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A Revell model of a DC7 airliner back in the early fifties. I did a reasonably okay job of not smearing tube glue all over it, except for the windows, but when I impatiently decided to apply the horrendous United Airlines decals (that were to fit around the windows), and the silver enamel paint I brushed on hadn't quite dried, I created a real mess. The decals that actually didn't disintegrate in the water bowl, stuck to the still tacky paint, and refused to slide into position on the fuselage. My finger prints were everywhere in the tacky paint as well, and then I broke off some of the landing gear trying to rub out the blotches - to no avail. I opened up the kitchen window of our fifth story NYC apartment and "flew" it out the window without ever looking down. I almost signed off on building models after that, and to this day I have hesitated building airliners, especially silver ones.
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