That is the most popular siphon-feed double-action airbrush of all time and they are good, but I prefer a slimmer designed airbrush.
The VL also has a trigger that I don't like and since they put a pivot pin in the bottom of the trigger to operate the air valve it can be a pain to get back in if it falls out when you remove the needle, which it will, trust me.
They are a good all-around set because of the different bottles you get with the kit and so forth although I doubt you will rarely, if ever, use the 3 oz. jar that comes with it as well as the #5 tip and needle.
I would debate whether it is the best "all-around double action airbrush" whatever that means though.
Out of the siphon-feed airbrushes the most popular these days are the Badger Anthem, Omni 3000, and the Iwata Eclipse, but there are still many who like the Paasche VL and Badger Crescendo also.
I, like HistoryinScale mentioned prefer the gravity feed airbrushes and the Omni 4000 has a 1/3 oz cup which holds plenty of paint for most anything you would want to paint.
What is that LHS charging for that VL set? It sells for $59 most places on the web.
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