A Choice...

ok, fair enough.

the real red baron

well i just got the wings on, and guess what?? I need more filler!!!

well do you have a MiG in the stash? if so why not just jump in?

No, don't have a MiG in my stash.  I'm also slacking on my weathering GB too... 

Color cup cap? Do people really use those things?

well i just got the wings on, and guess what?? I need more filler!!!

well do you have a MiG in the stash? if so why not just jump in?

the real red baron

if you want to see my first model with the airbrush, go over to the MiG alley GB, im making a MiG-3 "red 02", wish me luck!

TRRB: just jumped over and took a look - liking the progress so far.  Good addition of the seatbelts too - probably something that I should do more often.

I'll be sure to keep following your build.

Oh, i didnt know it didnt come with a cap

Thanks anyway, I'll ask Julez whats needed to look after and maintain this airbrush

the real red baron

I have a quite difficult choice to make, my parents bought me a $265 air compressor. Julez72 was so nice as too give me a free Badger Cresendo 175 dual action airbrush. But it didnt have a cap for the thing that holds the paint.

I'm not aware of whats needed to look after and maintain an airbrush.

Ask Julez72 who gave you the airbrush. Whoelse is more qualified to teach you how to use and maintain the airbrush than the former owner.

Part 25 is the optional colour cup - this does not have a cap.

You just have to remember not to overfill, move the brush too sharply or tilt the brush too much.

Thankyou everyone for your advice, and i will gladly take it, Im going to keep the airbursh and compressor.

Phil H - its part 25, does it need a cap?

if you want to see my first model with the airbrush, go over to the MiG alley GB, im making a MiG-3 "red 02", wish me luck!

If you are referring to the paint jar adaptor, (part #23 in the diagram on this page: http://www.badgerairbrush.com/PDF/Model%20175%20Crescendo.pdf ) you can find one here: http://www.expected.com.au/badger-fast-blast-jar-adaptor.html  A whole $7.95 (+ shipping)

Your airbrush will be far more versatile than any spray can. Learn to use it.  

Does the 175 normally come with a cap for the colour cup?

I thought caps were usually reserved for gravity fed brushes.

In any case, I think it's a moot point.  I'd definitely keep the 175.  I haven't used one, but hear they are a pretty good a/b from others here on the forum.

I have a paasche H which is siphon fed and it doesn't come with or require a cap for the colour cup, so i'm assuming the 175 wouldn't need one either.

If you were using so much paint that there was a risk of it spilling, i think you'd be switching to a jar in any event.

loggerbruce70 is spot on.  The a/b will last a lifetime.  Spraycans won't.  Also, spraycans don't offer much artistic flexibility when it comes to painting.  They won't compare to an a/b.

Further, if you've got a great compressor, you're made!

As for maintaining an a/b, there are a heap of articles out and about on how to clean and look after them. 

A great starting point for you might be Don Wheeler's website (he's a forum member on here): https://sites.google.com/site/donsairbrushtips/home

Don has a heap of info on that website including a review of the 175 - take the time to read through it all, you'll learn a lot. 

Good luck and look forward to seeing some of your builds painted with the a/b.

Keep the airbrush, look for a cap but in the meantime use saranwrap to cover the paint cup.  The airbrush will last a lifetime and let you have a lot of painting options where you will have to continue to buy spraycans with a lot less control.  If you want to learn how to look after the airbrush, just look into the forums