Is there such a thing as an airbru***hat is: 1., semi-easy to use, 2., won’t break the bank, and 3., adjustable for narrow to wide sprays.
Thanks.
I’ve been looking into a Badger 200-20 for a while. I seen it for less than $50 also. I’d get it, but a decent compressor is what breaks the bank for me. I want one that is either <30dB or one that has enough storage that I can run it for a couple hours with the compressor off.
I don’t know if it’s practical to use a >150PSI compressor with a mutigallon tank with a pressure regulator to adjust to the airbrush working pressure. I do have other uses for such a compressor also.
I have 2 Badger 200 and 1 badger 150. The 150 is dual action. If you are just starting out the 200 model might be a better choice,its easy to keep clean.You can get the 3 different heads and needles fine,medium.large.This model i have used with great success,doing fine camo painting on 1/72 scale aircraft.Badger has a great reputation and stands behind its product.
I am also into RC cars and I subscribe to Radio Control Car Action (RCCA). When I saw this post, I remedered back to an acticle about airbrushes. Luckily, I keep all the old issues, so I am looking at it while I write this.
The system I am looking at is the Tamiya Spray-Works kit (part no, 74501). RCCA says that the retail price is $145, but you can probably find it for less on the internet. It comes with an airbrush, paint cup, hose, jar for mixing paint, fine and wide tips, and a portable compressor. It has a quad-bellow design so it pumps air smoothly. It is a basic system, so I would say that it is good for beginners. The downside is that the included airbrush is not top of the line, and you need a 7.2 Volt battery and charger to power it. You can probably find a low-end battery (thats all you need) and 2-hour wall charger for less than $50 on the internet.
You can see the kit and Tamiy’a other airbrushes at http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/tools/airbrushes.html. Unfortunatly, they don’t supply any info about the brushes that I can find. You can look for other info on the internet, or you can buy a back issue of the January 2001 issue for $5 at http://www.rccaraction.com/common/asp/issues/echoissue.asp?issueID=R011. It’s the article listed under “Product Probe.”
Thanks, everyone.