EZhotshot511 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hey all, I want a new Airbrush and I have narrowed it down to either the Tamiya SF or the Tamiya HG. Now this is my second airbrush after my Badger 150 (which has given me only 1 acceptable paint job even after having it for 2 years ). My question is: Do I really need the "0.5mm" paint line capability of the Super Fine airbrush? And can the SF tackle a 1/32 scale model paint job all by itself? Thanks for the help. --Erich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denstore Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 The HG would probably do 95% of what you need an airbrush to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tempestwulf Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Have a HG, Love my HG, will always use an HG. My first airbrush was one of those $80 generic ones that did the job in cutting my teeth on and then picked up a Tamiya HG after that. The HG has the beautiful chrome body which makes it easy to clean up, parts breakdown is logical and you can fit a cotton bud/Q-tip into it fairly easily. I got one with the 0.2mm nozzle and she can make some fine lines. Do experiment with mixes and pressures. I use lacquer paints and apart from my own mistakes (two thin paint and to close to model = puddle) the HG loves me long time. I've build all nations planes and lots of different effects. That's my rant but hope it's reinforcing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I believe the SF was mainly designed for 1/72 WW2 camo jobs eg, Luftwaffe mottling of the Tamiya warbird series. http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM74514 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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