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Rhinochugger

Rhinochugger

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Who uses what - and how much are they?

Might be time to invest in something v. moderately priced :nail::nail::nail:
 
ROSS said:
Modest eh?
Theres an E - bay offering of a compressor and two airbrushes with it for £75. Ok for outside rail work. Not the cream of the crop but adequate for most purposes. It sells on some web pages for anything between £75 and £150!! and in some hobby mags . Just have to Google E - bay.
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You're far too modest - I was thinking around £15 :brokeheart::brokeheart:
 
Bought a compressor and 2 airbrushes on ebay, BIN price £45. I have yet to use them but they look fine to me.

Looked the same as the ones for going for £70 +
 
Rhinochugger said:
ROSS said:
Modest eh?
Theres an E - bay offering of a compressor and two airbrushes with it for £75. Ok for outside rail work. Not the cream of the crop but adequate for most purposes. It sells on some web pages for anything between £75 and £150!! and in some hobby mags . Just have to Google E - bay.
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You're far too modest - I was thinking around £15 :brokeheart::brokeheart:
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You can get something for around £15 but will soon get fed up with it, spend the +/- £50 for a good 'un (usually two at this price) with compressor and enjoy yourself. N.B. the ones with cups are fine for small quantities but I prefer the jar type and use the Tamiya paints in screw-cap jars.
Bought mine here:
http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/AIRBRUSH_KITS_AND_SPARES.html < Link To http://www.rdgtools.co.uk...H_KITS_AND_SPARES.html
 
i bought one in Boots they were selling them off, a tanning spray compressor,haven't used it yet.me or the buildings could be looking good for the summer:rolf:
 
As with all things. You only get what you pay for, sometimes only if you're lucky. Many many years ago I had one of the early Humbrol ones, and wore it out very quickly. Since then I bought a Paasche and wouldn't go past it. Drawback? A lot of pennies.
 
It depends on what you want to use it for Chuggy? If it's for actually spraying models, you need a pretty good one (which costs of course). If you just want to do the odd bit of weathering, a cheapish one as often seen on ebay is fine. Then (like me) you might get into it and invest in a compressor etc.

A few years ago I visited a railway (US outline) that had some absolutely brilliantly weathered stock. The chap who did the weathering used to work as a proffesional modeller in the movie industry (including Starwars) and he reckoned that he never spent more than 20 quid on an airbrush. That was a while ago, so perhaps you need to add a bit to that, but I've still never seen better results.
 
Paid £50 for my set at a Toy auction last year couldnt live with out it They are all Badger,
2 are for dusting large areas and laquer and the bottom one is for fine work and can go down to a pen line width

Tony

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I bought mine from cab4357 on ebay, he had 5 left 2 weekd ago. They are brand new, boxed and unopend
 
Rhinochugger said:
OK

Who uses what - and how much are they?

Might be time to invest in something v. moderately priced :nail::nail::nail:
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Agree with most comments so far.... but whatever you buy make sure it has a moisture trap! my ebay deal (I mean the one I bought) at a tad over £50 does a good job and you can always buy better quality air bruishes to fit/as you need them:thumbup:


Regards
Rob
 
Bram said:
I bought mine from cab4357 on ebay, he had 5 left 2 weekd ago. They are brand new, boxed and unopend
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He doesn't seem to have any on the go at the moment.
 
I looked on EBAY for one and found a kit at RGD TOOLS ONLINE, it comes with 3 nozzle sizes is dual action and has moisture trap on compressor. It turned out they were local to me so I popped over to pick it up. They are model engineering suppliers so I got a few other bits as well.
I am practising with the airbrush at the moment and it seems fine. They have a website too.
 
I used to use a cheap £20 one when I was younger - then moved up to a Badger 200 set (£60ish with rattle can propellant) and then last summer got an Expo tools £100 job one - a great investment. I find it gets great results, using a compressor and moisture trap. Depends on what you want one for though - weathering or just spraying a solid colour/varnish.
 
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