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Title: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Immovable Object on April 28, 2010, 11:12:34 AM
Oh the humanity! I was just about to clean out my display cases and stupidly I tried to be clever and remove an entire shelf full of miniatures at once. Unfortunately the shelf had other ideas and slipped dropping my entire Empire army one shelf down onto the start of my Goblin army and a load of display minis. I could cry. I now have to spend the day sticking back together broken steam tanks and fixing chipped paint jobs  :icon_cry:  :icon_cry:

(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv258/wallumc1/DSCF2115.jpg)
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Fandir Nightshade on April 28, 2010, 11:15:31 AM
 :icon_cry:

I will cry for a minute in tribute to this very bad day.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: phillyt on April 28, 2010, 11:18:17 AM
You fool!  You lazy fool!

On a serious point, I am sorry for your loss.

Phil
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: GamesPoet on April 28, 2010, 11:19:22 AM
Bummer. :icon_sad:
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Gneisenau on April 28, 2010, 11:24:31 AM
Oh no! :Ohmy:

When stuff like this happens to me, I'm angry at myself for at least three days.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Midaski on April 28, 2010, 11:51:37 AM
I hope you didn't light up a cigarette .............  :icon_evil:

Accidents happen - especially when we try to take a short cut.

It could have been worse - you could have lost the lot in a fire, or chewed by a dog.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Immovable Object on April 28, 2010, 12:19:56 PM
Men of The Empire are hardy indeed! (sorry, I hate it when people post things like that but it seemed appropriate!  :icon_lol:)  Nearly the entire army survived! A few scratches to paint work but nothing that cant be fixed in half an hour. Some Eldar bought it (stupid Elves) and I've a Batman model thats so chipped it will need stripping and repainting but in general the worst that happened to The Empire was a few chips and the loss of a handgunner, may he rest in peace.
Of course, there were a few more serious casualties -

(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv258/wallumc1/DSCF2118.jpg)
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv258/wallumc1/DSCF2117.jpg)

The top one will be easily saved, the bottom I cant be arsed with and I will probably turn into the steam war altar (cheese!) I had planned. I think the moral of this story is that I am an idle dick head and should not be so lazy  :icon_redface: Thanks all for your thoughts, they have helped during this hour of darkness!  :icon_rolleyes:


I hope you didn't light up a cigarette .............  :icon_evil:

 :icon_lol: This actually cheered me up a bit!

Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Gneisenau on April 28, 2010, 12:21:59 PM
I am an idle dick head

I'm feeling an Irresistible Force compelling me to sig this...
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Immovable Object on April 28, 2010, 12:23:53 PM
I am an idle dick head

I'm feeling an Irresistible Force compelling me to sig this...

Ha! Please do, it will be a constant reminder to me!
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: wissenlander on April 28, 2010, 12:31:34 PM
I feel your pain.  I dropped my army in the middle of the street a few weeks back and I scrambled to get everything gathered.  I haven't even looked at the full carnage yet as I can't really handle it at the moment.

Glad that the casualties were light!
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Zak on April 28, 2010, 12:33:33 PM
EEEEEE!! :Ohmy: dude so sorry i feel your pain
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Generalisimo on April 28, 2010, 01:23:25 PM
It reminds me my black orcs that fell from the stairs of 4th floor, only to be found at the bottom of the structre. They where the old metal models, now they are not.  Kumbaya ,  Kumbaya ......
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: warhammerlord_soth on April 28, 2010, 01:25:40 PM
Eventus stultorum magister
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Immovable Object on April 28, 2010, 01:39:10 PM
Eventus stultorum magister

Fools must be taught by experience? Bit harsh! Fair point like but harsh!

I totally had to google that by the way, I didn't know what it meant!  :icon_lol:
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Midaski on April 28, 2010, 01:44:16 PM
Eventus stultorum magister

I totally had to google that by the way, I didn't know what it meant!  :icon_lol:

Oh and judging by the sudden outbreak of Caesar Speak, you don't think Soth has found a new site then ...........
 :icon_rolleyes:
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: warhammerlord_soth on April 28, 2010, 01:54:23 PM
Eventus stultorum magister

I totally had to google that by the way, I didn't know what it meant!  :icon_lol:

Oh and judging by the sudden outbreak of Caesar Speak, you don't think Soth has found a new site then ...........
 :icon_rolleyes:

I'll have you know I was an avid student of Latin in my high school days, sir !
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Midaski on April 28, 2010, 02:05:28 PM

I'll have you know I was an avid student of Latin in my high school days, sir !

Yeah, but that was so long ago you cannot possibly remember any of it ...........  :engel:
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Finlay on April 28, 2010, 02:47:19 PM
(http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/large/manatee-20192.jpg)

Hope the damage is not too severe.
Still, nothing beats Lochness's army getting stolen for sucky miniature disasters.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Warlord on April 28, 2010, 03:26:27 PM
Still, nothing beats Lochness's army getting stolen for sucky miniature disasters.

Poor Lochness. And poor Irresistible Force.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: warhammerlord_soth on April 28, 2010, 03:43:40 PM

I'll have you know I was an avid student of Latin in my high school days, sir !

Yeah, but that was so long ago you cannot possibly remember any of it ...........  :engel:

Remember what ?
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: spite on April 28, 2010, 04:12:08 PM
Your army is just superb, we seem to be on the exact same wavelength as my Empire also has lots of Dogs of War in it, including the Hot Pot and funnily enough and will have the same Mordheim Ogre model as a unit filler in my Infantry too! I think they add a lot of character to the army and if done well like yours then they truly stand out.

Unlucky about your army being smashed but I'd really like to see more pictures of the Army and whats going to be in the Army (Say either the Army List or just a total list of models) and also pictures of the Characters.
Keep up the great work.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Siberius on April 28, 2010, 04:15:08 PM
I feel your pain.  I dropped my army in the middle of the street a few weeks back and I scrambled to get everything gathered.  I haven't even looked at the full carnage yet as I can't really handle it at the moment.

Bring 'em down here, I'll happily glue them all back together again. Wouldn't be the first time I'd had a major rebuilding task. The journey from England was not kind on some of my little dudes...
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Sig on April 28, 2010, 10:57:23 PM
That sucks mate, I did the same thing - to my Dad's minis  :icon_redface:
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: steveb on April 29, 2010, 02:53:24 AM
think of it as an oppurtunity to; modify/convert/do over better etc., some of my best ideas were the result of a grievious accident that resulted in having spare parts laying about crying out to be used in some manner.  If the conqueror's condition saddens you, you can send the conqueror to the panzer corp repair shop and it can be decked out anew, just like the general Jeb Stuart tank in the old comic books, I promise to provide it with a good home.  :icon_lol:  steveb
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Shadowlord on April 29, 2010, 08:58:45 AM
think of it as an oppurtunity to; modify/convert/do over better etc., some of my best ideas were the result of a grievious accident that resulted in having spare parts laying about crying out to be used in some manner.

No one believes you.

For you to get your army smashed, a 747 has to crash on top of your mansion...
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: patsy02 on April 29, 2010, 09:03:20 AM
No one believes you.

For you to get your army smashed, a 747 has to crash on top of your mansion...
I don't think that'll do. Maybe if war broke out and the enemy mistook his hobby room for a key US air base, consequently bombing it.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Nicholas Bies on April 29, 2010, 09:14:54 AM
repeatedly.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Gforce on April 29, 2010, 08:23:23 PM
Such a shame, at least it wasn't all destroyed. Would be such a waste if it was.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Von Breden on April 29, 2010, 09:05:45 PM
Eventus stultorum magister

I totally had to google that by the way, I didn't know what it meant!  :icon_lol:

Oh and judging by the sudden outbreak of Caesar Speak, you don't think Soth has found a new site then ...........
 :icon_rolleyes:

I'll have you know I was an avid student of Latin in my high school days, sir !
So was Midaski. Of course, everyone spoke Latin back then, since it was their language...
:engel:
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Cannonofdoom on April 30, 2010, 06:04:38 AM
Eventus stultorum magister

I totally had to google that by the way, I didn't know what it meant!  :icon_lol:

Oh and judging by the sudden outbreak of Caesar Speak, you don't think Soth has found a new site then ...........
 :icon_rolleyes:

I'll have you know I was an avid student of Latin in my high school days, sir !
So was Midaski. Of course, everyone spoke Latin back then, since it was their language...
:engel:

I thought that was Koine Greek?
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Obi on April 30, 2010, 01:27:37 PM
Cannon! You live!
I feel your pain.  I dropped my army in the middle of the street a few weeks back and I scrambled to get everything gathered.  I haven't even looked at the full carnage yet as I can't really handle it at the moment.
Oh man, that sucks for everyone on here as well, especially Zandur.

I'm glad it turned out reasonably well, IF.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: warhammerlord_soth on April 30, 2010, 02:49:36 PM

Hey Wiss, I missed this.

So sorry to hear this.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: GamesPoet on April 30, 2010, 02:59:41 PM
I feel your pain.  I dropped my army in the middle of the street a few weeks back and I scrambled to get everything gathered.  I haven't even looked at the full carnage yet as I can't really handle it at the moment.
Another bummer. :icon_sad:

- - - - - - - - -

I got lucky.  Had a car accident when I was on vacation earlier this year.  I was traveling to see Von Kusrt for a game, and got into a little fender bender.  As the car came to a sudden stop, when it hit the vehicle in front, a portion of my minatures had been arrayed out in a box lid placed in a nice cubby position on the floor.  Some items on the front seat went flying down onto the box lid, and I had nothing break.  Very lucky.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Valetus on June 16, 2010, 06:12:26 PM
 :icon_lol: Sorry but I just got this from a link in another thread and could not resist laughing, so few see the funy side....
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: wissenlander on June 16, 2010, 10:13:14 PM
Thanks fellas.  It turned out quite well.  Most of the stuff was just shields and heads, I had about 3 models that snapped at the ankles but that was the worst of the damage.  I got off light, fortunately.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Nicholas Bies on June 17, 2010, 02:07:17 PM
Thanks fellas.  It turned out quite well.  Most of the stuff was just shields and heads, I had about 3 models that snapped at the ankles but that was the worst of the damage.  I got off light, fortunately.

snapped ankles can take MONTHS to repair correctly. multiple glueing and surgery needed. Not to mention if the break isn't flush a round of greenstuff and re-painting is necessary. Fact is the convalescence period for snapped ankles is a long and arduous journey and you can never be sure how stable their legs are again.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: GamesPoet on June 17, 2010, 02:09:29 PM
Bies ... are you sitting in for MrDoom& Gloom? :icon_wink:
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Nicholas Bies on June 17, 2010, 02:20:40 PM
I'm just speaking as a Man who has snapped his ankles on multiple occasions and know the lifetime of pain and suffering it can bring.
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: wissenlander on June 17, 2010, 02:26:07 PM
Well, if that's the case what do you suggest for the ones who had their heads pop off? :wink:
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: Nicholas Bies on June 17, 2010, 02:29:09 PM
Oh heads are easy, just some delicate knife work to clean out all the old glue and then go right for a replacement! Face Life VOILA!
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: DariusZero on June 19, 2010, 12:17:59 PM
Oh the humanity! I was just about to clean out my display cases and stupidly I tried to be clever and remove an entire shelf full of miniatures at once. Unfortunately the shelf had other ideas and slipped dropping my entire Empire army one shelf down onto the start of my Goblin army and a load of display minis. I could cry. I now have to spend the day sticking back together broken steam tanks and fixing chipped paint jobs  :icon_cry:  :icon_cry:



.....Normally I would leave that kind of a job to my wife....but hey, I'm an eastEuropean, so that's normal....
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: warhammerlord_soth on June 19, 2010, 07:07:47 PM

:lol:
Title: Re: Something terrible has happened
Post by: shavixmir on June 19, 2010, 09:40:43 PM
Oh the humanity! I was just about to clean out my display cases and stupidly I tried to be clever and remove an entire shelf full of miniatures at once. Unfortunately the shelf had other ideas and slipped dropping my entire Empire army one shelf down onto the start of my Goblin army and a load of display minis. I could cry. I now have to spend the day sticking back together broken steam tanks and fixing chipped paint jobs  :icon_cry:  :icon_cry:

(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv258/wallumc1/DSCF2115.jpg)
Dump the bloody steamtank.

The rest is a pity and I mourn for your drama.