Hey all,
I'm thinking seriously about investing in an airbrush setup, but don't have any local resources to test equipment out.
I've tried testors propellant cans and a basic single-action. It was ok for doing some stuff, but in the end I hated dealing with propellant, a leaky crappy plastic brush, and etc and so forth.
I'm looking for a setup that is small, unobtrusive, not too loud, has a good beginner-quality brush (dual-action preferably). I need a compressor, regulator, brush, and all the assorted tubing, connectors, paint pots, thinner, etc. I want to use it inside, and I'd prefer to use water-based acrylics but I'm flexible on that.
If anyone has some advice on brands, or even better a good kit, I'd love to hear it. This will be primarily for painting larger models (dragons, terrain, Cthulhu), but if I get good enough, I'd love to use it on smaller things too.
Thanks!
I recently decided I might want to do some airbrushing and so I went to Youtube and did a search on "Choosing an airbrush" and other things and found dozens of airbrush videos, some of which compared brands.
Hobby Lobby carries some airbrush supplies, but the best decent "deal" I saw for the sort of setup you are describing was well over $300, with most of that being the air compressor.
One of the videos recommended getting a bottle of highly compressed air and a quality regulator to provide the air to the airbrush. You can refill them at paintball stores for just a few bucks usually. That video liked that approach because air compressors are notoriously loud. You can find high compression bottles on eBay. They have to be tested and certified to be safe though.
In the end the sheer cost of the equipment caused me to put purchasing an airbrush on the back burner for now.