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  • From: Australia
Posted by Blitzwing on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 4:50 PM

Definitely practice and experiment. I keep an old scrap kit nearby that I experiment on whenever I have small amounts of leftover paint after a spray session.

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 7:15 AM

Bick

I don't think there's any trick, just skill and practice.

 

BINGO!!!!!! It just takes a lot of experimentation and lots of practice. I speak just for me, I get superior control using thinned enamels over acrylics set at 5-6 psi for finer hair thin lines thru my Badger with x-fine tip. Some guys swear by acrylics but they don't seem work as good as enamels for me. You can read and view material on the subject all day long, but you will never really learn until you practice, practice and practice.

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Posted by Silver on Sunday, January 12, 2014 2:09 PM
Double action airbrush can take many Moons to master.
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Posted by Silver on Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:37 PM
Poster masking putty or "Silly Putty"like item can be used to create patterns in camouflage on small to medium projects.Also you can hold a cardboard piece to prevent micro overspray from free hand airbrushing which can be seen by a light.
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    April 2009
  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Thursday, August 2, 2012 12:19 PM

Use very low air pressure (you'll need a regulator with a pressure gauge), probably only 5 to 10 PSI, and hold the airbrush quite close to the model to paint a fine line.  A double action airbrush works best, letting you keep flow of paint to a minimum, as well.  Pull the trigger back only far enough for the paint to start coming out.

You can also use a soft pencil, tracing out the panel lines over the primer.  Then apply your color coat lightly until the right amount of darkness shows through for the panel lines.

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    July 2012
Posted by DeafStuG on Thursday, August 2, 2012 11:39 AM

Trying your airbrush`s Nozzle - Adjusting turnable if not working or stilling troubleshoot then reading on "Painting and Airbrushing" thread. Good Luck.

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Posted by Bick on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 4:30 PM

Tim,

I don't think there's any trick, just skill and practice. An airbrush with a fine nozzle helps and move the brush closer to the job. I think you'll get a lot of help from real experts if you post this in the "Painting and Airbrushing" thread.

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    April 2010
Airbrushing painting
Posted by Nightwind on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 1:25 PM

Greetings I have a question about airbrushing. I have seen some fantastic paint jobs my question is how do you do those fine  lines making everything look so perfect I have a double action an a single action airbrush. I have for the life of me try to do those very same lines I had no luck whatsoever. There has to be a trick to this and I have not learned yet. Do you have to buy different nozzles in order to get that type of line. I look forward to your answer. Hoping to learn something new. Thank you one and all. Tim

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