Badger Sotar 20/20 and Splash Paints Kandy=Pure Awesomeness

[Impalow]

I picked up one of the Sotar airbrushes last year when the owner of Badger did his $54.00 birthday sale...  its been sitting in my workshop for over a year collecting dust.... well I finally had an excuse to break it out, and I'm kicking myself for not doing it sooner... the soft spray pattern and functionality is fantastic!!  I can get small super nice fades and gradients, with no sputters or spits.....  I'm also bummed I didn't pick up another one this year, when he had the $55.00 sale.. doh. http://www.badgerairbrush.com/Sotar_20-20.asp

 

I used it to spray the new Splash paints Kandy colors over a super coarse silver metallic base. (Painthuffer Metalflake Micro Silver Bullet .004 Flake https://painthuffer.bigcartel.com/product/micro-silver-bullet-004  )

The transparent candy colors were ready to spray, and worked perfectly....   https://www.splash-paints.com/kandy

Highly recommend both for people looking to do scale custom paint!

 

Edited January 30, 2019 by Impalow

[Mike999]

Another vote for the Sotar 20/20.  I bought one several years ago at a steep discount.  With the right air pressure and thinning, it's amazing what small lines it can spray.  And along with 1/25, I do 1/35 kits, where very small lines/patterns are often needed.  But it's also good at bigger patterns, as you show. 

The only problems I've had were my own fault, from not cleaning it thoroughly.  Even that wasn't too bad. Started a session one day and it wouldn't spray. I disassembled it and cleaned everything with lacquer thinner. Now I backflush it with thinner after every use, and make sure the needle is perfectly clean. 

Edited January 30, 2019 by Mike999
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