Airbrush set-up picture thread!

my workhorse is the badger 155 , for really fine work the T&C Omni 5000, tho the badger gets pretty darn fine detail as well.

added an Iwata HP-CS to the collection today. 

-harbor freight brush for learning

-Iwata neo because i needed something decent to screw around with. only $30 brand new. no complaints

-Paasche Talon - my first legit airbrush. liked it a lot till

-Iwata Revolution CR - thought my talon was total crap. i love this brush

-Iwata Eclipse HP-CS - still need to test but i know im going to be pleased 

i want to sell my talon to get a Badger unit. i wanna give their brushes a try. 

This morning I got out and painted the tracks for the Tamiya M2A2 Bradley ODS.  I figured while I was at it I'd shoot a pic of my airbrushing area in my garage. 

My neighborhood is still being built and the builders leave a LOT of scrap plywood around, so I went to the builder's office and got permission then went dumpster diving.  They said as long as I only took wood in or next to the dumpsters I could have as much as I want.

The Porter-Cable compressor ended up costing me $10.  I had $150 worth of Home Depot gift cards last year and after Christmas they had the compressor marked down to, you guessed it, $150.

The airbrush is a Paasche H; but for emergencies I also have a couple old Badger 350s.

I've only been airbrushing for about a year.

Here are the two airbrushes I currently have. The one on the left is a cheapie about $19.00 from China, I use it for applying future. The other is a badger.

 Here is my compressor. $59.00 from Harbor Freight. Real noisy bout it works.

 And a paint booth about $225.00. I consider this a great investment.

I owned an HP-CS and it sprayed on par with the Patriot 105 but not the Renegade Velocity, Krome, or even the Badger 100LG with a fine tip/needle. .

keilau

randypandy831:

Passche Talon N Iwata HP-CR with a harbor freight compressor. currently hunting down a tank and ditching the talon for a badger 105.

 Randy, take a good look at the Badger Renegade Krome before you replace the Talon. You already get the HP-CR which covers larger area well. You may need to go the more detail direction instead of another large area AB.

randypandy831

maybe a HP-CS.

Yes, the Iwata Eclipse HP-CS and the Badger Renegade Krome have similar detail capability. They have the same linear flow angle (tip angle) of 6.0 degrees. I have the 0.35 (standard) and 0.5 mm nozzle/needle sets for the HP-CS and found the difference to be rather small in actual use. I suspect that the Eclipse HP-CS will be similar to your Revolution HP-CR and a good upgrade if you want less overspray. The CS may be a little easier to clean with its self centering nozzle design. Since you mentioned the Patroit, I thought that you want to try the difference of a Badger vs. Iwata. The Badger Krome is one designed with modeler in mind and do a very good job to compete with the HP-CS in price and performance. Either the HP-CS or the Krome will need careful attention to paint thinning and are a little more prone to tip dry if using Acrylic, typical, not excessively so.

On the other hand, the Patriot is a much more forgiving airbrush due to the larger nozzle and very short needle taper. It tends to have a little more overspray, again not excessive for modeling. Some may like it better because it can dispense more paint quicker and less prone to tip dry. It may be a easier airbrush to learn with.

See other airbrush specifications in the table below:

I measured most of the values above from my airbrush collection, except the Badger Renegade Rage and the Iwata Custom-Micro CM-B. These 2 are from published web articles and included here for reference purpose. The numbers above are a good indication of what the airbrush potentially can do in detail. But the actual depends on the manufacturer's implementation. Without saying, a lot more on the user's skill.

A case in point is the Neo for Iwata. With a very small 5 degrees linear flow angle, you should expect great details, right? Not too bad in that regard. The best made-in-China knock-off I have ever tried. An excellent value for the $38 price from Hobby Lobby. But the needle is rough and unpolished. Mine works fine, but there are too many reports of quality inconsistance.

randypandy831

maybe a HP-CS.

Not as precise as a Velocity, Krome or Sotar 2020.

maybe a HP-CS.

randypandy831

Passche Talon N Iwata HP-CR with a harbor freight compressor. currently hunting down a tank and ditching the talon for a badger 105.

Randy, take a good look at the Badger Renegade Krome before you replace the Talon. You already get the HP-CR which covers larger area well. You may need to go the more detail direction instead of another large area AB.

Passche Talon N Iwata HP-CR with a harbor freight compressor. currently hunting down a tank and ditching the talon for a badger 105.

Hi all,these are the photos of my self-made air compressor and of my airbrushes:Badger Patriot 105,Renegade Velocity and Iwata HP-SB Plus.Ciao Enrico.

I'm in the middle of moving from my appartment to a house, so I only unpacked the most treasured ones, my little Olympos collection.

And my Sil-Air 15D:

GreenThumb

Milairjunkie:

GreenThumb:

This is my Badger Million-Air compressor and my assortment of airbrushes.

I guess that you are officially a Baficionado!

 

Yes sir. Badger to the death just like my Oakland Raiders.

MikeV, it is an extremely unfair comparison and an insult to the Badger. I lost count on how many years the Raiders had missed the play-off and how many head coaches they had in the last 10 years.  In the mean time, Bedger had a few winners. The most recent new airbrush, Renegade Krome, is definitely among the winners.

Milairjunkie

 

GreenThumb:

 

This is my Badger Million-Air compressor and my assortment of airbrushes.

 

 

I guess that you are officially a Baficionado!

Yes sir. Badger to the death just like my Oakland Raiders.

GreenThumb

This is my Badger Million-Air compressor and my assortment of airbrushes.

I guess that you are officially a Baficionado!

This is my Badger Million-Air compressor and my assortment of airbrushes.

I posted my setup awhile back. Here it is if you are interested.

My inventory of airbrushes has changed. The Iwata Eclipse HP-CS is still my go-to airbrush, with the Harder & Steenbeck Evolution Silverline and Badger Krome as backup.

OK, here's mine - Sparmax twin with receiver, H&S Infinity with 0.15, 0.2, 0.4 & 0.6 needle / nozzle sets;

I do all my painting in the kitchen as it's got adequate ventilation & handiest of all, it's got a sink! The compressor sits on a foam pad inside one of the kitchen cupboards where the power cable & air hose are routed out of the way & I've fitted a bunch of under-cupboard halogen lamp units so that I can see what I'm doing.

With regards to the single / double action choice, I would say that the benefits of the double action far outweigh those of the single - yes the single is slightly easier to get used to, but there is a fair chance that you will outgrow it quickly & be on the market again for a double. Several manufacturers now no longer have single action brushes in their lineup...........