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Who uses what - and how much are they?
Might be time to invest in something v. moderately priced
Who uses what - and how much are they?
Might be time to invest in something v. moderately priced
Airbrush
- Thread starter Rhinochugger
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Rhinochugger said:
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
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.
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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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
Rhinochugger said:OK
Who uses what - and how much are they?
Might be time to invest in something v. moderately priced
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
Regards
Rob
I have an Revolution CR with a 0.3 mm needle kit retro fitted( so the range is about 10thou to 2 inches. Double action brush with an Iwata Studio Smart handle tank compressor.
I use this chap, prices are fair service good.,
http://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/airbrushes.html
I use this chap, prices are fair service good.,
http://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/airbrushes.html
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 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.