Airbrush & Compressor

[Raider4]

Howdo,

Any recommendations for a decent, but cheap, starter set of an airbrush & compressor for a complete beginner?

Will be used for 15mm plastic tanks (at least, that's the plan).

Note requirement for cheap . . .  

Edit: This one looks about as cheap as you're going to get. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Martyn
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[Techno]

I'm sure there are a couple of guys on the forum (at least) that use an airbrush.

Hope they'll be able to give you some pointers, Martyn.

Cheers - Phil

[Orcs]

Hi Raider,

I have a Badger 360 airbrush and a Paasche compressor with a 2 litre tank and it has a filter cum regulator on it so I can filter out condensation and regulate the pressure to a specific PSI.

This was not cheap, but I saved about £100 by importing from USA. 

Paashe will supply compressors with a 240V supply although they still come  with a US plug that you need to cut off and replace.

While I do not use this a lot I found it relatively easy to get skills to a basic level I can paint the tracks on a 10mm tank without getting the paint on the wheels.

OK what you should look for

A double action brush is a must
Gravity feed not suction. Unless your doing huge areas a gravity Feed is all your going to need. Its also much easier  to change paint and  easier to clean.

The ability to know what PSI it is set to is really useful to replicate the pressure the next time you use it. Mrs Orcs has a cheaper Diaphragm compressor for her airbrush that you can regulate the pressure up or down  but  you do not know what the pressure us.

Do some serious looking on the internet for advice on how to use it and what kit to get and what to avoid


I Bought Mrs Orcs set from the guys below

https://www.everythingairbrush.com

I would look at their range of Finespray graity feed double action brushes

https://www.everythingairbrush.com/airbrushes/finespray-airbrushes/finespray-gravity-feed-airbrushes/ab-130a-double-action-airbrush.html.

I would only go for this "pen" style of airbrush as its more precise.

They do a number of starter kits.  Although personally If your budget can stretch beyond the Baby panda compressor I would get the slightly better ones

I would also recommend one of the cleaning pot stands

https://www.everythingairbrush.com/airbrushing-accessories/stands-holders/sparmax-airbrush-cleaning-pot-and-airbrush-stand.html


A friend gave me a hours tutorial and then its practice

Get an  a2 sketch pad to put on your work surface and there is very little overspray. We just sat as his kitchen table.

[Norm]

If you hit this link and scroll down on my accessories page, I have some airbrush info on a set-up that meets my needs.

Note, I do not have a fine needle for doing fine lines and marks etc. I use mine for tanks, buildings, priming and base coating figures on sticks etc. Biggest advantage for me is that it gets rid of rattle cans. Good cleaning discipline and getting the paint thin enough are important techniques.

LINK - http://commanders.simdif.com/gaming-table_2.html