The length of the First Division may separate the sides but Airdrie United were more than a match for Queen of the South in the Scottish Cup.
Queens keeper David Hutton made a hash of an attempted clearance, allowing Alan Trouten to chip in the opener.
Diarmuid O'Carroll then carved out a chance for John Baird to bury the ball beyond Hutton.
Scott McLaughlin combined with Paul Lovering to set up Trouten's second and O'Carroll later swept home another.
A terrible afternoon for Queens and they never really recovered from the early error by goalikeeper Hutton.
Queens Mad Man of the Match - Difficult one this but Homes stuck to his task as everything else crumbled around him.