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    November 2005
Airbrush for ship?
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 2, 2004 3:20 AM
Hi there, new to the site Sleepy [|)]

Sorry to ask this, you must get it alot, but what would you recommned for a beginner somewhat to 1/350th ships (not to genral modeling) to airbrush paint the hull. Now I've seen the tamiya sprayworks with the compressor for $350 NZ, Now I know it's pretty basic in all, but would it be ok for say doing the hull, the decks and also the bridges,turrets etc?

Thanks for your time

-Indy
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Southern California, USA
Posted by ABARNE on Thursday, December 2, 2004 2:16 PM
If you're a ship builder and a novice airbrusher, I would think that a single action unit like the Paasche H would be ideal. It might not provide the super precise spray control that you could get with a higher end double action unit, but any camouflage patterns in 1/350 would need to be masked in any case, so I don't think that would be an issue. On the other hand, it would be a lot easier to use and probably less expensive than the higher end alternatives.

http://www.paascheairbrush.com/single_action_airbrushes.html

For a compressor, I have a Badger 180 which was a little pricey at about $140 US. You may not even need a airbrush specific compressor. A lot of people here seem to use general purpose compressors such as what one might pick up in the local hardware stores, such as Home Depot or WalMart in America. Poke around through this forum for threads that have discussed these types of compressors.
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  • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, December 2, 2004 6:24 PM
I would go for a reasonably nice AB, like say, a 155 anthem by badger. It's 60$ for the set. All you'll need is the compressor after that.
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  • Member since
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 2, 2004 10:55 PM
Thanks for the advice so far guys :)
I'll look into it, Hard to get what you want in little old New Zealand.

-Indy
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