Airbrush

[frigosolver]

Anyone in the club use an airbrush for painting?.anyone got suggestions of a good beginners kit for sub 100 ?.

[Captain Black]

Brian uses a airbrush alot.PM him

[Hendrid]

Hi Iain, are looking to buy an airbrush or do you already have one?

If your looking to get one to try, an inexpensive solution would be (believe it or not) the GW one. It's an alright entry level airbrush and fine for doing base coats on vehicles etc.

I've got a Badger Airbrush which I've had for years complete with compressor etc and it's the dogs nether bits but a bit of a pain to clean etc so I only use it when I'm doing BIG areas or lots of terrain etc.

Is there anything in particular your looking to do, like masking for camoflage patterns etc?

[frigosolver]

looking to do more than just undercoating.thought usefull for larger models,rhinox etc to try out various blending effects and graduation.Have seen compresser style kits with dual action airbrushes just not sure if I would get as much use as I think .Have seen some nice effects on websites with the use of an airbrush and was thinking about trying but have read it can be quite a steep learning curve especially with the dual action?

[Kev the jinx]

Ian,

I have a testors airbrush, which is very low maintenance as you just change the nozzle for different effects. It is a dual action but if you want to learn to do fading and grading of colours then you will need a dual action one. I have no where to use an airbrush these days so you are welcome to borrow mine. I dont have a compressor but I have read on various forums that some people just use a spare car tyre that has been well inflated. Certainly worth a try to start with as I am sure you will have a few car parts lying around. A decent quiet compressor can cost a fair bit, or you can buy an industrial one from Screwfix for 50 quid (noisy though!).

I will try and remember to bring it in on Monday for you.