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  • Member since
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Sunday, December 7, 2003 8:33 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by darkprincexviii

thanks for the help, i'm gonna get the anthem. I've already got the compressor and 5 gallon air tank at home, but i still need the regulator/moisture trap. Any ideas where to look for those? There were a few on www.dixieart.com but for like $50. Is that a good price? I've never really looked around for them before.


That's about what they sell for, although there is one from Harbor Freight for $20 here: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42035

I'm not sure of the quality though.

Mike

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 7, 2003 8:09 PM
thanks for the help, i'm gonna get the anthem. I've already got the compressor and 5 gallon air tank at home, but i still need the regulator/moisture trap. Any ideas where to look for those? There were a few on www.dixieart.com but for like $50. Is that a good price? I've never really looked around for them before.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 5, 2003 12:42 PM
Stick with Badger-reasonably priced, reliable and easy to dismantle. Stay away from propellant bottles-you'll be broke and disappointed. Get a compressor or Swanny's air tank and regulator/moisture trap.
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Thursday, December 4, 2003 9:43 PM
Derek,

Along with Swanny's excellent advice I would point you to another post where I gave some recommendations to a question like yours.

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10874

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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  • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
Posted by Swanny on Thursday, December 4, 2003 8:34 PM
I am a big fan of Badger airbrushes and recommend the 150 or 155 as an excellent place to start. Look at http://www.dixieart.com/ for the best on-line prices. Your tire air compressor is usable but not directly. Get a five gallon air tank and regulator. Fill the tank to about 80 psi and set your regulator to 18psi. This is what I do and it has worked very well for me for many years. Whatever you do stay away from the Aztec line of airbrushes.
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airbrush for armor
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 8:28 PM
I'm looking at getting an airbrush to aid in painting 1/72 and 1/35 german armor (also some 1/48 planes), but i dont know what to get as i've never had an airbrush before. What sort should i look for. Also, I know that getting a compressor is better than propellant bottles, so can i use a variable compressor used mainly for inflating tires for the airbrush as well? Thanks for all you help
Derek
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