PNW_Modeler Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Well...the title says it all. I have been a rattle canner for so long...but I have seen the light and realize it is time to step it up a notch. So, this being virgin territory I am not sure where to start. What are the good brands, types, etc? Not sure I am ready for a dual action, and the most elaborate paint schemes I will ever be applying is your run of the mill USN TCS. What extra equipment will I need? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 You have taken your first step into a larger world. My personal reccomendation is the Badger 360. Great quality, easy to use, easy to clean. Versitile as you can do a gravity fed or siphon from a bottle. All-metal construction is durable and I like the weight of it in my hand. It is a double- action, but it is not difficult to learn over a single-action. I never use a single-action anymore as the double-action 360 is again so versitile in the spray patterns you can get from fine lines to larger covereages. Like any airbrush, I'd reccomend a couple spare parts (needle and tip) and clean it like it's your M-16 rifle. As far as air source there is a lof options. I am mosed pleased with a tank-compressor combination. I have a Bostich tank-compressor that I bought for a nail gun. I only run the compressor for a few minutes once a week and I have quiet, consitant airflow for the airbrush the rest of the time. Regulator is needed. Water trap reccomened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smutz Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 hi Paul, I'd suggest a badger 200 its a single action AB just set the needle once & away you go its that simple, easy to clean & strip parts are easy to get hold of & not expensive either a good AB to begin with. I would also go for a color cup to replace the bottles & a fine needle/head assembly, Iwata have just brought out a single action as well reviewed in Octobers SAMI that dose away with the need for a fine head needle & separate cup but i think the UK price is £85.00 double the price for the 200. stay away from the Aztecs quality's hit & miss, buy a compressor as well the propellant cans don't last i did have a Revell gamma a good allrounder variable up to 48psi for about £90.00 just a bit load at 50db, moved on to a sprint jet now. HTH Andy :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Kethan Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 (edited) Paul, When I returned to the hobby in 98, I was apprehensive about buying a double-action airbrush. Don't be. It sounds alot more complicated that it is. I've got a Badger 150 and I've NEVER had a problem with it. It's the only airbrush I've ever used or owned. Like Toad said, I keep it very clean. As a matter of fact, I strip it down completely after every color I spray. Just go buy yourself a good double action airbrush. It won't take long to get the hang of it. Chris Edited January 6, 2008 by Chris Kethan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 I am glad to hear all the Badger recommendations....that was the brand I was looking at, and familiar with from my old high school art class days. toad...360? I don't think I have seen that model. I have seen the 350...different? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham T Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I've used the Badger 200 for a number of years & always found it suitable for the vast majority of applications. Easy to use & to clean & not too pricey with good spares availability. However, my "everyday" airbrush for the last year or so has been an Iwata HP-C which with it's double action is a little more flexible, but I'll never dump the 200! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie Cheslo Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Mine is the Badger 150. Have had it for years. Love it. I also strip it down completely after every use. I learned on this double action airbrush. In my opinion, it is just as easy to learn how to use an airbrush from the get go on a double action as it is on a single action. Compare it to learning how to drive a car. If you learn on a standard transmission, it will take you no longer to learn how to drive as on an automatic transmission. But the advantage is, if you learn on standard, you can drive both. Same with double action airbrushes. You learn to airbrush on a double action, you can use any kind of airbrush. That would be my recommendation. And Badger's service (from what I hear, I have as of yet to use their service) is top-notch! HTH :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Yes- Badger 360. It gets that name from it's ability of the color cup to rotate 360deg. Highly reccomended. The Badger Anthem is baisically the same parts except you can't rotate and use a siphon instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 I just ordered a Vega 2000 Dual Action Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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