Got a Badger Model 155 for Christmas. After using a Testors air brush for a year this is like driving a Roll Rice. The Testors work fine for about a Six months then started leaking an clogging up. The Badger comes with 6ft air line, three bottles,one crome cup. It is a doubel action brush witch is really nice an vary easy to clean. Sprays enamel or acrlyc with ease. Sprays about 1/8th of an inch to about 2in width. Found it on the Internet for $80.oo. Also i use a 10 ga portable air tank an fill it with the compressor in the garage. I fill it to about 100lb pressure an regulate it with a second valve to about 40 to 50 lbs. With a portable tank you get much better air regulation… Dudrul.
Walthers has a Badger “Model 350 Deluxe Set” on sale for $69.98. Includes “3 tips & needles, attaches 3/4 oz jar, 2 oz jar with cover, plus 8’ braided air hose and 1/4” pipe thread fitting (converts airbrush for use with compressor or CO2 tank)" Appears to also have paint cup and wrench.
Am searching for 1st-time airbrush and would appreciate comments on this set.
I use a Badger Anthem Dual-Action 155 Airbrush.
Works great…Highly recomended.
Tim
I also recommend the Badger line. Purchase the model you can afford. A good idea is to have an extra set of O rings and seals on hand.
Jim
Anybody familiar with airbrushcity.com? They have some pretty good prices but I have never heard of them so I don’t know about the quality?? I’ve been considering getting of theirs but would like to know more about them…maybe I’ll just get a Badger.
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now thats realy helpful
that furtherd the hobbie
I have seen some single action for $15
and wow they work great
did you know that everything is painted
go for it you will find meny use’s for it
I’ve had good luck with Badger and Pasche. Only advice I’d give is to not be afraid to try a double-action airbrush. They are really no more trouble to clean, and you have better control of paint flow. And a good comressor makes life much easier. I started out with a Badger Whirlwind compressor. It was hot, noisy, vibrated all over the bench, and get this–it “threw a rod” in the middle of painting my first brass diesel! A quick trip to the LHS, and I finished it with a can of Propel. Having a good compressor, tank and trap will really help make painting a breeze.
Mick
I have a Badger 200 need a few parts haven’t got the chance to use it yet ,but will be as soon as one part that’s on order comes in.
I’m looking for a first airbruoo, but i’m not going to spend over $60. It seems Badger has been recomended quite a bit. Comments on this please http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/bad/bad200-1.htm special note: I want an airbruhat will run off my air compressor out in the garage.