Considering buying an airbrush

[Plasticated Guy]

I have been using rattle cans for painting for quite a long time. I have toyed with the idea of getting an airbrush. Are there any tips here or anywhere else? I'm going into this completely green and any help is appreciated. 

[wayne00]

Pinned topic above might help

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/73170-buying-my-first-airbrush-or-compressor-questions/

   Rog?

[Dpate]

Airbrush discussions are like talking about politics lol.  But I'll list these brands for you too do your research on.   Paasche h. Iwata eclipse, Procon boy 280, Procon boy 290.  Air compressor to go along with it would be the No name brand tooty from spraygunner.  Amazing air compressor for the money.  Either way $250-little over $300 to get you in the door.  Better than starting the super cheap route and using a bad quality brush and hate it all together.  When i first started in the hobby a year ago i started with the Iwata eclipse to learn on having never air brushed my entire life.  Easy to learn & difficult to master along with technique and good habits.  You will also have to learn how to thin paint etc if you don't already know how.  There are alot of air brush ready paints like scalefinishes, etc to use on the market, but still learning too thin paint is a skill set on its own lol.

Edited March 13, 2022 by Dpate

[peteski]

I have a feeling that this is all covered in the thread Roger pointed to. Plus a lot more. This type of question comes up here fairly regularly, and that is why that thread was made "sticky".

[deuces wild]

First one I bought was the Aztec (sp) from Model Master I believe.... I don't know if they still make those.... Those were cheap 20 years ago..

[Plasticated Guy]

I plan on checking out the sticky thread as well as any other threads that might help. I also checked out what was available at Hobby Lobby. It looked like mostly the Iwata brand was there, so I'll see what can be done. Thanks again for the info.