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02-23-2008, 01:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Salt Lake City
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I am going to try to learn to airbrush. I see all these cool airbrushed bodies and I am JEALOUS! I am on a tight budget so I am wondering what a good Airbrush and Compressor is. Also about what price am I looking at? |
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02-24-2008, 11:27 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida
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Something along this line may be a good option for you. You get the brush and compressor. You'll just need to get the paint for your application. http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/tes/tes9169.htm |
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02-27-2008, 01:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida
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Have you made an investment yet? Just curious what you got...
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02-27-2008, 02:16 PM
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I havent. I am researching all the different types and seeing which is going to be better for me
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02-27-2008, 04:42 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: aurora, CO
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if you plan on doing it for a while invest in a good iwata, the eclipse hp-cs is the best brush hands down! and will work with your skills for years to come get a good compressor with a water trap and regulator and your set to go |
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02-27-2008, 06:37 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: cherry hill (area)
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Iwata is hands down the best that is what I use.Make that investment you will be happy.I tried the cheap ones they suck
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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02-27-2008, 08:43 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern PA where the rocks grow wild
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02-27-2008, 09:36 PM
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| Say hello to my dactylion  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On the Boat to Whore Island
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Ednevel111 You need to call up BOB at Hobby Habbit. 352 North State St. Orem, UT (801) 224-5521 He can steer you in the right direction. Oh and come out and play, sign up at: http://utrcrc.freeforums.org/ & http://eight01rcc.freeforums.org/ These are your local clubs if you don't already know. -PF |
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02-27-2008, 11:15 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: aurora, CO
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well i've used my brushes for weeks on end and even painted a tractor trailor with an eclipse, and the onlything i've broke is the needle and nozzle when i drop the bugger... hurts when it lands and sticks to your skin even after a good couple of years on the trigger mechanism its still fine and smooth just like ever, i've never had to replace a seal, just oiled. i did break a cup on an hp-c but iwata warrentied it for free even tho my fault when you eleminate the brush and airsource as an excuse it gives you the ablity to focus on the important parts of painting, thinning paint properly and learning how to keep the air on, and all that good stuff if you really want all the airbrush/custom paint info you'll ever need and then some www.cfxpaintworks.com is the place to ask this opinion comes not from fouth hand heresy its all first hand experiance, dont even bother looking at a testors rich pen and iwata are at the top pashe and badger is in the middle if you dont see a long future with your brush, go for the badger or pashe, they will get you in the door dual action is the only way to go its easyer to control and alows a larger range of effects siphon feed if your doing t's or production gravity feed is good for r/c b/c it keep the big paint part out of the body and one cup is good for one full coat on a 1/10th scale average body anymore questions? details on the iwata that are good for thought garunteed factory support easy parts availiblity teflon seals for automotive paint and laquers eclipses can be had with either a .3 or .5 nozzle if you spray waterbased paints go .5 .3 for thinner paints like spaz stix both will give more detail than you can handle since your new to this i'll tell you a little trick when spraying a general all round good paint consitancy is basically like milk thicker if you want more coverage thinner if you need more detail the key to succesful painting is looking at the details and getting things just right.... basically practice! paint everything and anything on every sort of surface other good sources besides cfx would be www.kustomkulturelounge.com www.airbrush.com www.coastairbrush.com www.airbrushaction.com and to answer your question on cost there are cheap ways and expensive ways alot of times companys will have deals on systems and if you take my previous advice you'll end up with a good setup bagers and pashes will cost you roughly 50 bucks iwatas are around a 100-180 for the high end "high performance line" but the revolution and eclipse lines are done with the budget minded the revolution can be had for about 70 the diffrence in the eclipse to the revolution is the nozzle design but nothing that would consern you now, id say the eclipse is a good all round bet but if your deffintly on the budget go with the revolution compressors run from 80-150 all the way to 10000 but thats all high end industrial crap lol aritanks with Co2 will run about 50-70 and refills are about 15-20 bucks but they will last a good 10-20 bodys, i dont use these but its a good option when silence is needed just make sure your air is dry!!! and get a nylon braided line for painting the black tubes kink and like to trap water ok thats all the newb advice i can give on this tonight if you need anything else or if you need me to clarifiy some details id be happen to explain. my aritst thought proces is a little skewed Last edited by extreme; 02-27-2008 at 11:28 PM. |
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02-29-2008, 08:51 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiatus..sutiaH
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I have been doing scale modeling for years now and just recently bought an airbrush. You have to decide on what you want. Above all you need a 2-stage trigger that allows the change in both paint and airflow. Single stage are ok, but they limit what you can do. Siphon feed are great for larger amounts of paint where as top mount or gravity feed are good for small amounts. It really is apples to apples. What it comes down to is the artist. I have a Badger siphon feed and a Iwata compressor and love it. I was going to get an Eclipse HP-CS but the wife bought me the badger. It is a great airbrush. I say go middle of the road and find out what you like and don't like. For a compressor you can go many routes. On the modeling forums I belong to the majority get large compressors and run lines to their rooms. they have regulators and water traps in line and love them. You basically need a consistent flow to be successful. My studio compressor is quiet, has a built in trap, and keeps consistent to a point. I have never needed more because I live in an apartment. When I move out to a house I will be getting a larger compressor with a tank. You really need to research this before buying something that you might not like. Just my $.02. |
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03-16-2008, 11:08 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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I'm thinking about buying a Iwata HPSBS. I'll be learning with it, but I want to buy a good one that will grow with my skills instead of buying a cheap starter then getting another one later.
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03-17-2008, 10:43 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida
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Iwata Revolution CR is the best for the money. All you will need for any R/C painting and then some.
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