The Paasche Talon ab

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does anyone know if this Paasche Talon is any good? im using a couple old Air brushes now and am wanting to get something new.

Have you done a search on "Paasche Talon" on this forum? It will yield a lot of info for you.

The airbrush is a very personal decision. It is influenced greatly by what you use and how you use it. What old airbrushes do you use now?

I bought a Talon last spring to replace my very worn Paasche  VL, and am very happy with it. A couple of the Talon's features are important to me because I use an airbrush for other purposes than painting models, so I bought the set with three needles and the aircap, which works like a miniature spray gun. Another thing I like is the ability to limit the needle travel, which some will scoff at as a "crutch", but it works for me.

So if you're looking for a tool that will do a lot more than paint models, go for it. I got mine at a smokin' price from Chicago Airbrush.  If you're after a dedicated modeling AB, there are others you might want to consider - it seems every time the Talon comes up there are lots of posts  about other brands that people prefer. In fact, I'm thinking of getting a Badger 100 to do fine detail. It's small cup size looks perfect given the amount of paint required for the "fiddely bits" and small areas we deal with.

mike

If I am allowed to use my 2nd Amendment Rights; I think Badger and Paasche Airbrushes are as American as Harley-Davidson Motorcycles.

My 29 year old Badger 200 bottom feed has fell on a concrete floor numerous times, usally with no damage, but a few time it resulted in damage done to the nozzle tip thingy - perhaps called a paint regulator? I finished it off with final trip to the floor that broke the main part everthing screws into - called a shell. It leaks air all the time so its kaput unless pay want to pay $30 plus shipping to by a new shell or else daub some epoxy on the shell to stop the leak - so Ive decided to get a new airbrush and let the old one stay kaput.

Personally this is my first choice new airbrush its a 

Badger 200 Detail but I want it in a gravity fed version with 1/4 oz cup. This airbrush doesn't exist as of yet.

My second choice is a tie between a Passche Talon because it has a thingy to limit needle travel and a Badger 200G which like all in the 200 series a manually adjustable need that stay put until you need to move it to a wider or narrower spray pattern.

My third choice is the Badger Anthem® Model 155 which is a double action - bottom feeder.

It has a 2 angled tip design which intrigues me enough to buy another bottom feed and the learn skills to adapt to using a double action trigger that probably takes only 1/10 inch travel from closed to fully open (someone please let me know a double action trigger as more travel than that!).

I certainly agree with the person who said choosing an airbrush is a very personal choice. Danny aka Hogzilla

Hogzilla

My third choice is the Badger Anthem® Model 155 which is a double action - bottom feeder.

It has a 2 angled tip design which intrigues me enough to buy another bottom feed and the learn skills to adapt to using a double action trigger that probably takes only 1/10 inch travel from closed to fully open (someone please let me know a double action trigger as more travel than that!). Danny aka Hogzilla

Danny,

If you got the Patriot, you'd have your gravity feed and you could still use the 155 needle and tip if you wanted.  I think most internal mix airbrushes have a needle travel of about 1/10 of an inch from fully closed to fully open, even your old 200.   If anyone has one that's different, please correct me.  The distance the top of the trigger travels to achieve that is more like a half an inch.  The sensitivity depends on the needle shape.  It's no big deal.  It just takes a little practice.

Don

Don, The Badger Patriot® 105 appears to be a gravity feed version of the Badger Anthem® Model 155 to my eyes.

Badger's website said it was something "new" and I wasn't yet aware of it. Since paint is so expensive, I like the idea of a the covered cup cap and I wouldn't have the minor expense of a hose adapter required with a Paasche Talon airbrush.

I would guesstimate 1/10 inch about the needle travel for the open to closed movement of a Badger 200 is about correct - even with those fine threads to move the needle width adjustment is sort of touchy.

Don, despite the my vocational back ground in the mechanical repair and up keep (painting at times) of diesel trucks I didn't think of the leverage factor involved with the trigger/needle movement and feel rather dumb at the moment. Many thanks for taking the time to set me straight on the mechanic movement of a double action airbrush. I'm going to get a Patriot as soon as my adult children don't need financial aid from my Social Security check, at least they are making progress.  Thanks again. Danny aka Hogilla

Danny,

You're right, the Patriot is basically the same as the 155, but it comes with a finer tip and needle.  I have both and they are nice airbrushes, very easy to clean.  Parts are interchangeable between them.

I sometimes have to help my boys a bit too.  Times are tough.

Don