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New to airbrushing
Posted by gall3265 on Thursday, April 30, 2009 4:35 PM
I have just recently purchased a beginners airbrush from Badger with the aresol can.  Is this the best way to go as a beginner or do I need to purchase a seperate gun and compressor?  Any help would be very appreciated!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 30, 2009 4:40 PM

Which brush did you buy?

 

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Posted by gall3265 on Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:07 PM
It is a Badger.  Just the gun and a hose and a paint jar.  It also came with a can of Badger propel.
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  • From: Windy city, US
Posted by keilau on Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:18 PM

 gall3265 wrote:
I have just recently purchased a beginners airbrush from Badger with the aresol can.  Is this the best way to go as a beginner or do I need to purchase a seperate gun and compressor?  Any help would be very appreciated!

In the long run, the aerosol cans are very expensive. It is ok if you use your airbrush only a few times a year. Did you get the Badger 250 or the 350 kit?

If you model regularly and want to build up your painting skill and tools, a dedicated airbrush and compressor will be a good investment.

If your budget is limited, try looking at house brand set from Airbrush-Depot, BearAir etc. You can get a beginner set for about $80-100 including shipping.

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Posted by gall3265 on Friday, May 1, 2009 9:05 PM
I bought the 250 kit.  I just purchased a combo paasche/polar bear from bearair today for $219.00. thanks for the help keilau.  I will let you know when I get it and will keep everyone updated.
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  • From: Windy city, US
Posted by keilau on Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:51 AM

 gall3265 wrote:
I bought the 250 kit.  I just purchased a combo paasche/polar bear from bearair today for $219.00. thanks for the help keilau.  I will let you know when I get it and will keep everyone updated.

I hope that you are NOT getting the Paasche H set. I had the H for a long time and still have it. I finally upgrade to an Iwata HP-CS and felt that I should have done that for a long time ago. The Paasche H is an external mix single action airbrush which is difficult to clean and does not give you the type of control to build up your skill. But it is a rugged airbrush that can do most of the basic tasks of airbrushing.

The Peak C-5 combo at the same price will give you much better value.

 

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