Finally Got an Airbrush

Airbrush came in today! It's really nice, and I was sorta of experimenting with some colored water to see what kind of lines I could get. It's perfect for what I need. Before I start painting my Thundercheif however, I need to clean the basement .

wetmonkey

I have the Paasche H model and have been very pleased with the results. The best thing you can do, is read the instructions and then practice on an old model. You will get the feel for it in no time at all. One of the most important things you need to remember, is to work in a well ventilated area. Good luck with your new a/b. Be sure and post some pics!

Hey, thanks guys for the kind words. Since I've never used one before, I have no real sense for what size spray the different nozzles will produce. I'm not going to be doing any fine work, just camo, but I would like to know.

Its a nice airbrush very reliable good choice!!

Hi, I used a Paasche H today with the #5 HD tip and nozzle for a R/C car body. It lays the paint on nicely at about 30psi. I hope you enjoy yours!

The first thing your gonna want to do is USE IT. I say hook it up and spray away BUT..... use water with food coloring for that first shot on some newspaper or something then move on to paint. You'll do fine. Can't wait to see some models that you do later on.

Congrats on the new brush! Here is a link to a bunch of answers for new airbrush owners:

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34208

and another by Music City and others from the forum here:

http://www.craigcentral.com/models/pressure.asp

http://www.craigcentral.com/models/thinning.asp

The main thing is be patient, if this is your first airbrush things won't come out like some of the builds you see online here at first... in fact there is a possibility you might be dissapointed in the beginning. Just practice, maybe get a cheap model just to use the airbrush on and in no time at all you'll see a noticed improvement.. It's not a huge learning curve to learn to do decent airbrushing, it just takes a bit...

Other than that, after you try it out the first time or two... come back and let us know how you like it! And if you have more questions feel free to ask them!

Good luck - oh and I don't know the dimensions on the Paasche hose but if it is like most airbrush hoses it will be 1/4 NPT on the compressor side..