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Airbrush
Topic Started: Jul 16 2013, 04:06 AM (260 Views)
k0b0ld
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I there, I am looking forward to get some airbrush gear. Any advice on brush/compressor brand or model ?

What do you use ?

I was thinking about getting the Badger 150 brush and the Badger 180 compressor. Is it good ?
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For a novice I would absolutely recomend the following:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TO578Q/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've played around with several brushes and ended up on this one, it's cheap enough that I generally grab two at a time as they will eventually wear out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001L4S3KS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You may also want to invest in a couple of other odds and ends.

Excellent for cleaning your airbrush while you work, but also a great stand for holding it between jobs if you're only using a single airbrush.
http://www.amazon.com/Iwata-Medea-NAC-201-Cleaning-Station/dp/B000VADIVC/ref=pd_bxgy_ac_img_y

If you're using multiple airbrushes this is a handy little stand for keeping them out of the way when not in use.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GXBXY4/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Excellent for cleaning out the tougher gunk that tends to get in the brush parts.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BG9Z8I/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Everything Khaas recommends is true. It was thanks to him in a large part that got me going on my airbrushing equipment.

The only thing different was that I went ahead and followed a friends advice and invested in a higher end airbrush and compressor since I am taking it very serious. I went with Badger brand brushes and got a compressor with a storage tank.

I got a Badger Anthem 155 as a workhorse brush

And an RK-1 Krome for fine detail work

And the Aspire TC910 Compressor with 1gl tank

Be advised, these are the more expensive route and I would only recommend if you are serious about airbrushing. If you are unsure you want to continue down this path, then buy the set Khaas recommends. Don't spend the money if you don't think airbrushing is for you.

Not to say airbrushing is hard, its not as hard as it looks. It just takes practice like anything else. It can be a HUGE time saver and once your skills improve, you'll be glad you picked up an airbrush.

There's my two nurglings on the subject, I hope it helps!
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One of the main reasons I recommend the cheap ones first is for learning, there's a lot of mistakes that can cost a lot of money if you don't go the cheap route. For instance, getting the insides so gummed up with old paint, primer, etc that it no longer functions. Breaking/losing parts (there's a small part in the air intake for example that is a nightmare if it ever comes loose). This is especially important because I'm a firm believer that the first thing you should do when you get your new airbrush is take the thing apart, learn how all of the parts fit together so you'll know how to clean it thoroughly in the future, which is going to be doubly important later with those $200 guns.

Additionally, I feel that when you're starting out you're not likely to need the super fine spray of high end detail guns. Even now, I don't feel that I'm missing anything with these cheap guns, the lions share of the work I do with mine is general coverage and blending for osl and fabric, things that would be much more tedious with a standard brush.

I think ultimately, an airbrush is a specialized tool that requires you ask yourself a few important questions. What you intend to use it for and how serious are you about using it? At minimum, I would recommend getting the cleaning pot and the cheap combo I linked earlier (you can probably get a deal for buying both together). The more serious you get about using the airbrush, the more serious you're going to want to be about keeping it clean. Best of luck to you, and looking forward to hearing about your progress.
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Also, Yourswordismine that's the exact compressor I've been looking at to replace the one I got in the previously mentioned combo. I know the one I have will eventually wear out, and I want something with a tank eventually.
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Can you recommend any good tutorials on YouTube?
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Khaas
Jul 17 2013, 11:22 AM
Also, Yourswordismine that's the exact compressor I've been looking at to replace the one I got in the previously mentioned combo. I know the one I have will eventually wear out, and I want something with a tank eventually.
Yeah, my friend said the same thing lol.

And the price on Amazon was too good to pass up. Hell, its even $20 less now than when I ordered mine...

And the thing is a beauty, its really quiet and the pressure is constant. My only complaint is the location of the on/off switch. Its hard to get my fat fingers in there to flip the switch sometimes... But that's just a personal problem ;)
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Ghaznub
Jul 17 2013, 05:28 PM
Can you recommend any good tutorials on YouTube?
There a LOT of them on Youtube. I cant remember the few I really liked, and I cannot access Youtube atm.

Just search for airbrush tutorials, airbrushing miniatures.

There was one series by an Asian fellow, who actually did a lot of explaining technique instead of watching someone paint for an hour... He was really helpful.

Also search for Thinning Acrylic for Airbrushing. There were a few that were really helpful. I think this is the one thing I am still having problems with...
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I tried to get one of the aspires for a few months awhile back, but the manufacture stopped shipping any until they figured out the issues they were having with the compressor motors.

Ended up getting this one http://www.chicagoairbrushsupply.com/dcpaaico16hp.html

Been really solid.

For airbrushes, I like to use a .5 mm for base coating, a .35 mm for spot painting and blending and a .2 mm for detail.

I would recommend picking up a brush that you can find parts for locally. Having to wait a week for a replacement needle just about drove me nuts.

i have a Hobby Lobby a few miles from the house and picked up an Iwata Neo top feeder that works very well, with a .35 mm needle. Parts are cheap and aplenty.

+1 for the cleaning pot.
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