Hi,
I've used my old Badger 200 for many years for base coats and camo on 1/48 aircraft. I later got into miniatures wargaming and used the 200 for basecoating those as well. A few years ago, I picked up a Badger 100G so I could try camo work on these smaller subjects. I know that double action is supposed to be a lot better for such work, but I honestly never got the hang of making continuous fine lines or blotches , especially without more overspray than i wanted. I tried fiddling with the ratio, and I use mostly Vallejo Model Air. The trigger pull was also really hard to get used to, and reassembling it kinda scared me, lol. I probably just didnt practice enough but I went back to just doing base coats with my brush, though I bought a newer 200 that has the small gravity feed cup and I love that.
I'm still doing the minis, and now, some 1/72 aircraft for tabletop wargames. I'd like to again try some fine line and camo work, and heres where I get to the question so thanks for sticking with me. I was considering getting a newer brush, and I had considered trying an Iwata given all I had heard of how well they work. I was considering a Revolution BR but with what I have heard about the new Krome, I was wondering if that would be better? Or maybe even a Sotar? I was hoping that some of you experienced folks that have used a number of these could give me your advice. It may well be that my 100G is just as good for this kind of work and I simply havent tried hard enough. But your comments would be appreciated.
I did want to offer something useful to the group- I bought the airbrush paint straining funnels sold by Micromark. I found they work really well for the acrylics I have used so far, though they are supposed to be oil base compatible. I even thinned & strained some of the inexpensive Americana craft paints and base coated a miniature and it worked quite well. The funnels come in three mesh sizes- coarse to fine. They are a lot easier than handling old panty hose, and at least for acrylics, clean up really easy.
Thanks for reading my long post!