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Post subject: Air brushes  Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:00 pm |
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I got this one. The plan is to pin any threads which are deemed useful. I will then go through an compile a list of FAQs for each board as a single pinned topic and update this as needed.
Therefore, if there are any useful threads, please get a mod to pin them and I will deal with them as they arrive. If the thread is long, also please include a post as to exactly what the useful information is, just so that I dont archive thewrong stuff! 
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:38 pm |
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| Quote (stormseer @ 19 2003 Nov.,13:20) | | ...I guess Jimbo could just pin this thread like the "stripping paint" one, seeing as it might be potentially useful for new foru users.... |
I would if I could....
however I am not the mod for this part of the forum!
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 11:21 pm |
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..oops.. reading the wrong title... 
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 5:41 pm |
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Air Brushes are wonderful and...
Expensive!
Having said that, an airbrush can make micro camo patterns that are long and tedious to do with a brush an easy task.
I still don''t have one and borrow a friends on occasion.
Airbrushes are fantastic for aircraft, even 6mm or Epic ones!
One of the tricks to get one to work properly is to use a fine tip, constantly clean it, and use very thin paint.
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 10:29 pm |
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Hi!
How much does one go for?
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 7:01 pm |
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Primarch,
Air brushes usually go between $40.00 USD to several hundred (usually around $200.00 USD) dollars.
A separate compressor will go for between $20.00 to $100.00 USD or more.
Not cheap!
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 3:04 am |
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Primarch,
Either that or I'm a cheapskate!
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:36 am |
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My aztek was about $160. My good badger single action was around $80. My badger beginner was about $40.
For an air source, I used to use a tank I picked up at wal-mart for about $20. I'd fill it at the gas station down the street. I found an old rotary aircompressor at a garage sale for about $50. If you don't do a lot of airbrushing I'd recommend the tank method. I could brush two 1/35 tank models on a single fill up. If you opt for a compressor and plan to run your brush directly off of it, get a rotary or dual action pump. This will supply a steady stream of air. Single action pumps inhale and exhale. This gives an unreliable stream of air.
Also invest in a moisture trap, about $25.
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Mojarn Piett
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 8:14 am |
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When buying a compressor you should tell the salesperson you are going to use it for painting. Some compressors are known to have tiny amounts of lubricant in the air they spray. Not enough to stain anything but the oil tends to have a dramatic effect on paints...
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Mojarn Piett
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 9:29 am |
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Mojarn Piett
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 9:20 am |
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| Quote (primarch @ 27 2003 Nov.,14:56) | Hi!
Point taken Mojarn. 
I still think less than 200 dollars for the airbrush and compressor is pretty darn good considering what it does.
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Now that I think of it, yes. A few years ago one could barely get a _compressor_ for less than 200$ up here. The brush (a good one) then cost about another 100$ 
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CyberShadow
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Post subject: Air brushes Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:07 pm |
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Then again most of us aren't poking intestines _at all_. 