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Mini Elephant Airbrush compressor kit

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  • Member since
    March 2012
Mini Elephant Airbrush compressor kit
Posted by Simon P on Monday, December 17, 2012 4:24 PM

I've just got one of these kits as my first Airbrush kit, its 0.2mm and dual action. Just wondering if this is good enough for painting my 1/32 Eurofighter? Or is this more for fine detail work?

Any comment welcome on this topic.

Cheers

  • Member since
    February 2015
Posted by Bick on Monday, December 17, 2012 4:57 PM

Hi Simon,

I'm not familiar with the mini elephant compressor kit but I have and use an AB with an 0.2 mm nozzle/needle (H&S Evolution Silverline) and it works fine for 1/32. I recently built a 1/32 Dauntless for a friend and used only the 0.2 mm AB. Worked fine.  I know there are others here who also use 0.2 mm AB's so maybe they'll comment. And, yes, you can also use it for detailing.

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:03 AM

One thing that contributes to good airbrush finishes is to consider the airbrush as a kind of brush, not the same as a spraygun.  An airbrush is not a tool to keep far from a surface and cover a large area quickly.  The spray gun is more of a device to get the same kind of coverage you get with a brush, but without making brush marks.

BTW, there is a whole forum for airbrushing and painting threads and brands, models of airbrushes, as well as useful tips, are a very frequent thread there.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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