Omni 4000

saltydog Member since July 2003 From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:26 PM that would definetly be a feat brother!! you'd probably go blind in the process though!! all those stripes is enough to make anybody comfortable in a straight jacket!! i wish you lived near and i'd come over and play!! have fun brother. later. Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris Reply

MusicCity Member since January 2004 From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, June 17, 2004 6:42 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by MikeV Maybe I can get good enough to paint that 1/48 scale F-16 "Tiger Meet" tail freehanded? OK, this one I gotta see! I haven't seen the model, but most of the Tiger Meet planes have awesome paint jobs. That would truly be a feat. Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page Reply

MusicCity Member since January 2004 From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:03 PM Got It! My 4000 came in today. I ordered it Monday, got it on Thursday. I'll argue with anyone who says Dixie Art's service isn't that great. Now if my grass would just cut itself I could go downstairs and paint something Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page Reply

bilbirk Member since August 2003 From: Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan

Posted by bilbirk on Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:21 PM why do you need so many ? Reply

MusicCity Member since January 2004 From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:28 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by bilbirk why do you need so many ? He's an airbrush junkie Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page Reply

MikeV Member since April 2003 From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:34 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by bilbirk why do you need so many ? So I can be familiar with them should someone on the forum be interested in one of them. Mike “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon Reply

MikeV Member since April 2003 From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:36 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by MusicCity Got It! My 4000 came in today. I ordered it Monday, got it on Thursday. I'll argue with anyone who says Dixie Art's service isn't that great. Now if my grass would just cut itself I could go downstairs and paint something Awesome Scott! Ket us know how you like it. Did you get some Badger Needle Juice or Medea Super Lube also? It sure helps the action a lot. Mike “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon Reply

MusicCity Member since January 2004 From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:05 PM QUOTE: Ket us know how you like it. It sure helps the action a lot.

I got my front grass cut (after 2 weeks! Long story) and played with the 4000 a little bit. Nothing fancy, just blew some paint on the missiles (that I painted with a rattle can Tuesday night and stripped last night). I can definitely tell that it starts easier and that will be a big plus spraying at low pressures. The balance is radically different from my 3000. I'm so accustomed to having a bottle hanging underneath that this took a little getting used to. The bottle tends to make the brush want to stay upright whereas the paint cup makes it want to roll over, so you actually have to hold the brush (the paint cup DOES go on the top, right )

The only other thing I noticed, and I mentioned this in another thread, is that the paint cup blocks my light and leaves a shadow right where I'm spraying. Little things; I'll get used to them. Being able to spray at lower pressure is a big plus so the minor things to get used to are no big deal.

QUOTE: Did you get some Badger Needle Juice or Medea Super Lube also?

I've had some Super Lube for a few months. Makes a world of difference.