Airbrush Systems

kosh40 · Post by **kosh40** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:25 pm

Hello
First time "posting" here. I'm wondering what is the best airbrush
system a person can get to do say Star Trek models with?
Looking for something kind of easy to use. I have an old Badger
system, but everytime I use it, it instantly clogs up and I get paint
running down my arm.

Any advice, tips and tricks would be very much appreciated
Thanks
Kosh40[/b]

Joseph C. Brown · Post by **Joseph C. Brown** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:29 pm

Moved to the Finishing section, where paint guru-types cluster.

I personally am horrible at painting, so I cannot offer advice.

Post by **TER-OR** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:23 pm

http://www.starshipmodeler.net/talk/vie ... php?t=4204

Airbrush Survey.

And there's another thread right now asking the same question - see that for some cogent replies.

photoguy · Post by **photoguy** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:21 pm

IWATA will do absolutely everything you need it to do, and will last a long time.
I have heard mixed reviews about the NEO beginner series brushes that are advertised as being built "For Iwata". They are about half the price of an authentic Iwata, but sometimes you get what you pay for.

Personally, I have been milking the last use out of my old Vega 2000, and will be purchasing a new Gravity Feed Iwata in the next month or so. Ever since Badger took over the Vega line, the quality of the parts, and my ability to get good replacement parts for it, has been difficult. You want as much steel and chrome as you can get in your brush. Plastic, aluminum, brass, and nickel plated parts are not good choices. Just think about what you are painting... isn't the majority of our paints formulated to STICK to plastic, brass, etc. And then people wonder why they have such trouble with their brushes getting clogged up and experiencing tip dry...