Air brush advice

You don't need another airbrush, you need to get smaller tips and needles for your vl.  I have a paasche vsr90 which uses the same needles and tips as vl series.  Get a .2 and .3 needle and tip and you are all set.

Before buying more airbrushes, master the ones you have so you can then make an informed purchase next time.  I built a 1/48 b-29 with 3 ft wing span and never went over a .3 size.

route62

You don't need another airbrush, you need to get smaller tips and needles for your vl.  I have a paasche vsr90 which uses the same needles and tips as vl series.  Get a .2 and .3 needle and tip and you are all set.

Before buying more airbrushes, master the ones you have so you can then make an informed purchase next time.  I built a 1/48 b-29 with 3 ft wing span and never went over a .3 size.

 

route62

You don't need another airbrush, you need to get smaller tips and needles for your vl.  I have a paasche vsr90 which uses the same needles and tips as vl series.  Get a .2 and .3 needle and tip and you are all set.

Before buying more airbrushes, master the ones you have so you can then make an informed purchase next time.  I built a 1/48 b-29 with 3 ft wing span and never went over a .3 size.

 

To a large extent, stated needle and nozzle size don't mean a lot.  The first part of the video might give you a better understanding (by the way, it is Iwata tech approved) ...

Paul

I agree with Wingman. I have a Paasche H, VL and Talon. The Talon is a gravity feed airbrush that you can do thingS with that are unique. Since it is gravity fed, you can use low pressures and thinner paints since you don't siphon up paint like the H or VL, which require higher pressures. You can achieve fine detail and thin lines with the Talon or any gravity fed airbrush. Hope this helps.

tHANKS FOR THE INPUT

If you have not mastered the use / art of an airbrush yet, change of any kind will set you even further back. You need to be perfectly comfortable with the paints you use, the thining ratios, air pressures, distance, movement and especially your airbrush itself to judge what you need and to accurately evaluate your needs.You also need to be sure that the airbrush is as clean as can be when you paint and that needle, tip and cap are all in good shape and free from defects.

I tried the replace and change game with myself for the first few years of airbrushing. It was expensive and frustrating. Then someone gave me this same advice. I have had the same Badger Patriot for many years and have added a Badger Krome that I am still learning with but I am understanding that it is probobly not the airbrush causing poor results. It's me and what I am doing incorrectly. Let us know how you do.