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  1. Bill Eh?
    Hi Ismael, I'm definitely not an engineer, and I also love to take things apart... especially airbrushes. Taking them apart and putting them back together is the first order of business after purchasing a new one. Doing this repeatedly gives me a better understanding of the airbrush's workings and the confidence to do a complete tear down for deep cleaning (even the needle packing or air valve!).
  2. Bill Eh?
    I read your original post. With no parts available, how did you resurrect it? Was it a matter of disassembling and deep cleaning? The airbrush that got me started was a combination airbrush and Ni-Cad battery powered compressor from Tamiya called Spray Work.
  3. Bill Eh?
    Here is the website address to use: https://gravity-colors.com/
  4. Bill Eh?
    Gerry, Dancing Bear is a name new to me. I'll have to check out there offerings. I just added the link https://www.dancingbearscaledcomponents.com/
  5. Bill Eh?
    I just sent you a PM.
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    I responded to another Kijiji ad! LOL. It was entitled “Airbrush Complete and Parts”. There was only a single, somewhat out of focus photo. It showed a plastic basket with some airbrush items in it: an Iwata-Medea name on a replacement parts package as well as the name Thayer and Chandler. These caught my attention enough to respond to this four-day old ad. My attached pics show what was actually included. I think that I did well with this purchase! All I know about the last pic is that these are Rapidograph components.
  8. Bill Eh?
    David, it sounds like you found some great kits at Heritagecon. I have never built a NASCAR KIT, but did buy the Salvinos JR Joey Logano Mustang.
  9. Bill Eh?
    I'm envious over the Aoshima and Fujimi kits
  10. Bill Eh?
    If only O. Wold had believed in the power of advertising! You have probably visited the site, airbrushmuseum.com where there is some fascinating reading.
  11. Bill Eh?
    Jim, so I just learned that Olaus Wold was a key designer for Thayer and Chandler, before setting out with his own company circa 1890's. to early 1900's.
  12. Bill Eh?
    What can I say. Apparently you and Iwata-Medea are in disagreement as to what comes standard with their Eclipse HP-CS ?
  13. Bill Eh?
    Did you buy it new or used?
  14. Bill Eh?
    Bill, all of the Iwata Eclipse line (HP-BS, gravity, HP-SBS, side gravity, and HP-CS, gravity) come with a 0.35 mm needle / nozzle. The optional needle nozzle set for them is the 0.5 mm set. Only the Iwata Eclipse HP-BCS (syphon) comes standard with a 0.5 mm needle / nozzle.
  15. Bill Eh?
    Chad, I saw your kits listed in the trade section. It immediately caught my eye, because you mentioned Japanese flat box. The Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota were all interesting. So were the Honda Civics. When I go to a show, I am mostly looking for Japanese kits. Even here, north of the border, you need to attend a reasonably sized show to even find vendors selling Japanese kits. If I find a vendor, but they are asking something near retail, or even higher at a collector value, I walk away. Yes, I am looking for a bargain, but not a buck or two bargain. I am looking for something that might be 20 - 30% below retail. Selling kits at a show is not typically about making money. Yes, some rare kits might actually make you some money. Most times you will only recoup some of what you paid for a kit initially. Those are just my thoughts.
  16. Bill Eh?
    Jeff, your Procon Boy PS-289 is an excellent purchase. The 0.3 mm needle / nozzle is a great in between size. Small enough to do acceptable fine lines, and yet large enough to spray primer if need be. One of my favourite Youtube airbrush-related channels is Airbrush Asylum. It is worth checking out. I have a theory about the problem with your 105. If you are interested, PM me.
  17. Bill Eh?
    Michael, I have purchased a bulk bundle of those melamine cleaning sponges. It never occurred to me that I could also use those as a high grit sanding medium. Thanks for that idea.
  18. Bill Eh?
    Good to know that the Regdab helped lubricate the contact between the back trigger lever and the trigger shaft. I would be interested to hear how your airbrushing session goes. Fingers crossed.
  19. Bill Eh?
    Dusty has provided an excellent list. I would add one more consideration. What you model could factor into who you purchase from. If the subject matter is North American factory stock, then the best choices would probably be Scale Finishes or MCW. For more current factory stock geared towards North American / European / Japanese Domestic Market sports/muscle cars then I would look towards Splash Paints or Gravity in Spain. If racing cars are your subject, then a lot of factory racing colors are available through Zero Paints or again, Gravity.
  20. Bill Eh?
    I know that my question might have seemed silly or even redundant. The reason I asked was to determine if the airbrush body causes the needle to flex/bend once it is installed and left in the airbush for a while.
  21. Bill Eh?
    What can be achieved with 3D printing these days, just blows me away!
  22. Bill Eh?
    Jeff, before you did the latest swap to a new needle/nozzle combination, were you able to first verify that the new needle being installed was perfectly straight?
  23. Bill Eh?
    This will be my 900th post. It has taken me almost 14 years to reach this milestone. I believe that at one time, it took 1000 posts to achieve Ohana status. If that were still the case and I continue posting at the same rate, I would not be Ohana until over a year and a half from now! LOL
  24. Bill Eh?
    Not that it affects my decision to attend, but I am curious as to why this major event is not listed in the Upcoming Contests section. I think that Tom Geiger may have already explained the rational, but I have forgotten the explanation. In any event, the attached picture may be indicative of my level of mounting excitement! LOL The mug was filled multiple times this morning.
  25. Bill Eh?
    You buy the way I dream! Mega awesome acquisitions!
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