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I want to order an airbrush and other parts. I've searched Coast and Chicago airbrush. Is one better than the other? Chicago seems to say free shipping on orders over $100 and Coast says 9% of total order price...which will work out to $25-$30. That seems incredibly high. The individual A/B and parts prices are about the same.

 

It's Grex if that matters. Not all suppliers carry them.

 

Thanks,

 

Bob

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Sprue brothers sells Grex Airbrushes and it looks like they have parts as well.  Amazon looks to have a lot of Grex stuff, so if you have amazon prime, you get free shipping,  a quick look shows most of the Grex stuff on amazon is available on prime. 

 

good luck

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Do yourself a favor. If this is your first brush, Get a simple, well made, single action external mix airbrush (I prefer the center trigger Paasche H. Others may prefer the pistol grip Grex, or front mounted trigger Badgers, etc.), a demand type compressor with regulator and moisture trap, and learn how to use it well before complimenting it with a quality, double action, fine line internal mix in a year or two.  You can thank me later.

 

Don't scrimp here or you will regret it.

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Ah, the infamous "non answer". I wasn't asking what airbrush to buy, but rather which of the two companies I noted has the better service and prices.

 

And in my opinion the best way to start is to go with a double action airbrush.

 

And I am very adept as using my Iwata HP-CS.

 

Bob

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Ok, well if you are a seasoned user, you have your preferences and your reasons based upon your own experiences.  You are correct.  I did not answer your question, but incorrectly inferred based on it that you might be an inexperienced user.  I tailored my response accordingly and was trying to help.

 

My experience is that, regardless of how proficient you are at using them, high end, internal mix, double actions are not particularly suitable for general purpose use, both in terms of the spray pattern they generate, and the thinning required to get them to flow properly.  I would be spraying forever with my H&S Infinity .15 mm nozzle brush if I were attempting broad area work, which is about 90% of what most modelers do.  I only use the Infinity when doing fine line camo, and even then it is usually to tighten up lines after I have laid down the base pattern with my H and #1 tip.  Having said that, there are DA internal mix brushes that are "middle of the road" engineered for both general work(sort of) and detail (sort of) work. The HP-CS is one of them.  These brushes are marketed at folks that want to "do it all" with one brush.  Again, I have used them, and think they are not very good at either.  They are exactly the compromises their designers intended.  The HP-CS has a .35mm tip...very forgiving with both mixture and air pressure, but not so good if you are trying to lay down a line barely thicker than an pencil.  However if it suits your particular use, and you don't mind pulling that needle all of the time to clean it (properly), then I would say you bought the right brush.  It just would not be my preferred set up.

 

And I COMPLETELY disagree on a novice starting out with a DA airbrush.  They are more expensive, more difficult to use, more difficult to keep clean, and generally offer capabilities beyond what a novice will need for a couple of years.  That is just my opinion, and you know what they say about opinions....

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Coast is a really great store, with good people. They really have an outstanding selection of all things airbrushing. 

 

But...their shipping costs do seem higher than others and I'm close enough that I can just stop in when I need something.

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