Badger Renegade KROME Airbrush

I love it when people say a Badger airbrush is better than a similar priced Iwata.

I am proud to be a user of a great American made airbrush that has a history far longer than the knock-offs from the land of the rising sun.

I just got mine a couple days ago and yes... it is that good.I own 6 other airbrushes..and have tried  more than than that.

something that some people may not notice with model use, is how it sprays in a master airbrush artists hand.

 the guys you see in the airbrush magazines.that do it for a living.. when they find it to be an awesome airbrush ... you can probably count on it to do any model painting job quite well .( that can be said for other brands as well)

 I took mine apart and checked it out than lubed it  before playing around ,, it's silky smooth and very easy to dial in. 

for those that say something was wrong or it didn't perform right ... you do realize that badger will fix or replace it no matter what   for the life of the airbrush....right?

HI!

Recieved the Krome and in limited use this airbrush is all that you claim it to be! Great feel, beautiful spray, nice control. Better than my HP-CS for fine detail!

I have ordered a Krome fron Ian at AK interactive usa He has them and is a very nice and helpful guy. I appreiate the positive comments that helped me decide to break fro Iwata and try it.

Heater Engineer

For those who are still looking to buy the Krome I received an email from Mid Tenn yesterday notifying me they are now back in stock.

Stacy... 

Did they say when it WILL BE?

http://store.midtennhobbies.com/renegade-krome-c428.aspx

For those who are still looking to buy the Krome I received an email from Mid Tenn yesterday notifying me they are now back in stock.

Stacy... 

I am going to have to get motivated and test the Krome out and post it here. It is the smoothest airbrush I have yet used.

montague

I did have one, it was a prototype from mid tenn hobies and it wasn't easy to control. I had it to test only for a couple of days and wasn't knocked out.

I was thinking that with all the rave reviews that either I was not using it as well as I could or the prototype was not as good as the finished thing.

In what way was your prototype Krome not easy to control?

I found the Badger Krome trigger action to be quite linear and comparable to the Iwata HP-CS and H&S Evolution. It offers sufficient control for modeling tasks.

The Badger Patriot trigger is very different. You barely pull back the trigger and the paint comes out like a floodgate. I understand most other Badger with short taper, double cone tip needle behave similarly. Personally, I like the gentle, linear control of the Renegade series which offers easier control. But there are other modelers who perfer the quick draw type trigger control.

I did have one, it was a prototype from mid tenn hobies and it wasn't easy to control. I had it to test only for a couple of days and wasn't knocked out.

I was thinking that with all the rave reviews that either I was not using it as well as I could or the prototype was not as good as the finished thing.

montague

I am wondering what makes this airbrush so sought after? What is the performance like? How well does it work?  Please let me know as I am interested with all the positive talk.

You said in another post that you had bought one and was not happy with it.

What gives?

I am wondering what makes this airbrush so sought after? What is the performance like? How well does it work?  Please let me know as I am interested with all the positive talk.

Pvt Mutt

The wife was thrilled to get one for her birthday and on top of that she said I could borrow it until she found an use for it,imagine that. I sure LOVE that woman.

Tony lee

Tony,

I don't know why. But somehow I have this feeling that you may get an authentic Louis Vuitton purse as Birthday gift next time and your wife will be borrowing it.

What a woman!

Tony

The wife was thrilled to get one for her birthday and on top of that she said I could borrow it until she found an use for it,imagine that. I sure LOVE that woman.

Tony lee

Adaster

Decided on the Badger TC908 Aspire Compressor unless someone has any major objections.

Will

No, the choice is yours and yours alone. Let us know how well it works out for you.

Decided on the Badger TC908 Aspire Compressor unless someone has any major objections.

Will

Just ordered my Krome yesterday from AK Interactive USA. Got the shipped email same day. Going to start looking for a compressor now. $300 range.

Will

No worries Rob, glad I could help.

Iain is a great guy and I'm glad to see you got one, it's a really beautiful brush.

CAMOKID - THANKS for letting all know where the Krome was being sold!  As soon as I read your post went in an ordered one.  Have been looking and waiting for and now only three days after you posting

Thanks again

keilau

 

I will not call the Patriot fine needle a "standard cone" though. It has a relatively short taper and large double cone when compared to the 100 series fine needle.

I wouldn't call a needle a "standard cone" either as the cone is the tip, not the needle!

GreenThumb

keilau:

The Krome is the second Badger I have. It is nights and days better than the Patriot 105 Fine.

Not a fair comparison there Keilau as the Krome is a micro-tip airbrush and the Patriot uses the standard cone tip.

I cannot agree more. From what I have observed, Badger makes 4 different lines of airbrushes.

The 105/155/175 series is the economical line.

The 100/150 series is the classic.

The Renegade series is the affordable high end.

The SOTAR is the expensive artist series.

The fine needle and nozzle set (same "fine" designation, different parts numbers) from each series have different dimension, different shape and different finish. They also work very differently.

I will not call the tip of the Patriot fine needle a "standard cone" though. It has a relatively short taper and large double cone tip when compared to the 100 series fine needle. (I do not use the 100G and got this information from Don Wheeler's web site.)

the real red baron

Could you start the conversation? I use my iPod touch to browse FSM, it goes berserk if I try to start a conversation, but apart from that it is smooth sailing.

PM sent.

Don

Could you start the conversation? I use my iPod touch to browse FSM, it goes berserk if I try to start a conversation, but apart from that it is smooth sailing.

the real red baron

Thankyou, where do I get the needles? I don't know which one I have on mine, Julez72 gave the a/b too me. He's mysteriously dissapeared though? I haven't seen him for a long time!!

Rather than sidetrack the thread, PM me.  I'll try to help.

Don

Don Wheeler

 

the real red baron:

 

So, what are the different needles for?

 

 

The fine needle is for ink and thin paints, and will do finer lines.

The medium needle is for most model paints and general coverage.

The heavy needle is for thicker paints and wider coverage.

If you didn't get a manual, you can download one here.

Don

There's a heavy needle for the Krome?

Thankyou, where do I get the needles? I don't know which one I have on mine, Julez72 gave the a/b too me. He's mysteriously dissapeared though? I haven't seen him for a long time!!

the real red baron

So, what are the different needles for?

The fine needle is for ink and thin paints, and will do finer lines.

The medium needle is for most model paints and general coverage.

The heavy needle is for thicker paints and wider coverage.

If you didn't get a manual, you can download one here.

Don

So, what are the different needles for?

the real red baron

I got my Badger 175 crescendo dual action a/b for free, is this type of a/b any good? Or is it just a cheapie?

It's a good airbrush.  You can see my review here.

Don