A moment of silence please.

I hang my head with you on the death of a trusty friend.

However if you could do the work you do with the recently departed, I cant wait to see what you produce with the new best friend.

Dude.. my condolences....

Ps.. the Sprue Marker is fitting.. and AWESOME !!

PSS.. hope you enjoy the new "Wally".

p38jl

Dude.. my condolences....

Ps.. the Sprue Marker is fitting.. and AWESOME !!

 

PSS.. hope you enjoy the new "Wally".

Ditto.  I especially liked the grave marker.  A fitting tribute.  RIP "Wally".

fermis

HOLY CRAP!!!! What a difference! It was only $90 at Harbor Freight. Double action and super quiet. I don't really miss "Wally" anymore. Can't believe I didn't do this ten years ago. Hopefully now, I'll be able to finish like "Daywalker"!!!

 

The grave marker made me laugh...sorry. Didn't mean to laugh...I feel terrible, laughing at a funeral and all....But at least you've got a new one eh?! And for $90 bucks at Harbor Freight?? Was that for the combo or just the AB?

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/oilless-compressors/1-5-hp-58-psi-compressor-and-airbrush-kit-95630.html

That would be $90 for the combo, assuming this is what Fermis is using now.

BigSmitty

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/oilless-compressors/1-5-hp-58-psi-compressor-and-airbrush-kit-95630.html

 

That would be $90 for the combo, assuming this is what Fermis is using now.

Wow! Fermis, I'm anxious to know what you think of it. I'm using a Paasche VL currently but I always ponder over where I would turn if it ever breaks down. $90 for a combo is awesome considering I paid close to $200 for my Paasche set.

Good-bye Wally, you got a very dignified wake.

The regulator on this compress makes it hard to change PSI, there is a small screw to turn. I purchased their 1/8 hp compressor, because it had a proper regulator. I love airbrushing now without  that worry of running out of air in the can.

Okay, a few things...

1) Did you get your wife's permission first?

2) I LOL'd at the sprue marker...

3) Now that you have the "proper" equipment, you are REALLY gonna be dangerous! 

Well Dude, when that nice new 'brush breaks down and you are waiting for a new part, don't go digging in the yard!

Funny I felt that way abt the ole Aztek, until I got a new Badger. What a piece of junk that Testor's was...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xrlf3taEo

So sad the loss .But time will heal ,Enjoy the new but never forget .Ron

I can't believe you actually  buried it !!   congrats and put it to good use

Just wait until the EPA finds out you buried PLASTIC in the ground... the horror!

I'm now clipping old sprue just in case I have to bury a modeling tool down the road...

(sound of gunshots in background)

Fermis, now let's talk about your new toy... I have been thinking about replacing my three gal pancake air compressor from Porter-Cable that I have been using in the garage.  Because the garage has been so unusually cold this winter to do airbrushing, I want to get a quieter one so I can do it in the basement right at my workspace without waking up my family because I usually do it at late nights..  Do you recall if the store sells just air compressor without the kit?  I am interested...

Thanks for the condolences everybody!

After using this thing, Wally will not be missed. It's a whole new world. Most definitely need to get a moisture trap though.

To answer a few ???s

It all came together, listed at $99.99, 10% off, plus the 1 year replacement plan brought it to $107 and change.

I believe they do sell just the compressor, the brush, by itself was $19.99.

The comp. is really quite, I can't really hear it over the air coming out of the gun.

I did NOT ask permission....I didn't tell her about it either, not that she would care. She's awesome!

I am quite impressed with this thing!

.....later that night, I could have sworn I heard the sound of Taps, being played in the background!

Fermis... beware the Moors....

also.. have you seen the Stephen King Movie Pet Semetary ?? ... jus' saying...

After reading this thread I buried a blender and and electric carving knife this evening...

I initially thought your dog passed. LOL

Great deal on the combo. Compressors usually go for more then that. Yours is very similar to mine and I also got the AB for something around what you paid. Got it off of ebay as a Buy it Now.

Manstein's revenge

After reading this thread I buried a blender and and electric carving knife this evening...

as another note of noteworthyness... the house they filmed Pet Semetary at.. is 1 mile from my house.. I drive by it everyday going to work....

So you are the MOJO that drives by so fast in the 18-wheeler...

iraqiwildman

Good-bye Wally, you got a very dignified wake.

The regulator on this compress makes it hard to change PSI, there is a small screw to turn. I purchased their 1/8 hp compressor, because it had a proper regulator. I love airbrushing now without  that worry of running out of air in the can.

 I can control the airflow with the trigger button. Been messin with it a bit, I'll be able to paint German spagetti in 1/72!!!!

 I don't wanna build anymore, I just want to paint now!!!

Here's to your blender Manny!!!

I bought the DA airbrush from Harbor Freight on sale for $14.99 a few months back and love it! I had been using a Badger 350 for years and though it was my trusted amigo, now it hangs unused on it's stand. Don't know how I lived without a different AB all this time!

P.S. It's on sale again! I may pick up another as a back-up!

http://www.harborfreight.com/deluxe-airbrush-kit-95810.html

Ah, man... I saw this thread and my heart sank!  Poor little AB, he's in a better place now LOL.

Paint like me?  I think you are already way past me, I can't even imagine where you are going to be with this new toy.  Looking at your builds, I would have thought you had a setup like this from the beginning!

R.I.P. Wally

The new paint booth must have been more than he could bear...

Tony

*Taps plays in the background*

*A flight of P-51 Mustangs flys over head in formation*

Looking back at all your contest winning builds I would think getting Wally bronzed would be a more fitting farewell. Or cut him up in tiny pieces and hide the remains in the fuselages of all your 2011 builds for luck, maybe a few parts could be incorporated into scratch built details to honor his devoted service.

I love it, a sprue Celtic cross!

You're ahead of me, Fermis, I have a Paasche VL airbrush, and a Craftsman compressor, but a leaky Paasche hose, so I'm still not operational with an airbrush.

I don't know if I'd have buried mine, though, I think more about mounting things like that on a plaque with a little inscription and hanging it on the wall

Good luck with the new rig, looking forward to more of your work!

Brad

Poor Wally - never knew what hit him did he? Didn't notify the next of kin until now either...

I still have his Canadian cousin in my tool stash, bring him out every so often to do a big coverage of primer, gloss etc. Doesn't do ANYTHING spectacularly but still soldiers on as my easy clean-up option, backing up my little Badger single-action.

Uhhh, what are the odds of your dog digging up the carcass after the spring thaw!?

LOL at the burial.

All good things must come to pass. Congratulations on Wally 2.0.

VanceCrozier

Uhhh, what are the odds of your dog digging up the carcass after the spring thaw!?

 Pretty low! He's already wizzed on it twice!