Which airbrush

Why I like siphon feed:

First of all, I find I turn the airbrush into weird positions when I airbrush. I am afraid the paint will come out of gravity feed types faster than out of the jars with siphon feed.

Since I need bottles to store my mixed paint in, I figure I might just as well store it in jars that I can just hook up to the airbrush.

Why I like siphon feed:

First of all, I find I turn the airbrush into weird positions when I airbrush. I am afraid the paint will come out of gravity feed types faster than out of the jars with siphon feed.

Since I need bottles to store my mixed paint in, I figure I might just as well store it in jars that I can just hook up to the airbrush.

Other than the fact that I like gravity feed I agree with Don.  But my 'favorite' is an H&S Silverline AB. All the major brands make 'good stuff'. At the risk of infuriating some, I also don't think a Master brand AB would be a poor choice. I don't have one but a friend has several and they work just fine. I do have a Harbor Freight (siphon) one and one from Hobby King (gravity) - each was less than $20.00 and they too work fine. My Badger 200 is almost as old as Don's and it still works just great - but it's siphon feed. As far as the compressor - I don't think an AB compressor that is less than $50 would be worth it. You can get a noisy pancake one for that but they are noisy!!!! Master have some combos that are not outrageous and have decent compressors. The airbrush is a very personal choice - the compressor needs to do it's job.

I also like siphon feed brushes, for various reasons. I think all the major brands have good stuff. I personally like Badger.  My SA 200 is well over forty years old and going strong. It is my go-to brush for everything except when I really need a DA brush for very fine lines, like Italian camouflage.  For a DA brush I have never heard many complaints against the Badger 150, my DA brush.

For a first brush, don't worry about what is best.  Until you really get experience you will not be able to pick the right criteria as far as defining best.  Get one that works well and use it for a few years.

One big, important thing- do not take a new airbrush out of the box, mix up some paint, and try to paint a good model kit.  Airbrushing takes experience.  Spend at least an hour of actual airbrushing time painting scraps or junk model parts.

Also, the choice of a compressor may actually be more important than what airbrush to get!