Air Brush Help?

Peteskywalker · Oct 10, 2009

Hi guys guys i am looking to buy a air brush mainly for spraying 1/6 heads with a nice brush free skin tone and adding a bit of shaddow detail etc.

Was looking at this one

https://www.modelzone.co.uk/_ba2003-details.htm

Want a bit of advice on what one to get for what i need so thought i would ask the experts ;-)

looking to spend under £100 cause i might end up sucking at it lol

sueworld · Oct 10, 2009

Yep, that the one I use. I find it does the business without costing the earth. You can get different head assemblies for different kinds of work (fine, medium, heavy duty) separately and different size needles to go with them.

I've managed to pick up second hand ones off of eBay for around the £30 mark.

Venomous venom · Oct 10, 2009

anyway...what type of colours should i use for air brushing?

kentox · Oct 11, 2009

You might want to look at a dual action airbrush so you can control the width of the spray by pulling back on the trigger instead of attaching different heads in varying sizes. Or how far you are holding the airbrush from the object and end up with a massive overspray coating everything on your desk if you don't have a spray box setup.

Peteskywalker · Oct 11, 2009

sueworld said:
Yep, that the one I use. I find it does the business without costing the earth. You can get different head assemblies for different kinds of work (fine, medium, heavy duty) separately and different size needles to go with them.

I've managed to pick up second hand ones off of eBay for around the £30 mark.

Thanks for the info i think i will take your advice and have look look around ebay for a bit.

Do you know of any tutorials on how mostly use the air brush rather than paint if that makes any sence lol

think i can work out how to create the sffect needed but not what bits to use to get it.

cheers

kentox · Oct 11, 2009

Maybe you should start here:

https://www.howtoairbrush.com/

BARLOW · Nov 15, 2009

If you have the money and patience, nothing can compare to a Paasche AB Turbo. you can get lines thinner than a human hair provided that you sharpen the needles, (which I admit is a little tricky but well worth the effort). But there is a learning curve with this thing, and it's not for the faint at heart, but for the 1/6 th scale I can't see using anything else. But no matter what airbrush you buy make sure that you get good compressor, and if you go for a silent air compressor invest in a good moisture trap. Silent air compressors use oil to quit them and no matter what the manufacturer tell you, they all end up spraying oil through your brush after a while.