Badger Air Brush 150/155/175

kirk,

The 155 Anthem is the only one of those three that uses a single needle/tip combination which is nice. They all three will spray very well though so the choice is yours. I prefer the 155 Anthem of those three followed by the Badger 150.
I do not care for the fat-bodied airbrushes like the 175 Crescendo, although some people like them more.

Mike

I've had the 175 for about a month now and had no problems. It gives me real good control.

I owned a 150 for 13 years or so and loved it. After losing it and my compressor in a move I did not replace it. I recently bought the 155 and am very happy with it. The one needle and tip of the 155 is very convienent. Disassembly and cleanup is quicker with the 155 and this is the main reason I purchased it.

I have never used the 175 myself, but the large feel of it does not appeal to me. I like the pen like feel of the 155.

Darren

I agree with you Darren. The Anthem 155 is the fastest disassembling airbrush in the world.

Mike

Mike helped my by a 155, i love the thing, lost the instructions so do u know how to take the needle tip out? i know how to get the needle out but the nozzle thing (whatever u call it) then i could thoroughly clean it lol. But other than that, the anthem is really sweet and sprays like heaven. Way better than my aztek which was like death.

My vote is the 175 Crescendo. I like the feel of it, and it dissasembles very easily for cleaning.
Lee

QUOTE: Originally posted by twistedkrusty Mike helped my by a 155, i love the thing, lost the instructions so do u know how to take the needle tip out? i know how to get the needle out but the nozzle thing (whatever u call it) then i could thoroughly clean it lol. But other than that, the anthem is really sweet and sprays like heaven. Way better than my aztek which was like death.

You just unscrew the head of the airbrush with your fingers which exposes the tip and pull the tip out. Be careful with it as dropping it may damage it.
Is this the part you are talking about?
It would be part #41-004 in this schematic:


Mike

I think the 155 would be best for hobby in terms of price, ease of use and performance. There's probably not that much difference in performance for the modeler to notice.

yeah that was the part i was talkin about, so i just pull it out? im afraid to warp it or bend the very end of it so i think i just have to give it some love then it should come out and i will be able to do the full clean down

QUOTE: Originally posted by twistedkrusty yeah that was the part i was talkin about, so i just pull it out? im afraid to warp it or bend the very end of it so i think i just have to give it some love then it should come out and i will be able to do the full clean down

It should pull right off with little force, if it doesn't try to apply pressure down near it's base where it is thicker to avoid damaging it at the tip. When you clean and put it back together then put it back in the opening it came out of, and hand tighten the head assembly.
Then put the needle carefully into the opening in the handle and push it forward till it comes into firm contact with tip and then tighten the needle chuck screw and you are done.
Don't push it really hard into the tip or you will open it up and possibly split it, a firm contact is all you need. If you are really easy with it and barely touch the tip with the needle when you insert it, then you may find it leaking paint without pulling back on the trigger the next time you use it. You will get the feel for it after only a couple times of doing it.

Mike