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Hi folks, i have a decent stock of citadel acrylics sitting around, and i just was wondering if anyone ever tried them through an airbrush. If so what would be the best thinner & what were the results/finish like?

Thanks for any advice

I got my New Iwata Eclipse HP-CS in the post today, and what a beauty it is to behold. Now, im wondering with this new brush, would i have to clean and strip it down everytime i use it, or make sure i run some cleaner through it and clean it out that way, then strip it down say once a month or so.. ...

Some good advice there, i like the fact that the colour cup is on top of the brush, and seems to have a lid on it..?

Hi folks, wondering what the Iwata brand of A/Brush is like to use, been looking at the Eclipse CS model... are they good quality, easy to use and clean out?

Thanks 8)

Interesting, one of the things im worried about, is forgeting and tipping the paint out all over the place?! Do the colour cups vary in size or will they fit any make of Abrush? The one i have doesnt seem to hold much paint

Hi again, well i got the new compressor through the mail the other day. The TC2000 in the above post. Just had a chance to try it tonight on a piece of scrap, and my airbrush now sprays like a dream! The comp came with its moisture trap and regulator+gauge, and two airlines with adaptors for paasche...

Well i went ahead and ordered the TC2000, i will report back on how i get on with it

Hmm, very true, it is a major purchase for me. I've been stymied in my work
by having a next to useless compressor for too long, and i want to move onto the next level in the hobby. Will have to give it some more thought but i do like the look of that TC2000.

Been doing some more research, it's dam hard to find online shops who stock
these things in the uk.

http://www.graphicsdirect.co.uk/product ... ressor.htm

Have a look at that one, a bit more expensive than the other one though

Well lads, i have been in touch with the folks who stock the ripmax in the first
post and they said it has a thermal cut out, no auto off by the sounds of it. Is that a bad thing? I cant see myself using the comp for long periods..

Hmm, ok and how about the revel comressors?

http://www.artifolk.co.uk/product.aspx? ... 7&r=kelkoo

Hi folks, can anyone tell me if this compressor..

http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/index.p ... ge_id=8989

..is any good? Im looking to invest and it looks to have all the right equipment..

MT

Hmm, sounds good. Im going to change my setup in the new year.. which kind of paasche do you recommend as i dont really know alot about them.. Thanks for any info :wink: *ps* the compressor doesnt have an air tank..pressure gauge..or er.. anything else really..apart from an air fitting but it's for ...

Happy days.. Thanks for the advice, i will give them a try!

Just wanted to get some impressions, are they any good?

The stuff im using all came with the 350. It has a what looks like aluminium cap & metal fittings, and a plastic siphon tube that seems to fit ok..

Right, i tried the air brush using only water and it seemed to spray ok, so then i tried using the ab with tamiya royal blue, with a little extra thinner than usual, the result was a bit of a disaster really, paint came out in blobs and a mottled appearance.. so i ended up washing it off and reprimi...

..i am inclined to think that the compressor isnt really up to the job. If i start spending more time on the hobby then i will have to invest in a better compressor. It's just a white box with an on/off switch..nothing else.

This is testors dullcote in the rattle can lads..

Hi folks, im having alot of trouble trying to get a decent proper flat finish on my vinyl kits. I first used dullcote on a model i painted in citadel acrylics a while ago and it worked superbly well. Just now im painting up a kit using tamiya acylics airbrushed on this time, and after a bit of shadi...

Sorry i think my post was a little misleading...the compressor has a peak pressure of 2.5 Bar / 35psi... does that help?

Hi folks..need some answers on some issues i have. Im using a badger model 350, with a BM250 micon minibox compressor @2.5 peak pressure. Now using tamiya acrylics...thinned with tamiya's own thinner. When i start to brush the air comes out with a blast initially, then settles down into a normal flo...