I just got my Dremel today, this thing is insane. I will post a new topic for advice on it… it tears through plastic like no tomorrow.
Still very eager to receive the rest of my packages, [:D]
Lets keep up this cost thing!
88 - Sam’s Club
148 - Squadron
112 - Model Expo
!!! [:I] [:(] [xx(] [V]
Ron! Buddy! Your gonna make yourself insane! It’s like counting fish on the boat before you’re done for the day. You’ll only jinx it. You’re going to spend more time doing the books than building the models. Junkies don’t account for the hit, just the trip.[;)]
Build the model have fun, where else are you going to get that much bang for your buck? (o.k., besides range fire control officer) [:p]
BTW… 120 to squadron today[:)]
Regards,
Mike
Renarts is right. Many of the items you’re buying will last for years, if not a lifetime. There’s going to be some initial expense, but it will be worth it.
Remember, it’s about the journey, not the destination!
Yeah, very true. But I can’t blame it ALL on the hobby.
I have noticed something very strange about my behavior this time around. I am prissy! I demand the best in everything, even if I have something so so… I order the best.
Seriously… the equipment that I have bought is all top notch. For example… I have 2 airbrushes… but I just bought the Aztek 4709 kit. Supposed to be the best airbrush you can buy within reason. So now I will have 3 of them. I bought a Dremel… and I just bought a special chuck, and super small drill bits.
Its all in good fun though. Its a hobby… and I am enjoying it immensely.
But I am really stoked that I have all the tools I could ever want, with more on the way. I mean, I even bought Parafilm, lol.
Bring me more toys! Seriously, you’ll keep finding neat stuff for your bench, so pace yourself. The Aztek setup is a good choice. More goodies out there, so keep buying those lottery tickets-one of them will set you up for life! 
Have fun, guy. -Ed
[}:)]And Ron, now that you’ve got all the tools, now you’ve gotta start stockpiling kits! No other modelers will take you seriously if you don’t have at least a couple of dozen kits waiting to be built[;)]
Paul’s right about the stockpile Ron. But I think the legal number is up to 36 kits gathering dust on the shelf before you’re considered to be a modeller and of course you must have at least 6 sitting around on the work bench in various states of completion.
Only then grasshopper are you a true modeller.
LOL
Actually… getting the kits is the problem.
I want to order a few kits, but everyone is out of stock on them. Im looking for the Trumpeter Abrams with Plow kit… Squadron didn’t have it, now Im waiting forever from GreatModels… Its insane. Everywhere I order kits from either waits forever or doesn’t have them.
So I just ordered 7 Kits from Squadron… hopefully they will have atleast 4 of them.
I have an order for 6 kits from Greatmodels, they found 1 and have a searching/order for the other 5.
I need to find an online shop that shows exactly what they have in stock, and that I can order and they will send me right away instead of this 2-3 week turn around. My problem right now is… I have built my first two kits and now I have nothing to work on this weekend.
You can try these folks Ron. I’ve ordered from them a couple of times and have recieved great service. This is the Canadian link but they also have a U.S. one.
http://www.militaryhobbies.ca/
Ron,
Check out : http://www.modelexpoinc.com
They list a running inventory of what stock qty they’re holding of items.
Good luck
Mike
Check out www.missionmodels.com Great selection of kits and aftermarket sets. Fastest shipping from any online shop. I’m a very satisfied customer.
Yeah renarts, I just did a $110 order with them, so lets see how they treat me,
I will try the other sites also when I see what people have and what I have on the way. Right now it looks like 2 weeks will be the absolute soonest I get another kit. These people drive me insane.
I personally wouldn’t waste my money on an Aztec. No offense to those of you who have them, but to me they are a gimmick.
Mike
I agree with the Aztec comment above. Pay the money to get a nice Badger Anthem. I love the airbrush… very easy to use IMHO.
I have looked around a bunch.
The problem is… I already have a Paasche that is almost identical to the Badger Anthem. I looked at the parts diagram, its almost identical. This time I am looking for a Gravity Feed with some nice accessories for under $100. The only real choice with those two things in mind is the Aztek 470. If money was not a problem, I would probably get a Iwata or whatever they are called, but they run about $225 and that just isn’t in the cards for now.
I have heard alot of great things about the top of the line Aztek and also that it is easy to clean, so I am hopeful.
Ron,
$225 for an Iwata? Where are you shopping?
You could buy two Iwata HP-C’s for $240. [:D]
That is almost in the price range of an Iwata Micron which is WAY beyond what a modeler needs.
Both of the two gravity feed Iwata Eclipses in this picture are $89 from Dixie Art:
The T&C Omni 5000 is another great gravity fed airbrush for $66.50.
I am not knocking that Aztec. There are a lot of people who like them, but I would rather opt for a standard airbrush that I know how to take apart and clean.
Mike
Yeah, I was talking about the Mikron.
The others just aren’t enough of an upgrade… atleast with the Aztek I get a different sort of grip, lol.
Don’t buy a Micron unless you have money. I don’t think hobby paints would flow very well through them anyhow.
You can’t just buy a new needle or tip for a Micron. They are a machined fluid head system for precision and a replacement head unit is $112! [:0] Ouch!
Let us know how you like that Aztec when you get it and try it out.
Mike
For airbrushes I prefer the Badger ones. The Anthem and its derivitives. I still have a 100 (150) can’t remember now side feed that I do for fine line work and small areas such as camo patches. I want the Paasche graphics airbrush. I just like the little turbine wheel that wizzes around!
As for buying tools, I like to buy them as I need them, then get the best I can afford.
I am up to about 75 unbuilt kits and about 4 in work kits. Plus a vaacuum former that I am building (almost done)
And now with graduate school starting I am gonna be pressed for an hour a week, but it will be a relaxing hour.
Semper Fi