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                        Airbrush for beginner

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Airbrush for beginner
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 2:14 PM
                        Hey gang, need a good airbrush for beginner that is not to pricey, lets say under 150.00. Ebay currently has an aztec and testors many blue compressor for 129.00? I am currently using an airbrush that I got off ebay from Airbrush City. Not bad but, think I can do better.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 2:19 PM
                        Hey Loylein...
                        My girlfriend bought me one of the top of the line Aztec air brushes and after a year or so, it doesn't work. it's impossible to clean because you can't take it apart. So any time paint dries inside (whehter you know it's there or not) you're screwed.
                        I would look at MicroMark for a compressor. they have a good generic compressor for like $119 www.micromark.com
                        Also, I'd stay away from Aztec airbrushes. Haven't heard many good things about their longevity. I'd look at Paache and Iwata. I'm in the process of looking for a new one and they're pretty solid. Internal Mix, Double Action, Gravity feed I have found is the easiest and best way to go.

                        Good luck.
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Sunday, August 8, 2004 3:04 PM
                        hey, if you have $150 bucks, i'd go with the iwata eclipse hp-cs. a GREAT choice for modelling. it goes for $105 at dixieart.com. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Sunday, August 8, 2004 3:18 PM
                        I would stay away from the Aztek as it is problematic for most people.
                        Get a real, metal airbrush and it will last you forever.
                        I prefer Badger/Thayer & Chandler to all other brands but there are many good models from several companies.

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 9:03 PM
                        as saltydog would say, An omni is a good airbrush, but an hp-cs is a GREAT choice!! :D
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 11:58 PM
                        I Sign - Ditto [#ditto] with saltydog.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 3:24 AM
                        BADGER!! heh

                        I use an omni4000 and it is great. Awesome lines, easy to clean, rugged and ready to go. I shoot both lacquar and acrylics, often both one after another, clean up is easy between the 2 mediums and I have had zero gumming. It double action with a good sized gravity cup and very inexpensive... put some of that $150 towards other stuff like glue. You can get them under $90 through a coneection that MikeV has or www.airbear.com. Either way you will be happy with it... thats an orderWink [;)].
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 3:25 AM
                        Just kidding about the order thing.. forgot you havent dealt with me on the boards before.. I was just joking there.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 3:46 AM
                        I got my Omni 4000 with hose for $62.59. It wasn't used, stolen, or from the trunk of someones car, it was from an internet retailer listed on the Badger website. It was even shipped directly from Badger. Here's the link if you're interested. I've ordered from them twice already & have recieved everything right away.

                        http://www.youcanshopsecure.com/aifrch.html
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                        MikeV
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                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Monday, August 9, 2004 10:36 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by transblu

                        I got my Omni 4000 with hose for $62.59. It wasn't used, stolen, or from the trunk of someones car


                        Actually it is from the back of a station wagon, not a trunk. Tongue [:P] Laugh [(-D]

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 10:38 AM
                        Officer: Where did you get these airbrushes?
                        Person: I ,um, got them as a gift. yeah...
                        Officer: Really
                        Person: Well, I, um, kinda, um, gotta go!
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                        MikeV
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                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Monday, August 9, 2004 11:54 AM
                        Let me clarify that, he doesn't sell out of a station wagon, he just picks up his items from Badger in one. Big Smile [:D]

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        MusicCity
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                          January 2004
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MusicCity on Monday, August 9, 2004 9:54 PM
                        QUOTE: as saltydog would say, An omni is a good airbrush, but an hp-cs is a GREAT choice!! :D

                        And as I would say, 90% of the abilities of an airbrush are in the hand that holds it. I'm perfectly content with my Omni.
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 10:05 PM
                        O.W.N.E.D
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 10:44 PM
                        Mike, everything that I've ordered comes in a box that was shipped directly from Badger, it even had packaging/masking tape that had the Badger logo printed on it.
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Monday, August 9, 2004 11:20 PM
                        Yes Brian.
                        He picks up his products at Badger's warehouse in Franklin Park in person.

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 11:38 PM
                        Mike, please don't knock it until you've tried it.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 11:41 PM
                        Knock what? Badger is a Badger aint it. I dont think MikeV is knocking anything. SOme guy picks up badger stuff in a yellow station wagon, its all good
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 11:43 PM
                        Loylein,
                        I got my Omni 4000 from the same person as Brian. No pain, quick service and the price can't be beat (well, maybe it can, but not by much). Then I got myself a rebuilt Thayer& Chandler compressor from Badger's Garage Sale section for $99 plus shipping. Total cost for the airbrush, compressor, and shipping was about $170. The compressor was a little slow in arriving, but it works great, and I think I got a good deal.

                        Al.
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 12:04 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by transblu

                        Mike, please don't knock it until you've tried it.


                        I wasn't knocking it, I was telling you how he picks up his merchandise in light of you saying he was not selling out of his car trunk.
                        It was a joke. Tongue [:P]

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:07 AM
                        Oh well, probably the trunk of Clark Griswald's station wagon, maybe he drives a garbage trunk & throws them in the back cause lets face it, in one of those he has the room, doesn't matter. Tongue [:P] It always arrives via the UPS man, or some other online places send stuff via the FedEx guy, or Twobobs sends everything for free via the trusty old postman, as long as I find what I consider to be the best price for the product I'm looking for. Big Smile [:D]
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