1/72 scale P-36, prewar silver in color. Beautifully painted and complete except for a pitot tube. I glue it into the hole in the wing, the silver paint is now stuck to my finger and the whole lot smashes to the hardwood floor and exploded.
Tied for number 1, a TA-152 painted with authentic RLM colors, gloss coated and decaled and left overnight to dry. The next day, EVERY SINGLE DECAL was silvered. Not just a little bit, but like the old AMT decals. I tried taking some of the little ones off, but finally just hand painted around the big ones. I gave it away...
When I was a kid, I had the big Saturn V rocket from Revell. I got in a big hurry and painted the black stripes by hand without help from dad...He was not pleased...