Trucks, & Motorcycles

    Posted · Edited by Keith Pruitt

    Thanks, Clare...I'm glad you like it. My daughter suggested that I print the progress pictures so Matt could see the amount of work that went into the build. Still waiting to hear from her about a day and time to make delivery. I'll try to post a pic of him when he sees it for the first time...

  16. 2000 GMC Sierra...start to finish

    in Cars, Trucks, & Motorcycles

    Posted · Edited by Keith Pruitt

    Thanks, All!

     

    Mike...I'm not replacing any sheetrock during the wife's version of "Extreme Home Makeover", but I have had to do some repairs from the demolition here and there.

     

    Ed...The grill converted from the kit part, but the GMC grill emblem is from an AMT 1995 GMC Sonoma pickup kit from a long time ago...I owned a '95 S-10 Pickup, and was doing the opposite of this project, by stretching AMT's S-10 single cab kit into an extended cab to match my personal vehicle, and I bought the GMC kit at Big Lots for a couple of bucks to use the parts for that conversion. Got the project to the painting stage, and boxed it up...it's still waiting to be finished, even though I traded the truck in 2000. My daughter has seen these pics, but her fiance hasn't...we're working on a date and time to give the model to him.

  23. 2000 GMC Sierra...start to finish

    in Cars, Trucks, & Motorcycles

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    The things we do for love…my oldest daughter’s fiancé owned a 2000 GMC Sierra, and loved it. About fours years ago, someone sideswiped him on a local interstate and sent him into a bridge abutment. The truck was totaled. Jessica has been after me for two years to build a model of his truck for him…

     

    01_GMC2000_ExPic_001.jpg

     

     

    This was the only thing close to a Sierra…R/M’s 1999 Chevy Silverado. But, it took a lot of work to convert this into his truck.

     

    03_Revell_Kit_Box.jpg

     

     

  24. Sink Holes

    in General Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Keith Pruitt

    Personally, I fill-sand-curse...repeat as necessary.

     

    I've used Bondo Glazing Putty, Squadron Green, Squadron White, superglue-and-talcum powder..all with varying results. And, I've heard of dissolving sprue in liquid cement and using that to fill seams, ejector pin marks, and sinkholes...

  25. IPMS METRO ATLANTA REGION 3 CONVENTION

    in Contest Calendar: Upcoming contests/shows of interest

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    That's not what I said at all, but we need the guys with experience to step up not slink away. Besides, I think I remember seeing you judge before! Scoundrel!!

    Nope...I promise that I have never judged, believe it or not. Yes...I'll be glad to step up and learn from the great masters. And, yes...I am a scoundrel...it's sort of fun, the hours are good and there's no heavy lifting. :lol:

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