Gravity feed

About 30 years ago I painted a 1/32 F-15 with the airbrush I had back then, a Paasche siphon feed. I had it since my teen years, but I have no recollection of using it back then.

I dreaded the cleanup at every session.  That was my last model for 20+ yrs. (not because of the airbrush experience, though. It was more just because)

When I got back in some years back, I found the old Paasche was broken, so I had to buy a new a/b, and it ended up being a gravity feed.

I can't see ever going back to a siphon feed, unless I was painting large volumes of paint for some reason. Bigger scales, perhaps.

Just my 2 cents, based on my personal experience and laziness, especially in the clean-up arena which Tojo already mentioned.

Meanwhile, I'm glad to hear you are enjoying your new gravity feed.

I have both and also the metal side cup for two siphon feed guns. The side cup cuts a compromise. I don't see that the spray pattern is better with gravity but it is less tricky to flow the paint. Some viscosity paints that will flow through the gravity gun won't even spray through a siphon with jars/bottles. And you can count on shooting lower pressures more reliably with gravity. As I said the compromise being a side cup with siphon feed.

The best pattern, best atomization from the airbrushes I own is from my Badger 200 fine needle combo and that's siphon. But you gotta get the mix right. Plus I been shooting the thing for over 45 years so I know it's ways. You also need to consider what siphon airbrushes you're comparing that 105 to, which is a very decent airbrush to begin with.

Tojo72

Just my opinion,but I like the gravity feed over the siphon,especially for easy clean up

 

One issue I need to resolve is this. With my siphon feed, I'd take the detachable paint cup to my bench and mix the paint there. With the gravity feed, the cup is fixed to the brush. This is a minor issue but I need to come up with a new process of how to load the paint. I don't want to go with pipets. Maybe I'll just do what I did the last time. Just add some thinner into the brush and add the paint while at my paint station.