New to Airbrushing and car modeling

Welcome to the nut house! Glad to have you here.

I've never used the Aztek airbrushes, but from what I've read here I'd stay away from them. Some people have great luck with them, most don't.

Check out www.dixieart.com and you'll find a lot of high-quality airbrushes for very good prices. Badger, Thayer & Chandler, Iwata, Paasche are all high-quality brushes that will last a lifetime.

I haven't found much info about them, but the Testor Airbrush I found doesn't come with paint, is Enamel or Acrylic paint both usable in an airbrush?

Yes, both should work just fine in an Aztek. You will need to thin it for airbrush use. Acrylics can be thinned with water, alcohol, or the manufacturer's own brand of thinner. Enamel can be thinned with turpentine, mineral spirits, or the manufacturer's own brand.

I would recommend that you look into the use of a respirator, especially if you plan on spraying enamels. They can be hazardous to your health. Here is a link to a thread on them that was just started today: http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22628

I'll be doing my airbrushing outside on my belcony, so.. it won't be in a closed area.

But is it more hazardous to use an airbrush gun than to just simply take the paints and brush them on the model?

QUOTE: But is it more hazardous to use an airbrush gun than to just simply take the paints and brush them on the model?

Yes, it is. When you brush paint the pigment and carrier go from bottle to brush to model. When you spray them there is a certain amount of overspray that gets in the air around you and is breathed in. Airbrushes are much less of a problem than spraying with rattle cans though because you can airbrush at a much lower pressure which eliminates most of the overspray.

We've got a fella around here named Styrene that can give you all the details.

The thing I like about airbrushing is it looks a lot smoother when you apply the paint, using a brush could take a while if your painting the seat of a car model

I've seen people who can get an airbrush-quality finish with a brush, but I'm nowhere near being one of them. I cannot paint with a brush without brush strokes. I only use them for detailing now, I just can't make them work right [:)[