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Post by mike0157 on Jun 29, 2014 19:15:02 GMT -7
So I've been kicking around the idea of getting a air brush. Any one have any suggestions on getting a good one? I'm wanting one with a small air pump. Any help would be great thanks for looking and any help.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2014 19:37:37 GMT -7
Oh man, this is great news. There are so many options out there. A few factors you have to ask yourself first.
1. Have you used an airbrush before?
2. How much are you willing to invest.
3. How often do you plan to use it?
4. Do you want something easy to use or something more complicated that you're willing to invest time, learning to use it?
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Post by jbailey on Jun 29, 2014 19:47:31 GMT -7
Personally for your first I'd buy a little bit cheaper airbrush, but still get a decent compressor. I bought a $16 Chinese one from eBay that is gravity feed and dual action and I have a testors air compressor my brother picked up at Goodwill for $25(the hobby lobby price tag said $109.99 lol). Its the setup I painted and cleared my decade T'Bird build with. I really like it and every review I've seen or read says they're great.
These are just my opinions. All of Iceman's questions are good to ask yourself before your investment as well. Good luck and let us know what you get!
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Post by mike0157 on Jun 29, 2014 19:49:01 GMT -7
Hmm I use to have a testors one that took spray cans. As fare as the cost it all depends on the quality. And I'd more then likely use it on all my build's once I got use to it. I've heard of people using fingernail paint and there's some pretty wild colors out there. From an ex experience lol.
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Post by mike0157 on Jun 29, 2014 19:55:02 GMT -7
That's the one I'm thinking about getting its a little over $100. I've just saw what you guy's can pull off with them and I'm never going to get the same affect with a rattle can.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2014 20:06:16 GMT -7
Well if you're going I make the investment I would avoid a combo deal to be honest. I have three airbrushes. I have a couple of cheap ones from hobby lobby that I use for spraying small areas and detailing. They're single action and I hate cleaning them. I also have an Aztek airbrush. This comes with different nozzles that allow me to spray different width etc. don't use that one much. Finally my go to airbrush and the best investments I've ever made is the GREX Tritium TG. It's dual action. Optional attachments. Easy to control. Before I bought it, my local hobby shop allowed me to test drive the one they had just cracked open when the first came out. It was instant love! I would not switch it for anything.
I had uses an airbrush once or twice but didn't have the experience to pull off super paint jobs. I feel confident when I have this in my hand. Easy to clean and easy to control the spray.
My compressor I did get of eBay. It blows (in a good way) lol. I don't even know what brand it is. I just attached a moisture trap and a valve to control psi. Spent maybe $25 on the compressor.
Hope some of his helps a little bit.
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Post by mike0157 on Jun 29, 2014 20:10:44 GMT -7
Nice thank you so much for the advice. Like I said just something I'm kicking around. I know this site really don't do much in ship's but iv got a great big titanic model coming and I think it would look better if I used an airbrush on it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 4:17:23 GMT -7
Good idea mate, it will be the best thing you could buy for your hobby, you will never look back.
I use a Pasche VL dual action, had it for 20 years, only ever replace 1 o'ring, $1.50. i had a $10 job to learn the basics with, but the dual action is the way to go i think, it takes a bit to get used to,
but you can manually set paint flow until you get used to it. Would like an Iawota in the not to distant future, used one once and fell in love with the way it felt.
My compressor, i have had for about 15 years, $300, big enough to struggle through a 1:1 paint job, i did my ute with it, yet adjustable enough for the hobby side of things too,
I figure, do it right, do it once, it is cheaper in the long run mate.
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Post by mike0157 on Jun 30, 2014 5:02:03 GMT -7
Thank you for your advice I really appreciate it. I'm on vacation next week so I'm planning on hitting a couple hobby shops up and seeing what I can figure out.
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Post by CoyoteCrunch on Jul 16, 2014 5:29:28 GMT -7
I will have to pull out the airbrushes and little compressor I have and post these so you "Pro's" can tell me if it is good or bad. But for sure I am also very interested in learning the art of airbrushing. I am fairly good with the rattles, but every now and then you get that can that spits just when it hurts the most!
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Post by Gothicz House Of Kustomz on Jul 23, 2014 8:28:31 GMT -7
This was done using a Masters airbrush, and badger compressor, yes same car, tho I do have many, many, many years playing with kolor, and using the airbrush, I also have 6 other airbrushes, but use my masters G23, to pull of work like this, more then I have used any other brush I have, and yes, those are all good questions to ask yourself, none the less good luck, and have fun. Oh, and I got my Masters brush from Tcpglobal.com, payed I think about 35-40 bux for it, allot cheaper then the 2 Pasch's I payed for, also have a Thayer & Chandler, from about the late '60's early '70's, and 2 bottle feeders, cheap cheap, only used for chroming The base is Metal Spec silver (Dupli-Color) then a home made kandy gold, then layed about 5 coats of home made kandy purple,    |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 20:28:12 GMT -7
Reading through this has been helpful to me as well. My wife gave me a airbrush compressor for my birthday (end of June) so I had to get a brush. I went with the Passche VL double action. Just need to get some (a lot) of practice now. The only one I have ever used (besides automotive guns) is an old Testors that used the canned air. Looking forward to having good equipment.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 2:26:55 GMT -7
Reading through this has been helpful to me as well. My wife gave me a airbrush compressor for my birthday (end of June) so I had to get a brush. I went with the Passche VL double action. Just need to get some (a lot) of practice now. The only one I have ever used (besides automotive guns) is an old Testors that used the canned air. Looking forward to having good equipment. The biggest thing is working out pretty quick weather your paint is too thick or thin. Its pretty well the same theory as you would go by when you have used the Automotive guns, just on a different scale mate. Too thick, LOTS of orange peel, too thin, the thinners will want to eat into your plastic, (that's if you use auto acrylics like i do ), or just not cover and run. From there on, you only really play around with the pull back action when you are doing graphic type paint jobs, or blending etc, on a regular paint job i pull it wide open and lay it on WET. Dry thin coats just don't work for me, but others prefer to do it that way, you will soon work out what works for you, everyone is different the way they like to paint. Above all ENJOY playing with it. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 0:59:50 GMT -7
I'ma bit old fashioned with air brushes, I learned on a old Badger single action.... bought one after awhile and used it for years on model railroad building, then about ohhhh 8 years ago, bought a double action Badger 150-2 I think, and will NEVER look back! I also have a 1:1 gun thats a "Jamb-gun" used for small but large uses, and it sprays fine enough to do multiple single color jobs....like sale flat black, on frames, I can do 400 frames with one fill on the jamb gun.....BUT that one runs or well sprays off a standard Craftsman air compressor (which reminds me I need to get a starting capacitor for...)
I also have a mini, sand-blaster as well, ALSO made by Badger....Thing does SERIOUS work, on removing rust on metal models, and fine etching on brass for paint to adhere too.....Its also GREAT for "rusting too. making the plastic looks, "pitted" and then the air brush used to rust it up a bit....
Compressor for the Air Brush sized tools mentioned here? This is scary....LOL And OLD and I do mean OLD Montgomery Ward 45 PSI compressor, I brought home from a place I worked that the cord got slammed in a door and cut the wire off. they simply tossed it like it was nothing! I was maintenance at this place and seen it in on top the trash, and thought, OHHH NO thats not going in the dump. took it attached a "make-shift" power cord, plugged in run like new, removed the "make-shift" cord and took it home, added my own cord and it has been that way ever since! Cost? 2 bucks! (For the extension cord I used that was something stupid length, 10 feet? I think it was....
The compressor has to be 30 years old, if not better......Oil-less of course, BUT I do have a moisture trap on it....with an extra "Pro" line to the air brush, working on making a "Manifold" for added tools to it....
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